Quorndon

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To find out more about featured Wild Places in and around the parish (red boundaries on the map), visit the Wild Places page. Contact NatureSpot if you have an idea for any additional Wild Places.

Quorndon is a parish in North West Leicestershire close to the university town of Loughborough. The parish is officially called Quorndon but everyone knows it as Quorn. The River Soar forms much of Quorn's eastern boundary with the village of Barrow upon Soar. The southern boundary, with the neighbouring villages of Mountsorrel, Rothley and Swithland, encompasses Buddon Wood, Mountsorrel Quarry and part of Swithland Reservoir. The Great Central Railway makes up most of western boundary with the village of Woodhouse. The northern boundary captures Bull in the Hollow Farm and is shared with the hamlet of Woodthorpe and the town of Loughborough. Within the parish and village of Quorn lies Stafford Orchard.

2 Spot Ladybird

Only one of our native Ladybirds, the 2 Spot Ladybird, has been adversely affected by the arrival of the Harlequin Ladybird. More...

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Thanks to Quorn Parish Council for supporting this page.

Verges for wildlife

Parish Councils are being invited by Leicestershire County Council to take over the management of selected road verges in their area in order to improve their value for wildlife. So far, over 50 verges have been adopted and all have been, or will be, surveyed by NatureSpot to find out which species are already growing there. Surveys by NatureSpot have revealed a surprising diversity of flora with an average of over 30 species on each verge. Encourage your parish council to take part! More information about the project can be found here.

Welcome to Quorn

Welcome to the Quorn NatureSpot page which gives local residents the opportunity to find out about, and contribute to our knowledge of, the wildlife in our parish. Just click on the headers of these news stories to read more.

Recording Wildlife in Quorn

We would like your help to record wildlife observations from around the parish. So, if you've seen a species you recognise, from a Blue tit to a Bluebell, here is what to do. More...

Hornet Hoverfly

hoverfly

Many hoverflies, though harmless, mimic wasps to put off predators. The Hornet Hoverfly goes one further and mimics our largest wasp - the Hornet. This one was seen in the parish recently.

 

The images and records below are all from the parish/ward and have been submitted by members of the public.

Latest images

The latest images and records displayed below include those awaiting verification checks so we cannot guarantee that every identification is correct. Once accepted, the record displays a green tick.

In the Latest Records section, click on the header to sort A-Z, and again to sort Z-A. Use the header boxes to filter the list.

Latest records

Species group Total no. of species Total no. of records
Total7022371
Wildflowers176530
Moths137241
Birds96780
Fungi4278
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers3370
Grasses, Rushes & Sedges2673
Beetles2351
Butterflies20168
Bees, Wasps, Ants1742
Hoverflies1738
Bugs1524
Dragonflies and Damselflies1366
Mammals1336
Flies1222
Lichens812
Spiders79
Ferns & Horsetails749
Slugs & Snails718
Mosses & Liverworts610
Grasshoppers & Crickets58
insect - true fly (Diptera)48
Amphibians312
Craneflies, Gnats & Midges34
Sawflies23
Fish12
Centipedes & Millipedes11
Mayflies12
Mites, Ticks & Pseudoscorpions11
Lacewings & Scorpionflies11
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