Blogs

Written by Dr Adrian Cooper   This discussion is presented in five parts. First, I will summarize the principal features of collaborative map making, sometimes known…

Written by George R. L. Greiff, winner of the NBN Newcomer Award in 2018. The first time I encountered fragments of the special, threatened Atlantic…

Re-Mapping Abbey Grove, Felixstowe: A citizen science of data management, inclusiveness and influence on public policy – Written by Dr Adrian Cooper This discussion is…

Written by Dr Adrian Cooper This article is presented in three parts. First, I will briefly remind readers about the citizen science group which organized…

Written by Christine Tansey, Better Biodiversity Data project – Partnership Officer  As part of the Better Biodiversity Data (BBD) project’s engagement with the biodiversity data…

by Dr Adrian Cooper This discussion is presented in three parts. First, I will summarise the background and motivation behind this re-mapping project. Second, the…

Written by Jenny Hampson, Fieldwork Research Manager of the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT) Based on the Isle of Mull, in the heart of…

Written by the Biological Recording Company Identifying British earthworms currently requires collecting and killing specimens, to then use microscopic morphological features for identification. This is…

Written by Christine Tansey, Better Biodiversity Data project – Partnership Officer  As part of the Better Biodiversity Data (BBD) project’s engagement with the biodiversity data…

A blog by Keiron Brown, Founder of the Biological Recording Company The primary aim of the Biological Recording Company is to support and expand biological…

by Dr Adrian Cooper This discussion is presented in three parts. First, the background and aims of the re-mapping project are introduced. Second, the process…

Written by NBN Trust CEO, Lisa Chilton This month’s positive take-home is about wildlife-friendly gardening and the gradual lowering of the cultural barriers – notably…

Written by NBN Trust CEO, Lisa Chilton Spring has sprung once more, bringing a lush green surge of hope and optimism. Yes, we’re in the…

Foraging behaviour among four species of tit in Felixstowe’s Community Nature Reserve (January and February 2023) Written by Dr Adrian Cooper Introduction and background This analysis…

Written by NBN Trust CEO, Lisa Chilton What do you get when you mix 400 financial experts and a large ball of elephant poo? As…

Written by NBN Trust CEO, Lisa Chilton This month’s dose of ‘Nature Positive’ is a window into the intriguing sex life of one of our…

Written by NBN Trust CEO, Lisa Chilton In this monthly (or thereabouts) Nature Positive blog, I’m going to share happy tales from the UK’s biodiversity…

Written by Lisa Chilton, NBN Trust CEO My New Year’s Resolution for 2022 was to revisit a long-neglected hobby, and one that anyone can take…

Written by Harry Munt, Save the House Sparrow – NBN Trust member “You need to get a grip Harry, it’s literally a bird…”. That’s the…

Written by Dr Adrian Cooper, Felixstowe Community Nature Reserve – NBN Trust member  This article summarises the role of Felixstowe’s Citizen Science Group (FCSG) in…