Leicestershire and Rutland ID Guides
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Ashby, Lower Packington Road Verge
This verge is being managed to benefit wildlife. Here are some of the wildflowers and other species found here. To see a full list and get up to date ...
Desford, Hunts Lane Verge
This verge is being managed to benefit wildlife. Surveys in each of the last three years have shown that the plant diversity and structure of the gras...
East Goscote, Long Furrow Verge
This verge is being managed to benefit wildlife. Here are some of the wildflowers and other species found here. To see a full list and get up to date ...
Groby, Ratby Road Verge
This verge, next to the entrance to the Brookvale Groby Campus, is a great example of the wildlife that appears once mowing stops. Here are a few of t...
Hoby, Church Lane Verge
This verge is being managed to benefit wildlife. The wildflowers and grasses are allowed to bloom and a few additional wildflower species introduced. ...
ID Guide to Common Hoverflies
Hoverflies are a family of flies, many of which (though not all) have a yellow and black colour pattern in order to mimic bees and wasps. Whilst they ...
ID Guide to Common Thistles
Thistles are common plants and all are prickly with pink/purple flowers. The four species below are the most common species - other thistle species in...
ID Guide to Common Woodlice
Woodlice are crustaceans and related to crabs and lobsters. Though they have evolved to live out of water, they still breathe through a type of gill s...
ID Guide to Maples
Maple trees are generally easy to recognise by their lobed and pointed leaves (think of the Canadian national flag) - but how do you know which specie...
Lichens on Slate
Relatively few lichens grow on slate which makes identification easier. Most churchyards include slate headstones so these are a good place to start. ...