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This annual GBIF Challenge celebrates innovation of new and existing tools that leverage biodiversity data from the GBIF network to advance open science, research and…

The call for nominations for the 2026 GBIF:Global Biodiversity Information Facility Graduate Researchers Award is now open. This annual programme aims to foster innovative research…

Between April and September 2025, 137 charities, trusts and foundations that predominantly work on environmental, climate, nature or sustainability issues submitted data to The RACE…

BBC Winterwatch 2026, broadcast on 21 January 2026, had a feature on the Pine Marten (Martes martes) and included distribution maps from the NBN Atlas. You’ll…

View Network News – January 2026 In this issue: NBN Atlas upgraded NBN Atlas Wrapped NBN Atlas and BBD teams put us in the spotlight…

Across November and December 2025, the NBN Trust’s NBN Atlas and Better Biodiversity Data teams kept the spotlight on the Trust’s growing achievements. This included…

2025 was a record-breaking year for the number of animals reported to the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT).  Over 100,000 individual whales, dolphins, porpoises…

Calling everyone who uses environmental data – your input is needed! A user research survey is currently running for a NERC / EDS project called…

Every year in December, iNaturalist produces annual usage stats – the Year in Review. iNaturalistUK Year in Review is an interactive web page which includes a…

During 2024 / 2025 two reports were carried out to help understand iNaturalistUK users and their observation records. The findings and final reports come from…

View Network News – December 2025 In this issue: NBN Award recipients 2025 Vacancy – Trustee to the NBN Trust Board Reflections on the NBN…

Advance notice to NBN Atlas users We’ll be performing essential maintenance on the NBN Atlas on Tuesday 9 December, between 07:30–09:00 GMT. During this time,…

Following our 25th NBN Conference, which was our new CEO Gareth Thomas’ first, we are pleased to share Gareth’s reflections on the day. The 2025…

In late October and early November, new NBN Trust CEO, Gareth Thomas, represented our charity at the 32nd GBIF: The Global Biodiversity Information Facility Governing…

The UK Biodiversity Indicators give a snapshot of the current status of biodiversity in the UK and how it’s changing. The Indicator – Biodiversity information…

Information is being sought on the status of native wild mammals and their habitats at a constituency level. This is part of a UK-wide ‘threat-mapping’…

The winners and highly commended recipients of the NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2025 were announced at the SS Great Britain, in Bristol, on Thursday…

View Network News – November 2025 In this issue: NBN Conference – final chance to book! Sharing data from iRecord to the NBN Atlas The…

The following funding and grant opportunities are now open. Grants of up to £100,000 Available for Community and Environmental Projects (England) The FCC Community Action…

More than 7,500 educational settings are now taking part in the free National Education Nature Park programme. Over a quarter of all schools and colleges…