Recording the Wildlife of Leicestershire and Rutland

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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Hawthorn Shieldbug
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Mike Higgott
County Hall - 13 October 2017

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MB Nats: Wildlife under bridges

Tue, 24/10/2017 - 20:30

Market Bosworth & District Natural History Society, St Peters C.E. Primary Academy, Station Road, Market Bosworth. CV13 0NP.

Humberstone Local Group Event - Farming and Wildlife

Wed, 25/10/2017 - 15:30

Netherhall Neighbourhood Centre, Armadale Drive, Leicester, LE5 1HF

Pollination by Dr. John Bailey

Wed, 25/10/2017 - 20:30

New Walk Museum

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