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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Ant Damsel Bug
Himacerus mirmicoides
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden - 17 September 2019

Upcoming events

Leicester Lit&Phil Natural History Section - Charnwood Lodge, Leicestershire's last wilderness

Wed, 18/12/2019 - 19:30

Leicester New Walk Museum

The Burren National Park- Ireland By Peter Jackson

Thu, 19/12/2019 - 19:15

10a Church Street, Burbage, Hinckley LE10 2DD

Loughborough Naturalits Club. Talk - The work of the Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital by Sue Bonnington

Sat, 11/01/2020 - 19:30

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

Leicester Lit&Phil Natural History Section - Leicester's Peregrine Project

Wed, 15/01/2020 - 19:30

Leicester New Walk Museum

Leicestershire Entomological Society - Leaf mines and plant galls

Thu, 16/01/2020 - 19:30

Kirby Muxloe Free Church, Main Street, Kirby Muxloe LE9 2AN, SK517042.

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