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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.
Wymeswold is situated at the northern boundary of Leicestershire, mid-way between the cities of Nottingham and Leicester, and lies within the Charnwood District.
The River Mantle runs through the village providing aquatic habitat for Frogs, Toads, small Fish and Kingfishers can sometimes be seen.
Total species seen in this parish:
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 Wymeswold NatureSpot page which gives local residents the opportunity to find out about, and contribute to our knowledge of, the wildlife in our parish. Just click on the headers of these news stories to read more.
We would like your help to record wildlife observations from around the parish. So, if you've seen a species you recognise, from a Blue tit to a Bluebell, here is what to do. More...
Meadow Brown butterflies can be frequently seen all around Wymeswold, feeding on nectar during summer. Perhaps you may have seen one in your garden or on a walk?
NatureSpot parish editor and heritage warden, Lorraine Ellison, has written up a summary of her wildlife finds in and around Wymeswold during 2012. More...
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 | 937 | 2489 | |
| Moths | 336 | 574 | |
| Wildflowers | 141 | 471 | |
| Birds | 78 | 362 | |
| Bugs | 45 | 74 | |
| Beetles | 45 | 98 | |
| Trees, Shrubs & Climbers | 43 | 154 | |
| Fungi | 35 | 56 | |
| Bees, Wasps, Ants | 25 | 47 | |
| Hoverflies | 25 | 36 | |
| Butterflies | 22 | 225 | |
| Mammals | 20 | 55 | |
| Dragonflies and Damselflies | 17 | 149 | |
| Flies | 15 | 24 | |
| Slugs & Snails | 13 | 35 | |
| Grasses, Rushes & Sedges | 12 | 24 | |
| Sawflies | 6 | 7 | |
| Caddisflies | 6 | 7 | |
| Woodlice, Crustaceans | 5 | 9 | |
| Mites, Ticks & Pseudoscorpions | 5 | 6 | |
| Spiders | 5 | 6 | |
| Ferns & Horsetails | 4 | 8 | |
| Craneflies, Gnats & Midges | 4 | 5 | |
| Amphibians | 4 | 15 | |
| Mosses & Liverworts | 3 | 3 | |
| harvestman (Opiliones) | 3 | 4 | |
| Lacewings & Scorpionflies | 2 | 3 | |
| Grasshoppers & Crickets | 2 | 2 | |
| Lichens | 2 | 3 | |
| Centipedes & Millipedes | 2 | 3 | |
