Open University student Siobhan Brocklehurst has used NatureSpot plant records to show that plant diversity is highest in urban areas. More...

Isaac Wesley was a Leicestershire industrialist and naturalist who put together a collection of insects in the late 1940s and early 1950s. His records are now being added to NatureSpot. More...

Mobile phone apps have been developed that use artificial intelligence to identify a plant or animal from a photo. They sound like a brilliant aid for naturalists, but are they any good and which are the best for UK wildlife?

Last October we set a NatureSpot Challenge - to find the leaf mines of the Virgin Pigmy moth on Aspen leaves. We need your help again to fill in the gaps. More...

Ivy Bees, Colletes hederae, were first recorded in Rutland in October 2017. But this year numbers have really taken off here. More...

Many more Leicester residents can now keep track of what wildlife has been seen in your area and where to find it on our newest parish/ward pages. More...

This year Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council is giving away 27,000 trees to local residents as part of their response to the climate emergency. More...

South American weevils on the River Soar are helping to eradicate Floating Pennywort. More...

Peter Smith writes about the participation of Cropston in the County Council/Parish Council verges biodiversity trial. More...

We're quickly moving into the most productive time of year for leaf-mining. If you've not given it a go, why not try to add a few dots to maps? More...

Offered by NatureSpot on behalf of Leicestershire County Council by David Nicholls: https://youtu.be/dsEmlbIAMjo

Offered by NatureSpot on behalf of Leicestershire County Council by David Nicholls: https://youtu.be/ks5qE5s7Eig

Jersey Cudweed has just arrived in Leicester. Keep your eyes open, it may be coming to your local pavement soon. More...

Mark Skevington has formally taken on the VC55 County Moth Recorder. More...

August is the start of the Mammal Spotters Competition across Leicestershire & Rutland. More...

NatureSpot continues to support Leicestershire County Council and Parish Councils to develop the environmental value of their road verges. More...

Peter Smith writes: 

New research examines what motivates people to record wildlife. More...

YouTube: https://youtu.be/hP2c6Tebpkk 

It may not have escaped your notice that it's hot. We need you to take urgent action. More...

Offered by NatureSpot on behalf of Leicestershire County Council by David Nicholls: https://youtu.be/hHY-z_n5Gmg