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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.
Thurnby and Bushby are sister villages located to the east of Leicester and in Harborough District. The settlement has a long history and Thurnby church, now St Luke's, originates from around 1143.
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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 Thurnby & Bushby 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.
Not all moths are brown! This rare moth - the first, and so far only, Leicestershire record - was found in a Thurnby garden in 2019. When threatened it flashes its crimson underwings to startle its attacker and give it chance to escape.
Thurby has joined the Leicestershire Verge Biodiversity project by taking on the management of an area of Court Road. The verge will be re-surveyed during 2021 to monitor changes from last year and to help decide the best management. Read more on the verge Wild Place page.
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 | 244 | 359 | |
| Wildflowers | 61 | 96 | |
| Moths | 26 | 29 | |
| Birds | 26 | 38 | |
| Trees, Shrubs & Climbers | 21 | 31 | |
| Grasses, Rushes & Sedges | 16 | 24 | |
| Butterflies | 15 | 26 | |
| Bees, Wasps, Ants | 10 | 16 | |
| Fungi | 10 | 13 | |
| Dragonflies and Damselflies | 9 | 13 | |
| Mammals | 8 | 11 | |
| Hoverflies | 8 | 12 | |
| Slugs & Snails | 7 | 17 | |
| Beetles | 6 | 7 | |
| Bugs | 6 | 10 | |
| Flies | 5 | 5 | |
| Lichens | 2 | 2 | |
| Spiders | 2 | 2 | |
| Craneflies, Gnats & Midges | 2 | 2 | |
| Amphibians | 1 | 2 | |
| Fish | 1 | 1 | |
| Reptiles | 1 | 1 | |
