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The BNG Hub is a new comprehensive resource, offering a complete end to end service and revolutionising the way developers approach Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). Launched by South…

The National Education Nature Park was launched in Spring 2023. This ambitious programme aims to empower children and young people to make a positive difference…

If you need long term environmental monitoring data but aren’t sure what is available or how to access it, take a look at the UK…

The Earthworm Society launched the National Earthworm Recording Scheme (NERS) back in 2014 with the aim of addressing the lack of earthworm records available for the UK.…

View Network News – June 2024. In this issue: NBN Conference 2024 – where in the world? iRecord app news We need your Scottish biodiversity…

Grants for Community and Environmental Projects (England) The Veolia Environmental Trust has launched its latest funding round, offering grants to support community and environmental initiatives.…

Article written by John Roberts, Cheshire Dragonflies County Recorder Many amateur naturalists are probably unclear what exactly happens to their nature records once they have…

From late-May into July families, groups of friends, and nature enthusiasts from all corners of Britain are called on to take part in an annual…

OBIS and GBIF endorse joint strategy and action plan for marine biodiversity data Two global data networks have agreed to a joint strategy and action plan that will deepen…

A specialist ecological recording programme to strengthen understanding of the UK’s biodiversity and meet a national green skills gap has been launched at Harper Adams…

The Better Biodiversity Data (BBD) project will be holding an exhibition in the Scottish Parliament in September 2024. As part of this event, we want…

Written by Sam Amy, UKCEH Biological Records Centre The iRecord App makes it easy to create and upload biological record observations in the field. These…

A research team from the University of Exeter is conducting a project mapping London-based environmental organisations. This work aims to improve understanding of interaction and…

Written by Giuliana Sinclair, Community Science Officer, Angela Marmont Centre for UK Nature, Natural History Museum One year ago the Natural History Museum launched Nature Overheard,…

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…

The National Biodiversity Network Trust (NBN Trust) and the Natural History Museum (NHM) are looking at the ways in which organisations and recording schemes are…

Written by Amy Worley, Features Commissioning Editor at the Countryside Jobs Service In July 1994 small envelopes started landing on the doormats of countryside rangers,…

View Network News – May 2024. In this issue: New best practice data guidance for citizen science projects News from iRecord Young Darwin Scholarship 2024…

GBIF invites current GBIF participants (both voting and associate) to submit concept notes for project funding through the Capacity Enhancement Support Programme (CESP), which enables collaboration between GBIF participants…

iRecord is a free-to-use online training platform operated by the Biological Records Centre and is used by many biological recorders. It is designed with the…