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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…

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…

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…

The Biodiversity Action Reporting System (BARS) is a web based information system to support the conservation community. It will help you find out where practical…

Dr. Bob Bloomfield has been awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday honours list.  The Head of Special Projects and Innovation at the Natural History…

The search box appears on the top right of every page on the NBN and NBN Gateway websites.  If you enter a species' name then it…

Opportunities for working with Natural England Closing date for tenders was noon on 20th June 2012.  Tenders are now closed The Invitation to Tender for…

Download the May 2012 eNews. In this issue: 75 million records now on the NBN Gateway Data access controls consultation – outcome iSpot’s 100,000th observation…

Data Access Controls Review: outcome of consultation and plans for implementation Over the past six months, the NBN Trust has been consulting with data providers…