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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.
Stoney Stanton lies in the south-east of Leicestershire and within Blaby District. As the name suggests, it has a long history of association with stone as it lies on rocky outcrops of granite. Past mining activity has created sites such as the diving and sports centre, Stoney Cove. This in addition to the Clint's Hill quarry are havens for wildlife. The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book and the church of St. Michael's was first recorded in 1149.
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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 Stoney Stanton 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.
The lovely Hedgerow Cranesbill, a wild geraneum, that grows in Stoney Stanton. This was photographed in 2020 by Graham Calow, just off Huncote Road.
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 | 1141 | 2425 | |
| Wildflowers | 284 | 744 | |
| Moths | 137 | 267 | |
| Beetles | 126 | 212 | |
| Bugs | 75 | 133 | |
| Trees, Shrubs & Climbers | 68 | 162 | |
| Birds | 58 | 133 | |
| Grasses, Rushes & Sedges | 54 | 137 | |
| Flies | 43 | 75 | |
| Spiders | 34 | 56 | |
| Fungi | 32 | 36 | |
| Hoverflies | 30 | 55 | |
| Bees, Wasps, Ants | 26 | 35 | |
| Sawflies | 22 | 48 | |
| Slugs & Snails | 18 | 24 | |
| Butterflies | 17 | 72 | |
| Craneflies, Gnats & Midges | 16 | 25 | |
| Mites, Ticks & Pseudoscorpions | 14 | 26 | |
| Dragonflies and Damselflies | 11 | 26 | |
| Lichens | 11 | 12 | |
| Ferns & Horsetails | 10 | 22 | |
| Centipedes & Millipedes | 7 | 18 | |
| Springtails & Bristletails | 7 | 11 | |
| Mammals | 7 | 30 | |
| harvestman (Opiliones) | 6 | 10 | |
| Woodlice, Crustaceans | 6 | 13 | |
| Fish | 4 | 6 | |
| Amphibians | 3 | 7 | |
| Barklice & Booklice | 2 | 3 | |
| Slime Moulds | 2 | 4 | |
