Book your place!
News: https://nbn.org.uk/news/book-your-place/

With just over three weeks to go to the NBN Crowdsourcing Data Capture Summit it's time to book your place and get involved! 

UK biological recording scheme database established
News: https://nbn.org.uk/news/uk-biological-recording-scheme-database-establishe/

The NBN Secretariat is currently building a database of all biological recording schemes and surveys in the UK. Let us know if your scheme needs to be added.

Developing a National Data Flow Pathway for Scotland
News: https://nbn.org.uk/news/developing-a-national-data-flow-pathway-ndfp-for/

The Scottish Biodiversity Information Forum (SBIF) has this year been working on developing a National Data Flow Pathway (NDFP) for Scotland. 

Improving access to biodiversity information and products
News: https://nbn.org.uk/news/improving-access-to-biodiversity-information-and-p/

To help with strategy implementation we would like to hear the views of all NBN Data Contributing Organisations to the NBN Gateway.

A question of Ecology – answers from biological recording
News: https://nbn.org.uk/news/a-question-of-ecology-answers-from-biological-reco/

Rachel Stroud reports on the NFBR 2015 Conference, which this year ran as a joint event with the BES Macroecology Special Interest Group.

Mobilising History
News: https://nbn.org.uk/news/mobilising-history/

The NBN Data Capture Initiative has recently allowed for the Crab Atlas to be digitised in its entirety.  Read more about this exciting project.

Honorary Membership 2014
News: https://nbn.org.uk/news/honorary-membership-2014/

This year, the NBN Trust bestowed Honorary Membership upon two worthy recipients, Dr James Munford and Val Burton.

QGIS – tools for biological recorders
News: https://nbn.org.uk/news/qgis-tools-for-biological-recorders/

Rich Burkmar has created a QGIS plugin tool, which uses NBN Web Services and helps do the things that biological recorders find most useful with GIS.

Derek Yalden (1940-2013)
News: https://nbn.org.uk/news/derek-yalden-1940-2013/

Derek Yalden, who will be known to many NBN colleagues for his publications and research on mammals, has sadly passed away.