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The OPAL Grants Scheme aims to help natural history societies and recording schemes grow and flourish.  To date grants totaling £175,000 have been distributed to over…

Following extensive consultation with data providers and users, a new system of data access controls for the NBN Gateway will be released in October 2012. …

An increasing number of online recording websites and apps are becoming linked to iRecord for centralised verification, generating a large volume of data from a…

There have been changes to the NFBR newsletter. Firstly, Carolyn Steele stepped down as editor at the NFBR AGM earlier this year, after producing the newsletter for…

BSBI SCIENTIFIC OFFICER Applications for the post of Scientific Officer Closing date for applications: 17th August 2012 The Botanical Society of the British Isles wishes…

Download July 2012 eNews In this month's issue: iRecord launched NBN Conference programme confirmed and bookings open Update on data access controls ALERC – LERC…

My early encounters with the marine environment would most certainly have taken place during family holidays, when as a child I would happily forage in…

July 2nd saw the official launch of Local Record Centre accreditation, with LERCs now being invited to express their intention to apply for basic level…

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published a new ‘Guide to the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR)’ to help public authorities better understand how to apply…

Using Citizen Science to survey farmland insects. Citizen science programmes are a useful tool in increasing public interest in biological recording and native wildlife, but…

In the 60 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, mammal populations in Britain have undergone many changes.  While some furry royal subjects such as rabbits…

Planning for a healthy environment – good practice guidance for green infrastructure and biodiversity The planning system in England has undergone fundamental change through the…

Key Features Record all the wildlife you see Securely store and keep track of your records Benefit from automatic data checks and review by experts…

Opportunities for working with Natural England Invitation to Tender for Biological Recording in the Voluntary Sector (Project 2) This tender relates to developing the skills…

The world’s first smartphone game designed to help save bumblebees has just been released. Pooter! is a new smartphone game designed to help Britain’s bumblebees – which…

Download June 2012 eNews In this month's issue: Species Dictionary – staff changes Nature Improvement Area layers on NBN Gateway Scottish Natural Heritage Zones added to…

The Species Dictionary is now under new management as Charles Hussey retired from the Natural History Museum at the end of June. Charles was in…

The third annual Name a species competition is now underway, with the aim of finding a common name for 10 amazing but little-known British species. A…

Nature Improvement Areas were a flagship policy contained in last year’s Natural Environment White Paper ‘The Natural Choice’ which set out aims to improve the…

In response to requests from data users, Scottish Natural Heritage added a new geographic dataset to the NBN Gateway in May.  The SNH Natural Heritage Futures…