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.

Using iRecord – a case study
News: https://nbn.org.uk/news/using-irecord-a-case-study/

The Mammal Society explains how it uses iRecord as the central storage system for records submitted to The Mammal Society’s National Mammal Atlas Project.

Recorder Insight – Ian Wallace
News: https://nbn.org.uk/news/recorder-insight-ian-wallace/

For this month's feature, we asked Ian Wallace to share his experience of biological recording.

ALERC Conference 2012 report
News: https://nbn.org.uk/news/alerc-conference-2012-report/

Read the report on ALERC's third annual conference, which took place on 6th November.

OPAL Grants Scheme 2012 – Successful Applicants
News: https://nbn.org.uk/news/opal-grant-scheme-2012-successful-applicants/

The OPAL Grants Scheme aims to help natural history societies and recording schemes grow and flourish.  Find out who the latest grants have been given to.

Recorder Insight – Anne-Marie Smout
News: https://nbn.org.uk/news/recorder-insight-8/

For the next in our Recorder insight feature we hear from Anne-Marie Smout about her “life in biological recording”.