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‘Non-native species: alien invaders or benign newcomers?’ NBN Conference, 20th November 2009 Some people may have wondered why we focused on non-native species this year,…

The stag beetle Lucanus cervus is Britain’s largest terrestrial beetle.  Adult male beetles can reach up to 70mm in length and are easily recognised by…

NBN Technical Seminar – November 2009 On the 19th November the NBN convened a technical conference. The idea behind it was to share news about new developments…

In the year celebrating Darwin’s bicentennary and the 150th anniversary of the publication of The Origin of  Species we have produced The Darwin Guide to…

Twitter is a privately funded startup with offices in the SoMA neighborhood of San Francisco, CA. Started as a side project in March of 2006,…

iSpot (the Biodiversity Observatory) is an online nature community and resource. It aims to connect beginners with a supportive community of experts and fellow enthusiasts.…

On Thursday 1st October 2009 the Association of Local Environmental Records Centres (ALERC) formally launched. After several years of planning, the Association, which is constituted…

The winter issue of NBN News is now available to download.  In this issue read about how to improve the flow of wildlife data, a summary…

The Autumn issue of NBN News is now available to download.  In this issue read about the OPAL Air Survey, how the RSPB are targeting conservation…

Sheffield Hallam University builds courses with professional organisations and employers so they can provide what’s needed in the workplace, and they are always developing more attendance flexibility…

Develop your passion for nature when the new Darwin Centre opens on 15th September. The new Darwin Centre is a state-of-the-art science and collections facility…

The Natural History Museum regrets that the Species Dictionary website is temporarily unavailable due to an equipment upgrade. Meanwhile, taxonomic information is still available through…

A new release (3.3) of the web services has just been released. Please see the Gateway library for information on web services and the Gateway web service client tools for…

The records held by the NBN Gateway reached over 40 million at the start of this month! The 40 millionth record belonged to a bird – the Chiffchaff  (Phylloscopus…

How polluted is the air we breathe? Join the survey being led by our partner OPAL and help our scientists find out more about the way…

From today ladybird recorders will be able to send in records via their mobile phones as part of a new partnership between the Centre for…

Powys Flora Conservation is asking the public to take part in an orchid survey to help find and map 10 species of orchids in Wales.…

  The summer issue of NBN News is now available to download.  In this issue read about OPAL new fund for national recording schemes and natural…

Bird enthusiasts are celebrating in Cornwall after two pairs of choughs successfully raised eight fledglings. The birds, which have black plumage, red legs and a…

As announced in the Spring 2009 issue of NBN News, Big Lottery Fund initiative OPAL is coordinating a dedicated programme of support for local and…