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A family of five beavers and a beaver pair have been released at two sites on Loch Beinn a Mheadhoin in the Glen Affric National…

Over 25 years of citizen science data provides exceptional resource for flagship species. Data from a long-running citizen science survey is being used in the…

Communicate is the UK’s leading annual conference for environmental communicators. Running since 2004, it brings together a diverse group of delegates each year to develop…

Between 2009 and 2025 BRISC (Biological Recording in Scotland) provided bursaries for taxonomic training to people all over Scotland. This work was done alongside the…

LicheN is a new mobile app developed by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) that uses lichens to measure the effects of atmospheric…

The Biological Recording Company is collaborating with the British Mycological Society (BMS) to assess how fungal records submitted to The Fungal Records Database of Britain and…

A big thank you to CIEEM for a day that joined the dots from source-to-sea policy to hands-on restoration. As excellently described in the keynote…

Written by Julie Bunt, DASSH Senior Data Officer, the UK Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data Further progress was made towards the development of a Digital…

Written by Martin Harvey, UKCEH Biological Records Centre  The UKCEH Biological Records Centre (BRC) maintains iRecord and the underlying Indicia software that is used by…

View Network News – October 2025 In this issue: NBN Conference – Programme complete! NBN Atlas Strategy 2025-2030 launched NBN Trust welcomes IQUW Group as…

Yellow-seeded false pimpernel (Lindernia dubia) is new to Great Britain (GB) and was detected in Pulborough, West Sussex, earlier this year. This species is an…

Funding for projects that have a positive impact on communities, people or the environment (UK) The Matthew Good Foundation has opened the next round of…

The NBN Trust is excited to share the NBN Atlas Strategy 2025-2030.   In this strategy, we outline our ambitions for our flagship initiative, the…

GBIF and geographic information system (GIS) technology leader Esri have launched a new partnership to facilitate the direct integration of GBIF-mediated biodiversity data with Esri’s suite…

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…