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Monitoring the health of a nation’s trees – looking for insect pests and microbial diseases – is problematic for government agencies in the UK, and…

View Network News September 2020. In this issue: NBN Conference 2020 – bookings are open! New NBN Atlas Systems Developer NBN Trust – 20 years…

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has changed its name to NatureScot as of 24 August 2020. The NatureScot brand aims to position the organisation at the…

Although now beginning its third decade, the National Biodiversity Network Trust doesn’t always seem to enjoy the profile it should. One might be forgiven for…

As part of its 20th anniversary celebrations during 2020, the National Biodiversity Network Trust (NBN Trust) is highlighting the 20 most popular datasets on the NBN Atlas.  Rather…

View Network News August 2020. In this issue: BTO dataset to be updated on the NBN Atlas SBIF Review update New nature experiment The 20…

NERC is inviting eligible research organisations to submit proposals for large scale inter-disciplinary research and innovation funding to provide whole system solutions to major environmental…

As part of its 20th anniversary celebrations during 2020, the National Biodiversity Network Trust (NBN Trust) is highlighting the 20 most popular datasets on the…

Applied Ecology Resources (AER), a new initiative from the British Ecological Society, is a new dynamic repository allowing information on ecological management and environmental resources to be found in one…

As lockdown restrictions are eased, volunteers are being asked to take part in a new study investigating nature connectedness this summer. The project called ‘Nature…

View Network News July 2020. In this issue: NBN Awards – only 2 weeks left to nominate! NBN Conference 2020 – save the date! Trevor…

This year’s NBN Conference was due to be held at The Open University in Milton Keynes on 18 and 19 November. However, as the uncertainty…

While not everyone likes spiders, the British Arachnological Society has got three spider surveys for you to get involved with – and you don’t need…

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…