diff --git a/src/Controller/PostController.php b/src/Controller/PostController.php
index 68ec08f..b0bc747 100644
--- a/src/Controller/PostController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/PostController.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class PostController extends AbstractController
         ]);
     }
 
-    #[Route('/posts', name: 'app_add_posts')]
+    #[Route('/posts/add', name: 'app_add_posts')]
     #[IsGranted('ROLE_USER', message: 'You must be logged in to access this page.')]
     public function new(Request $request, EntityManagerInterface $entityManager): Response
     {
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ class PostController extends AbstractController
         $form = $this->createForm(PostType::class, $post);
 
         $form->handleRequest($request);
+        //dd($form); 
         if ($form->isSubmitted() && $form->isValid()) {
-
             $post = $form->getData();
             $post->setPublicationDate(new \DateTimeImmutable("now"));
             
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class PostController extends AbstractController
         }
 
         return $this->render('post/post.html.twig', [
-            'form' => $form->createView(),
+            'form' => $form, //->createView(),
         ]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Controller/SpeciesController.php b/src/Controller/SpeciesController.php
index a330aa8..1bf70ee 100644
--- a/src/Controller/SpeciesController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/SpeciesController.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\Attribute\IsGranted;
 
 class SpeciesController extends AbstractController
 {
-    #[Route('/species', name: 'app_species')]
+    #[Route('/species/add', name: 'app_add_species')]
     #[IsGranted('ROLE_USER', message: 'You must be logged in to access this page.')]
     public function new(Request $request, EntityManagerInterface $entityManager): Response
     {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class SpeciesController extends AbstractController
             $entityManager->persist($species);
             $entityManager->flush();
 
-            return $this->redirectToRoute('app_species');
+            return $this->redirectToRoute('app_add_species');
         }
 
         return $this->render('species/species.html.twig', [
diff --git a/src/Entity/Post.php b/src/Entity/Post.php
index 7f000b3..21a5976 100644
--- a/src/Entity/Post.php
+++ b/src/Entity/Post.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class Post
     private ?int $id = null;
 
     #[ORM\Column]
+    #[Assert\NotBlank]
     private ?\DateTimeImmutable $foundDate = null;
 
     #[ORM\Column]
diff --git a/src/Form/PostType.php b/src/Form/PostType.php
index fef3b0c..ceaff2c 100644
--- a/src/Form/PostType.php
+++ b/src/Form/PostType.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use App\Entity\Post;
 use App\Entity\Species;
 use Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Form\Type\EntityType;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\DateTimeType;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolver;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\SubmitType;
@@ -15,8 +16,9 @@ class PostType extends AbstractType
     public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options): void
     {
         $builder
-            ->add('foundDate', null, [
+            ->add('foundDate', DateTimeType::class, [
                 'widget' => 'single_text',
+                'empty_data' => null,
             ])
             ->add('latitude')
             ->add('longitude')
diff --git a/templates/species/index.html.twig b/templates/species/index.html.twig
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f56295..0000000
--- a/templates/species/index.html.twig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-{% extends 'base.html.twig' %}
-
-{% block title %}Hello SpeciesController!{% endblock %}
-
-{% block body %}
-<style>
-    .example-wrapper { margin: 1em auto; max-width: 800px; width: 95%; font: 18px/1.5 sans-serif; }
-    .example-wrapper code { background: #F5F5F5; padding: 2px 6px; }
-</style>
-
-<div class="example-wrapper">
-    <h1>Hello {{ controller_name }}! ✅</h1>
-
-    This friendly message is coming from:
-    <ul>
-        <li>Your controller at <code>/home/scratch/hupradier1/herbarium/src/Controller/SpeciesController.php</code></li>
-        <li>Your template at <code>/home/scratch/hupradier1/herbarium/templates/species/index.html.twig</code></li>
-    </ul>
-</div>
-{% endblock %}