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EuroBioBlitz is a Europe-wide wildlife recording event taking place on 29 and 30 September 2023. Anyone across the continent can support ecological research by uploading…

View Network News – July 2023. In this issue: Call for nominations – Honorary Membership of NBN Trust JNCC would love to hear your thoughts…

Communities around East Midlands Airport can apply for grants of up to £2,000 for projects that have a long-lasting community, social or environmental benefit. Applications…

What do birdboxes, bee hotels, fire woks and nature experts all have in common? They are all available free to schools as part of Learning…

Grants of between £2,000 and £100,000 are available for the provision, maintenance or improvement of community facilities in England. This can include nature reserves; public…

The Sea Watch Foundation is delighted to announce the return of National Whale and Dolphin Watch, a week-long citizen science event, to monitor the UK’s…

We are delighted to hear that NBN Trust Honorary Member, John Newbould, has been awarded a British Empire Medal by King Charles III, in his…

The Linnean Society of London is looking for nominations for the John Spedan Lewis Emerging Leader Award 2024.  This Award celebrates a nature champion whose initiative…

Dr Stuart Wainwright OBE, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH). Stuart was previously Director…

Habitat information is important for conservation, and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) would like to explore the feasibility of increasing the amount of it…

Every €1 invested in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) provides €3 in direct benefits to users and up to €12 in societal benefits, according…

Teams of marine researchers from the Sea Watch Foundation were thrilled to sight two minke whales in Cardigan Bay during line transect surveys on 15…

On Wednesday 14 June, 38 rare hazel dormice were reintroduced into the heart of the National Forest by wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES),…

View Network News – June 2023. In this issue: UK returns as GBIF Voting Participant Improving the NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording iNaturalistUK – two…

The NBN Trust has been running the annual NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording for eight years. During that time we have celebrated the work and…

In April 2021 iNaturalistUK became a formal member of the iNaturalist Network, a move supported by the NBN Trust, Biological Records Centre (BRC) and the…

We are delighted to see the official notification that the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, one of the 23 founding national members of…

Farmers and landowners will receive funding and support for projects to protect and restore thousands of acres of the English landscape. The aim is to create…

The ENDS Report Power List, now in its second year, names the 100 UK environmental professionals who have made the greatest impact in the past…

The Lottery Community Climate Action Fund aims to inspire and support communities across the UK to address the energy and climate crisis. It is looking…