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Ectopsocus petersi

I'm sitting at the computer entering records of observations into NatureSpot. An annoying little fly is flying around and keeps landing on the screen. I take a closer look at it. More...

Harvestmen guide

There are some 30 different species of harvestmen (Opiliones) in the UK. Read more...

Urban Buzz Leicester

Buglife has launched their Urban Buzz Leicester project. More...

Dimminsdale

Ever since I twigged it was Autumn there's a particular photo I've been wanting to take - autumn colours reflecting in the pools up at Dimminsdale. More...

Grey Wagtail

The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has large number of excellent bird identification videos on its website, so if you're struggling to know if you've just seen a Linnet or a Twite, or you've got your Godwits in a twist, this is what you need. 

 

Spore print

A few species of fungi are instantly recognizable, but most require further study for identification. More...

 

Pendunculate Oak Quercus robur

Which ever way you look at it (meteorological autumn beginning on 1st September or equinoctial autumn starting 22nd September), it is now autumn. Read more...

Brown Rollrim Paxillus involutus

It's the time of year when lots of photographs of fungi are submitted to NatureSpot. A few species are easy to name, some species are impossible to identify without much more detailed information, e.g. microscopy. More...

Ivy Bee

It's time for the annual NatureSpot Ivy Bee Appeal - help us find Colletes hederae.
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5500 records

Common Backswimmer

1000 species in a Leicester suburb. Read more...

Dicranopalpus ramosus
Yet another new species? Read more...

Locust Blowfly

One thing Leicestershire has going for it is that plagues of locusts are rare! But if locusts ever do descend on us, the solution may already be here. Read more...

Stubble Rosegill

Judging by the weather last week you might think so - it's dark by nine o'clock in the evening - but technically speaking we've got another month to go, so why is nature acting like it's autumn? More...

Crataerina pallida

We keep adding new species to NatureSpot, and a recent addition has an interesting story attached to it. More...