This is where we’ll share occasional articles and opinion pieces from the NBN Trust, SBIF as well as members and data partners across the Network.

If you would like to submit a blog post please contact Mandy Henshall for more information.

What is an Elfchen map?

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…

Re-Mapping Storm Ciaran

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…

Earthworm image recognition project

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…

Nature Positive #5

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…

Bullers of Buchan c. L Chilton

Nature Positive #4

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…

Felixstowe’s Community Nature Reserve blog

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…

Thor the walrus from iNaturalist (c) srbailey (CC-BY-NC)

Nature Positive #1 – Thor the Walrus

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…

Forgetting the rules

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…

Citizen Science and Climate Justice Strategy

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…

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