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Darwins Tree of Life Drawing

Is there any value in recording above species level?

More records are being submitted at genus level and above. Why - and does it matter? Since NatureSpot switched to using the UK Species Inventory (UKSI) we are receiving l...

Celebration! 9,000+ species on NatureSpot

Celebration! 9,000+ species on NatureSpot

Now that we have our stats up to date after the website refresh it's time to celebrate the remarkable dedication of our recorders.

A New Look for NatureSpot

A New Look for NatureSpot

NatureSpot has been around for a long time but now we have a brand new look. More...If it's not broken, why change it? Well over time the homepage has become cluttered an...

Species of the Month August 2026

The NatureSpot Species of the Month for August is this image of a Badger, taken by NatureSpot contributor Will Warley. More...Badgers have had a difficult summer with the...

Google Gemini Wasp Image

As AI image-enhancement creeps into photography, new dangers arise. More... This image was generated by Google Gemini using the prompt "Generate an image of Vespula vulga...

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Eristalis pertinax

Eristalis pertinax

Prior's Coppice

Eristalis pertinax

Eristalis pertinax

Prior's Coppice

Xylota segnis

Prior's Coppice

Rhingia rostrata

Rhingia rostrata

Prior's Coppice

Entomobrya nicoleti

Entomobrya nicoleti

7 September 2026

Walcote, footpath to Swinford

Phaeogenini

Phaeogenini

Red-tailed Bumblebee

Red-tailed Bumblebee

Bombus lapidarius

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LROS - The Goshawk Returns - Carl Baggott

St. Anne’s Church Hall, Letchworth Road, Leicester LE3 6FN

Filming Every Freshwater Fish in Britain - Jack Perks - Leicester Lit & Phil Natural History Section

Quaker Meeting House, 16 Queens Road, Leicester LE2 1WP&n...

Market Bosworth & District Natural History Society: The Bats of UK and Their Ecology and Conservation Tricia Scott

St Peter's Primary Academy, Market Bosworth

Contrasting floras - Charnwood and Rutland - Steve Woodward - The Sowter Lecture - Leicester Lit & Phil Natural History Section

Quaker Meeting House, 16 Queens Road, Leicester LE2 1WP&n...

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Colpoclypeus florus
27 August 2026
Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
Graham Calow
female
Homalotylus hemipterinus
13 September 2026
Knighton
AJ Cann
Exephanes ischioxanthus
30 June 2026
Oadby garden
GHunt

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