In our time of need, NatureSpot has decided to spread some joy. Read more...

Update: Since this item was published, UK Government guidance on COVID-19 has changed. Please stay safe. 

We've looked back at the records to find the most commonly recorded species in March. Have you seen them?

Can you help us complete our image galleries? More...

Eagle-eyed users may have noticed that the dots on our species pages have changed colour. More...

Each year NatureSpot publishes an annual report summarising all the activity of the previous 12 months. You can read the 2019 Annual Report (and all the previous ones) here.

It's the time of year when Hairy-footed Flower Bees, Anthophora plumipes, are on the wing. Can you spot them?

A number of different groups of insects cause leaf mines and plant galls but they can be difficult to identify. More...

Over the last few weeks we've been getting all the records submitted in 2019 sorted out. More...

Recently the NatureSpot Team held a works outing to Everard's Meadows and while we were there we couldn't resist doing some recording. More...

Now is a good time of year to spot and record the distinctive leaf mines of the Firethorn Leaf Miner, Phyllonorycter leucographella.

Farmers - naturalists are your friends - but don't take our word for it. More...

At the start of this month we promised you exciting developments on NatureSpot in 2020 and the first one has landed. More...

It is with great sadness that we have to report the death on 9th January 2020 of Ron Stevens, a NatureSpot trustee and regular behind the scenes worker for NatureSpot. Read more...

2020 is a big year for NatureSpot and we have a lot planned. More...

For the past few years Penny Metal has been photographing and writing about the invertebrates in a small urban park in London. To date she has recorded over 500 species - but how does that compare with others who have undertaken similar projects? 

The NatureSpot team has been pondering what determines the distribution of records we receive. More...

Isn't modern technology amazing? Think you can give Springwatch a run for their money? Need a last minute Christmas present? Read this...

If you can't face another election TV "debate", then you may be interested in this programme

The Leicester Literary & Philosophical Society Natural History Section has created two new online discussion groups which you are welcome to join. More...