Every month, our NBN Atlas Data Team processes new and updated datasets from some of our 200 data partners, across the UK. These contributions – large and small – are what make the NBN Atlas such a powerful resource for conservation, research and decision making.
To showcase the importance of these collaborations, each month we highlight the new and updated datasets. Here, we’re excited to share February’s updates and thanks to our brilliant data partners, the NBN Atlas now holds over 312 million species occurrence records!
Amphibian & Reptile Groups of the UK
➡️ 5,712 new records (Total: 60,892)
Argyll Biological Records Centre
➡️ 15,263 new records (Total: 299,140)
Fungus Conservation Trust
🌟 BRAND NEW Data Partner!
➡️ Fungus Conservation Trust – CATE – 1,661,589 new records
Natural History Museum, London
➡️ 31,362 updated specimen records (Total: 1,236,014)
Outer Hebrides Biological Recording
📈 Fungi & lichens: 110
📈 Invertebrates: 4,702
📈 Otter: 8
📈 INNS: 16
📈 Other vertebrates (excl. birds): 69
📈 Non‑vascular plants & chromists: 305
📈 Phenology survey: 103
➡️ Total records 98,787
RSPB
✨ NEW dataset: Forsinard Flows Protected Species Checks (2018 onwards) – 88 records
Scottish Raptor Monitoring Scheme
➡️ 5,549 breeding raptor records 2003 – 2024 added (Total: 32,931)
Scottish Wildlife Trust
➡️ Scottish Squirrel Database: 21,035 new records (Total: 251,991)
South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre
➡️ 1,244 new records – INNS Data: All Taxa records (Total: 40,958)
The Hunterian, University of Glasgow
✨ NEW dataset: 123 new records – pinned British Culicidae specimen (1899–2023)
The Wildlife Information Centre (TWIC)
✨ 2 NEW datasets
➡️ Midlothian Council Site Surveys – 1,177 records LBS Site Surveys and Site Surveys 2007
Vincent Wildlife Trust
✨ NEW dataset: National Pine Marten Monitoring Programme – 971 records
A huge thank you to all our data partners and to all of the verifiers helping to ensure the quality of the data.
Every dataset strengthens our collective understanding of UK biodiversity and helps support better conservation decisions.
Interested in sharing your data with the NBN Atlas? We’d love to talk!
You can find a map and list showing all of our data partners on the NBN Atlas.