City Nature Challenge 2025 – results are in!
The National Biodiversity Network (10 June 2025) have shared the results of The City Nature Challenge which took place between Friday 25 April and Monday 28 April 2025. There were 669 cities in 62 countries on 6 continents participating!
Nominate a young person who is making a difference for nature – deadline extended!
Do you know a young person (between the ages of 11 and 20 years old) who records wildlife and is making a difference, increasing our understanding of nature in the UK? Then nominate them for this NBN Award! NBN Young Person’s Award 2025 is open to individuals aged between 11 and [...]
Wildlife Detectives needed for spring mammal survey
Volunteers across the UK are being asked by People's Trust for Endangered Species to become ‘wildlife detectives’ this spring by searching their gardens, parks and other urban green spaces for wild mammals and recording their findings online. Find out more NBN network news April 2025.
City Nature Challenge is back!
The 2025 City Nature Challenge is taking place between Friday 25 April and Monday 28 April and this year a record number of UK cities are taking part. This includes 3 cities in Scotland. Read more to find out whether your city is involved and how to participate. Find out [...]
Spotted a hog?
NBN share this citizen science study that aims to test the potential of using data obtained from privately owned camera traps for monitoring hedgehogs and estimating their density. The study starts in May 2025 and images will need to be uploaded to MammalWeb. Find out more NBN network news April [...]
NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording – deadline 21 April to nominate!
Nominate someone or a group dedicated to recording wildlife in one of seven Award categories before it's too late! One category includes the NBN Young Person’s Award 2025 (open to individuals aged 11-20) Find out more NBN network news April 2025.
Recording wildlife – how to get involved
Would you like to record wildlife, either in your own garden or when you are out and about? Here are some handy online tools: In the UK, iNaturalistUK and iRecord record across all wildlife groups. These two sites work in different ways, but records added to either system are available [...]
