Help to record the wildlife of Leicestershire and Rutland

Submit any sighting of an animal, plant or fungus – with or without a photo – to put your dot on our species distribution maps. All records are passed on to local and national recording schemes.  All wildlife records are valuable, common or rare, and whether from your garden, local park or a nature reserve. Help To Record

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The latest edition of the excellent and free Beetle News is now available and includes a beginners guide to identifying broad-nosed weevils found in trees. Now is the best time to look for these beetles whilst they are fresh and fully-scaled. Download here. Previous copies of Beetle News are available on the AES website.

The long-awaited Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland has now been produced and is available from 31st May (to pre-order use the link). Illustrated by the best insect artist around, Richard Lewington, this book is a companion to the excellent Field Guide to (macro) Moths, also from British Wildlife Publishing, and covers 1,033 species of micro-moths. A must have book for all moth enthusiasts!

An outbreak of the Asian Longhorn Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis), an exotic beetle pest, has been found in Kent and the Food & Environment Research Agency say it could have severe consequences for British trees. There are fears that it may be expanding and the public are asked to look out for it. More...

Our Leicestershire and Rutland Species Library has now passed the 3,000 barrier and continues to grow at more than a new species every day. The Species Library offers photos (all taken locally), descriptions and status information for every species - together with a map showing every record submitted to NatureSpot. The 3,000'th species was the sawfly - Pamphilius betulae. More...

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