In our monthly data sharing news, we are pleased to highlight the following new or updated datasets, which have contributed to an amazing 385,172,558 species occurrences now being shared on the NBN Atlas!
📊 New data resources
Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland
🌱 Plant Atlas 2020 – vascular plant and charophyte 10 x 10 km grid square locations, subdivided by survey period, up to 2019 – 6,342,329 new records
🌱 Plant Atlas 2020 – vascular plant and charophyte 2 x 2 km grid square locations, subdivided by survey period, up to 2019 – 21,873,223 new records
🔄 Updated data resources
Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland
BSBI data from several English counties, up to 2018 – 19,218,615 new or updated records. Total for this data resource = 29,061,032
Other BSBI Scottish data up to 2018 – 2,862,806 new or updated records. Total for this data resource = 8,730,445
BSBI data on the NBN Atlas – total records = 69,181,656
Bat Conservation Trust
NBMP Sunset-Sunrise Survey – 2,688 new and updated records. Total for this data resource = 11,301.
BCT records on NBN Atlas – total records = 237,651
Fife Nature Records Centre
Fife Nature Records Centre Combined Dataset – 108,208 new and updated records. Total for this data resource = 453,677
Fife Nature Records Centre records on NBN Atlas – total records = 455,441
Fungus Conservation Trust
Fungus Conservation Trust – CATE – 2,891 new records. Total for this data resource and total records on NBN Atlas = 1,664,480
MammalWeb
MammalWeb records Non-Commercial (pre-2024) – 962 new or updated records. Total for this data resource = 104,874
MammalWeb records (post-2024) – 14,121 new or updated records. Total for this data resource = 172,264
MammalWeb records on NBN Atlas – Total records = 277,138
Natural History Museum, London
Collection Specimens – 2,796 new or updated records
Natural History Museum, London records on NBN Atlas – Total for this data resource and total records on NBN Atlas = 1,231,071
People’s Trust for Endangered Species
National Dormouse Database (NDD) – 2,211 new or updated records. Total for this data resource = 43,249.
People’s Trust for Endangered Species records on NBN Atlas – Total records = 507,428
West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre
INNS Data: All Taxa (West Wales) – 6,422 new or updated records. Total for this data resource = 35,837
Mammal Records (West Wales) – 3,163 new or updated records. Total for this data resource = 51,777
WWBIC records on NBN Atlas – Total records = 320,390
🤝 Welcoming new data partners
The Species Recovery Trust
Species Recovery Trust UK 2025 plant and insect records – 362 new records on NBN Atlas
A dataset of insect and plant records collected by Species Recovery Trust staff and volunteers during 2025 as part of its rare species programmes.
UK BIOSCAN
UK BIOSCAN DNA-derived occurrence records 2019-2025 United Kingdom – 280,491 new records on NBN Atlas
UK BIOSCAN is a large-scale individual specimen DNA barcoding initiative coordinated by the Wellcome Sanger Institute as part of the global BIOSCAN programme. The dataset comprises COI (cytochrome c oxidase subunit I) barcode sequences generated from individual macroinvertebrate specimens collected across the United Kingdom, primarily using Malaise traps deployed at partner sites spanning a range of habitats.
Thank you!
A huge thank you to all our data partners and to the dedicated verifiers who ensure the quality of these records. Every new dataset strengthens our collective understanding of UK biodiversity and supports better conservation decisions.
If you’re interested in sharing your data with the NBN Atlas, we’d love to hear from you!
Explore our full list and map of data partners on the NBN Atlas.