Glenfield

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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.

Since WWII the village has grown at a rapid rate and is now approaching a population of 12,000 and is a town in all but name.

During the last few years, Glenfield has been transformed. We have seen the creation of a large new commercial area largely taken up by distribution businesses employing close to 2000 people. As compensation the parish has gained a number of new amenity areas, new footpaths, a new set of allotments and substantial amounts of money to improve existing facilities elsewhere

The downside is that green separation zones are being encroached upon by neighbouring authorities and the village risks becoming an urban sprawl. To maintain a separate identity and preserve what open areas it can the the Parish Council is trying to acquire every site which becomes available at a justifiable price.

It has taken ownership of ten new areas around the village in the last two years as part of a policy to green up Glenfield

The Council has developed a wildlife-friendly meadow with copses and some parkland trees off the A50 near the Millennium Green and has massively developed its sports ground. New meadows with shrubs have been created along Rothley Brook, to the south now called Brookside Meadows, with a cycle way from the heart of the community going through it and over a new bridge to give access to the open countryside. North of the A50 and following the brook we have Watersmeet Meadow providing a green corridor towards Anstey.

Off Ratby Lane, a new nature area has been created on the north side and an extensive area landscaped on the south side including the creation of two hills, both areas being crossed by footpaths. The new hilly area on the border with Kirby Muxloe is being called Clanfelde Hills to commemorate the original name of the village it now overlooks.

The Parish now owns the sizeable meadow and woods either side of Stelle Way and large open areas by Normandy Close and Peartree Close

In the recent past it has planted over a thousand trees and shrubs and developers as many again and the biodiversity of the village has improved enormously

Parish Update

Bird and bat boxes have been erected on buildings around the village by the Parish Council. These are boxes for House Sparrows and House Martins on the Sports Pavillion off Gynsill's Lane.

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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 Glenfield Parish Council for supporting this parish 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 Glenfield

Welcome to the Glenfield 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 Glenfield Wildlife

We would like more wildlife observations from around Glenfield. 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.

Wildlife support by the Parish Council

The Parish have acquired and are fitting homes for various species of wildlife. Several bat boxes have been placed around the village as have sparrow terraces and house martin nests. Swifts have been accommodated by some boxes and swift bricks in a new building. Boxes for tawny owls have also been fitted in two locations

 

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
Total11478881
Wildflowers2121008
Moths150416
Bugs1041800
Beetles821375
Flies74383
Birds69608
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers48239
Bees, Wasps, Ants46337
Hoverflies35414
Slugs & Snails33434
Spiders32301
Fungi32106
Grasses, Rushes & Sedges3071
Mites, Ticks & Pseudoscorpions2968
Craneflies, Gnats & Midges28128
Sawflies2133
Butterflies20373
Mammals1599
Mosses & Liverworts1214
Lichens1121
Dragonflies and Damselflies1057
Springtails & Bristletails919
harvestman (Opiliones)8216
Grasshoppers & Crickets8188
Lacewings & Scorpionflies510
Amphibians454
Barklice & Booklice410
Woodlice, Crustaceans439
Ferns & Horsetails33
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