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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…

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…

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…

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…

UK Biodiversity Action Reporting System New mapping features The Biodiversity Action Reporting System (BARS) is pleased to announce the launch of exciting new mapping abilities…

Could our newest member be our oldest member? We are delighted to welcome the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union as a new member of the NBN Trust. …

Improved mapping on the NBN Gateway On the 4th April 2011, version 4 of the NBN Gateway was released. The major feature in this release…

Nightjar breeding season surveys in Dumfries and Galloway between 1981 and 2010 (Dumfries and Galloway Nightjar Study Group) The UK population of nightjar declined by…

Data mobilisation workshop report The Wildlife Information Centre ran five ID and data mobilistaion workshops in January and February 2011 with funding from the NBN…

Wildlife of a Garden – A thirty-year story For 30 years, Jennifer Owen recorded all the wildlife in her Leicester garden. Using several trapping and…

Download February eNews Featured in the February 2011 eNews: OPAL climate survey 60 million records Moths Count – update Recording software demo East of England…

Moths Count the end of the beginning (With thanks to Dave Green for the use of this image) The Moths Count project was launched by…

Recording Software Demonstration Day How do you manage and share your records?  MapMate or DMap, Excel or Recorder, BirdTrack or iSpot?  Decisions, decisions!  Recorders from…