Join the NatureSpot team and members as we wrestle with aquatic bugs, flies, plant galls and answer the question "What should I record?"  https://youtu.be/k4MIQA4nAyw

The VC55 moth team have published the VC55 2022 Moth Review. More...

Red Dead-nettle seems to have had an unusually good spring. Why is that? More...

Photo: Don

Please help us record a newly arrived insect in our area. More...

We have few records for Holly Leaf Miner east of Leicester. Can you help us? More...

The long awaited 3rd edition of the AIDGAP identification guide to plant galls in Britain will be published in April. More...

Tree cover is one of the best ways to moderate the impact of climate change, especially in urban areas, so how is your neighbourhood doing? More...

A previously rare plant seems to be spreading in our area. We need your help to track its progress. More...

A second new species lives in Box bushes in Leicestershire & Rutland. More...

We are constantly working to update our species identification information available on NatureSpot. More...

With over 3 million pageviews in 2022, it costs money to keep NatureSpot online and available to you for free. More...

Leicestershire & Rutland Entomological Society have published a report looking at the extent of climate change in Leicestershire over the last 60 years. More...

An updated Rare Plant Register (RPR) for VC55 has been published by Geoffrey Hall and Stephen Woodward. More...

A new Bug appears to have been hiding on Box plants in our area. We need your help to find out how common it really is. More...

The NatureSpot Annual Report has been published, revealing that 2022 was another record breaking year in many ways. More...

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Now is the ideal time of year to start recording mosses and liverworts. More...

The Willow Emerald Damselfly is spreading rapidly. Ian Merrill describes how you can look for it in winter. More...

All the back issues of the Field Mycology, the British Mycological Society quarterly publication, are now available online. More...

We have improved our species pages so you can now see the Latest Images and Latest Records for that species right on the page - try it out on any of our more than 7000 species!

We constantly try to improve NatureSpot. Here's our latest innovation. More...