Selected parish / Wild Places / Public footpaths / Parish boundaries
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.
East Goscote is a modern village that lies to the north-east of Leicester. The River Wreake borders the north of the parish and in the west is Beadles Lake Golf Course. The surrounding area is largely an agricultural landscape.
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Parish Councils are being encouraged to take over the management of selected road verges in their area in order to improve their value for wildlife. So far, over 70 verges have been adopted. Verge surveys by NatureSpot have revealed a surprising diversity of flora with an average of over 30 different wildflowers and grasses on each verge. More information can be found here.
Welcome to the East Goscote NatureSpot page which gives local residents the opportunity to find out about, and contribute to, our knowledge of the wildlife in the parish. Just click on the headers of these stories to read more.
We need more wildlife observations from the parish. So, if you've seen a species you recognise, from a Blue tit to a Bluebell, click on the header to find out what to do.
East Goscote Parish Council has joined the Leicestershire Verge Biodiversity Project in order to improve the wildlife value of the verge on Long Furrow. Find out more on the Wild Long Furrow Verge Wild Place page.
This small but pretty beetle (Mycetophagus atomarius) is a rare find in Leicestershire but this one was found in the north of the parish near the River Wreake. It is a specialist feeder of Cramp Balls - the round and black fungi that are found on Ash trees.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 254 | 434 | |
| Wildflowers | 82 | 199 | |
| Bugs | 29 | 30 | |
| Beetles | 25 | 32 | |
| Birds | 17 | 24 | |
| Trees, Shrubs & Climbers | 16 | 28 | |
| Moths | 9 | 9 | |
| Flies | 9 | 11 | |
| Slugs & Snails | 9 | 11 | |
| Grasses, Rushes & Sedges | 9 | 25 | |
| Spiders | 7 | 7 | |
| Bees, Wasps, Ants | 7 | 7 | |
| Butterflies | 4 | 5 | |
| Woodlice, Crustaceans | 4 | 4 | |
| Sawflies | 4 | 4 | |
| Fungi | 3 | 3 | |
| Hoverflies | 3 | 3 | |
| Mammals | 3 | 13 | |
| Grasshoppers & Crickets | 3 | 6 | |
| Lichens | 2 | 2 | |
| Mites, Ticks & Pseudoscorpions | 2 | 2 | |
| Craneflies, Gnats & Midges | 2 | 2 | |
| Springtails & Bristletails | 2 | 2 | |
| Barklice & Booklice | 1 | 1 | |
| Dragonflies and Damselflies | 1 | 3 | |
| Mayflies | 1 | 1 | |
