VC55 County Recorders Conference
Leicestershire County Council, Leicester Road, Leicester, Leicestershire LE3 8RA
The 2026 County Recorder Conference is being hosted by Leicestershire County Council on behalf of the Local Nature Recovery Strategy with support from NatureSpot and the Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust. Expect a day of insightful talks, presentations and display stands about local wildlife and conservation initiatives in our area, with opportunities for people to get involved. The LNRS team wishes to take this opportunity to thank the many people who contributed to developing the first local nature recovery strategy for the area and provide a chance to meet up with other passionate naturalists, make new connections and reconnect with old friends. Please join us for a great day. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Programme:
Paul Killip, Leicestershire County Council:Local Nature Recovery Strategy
Tim Sexton, Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust: Before It’s Gone: Building the Evidence for Nature’s Future and Redefining “Normal” through Wildlife Recording
Alan Cann, NatureSpot: Record Verification - an inside view
Steve Woodward Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland & Loughborough Naturalists' Club: Rare and Scarce – Searching for elusive plants in VC55
Russell Parry: On the Street Where You Live
Carl Baggott, Leicestershire and Rutland Ornithological Society: Passive Sound Recording and the Benefits it Can Bring to Bird Study
Kirsty Gamble, Local Environmental Record Centre: Where are the Gaps?
Christopher Ng, National Forest: Biodiversity Monitoring in the Heart of the National Forest
Roseanna Burton, LINNIS LAG: Help stop the Spread
Paul Killip, Local Nature Recovery Strategies LNRS: What makes a Species a Priority
John Bristow, Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust: Restoring nature at scale in South Leicestershire
Helen O'Brien, Leicestershire and Rutland Mammal Group and VC55 County Mammal Recorder: Water Vole Recovery Across Leicestershire and Rutland
Martin Harvey/Grace Skinner, UKCEH Biological Records Centre: Can computers identify wildlife?
Dave Nicholls, NatureSpot: Indicator Species – monitoring change