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2026
10,669
104
Species
Species
Total
2026
8,497
104
New Species
New Species added
2026
104

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Biological Records Centre Science Review 2026
15 Oct 2026
Look what you did...
The UK Biological Records Centre has just published its Science Review 2026. This covers 110 different recording schemes, 25,536 different species, 168,665 1km grids samp...
Hamilton
12 Oct 2026
Happening in Hamilton
Hamilton resident Alan Bevington writes: Since 1990 Hamilton in the north-east of the city of Leicester has seen considerable new housing development. In spite of this it...
Lesser Yellowlegs
30 Sep 2026
Species of the Month September 2026
The NatureSpot Species of the Month for September is this image of a Lesser Yellowlegs, taken by NatureSpot contributor Marian Markham.
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Torymus bedeguaris male emerging from Bedeguar Gall
24 Sep 2026
More than meets the eye
A Robin's Pincushion (Bedeguar Gall) isn't just a home for the wasp larvae that caused the gall to form, it's a thriving miniature ecosystem.

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  • Mycophaga testacea
    19 October 2026
    Ratby, Wirlybones Wood
    David Nicholls
  • Suillia notata
    19 October 2026
    Ratby, Wirlybones Wood
    David Nicholls
  • Adelius
    29 September 2026
    Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
    Graham Calow
    specimen examined

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