Recording wildlife in Scraptoft
We need more wildlife observations from around Bagworth and Thornton. 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.
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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.
There are several excellent wildlife areas in the parish: Thornton Reservoir, Bagworth Heath Woods and Thornton Meadows are some of these (see the Wild Places pages).
Thornton Reservoir has a path around a perimeter of the reservoir plus a number of interesting habitats adjacent. Of particular note are Thornton Meadows (adjacent to the play area) which has a superb meadow and is also an excellent site for waxcaps in Autumn.
Bagworth Heath Woods is a country park and is a reclaimed coal mining site. The fishing lakes provide some wetland habitat and the hundreds of planted trees are maturing but the the most interesting habitat is the heath grassland.
Thornton Meadows has been surveyed and is being proposed as a Local Wildlife Site.
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Thanks to Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council for supporting this parish page.
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.
We need more wildlife observations from around Bagworth and Thornton. 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.
Welcome to the Bagworth and Thornton 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 around Bagworth and Thornton. 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.
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 | |
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Total | 1842 | 6333 | |
Moths | 253 | 520 | |
Bugs | 205 | 461 | |
Wildflowers | 188 | 656 | |
Beetles | 142 | 286 | |
Fungi | 139 | 266 | |
Flies | 131 | 235 | |
Birds | 116 | 1623 | |
Bees, Wasps, Ants | 71 | 229 | |
Hoverflies | 56 | 179 | |
Trees, Shrubs & Climbers | 55 | 269 | |
Mosses & Liverworts | 53 | 193 | |
Slugs & Snails | 48 | 191 | |
Sawflies | 46 | 82 | |
Lichens | 46 | 173 | |
Craneflies, Gnats & Midges | 38 | 67 | |
Spiders | 35 | 65 | |
Butterflies | 29 | 242 | |
Grasses, Rushes & Sedges | 28 | 69 | |
Mites, Ticks & Pseudoscorpions | 28 | 72 | |
Dragonflies and Damselflies | 20 | 143 | |
Mammals | 17 | 81 | |
Centipedes & Millipedes | 12 | 20 | |
harvestman (Opiliones) | 10 | 24 | |
Ferns & Horsetails | 9 | 30 | |
Springtails & Bristletails | 9 | 14 | |
Grasshoppers & Crickets | 8 | 32 | |
Lacewings & Scorpionflies | 8 | 14 | |
Woodlice, Crustaceans | 7 | 23 | |
Barklice & Booklice | 6 | 8 | |