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A public consultation is currently underway on proposals to amend the assimilated UK Wildlife Trade Regulations, which implement the Convention on International Trade in Endangered…

Written by Richard Bennett, Canal & River Trust, Nature Recovery Manager Canal & River Trust, with support from players of the People’s Postcode Lottery, has created…

The National Biodiversity Network Trust (NBN Trust) is thrilled to announce a new partnership with IQUW Group, who will be a headline corporate partner in…

To mark the end of BRISC this year, a week long bioblitz is being held to celebrate its legacy.  Big BRISC Bioblitz Finale, 22-28 September 2025 As BRISC comes…

View Network News – September 2025 In this issue: Exciting leadership news from the NBN Trust NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording – 2025 shortlist announced!…

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Gareth Thomas as the new Chief Executive Officer of the National Biodiversity Network Trust, starting in…

We are delighted to announce that 28 individuals and organisations have been shortlisted as finalists in the NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2025!  The winners…

From 1 September 2025, the administration of the Recorder 6 licence will be managed by the Association of Local Environmental Records Centres (ALERC), following agreement…

Funding Towards Data Protection Consultancy Services (UK) The DPO Centre, a leading Data Protection Officer resource centre that delivers expert data protection and privacy advice,…

The UKCEH Land Cover Maps (LCMs) do exactly that – map UK land cover. They do this by describing the physical material on the surface…

The Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) invites the marine community, particularly those from a policy, commercial, academic and conservation background, to join an…

The Field Studies Council’s Youth Panel is a diverse group of proactive young naturalists aged 16-25 from across the UK. Youth Panel members fulfil a…

Written by Dr Karen Hornigold, Conservation Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, The Woodland Trust The Woodland Trust is seeking tenders for a scoping study to inform…

25 August 2025 marked a major milestone for the National Biodiversity Network Trust as we celebrated our 25th anniversary! That’s 25 years of making data work…

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.…