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Numbers at a glance

What do these totals mean?
Records
Records
Total
2026
10,669
104
Species
Species
Total
2026
8,497
104
New Species
New Species added
2026
104

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Copidosoma parasitoid wasp
4 Nov 2026
Where are all these new species coming from?
We don't know how many different species there are in Leicestershire and Rutland, but after 16 years of recording, the number of new species being added to NatureSpot eac...
Bilberry
1 Nov 2026
Species of the Month October 2026
The NatureSpot Species of the Month for October is this image of Bilberry flowers, taken by NatureSpot contributor Ron. Bilberry, Vaccinium myrtillus, has a limited distr...
Leaves
26 Oct 2026
Leave the Leaves
Each autumn, millions of tonnes of leaves fall to the ground. While the reflex for many gardeners is to dispose of them, leaving leaves in place provides enormous benefit...
Fungi - The Rule of 3
22 Oct 2026
Fungi - The Rule of 3
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...
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...

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New additions to NatureSpot

  • Phaenocarpa
    31 October 2026
    Sapcote, Harecroft Crescent
    Graham Calow
    specimen examined
  • Stenomacrus
    30 October 2026
    Sapcote, land behind William Spencer Avenue
    Graham Calow
    specimen examined
  • Macrosiphoniella sanborni
    02 November 2026
    Cropston garden
    Peter Smith
    Aptera and nymphs

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