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Explaining range changes: from county to continent. A workshop held at BRC Wallingford, 7 May 2011  National recording schemes and societies were particularly well represented…

Neighbourhood watch scheme launched as wildlife charities challenge a prickly problem: the decline of UK hedgehogs A three year campaign to save Britain’s declining hedgehog…

New ponds powered by the NBN The BAP Species Map, recently updated to provide information on 101 of our rarest and most threatened pond-associated species,…

The Species Dictionary service, managed by the Natural History Museum, is one of 16 projects which have received an award (of up to €5,000) from…

When I was a young bird-watcher, I was fascinated by – and envious of – the exploits of the 19th Century travelling naturalists and their…

Scarborough Bioblitz: 585 species and counting… Temperatures soared and so did the species count during the Scarborough Bioblitz last weekend!  On the 2nd, 3rd and…

Vote for OPAL today, we need you! OPAL (Open Air Laboratories) is through to the semi-finals of The National Lottery Awards 2011 and needs your…

Calling the Interactive Map Tool by URL The NBN Gateway Interactive Map Tool contains a facility to set up maps by URL. These URLs allow…

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…

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…