Auroralumina attenboroughii- Dunn, Kenchington, Parry, Clark, Kendall & Wilby, 2022
This fossil of the earliest known predator was found in Charnwood Forest, where Sir David Attenborough grew up looking for fossils, and was named in his honour.

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Meet Hylaecullulus fordi - also known as the 'dumbbell' - a 560 million year old animal from

The name combines the Greek word 'cullulus' - a goblet🍷, with 'hylaeos' meaning from the woods🌳

Reconstruction by Martin Lisec/Mighty Fossils

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Sketch of the Day: Our Caravan, Swithland Woods Farm, 2016

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Sketch of the Day: Burton on the Wolds, 2017

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Sketch of the Day: Swan in the Rushes, 2017

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Sketch o the Day: Barrow upon Soar, (Lock No. 51) Leicestershire, 2017

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Sketch of the Day: Prestwold Hall, Leicestershire, 2017

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Sketch of the Day: Loughborough, , 2002

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Sketch of the Day: Walton on the Wolds, 2017

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“this man of Charnwood
brought up in The Potteries
clay, slip and spirit”
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dad of Charnwood man
brought down to earth out of war
bone, blood and sorrow

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Sketch of the Day: Children's Literature Festival poster, Charnwood Arts, 2004?

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Sketch of the Day: Our Caravan in Swithland woods, Leicestershire, 2016

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Sketch of the Day: Floral Fantasy, 2000

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Did you know that Roman coins make up the largest single artefact type recorded in the UK? With 140,000 currently on the Portable Antiquities database - WOW!

This is a Roman Urn filled with coins which was found in Charnwood Forest. Pretty cool, isn’t it?

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Sketch of the Day: River Soar between Sileby and Mountsorrel, , 2017

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of the Day: Self-Esteem, Charnwood Arts, 2001

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Sketch of the Day: The Butter Cross, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, 2017

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Sketch of the Day: Pestilence Cottage, Old Woodhouse, Leicestershire, 2018

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Sketch of the Day: King Lear at Watermead Park, For Charnwood Arts, Leicestershire, 2005

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Sketch of the Day: The Navigation, Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire 2017

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