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The Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT) is calling on members of the public to record their at-sea excursions and sightings of whales, dolphins, porpoises…

Emily Seccombe, an MSc student at the University of Oxford’s School of Geography and the Environment, is studying the perceived accuracy of the Great Crested…

Bumblebee Conservation Trust has launched a wildlife app that gives users a new view of bumblebees through an augmented reality 3D function. The free ‘What’s…

In an effort to better understand the uses and ultimately the societal value of public ocean data, the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN)…

Gilbert White’s House was due to celebrate a year-long programme of events celebrating the 300th anniversary of Gilbert White’s birth with the climax being a…

Elliot Fisher, an MSc student at the University of Oxford’s School of Geography and the Environment, is studying the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on…

OCR, the Oxford, Cambridge and RSA examinations board, has launched a consultation in response to the call for developing a GCSE in Natural History. The…

Butterfly Conservation Scotland is asking for help in searching for the caterpillar of the Mallow moth, this June, particularly from southern Scotland. Last year a…

The NBN Trust is very sad to note the passing of Trevor James on Friday 5 June 2020. Trevor worked for the NBN Trust for…

View Network News June 2020. In this issue: NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2020 Job vacancy – Full Stack Developer Honorary membership – final chance…

We are delighted to hear that Professor Helen Roy, long term advocate of sharing data through the NBN and NBN Trust Honorary Member, is the…

Wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is calling for people across the UK to take part in their ‘Stag Weekend’. This is a…

Help is needed to record False Blister Beetles (Oedemera) in Scotland. There are two species of Oedemera that occur in Scotland and another two that…

Written by Dr Adrian Cooper On 11 May, Felixstowe’s Community Nature Reserve celebrated its fifth anniversary. This article picks out some of the big lessons…

The latest issue of CJS Focus is now available.  The theme is Environmental Education & Outdoor Activities. There are 15 pages in total with adverts…

Did you know that the ‘cuckoo-spit’ that you see in spring is produced by the immature stage (nymph) of a spittlebug or froghopper?  It is…

The Open University, Natural History Museum, London and other partners are studying the experiences of young people who use the iNaturalist platform as part of …

View Network News May 2020. In this issue: Nominations open for NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2020 UK City Nature Challenge FSC Biolinks Virtual Meet-Ups…

Birds on the Brink is a conservation grant-awarding charity that is funded by the competition Bird Photographer of the Year. It was borne of a…

Written by Andrea Dexter, Bee.Watch Around 80% of UK adults have a smart phone and many children also have their own. This provides enormous potential…