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My name is Keiron Derek Brown and I am a biological recorder. Until 3 years ago I had submitted the odd record here and there,…

The Scottish Wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) is one of our most endangered mammals and our only remaining native cat. It urgently needs action to save…

The Nature Intelligence Unit is an open innovation project seeking to engage wider audiences in nature based citizen science. The project has hatched through a…

Can advances in the use of DNA technologies provide solutions for biodiversity assessment, conservation and environmental protection? David Matthews, a consultant, has launched a survey…

In November 2015 Ben Brown opened our survey on recorders and their motivations, and the response rate since then has been overwhelming! Thanks to the…

David Fenwick was the winner of the first ever David Robertson adult award, part of the UK Awards for Biological Recording and Information Sharing, as…

Written by Mike Waller I refuse to draw attention to how little time we have left – it simply makes me sad. But unfortunately it’s…

View NBN eNews February 2016. In this issue: Climate opportunists: a threat to UK biodiversity and ecosystems? NFBR and BRC Conference NBN Secretariat out ‘n’…

Written by Katy Potts, Identification Trainers for the Future trainee Well, where has the time gone? I’m excited but somewhat thoughtful about giving you the final…

Written by Dr. Paul Jepson, Course Director, MSc Biodiversity, Conservation & Management, University of Oxford The roll out of computing as a utility and rapid rise of smartphone…

A milestone in continued commitment to open data and data licencing In September 2015 the NBN Gateway was equipped with the ability to hold data…

View NBN eNews January 2016. In this issue: Environmental Records Information Centre North East – small grants 2015 NBN Conference feedback BBC Wildlife promotes youth…

James McCulloch was the winner of the first ever Gilbert White youth award, part of the UK Awards for Biological Recording and Information Sharing, as…

NBN Trust Patron, Lord Selborne spoke at the Lord's World Biodiversity Debate on the 24th November, where he talked about the NBN and Atlas of Living Scotland (see…

Written by Dr. Sarah Phillips, Research Leader Digital Collections, Kew Herbarium The Herbarium at Kew houses an estimated 140-185,000 dried plant specimens of the UK flora. …

Written by Ella Vogel (NBN Secretariat) & David Roy (Biological Records Centre) The Consultants Portal has surpassed its target of having 20,000 records uploaded by…

Written by Dr J Patrick Doody, Brampton Parish In 2013/2014 a two year project began with the aim of providing a comprehensive description of the Parish…

The 2015 NBN Conference was attended by over 170 delegates and was held over two days for the first time ever.  It also moved away…

Atkins, one of the world's most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies, has published a collection of papers that demonstrates how they help clients meet…

Written by Anthony Roach So, you last heard from the ID Trainers with Mike Waller as we were close to finishing Phase 2 of the…