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View Network News – April 2026 In this issue: NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2026 Big Give’s Earth Raise campaign – have your donation doubled!…

Do you know someone who’s making an outstanding contribution to recording the UK’s wildlife? Maybe it’s a dedicated recorder, a brilliant verifier, an inspiring young…

We have two pieces of news to share with you from the Association of Local Environmental Records Centres (ALERC). Unlocking better planning decisions for nature…

The Nature of Scotland Awards, delivered by RSPB, in partnership with headline sponsor NatureScot, celebrate the remarkable dedication shown by individuals and groups across the…

The British Trust for Ornithology’s (BTO) Birds in Greenspaces is a new, UK-wide citizen science survey of birds that use our public-access greenspaces. These spaces…

For the second year, the NBN Trust is very excited to be part of Big Give’s Campaign in April. Previously Big Give’s Green Match Fund,…

iNaturalist users of Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and the West of England – help put the Western Forest on the map! The Western Forest is a new…

Join residents of 650+ cities across the world in an epic, global mission: to record as much wildlife as possible. Take part by making local…

This year we’ve started sharing the key information from our monthly NBN Atlas data updates. These contributions from our 200 data partners are what make…

View Network News – March 2026 In this issue: Over 312 million records now on the NBN Atlas! An update from the NBN Trust Data…

We are sharing an update with the Network that, following a period of research and review, we are making changes to the NBN Trust membership…

At the twelfth session of the IPBES Plenary, held in Manchester from 3 to 8 February 2026, the IPBES methodological assessment of the impact and…

Greenspace Information for Greater London (GiGL) is one of England’s Local Environmental Records Centres. It produces a monthly newsletter and we were interested to read…

The Planning and Infrastructure Act is a key part of the government’s plan to secure sustained economic growth and get Britain building again. The Nature…

The Jersey International Centre of Advanced Studies (JICAS) is a postgraduate research centre that focuses on islands and island communities. Its flagship programme is an MSc…

We are delighted to announce that IQUW Group, our headline corporate partner from 2025, has confirmed its continued collaboration with the NBN Trust for 2026.…

We sadly said farewell to Christine Tansey on Friday 27 February, who had served as the Biodiversity Data Manager since September 2025. Christine initially joined…

Every month, our NBN Atlas Data Team processes new and updated datasets from some of our 200 data partners, across the UK. These contributions -…

View Network News – February 2026 In this issue: Nominations for the NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2026 are open! Biodiversity data updates on the…

Through the NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording the National Biodiversity Network Trust recognises significant achievements and celebrates successes in wildlife recording in the UK. Nominations…