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The City Nature Challenge took place between Friday 25 April and Monday 28 April 2025. There were 669 cities in 62 countries on 6 continents…

Updates regarding the future purchase of licences and the proposed Recorder 6 replacement system are now available from the Recorder 6 Steering Group. Licence Renewals…

Are you aged 16-25 with an interest in the natural world? Looking to enhance your environmental knowledge and be part of a community of young…

Written by Kerryn Humphreys, CJS Bats, chainsaws, photography, radioecology, scything find them all in the CJS Training Directory, which has had a major update. Training…

BBC Springwatch 2025, episode 9, broadcast on 9 June 2025, had a feature on Ring-necked Parakeets (Psittacula krameri) and Alexandrine Parakeets (Psittacula eupatria) and included…

View Network News – May 2025 In this issue: Access Controls – enhanced access to records is here NBN Awards deadline extended – please nominate!…

Community groups and small charities in Greater London can now apply for grants of up to £20,000 to support volunteer-led river restoration projects and water…

Natural England is the Government’s adviser for the natural environment and the Nature regulator with a wide range of statutory duties and powers. It provides…

Thirteen projects will restore and strengthen natural heritage across Wales thanks to Nature Networks Fund grants. From building bat towers to providing training in countryside…

Wildlife conservation charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is calling for volunteers across England, Scotland and Wales to survey for water voles this spring as part of…

The fifth National Plant Health Week is taking place from 5-12 May 2025. It is a designated week of activity to raise awareness amongst the…

Although the original deadline has passed and we have received some fantastic nominations already, we are really keen to receive more nominations for this year’s…

We wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone that donated to our campaign during The Big Give’s Green Match Fund – with your…

We wanted to share some news about an upcoming leadership transition happening here at the Trust. After four fantastic years with us, Lisa Chilton is…

View Network News – April 2025 In this issue: NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording – deadline 21 April Thank you to NBN Trust team members…

Several opportunities are currently available for funding and grants as detailed below. Please follow the links for the full information. Viking Bursary The Royal Forestry…

With the recent announcement about the NBN Trust restructure and other staff changes, four colleagues will now be leaving the charity. We wanted to say…

The NBN Trust is very excited to be part of The Big Give’s Green Match Fund for the first time this April. We are really…

We are pleased to see that, as of 21 March 2025, the Department for Education has confirmed plans to move ahead with the GCSE Natural…

The Better Biodiversity Data (BBD) project completed its initial 2-year period at the end of March 2025. The BBD team and project partners have contributed…