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.
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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.
Total species seen in this parish:
Thanks to Quorn Parish Council for supporting this page.
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 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.
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...
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.
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.
Species group | Total no. of species | Total no. of records | |
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Total | 702 | 2371 | |
Wildflowers | 176 | 530 | |
Moths | 137 | 241 | |
Birds | 96 | 780 | |
Fungi | 42 | 78 | |
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers | 33 | 70 | |
Grasses, Rushes & Sedges | 26 | 73 | |
Beetles | 23 | 51 | |
Butterflies | 20 | 168 | |
Bees, Wasps, Ants | 17 | 42 | |
Hoverflies | 17 | 38 | |
Bugs | 15 | 24 | |
Dragonflies and Damselflies | 13 | 66 | |
Mammals | 13 | 36 | |
Flies | 12 | 22 | |
Lichens | 8 | 12 | |
Spiders | 7 | 9 | |
Ferns & Horsetails | 7 | 49 | |
Slugs & Snails | 7 | 18 | |
Mosses & Liverworts | 6 | 10 | |
Grasshoppers & Crickets | 5 | 8 | |
insect - true fly (Diptera) | 4 | 8 | |
Amphibians | 3 | 12 | |
Craneflies, Gnats & Midges | 3 | 4 | |
Sawflies | 2 | 3 | |
Fish | 1 | 2 | |
Centipedes & Millipedes | 1 | 1 | |
Mayflies | 1 | 2 | |
Mites, Ticks & Pseudoscorpions | 1 | 1 | |
Lacewings & Scorpionflies | 1 | 1 | |