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View Network News – August 2025 In this issue: NBN Conference – bookings open FAIRe data workshop Member survey Survey on academic freedom in biodiversity…

Grants for Ecological Outreach Projects (UK) The British Ecological Society (BES) has launched its latest round of Outreach and Engagement Grants, offering up to £2,000…

Over 20 rare hazel dormice have been reintroduced into a secret woodland location in Leicestershire by wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) and…

View Network News – July 2025 In this issue: NBN Conference NBN Atlas new features and platform updates Early career conservation internship grants Survey spectacular…

The NBN Trust recently supported 80 researchers and academics at a FAIRe data workshop organised by Miwa Takahashi, a post doctoral fellow at CSIRO, Australia’s…

Birmingham has been declared the UK’s first official Nature City, as part of a UK-wide programme working to bring access to nature to urban communities.…

Securing funding for conservation in the UK is challenging due to a fragmented and highly competitive funding landscape, with an over-reliance on short-term project grants…

The National Forum for Biological Recording (NFBR) is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026! To help in its celebrations the NFBR conference, on the subject…

The academic and scientific freedom to pursue research without undue constraints or censorship is a vital issue, yet researchers rarely discuss it openly, and there…

Funding for Community Environmental Projects (UK) Grants of up to £5,000 are available to charities, social enterprises, and community groups for projects that connect communities…

On 12 June, Environment Secretary Steve Reed spoke to leading figures in business, finance and sustainability at a London roundtable. He emphasised the importance of…

The British public is being asked to keep an eye out for spectacular stag beetles this summer and record any sightings online, as part of…

Are you a British graduate, or have you recently finished your undergraduate degree at a university in the UK? Are you looking to work in…

As confirmed at its last AGM, BRISC (Biological Recording in Scotland) will be wound up and cease to be a charity or membership organisation at…

View Network News – June 2025 In this issue: NBN Conference – save the date! New team members BBC Springwatch and NBN Atlas parakeet distribution…

Funding for School Climate & Biodiversity Projects (UK) UK primary and secondary schools can apply for grants of up to £3,000 for projects tackling climate…

Over the next six years, four English Wildlife Trusts will each receive funding from The All England Lawn Tennis Club and Emirates to fund tailored…

Rewilding projects exploring returning European elk, bison and beaver to Britain with robust ecological planning and community involvement have been awarded funding to bring their…

British woodlands and trees will benefit from new research aimed at boosting protection against pests and diseases. Our plants and trees are estimated to contribute…

The updated watchlist of invasive non-native species that could threaten Great Britain in the next 10 years was published during this year’s Invasive Species Week.…