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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Micropterix tunbergella
Andy Mackay
Owston Woods - 09 May 2003

Upcoming events

“Sardinia part two : a second look at the ecology of this Mediterranean island” - a talk by Ivan Pedley

Wed, 20/02/2019 - 19:30

Leicester, New Walk Museum, Lord Mayor's Room

Leicestershire Entomological Society (LES): Bees and Wasps

Thu, 21/02/2019 - 19:00

Kirby Muxloe Free Church, Main Street, Kirby Muxloe LE9 2AN (SK517042). Map & directions: https://goo.gl/maps/anrvVpY6PqD2

“Conserving Bumblebees” - a talk by Prof. Dave Goulson, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex.

Mon, 04/03/2019 - 19:30

Leicester, Main Art Gallery, New Walk Museum

Loughborough Naturalists Club Meeting - Abruzzo, Italy’s hidden wilderness

Sat, 09/03/2019 - 19:30

Saint Bartholomew’s Church, Church Room, Church Lane, Quorn, LE12 8DP

More information on location please visit http://www.loughboroughnats.org/indoor-meetings/

Visitors £2.50

MB Nats: Farming and Wildlife by Nicolas Watts MBE

Tue, 19/03/2019 - 19:30

The Hall at St Peters C.E. Primary Academy, Station Road, Market Bosworth. CV13 0NP.

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