About us
NBN Trust Members
As a membership charity, we are only able to carry out our work because of the collective support of our members, supporters and sponsors.
The resources and the decisions made by our members have guided the development of the Network and are continuing to do so. Without our member organisations and individuals, none of this work would be possible, so we are extremely grateful to all our members for their continuing support.
Click on any of the links below to find out more. Show your support by joining today.
Founding Members
The following organisations formed an informal consortium in the late 1990s which helped with the development of the NBN Trust and NBN. We are delighted that many of them are still NBN Trust members today:
- Environment Agency
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee
- Marine Biological Association
- National Forum for Biological Recording
- Natural England
- Natural History Museum
- Natural Resources Wales
- NatureScot
- Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
- RSPB
- The Wildlife Trusts
Affiliated Members
Thank you to the NBN Trust Affiliated Members. Many of these organisations are also founding members or have supported our work for many years:
- ALERC
- Environment Agency
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee
- National Forum for Biological Recording
- Natural History Museum
- Natural Resources Wales
- NatureScot
Corporate Supporters
Thank you to our generous Corporate Supporters. Find out more about them by clicking the links. Lend your support – find out more on our Corporate Support page.
Sponsors
Thank you to our amazing Sponsors. Find out more about them by clicking the links. Join this prestigious group – find out more on our Sponsor page.
- British Wildlife Magazine
- Field Studies Council
- Habitat Aid
- Natural History Book Service
- Nature Metrics
- National Museums Liverpool
- Opticron
- Tanyptera Trust
- William Collins
- Zulu Ecosystems
Members
Thank you to our fantastic Members who range from world renowned organisations to individuals and from local to national schemes and societies, local environmental record centres and academic institutions as well as commercial organisations. Find out more about them by clicking the links. Join this growing group – find out more by joining today.
Our members include: (Please note not all our members are listed below.)
- Steven Allain
- Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (ARC)
- Amphibian and Reptile Groups of UK (ARG UK)
- Argyll Biological Records Centre (ABReC)
- Bat Conservation Trust
- Ben Beare
- Bedfordshire and Luton Biodiversity Recording and Monitoring Centre
- Biological Recording Company
- BIS for Powys & Brecon Beacons National Park
- Black Foxes UK
- Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre
- British Bryological Society
- British Dragonfly Society
- British Lichen Society
- British Mycological Society
- British Myriapod & Isopod Group
- British Trust for Ornithology
- BRISC (Biological Recording in Scotland)
- Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Environmental Records Centre
- Buglife
- Bumblebee Conservation Trust
- Butterfly Conservation
- Caledonian Conservation
- Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Environmental Records Centre
- Caring for God’s Acre
- Centre for Environmental Data and Recording (CEDaR)
- Cheveley Biodiversity Group
- Cladocera Interest Group
- Cofnod – North Wales Environmental Information Service
- James Common
- Conchological Society of GB & Ireland
- Karen Cowley
- Mya-Rose Craig (AKA Birdgirl)
- Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre
- John Davy-Bowker
- Dipterist Forum
- Dorset Environmental Records Centre
- Dorset Wildlife Trust
- Chris du Feu
- Eakring Birds
- Ealing Wildlife Group (EWG)
- Earthworm Society of Britain
- Ecological Continuity Trust
- Jo Endean
- Environmental Records Centre for Cornwall & The Isles of Scilly
- Environmental Records Information Centre North East
- Felixstowe’s Community Nature Reserve
- Field Studies Council
- Fife Nature Records Centre
- Friends of Combe Valley
- Froglife
- Glasgow Museums Biological Records Centre
- Glasgow Natural History Society
- Gloucestershire Centre for Environmental Records
- Greenspace Information for Greater London
- George Greiff
- Stephen Grimshaw
- Guernsey Biological Records Centre
- Highland Biological Recording Group
- Holy Loch Nature Reserve
- iSpotnature (Open University)
- Andrew Johns
- Xander Johnston – AntBoy
- Simon Jones
- Kent & Medway Biological Records Centre
- Lancashire Environment Record Network
- Longhorn Beetle Recording Scheme
- Lorn Natural History Group
- Mammal Society
- James McCulloch
- Marden Wildlife
- Mark Mehaffey
- Mersey Rivers Trust
- Merseyside BioBank
- National Museums Liverpool
- National Museums Scotland
- National Trust
- Natural Apptitude Ltd
- Natural History Consortium
- Nature Friendly Farming Network
- NatureSpot
- Norfolk Biological Information Service
- North East Scotland Biological Records Centre
- Northamptonshire Biodiversity Records Centre
- Northumbrian Water
- Nottingham Urban Wildlife Scheme
- Liam Olds
- Orkney Wildlife Recording Group
- Outer Hebrides Recording Group
- People’s Trust for Endangered Species
- Plantlife International
- Porcupine Marine Natural History Society
- RECORD
- Dakota Reid
- Riverfly Partnership
- Rochdale Field Naturalists’ Society
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
- Royal Horticultural Society
- RSPB
- Scottish Wildlife Trust
- Seasearch
- Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust
- Shropshire Ecological Data Network
- Skye Environmental Centre
- Soldierflies and Allies Recording Scheme
- South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre
- South West Scotland Environmental Information Centre (SWSEIC)
- Staffordshire Ecological Records
- Suffolk Biodiversity Information Service
- Sussex Biodiversity Records Centre
- Sustainable Hayfield
- Tachinid Recording Scheme
- Sue Taylor
- Terrestrial Heteroptera Recording Scheme
- Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre
- The Linnean Society
- The Rock Pool Project
- The Wildlife Information Centre
- The Wildlife Trusts
- Ian Wallace
- Warwickshire Biological Records Centre
- Richard Weddle
- West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre
- Wild Surveys Ltd
- Paul Williams
- Nick Wood
- Woodland Trust
- Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union
- Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Honorary Members
Thank you to our honorary members. These people have all been granted this accolade by the Board of Trustees as they have made a significant contribution to the field of biological recording. To find out how you can nominate please contact us support@nbn.org.uk
- Lynne Farrell – November 2021
- Sally Rankin – November 2019
- Mike Weideli – November 2019
- Dr Sarah Whild – November 2018
- Sue Townsend – November 2018
- Dr Mark Hill – November 2017
- Professor Helen Roy – November 2017
- Steve Wilkinson – November 2016
- Bill Ely – November 2015
- Val Burton – November 2014
- Dr James Munford – November 2014
- Stuart Ball – November 2013
- John Newbould – November 2012
- Professor Michael Hassell CBE FRS – March 2012
- Derek Lott – November 2010 (deceased)
- Professor R J Berry – November 2009 (deceased)
- Steve Cham – November 2008
- Trevor James – November 2007 (deceased)
- Charles Copp – November 2006 (deceased)
- Mr R S George – November 2005 (deceased)
- Sir Neil Chalmers – September 2005
- Sir John Burnett – September 2005 (deceased)
- Paul Harding MBE – September 2005
To join the ever growing Network of members please visit our joining page
Please note: not all our members have chosen to be listed on this page.