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For the first time, wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is running its Living with Mammals survey throughout all of 2021, starting in May. PTES…

View Network News May 2021. In this issue: Nominations for the NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2021 have opened! Five new Trustees appointed to the…

As reported on last month, we are delighted that Helen Manders Jones has joined us for an initial three months working as a contract developer.…

We are delighted to announce that nominations for the 2021 NBN Awards for Wildlife recording are now open! Through these Awards the National Biodiversity Network…

Following our recruitment drive in March, we are pleased to announce that five new Trustees have been appointed to the NBN Trust Board. About the…

Written by Ellen Wilson, SBIF Chair Our wonderful friend and colleague Christine Johnston has retired but we cannot let her go without expressing our great…

Earlier this April, the journal ‘Citizen Science: Theory and Practice’ published an article on “The Verification of Ecological Citizen Science Data: Current Approaches and Future…

The wildlife charity, People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES), has launched its annual water vole survey, and is looking for volunteers in England, Scotland and…

View Network News April 2021. In this issue: iNaturalistUK officially launched NBN Atlas updates New lichen species to be named after John Sawyer Reflections on…

Performance and stability problems Over the last six months the records and species searches on the NBN Atlas have been running slowly and often failing…

Written by Christine Johnston Having taken the decision to retire from the NBN Trust at the end of April 2021 I am grateful for this…

The City Nature Challenge is back, and your help is needed to record the nature that is thriving in your local area.  This global challenge…

The NBN Trust is humbled to note that a new species of lichen has been named in honour of one of our former CEOs, John…

Written by Dr Katie Cruickshanks & Molly Czachur, NatureMetrics Strengthening our understanding of UK biodiversity is a priority for effective management, yet we have an…

The NBN Trust is excited to announce that iNaturalistUK is the newest member of the international iNaturalist Network. A collaboration led by the NBN Trust with the Marine Biological…

View Network News March 2021. In this issue: Lisa Chilton appointed as new NBN Trust CEO Last chance to apply to become a Trustee for…

Taking place on Tuesday 16 March, via Zoom, this online conference is presented by the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) in partnership…

In June 2020, PTES (with funding from Back from the Brink) ran a successful “Stag Weekend” where it promoted its annual stag beetle survey, The Great Stag…

We are delighted to announce that Lisa Chilton has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the National Biodiversity Network Trust (NBN Trust)…

Are you a nature enthusiast? Do you have experience in species identification and wildlife surveys? Would you like the opportunity to visit protected sites, contribute…