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March 2014 marked the end of the most recent contract between the NBN Trust and Defra. Two and half years have passed very quickly and…

The first ever national inventory of wildlife-rich brownfield habitat has been launched on a new interactive website in partnership with Natural England, Buglife, the Invertebrate…

Death's Head Hawk Moth courtesy of Trevor James On 29th April, the Rothamsted Insect Survey (RIS) celebrated its 50th birthday. Current and past staff, volunteers,…

The Asian Shore Crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus) reaches the mainland UK. Two sightings of the non-native Asian shore crab (Hemigrapsus sanguineus) have been recorded in the…

Written by Phil Thomas, Ministry of Justice's Ecology Manager and Principal Ecologist Introduction The Ministry of Justice(MoJ) estate is probably not the first organisation that…

Written by Louise Lund Christensen   (Buzzard and all images c. Dean Bricknell) Since the beginning of March this year, The Wildlife Information Centre (TWIC) has…

Current status The technical team is working on issues relating to the download log and it is currently being tested.  We hope to issue the…

Image: The ‘West Coast Community’ of killer whales – at risk of extinction. Photo by N. Van Geel/HWDT With the United Kingdom’s only known resident…

Stability of the NBN Gateway   Work has been ongoing to improve the stability of the NBN Gateway 5.  We know that mapping speed and…

On his final day as the Chief Executive of the NBN Trust, Dr Jim Munford shares his thoughts on the NBN and his hopes for…

Written by Rachel Stroud, NBN Trust's Data & Liaison Officer Over 95 million records are accessible through the NBN Gateway, but what does this ever…

The Ebbe Nielsen Prize has been awarded annually to a person or team who demonstrates excellence in combining biodiversity informatics and biosystematics research. The €30,000…

“BioBlitz” is a popular format for public participation in biological recording, where members of the public, school groups and volunteers work alongside experienced naturalists, ecologists…

Download the March 2014 NBN eNews.   In this issue: NBN Gateway update and information Interview with Dr Jim Munford, the NBN Trust’s outgoing CEO…

The BIG Challenge of 'do one thing' invites you to add one new biodiversity enhancement to your construction site, development or existing building.   The…

The technical team has discovered an issue in the NBN Gateway 5, which relates to time limited access requests.    The NBN Gateway supports two different…

A groundbreaking new technique analysing DNA traces in water offers hope for the future protection of rare and endangered aquatic species – including Britain’s population…

A new project to protect and celebrate the unique elm heritage of the Sussex coast has been given the green light thanks to a grant…

The Government’s Natural Capital Committee published its second report on 11 March. The Natural Capital Committee was one of the headline commitments in the UK…

Mark the return of Spring by listening out for the cuckoo!   Help in recording what is for many the distinctive sound of Spring –…