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Garth Foster kicks off our new feature on biological recorders.  Read his article in the Features section

Recording Water Beetles – The Long Haul The first diary I’ve allowed myself to keep starts on 22 January 1961, when I was 17. Most…

Advice for Consultants on sharing data The London and South-East Local Record Centre Forum has recently written guidance for environmental consultants on sharing data. The…

Download May eNews In this issue which coincides with International Day for Biological Diversity on 22nd May: NBN Record Cleaner Recorder insight New OPAL survey launches…

First ever survey of England’s traditional orchards from the air Taking a bird’s eye view of England’s traditional orchards has enabled conservationists to put one…

OPAL Bugs Count Crawlies aren’t creepy!  Invertebrates are a fascinating and vital part of our wildlife. With the ever increasing spread of towns and cities,…

Read all about the newly released NBN Record Cleaner, which is also the latest addition to the NBN Guidebooks.  Find out all the information here

What’s in your pond? As the weather warms up, and the frogs are spawning, Pond Conservation has launched its 2011 Big Pond Dip. Now entering…

Carry the forest in your pocket with new ForestXplorer iPhone app Forestry Commission England has launched a free iPhone app to find your local woodland,…

Download April eNews In this issue: ALERC accreditation pilot scheme New NBN Trust Business Administrator Explore the new interactive map with YouTube iSpot dataset is…

Records keep growing The latest Gateway update has taken the total number of records available to 64,002,475.  The total is rising steadily and has inceased…

Bob Saville Award A brand new annual award has been created by The Wildlife Information Centre to recognise special, individual contributions to the recording of…

The future of biological recording in Britain The annual conference of the National Federation for Biological Recording Filton, Bristol, 7-8 April 2011 This was always…

We reported on the new Gateway upgrade at the beginning of the month.  Have you tried the new functions and mapping facilities yet?  If you’re…

A new campaign has launched to save our rainforests through our power as consumers A new awareness and fundraising campaign that aims to use social…

Website allows you to see and contribute to the species’ photos and records for Leicestershire and Rutland Nature Spot is the website in question and…

ARCH Kent Wildlife Habitat Survey The Kent Wildlife Habitat Survey aims to improve ways in which key species and natural habitats are maintained, restored and…

Download the March 2011 eNews. Featured in the March eNews: New Gateway version release Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union joins the NBN Trust HLF Consultation The Willdife…

iSpot data loaded onto the Gateway The first iSpot dataset loaded onto the Gateway comprises records of shieldbugs and allied species uploaded to the iSpot…

Local Record Centres Accreditation Pilot project ALERC (Association of Local Environmental Records Centres) has successfully completed a pilot project to create and trial an accreditation…