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.
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2 November 2023
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…
5 October 2023
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…
8 September 2023
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…
3 August 2023
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…
2 July 2023
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…
7 June 2023
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…
4 May 2023
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…
4 April 2023
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…
2 March 2023
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…
2 February 2023
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…
5 January 2023
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…
8 December 2022
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…
6 December 2022
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…
6 December 2022
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…
2 November 2022
Written by Lisa Chilton, NBN Trust CEO We all know that establishing a new habit takes time, discipline, and sustained repetition. As summer drifted into…
1 September 2022
Written by Lisa Chilton, NBN Trust CEO These days, I can often be found hovering expectantly beside a tree, hedgerow or reedbed, repeatedly stabbing at…
18 August 2022
Blog Contributor – Liam Taylor, Data Manager at Caring for God’s Acre The Beautiful Burial Ground (BBG) Project team has been sharing knowledge about the…
4 August 2022
Written by Lisa Chilton, NBN Trust CEO In January, I vowed to immerse myself in the world of wildlife recording. The aim was to collect…
1 June 2022
Written by Lisa Chilton, NBN Trust Chief Executive Officer Last week, I had a timely reminder of the incredible heritage of wildlife recording in the…
9 May 2022
Written by Lisa Chilton, NBN Trust Chief Executive Officer As early springtime teased us with its capricious twists and turns, its warm sunshine and stinging…