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The national builders’ merchant, Jewson, is the first major national company to sign-up to Hedgehog Street’s  ‘Hedgehog Friendly Fencing’ campaign, which was launched in July.…

On the 20 October, the Natural History Consortium announced the results of EuroBioBlitz 2023. During the 48 hours of EuroBioBlitz, 64,397 records of wildlife were made on…

The Belgian-built GBIF Alert system – a flexible open-source system for notifying users about the availability of new occurrence records through GBIF – has won…

The NBN Trust is thrilled and excited that Butterfly Conservation has recently made over 46 million records of UK butterflies and moths publicly available on…

View Network News – October 2023. In this issue: NBN Conference – more speakers confirmed NBN Trust Annual Impact Report 2022/23 State of Nature 2023 Major…

Citizen science continues to make a substantial contribution to a wide variety of scientific disciplines by allowing the public to be involved in activities like…

Nature projects to revive England’s endangered species have been awarded £14.5m of funding by Natural England. Water voles in London and crayfish in North Yorkshire…

A two-part policy report by the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change describes the impacts of biodiversity loss on land and oceans for human health…

A new GBIF task group will address the urgent need for improved access to better data and information on invasive alien species in response to…

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has published the results of its four-year Assessment on Invasive Alien Species and their Control.…

Soon after the announcement that iNaturalist had become an independent non-profit organisation in July, it has now received a generous $10 million grant from the…

Landmark report shows UK wildlife’s devastating decline. World-leading study, State of Nature, finds no let-up in the decline of our wildlife, with one in six species…

View Network News – September 2023. In this issue: Speakers announced – book now for the NBN Conference 2023! Record roadkill sightings this autumn INNS…

Nature is in trouble, and we know that young people and educators want to act and make a difference for the planet. From Wednesday 4…

Wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is calling for volunteers to record any sightings of roadkill via a free app, in a bid to aid…

The new app and website for reporting sightings, surveys and management of invasive non-native species (INNS) in England, Wales and Scotland has launched. INNS Mapper…

View Network News – August 2023. In this issue: NBN Conference bookings are open! New NBN Trust team member iNaturalist updates The EuroBioBlitz is back!…

Plant biosecurity refers to measures that aim to prevent the introduction and spread of pests and pathogens via trade and natural pathways that pose potential…

People’s Trust for Endangered Species is inviting scientific researchers and conservationists in the UK and around the world to apply for funding for work that…

National Lottery Community Fund announces new strategy and funding The National Lottery Community Fund, the UK’s largest community funder, has revealed its new strategy and…