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!
The power of wildlife recording – a volunteer’s story
Watch Liz's story for inspiration. Do you know someone who is passionate about recording? Don’t forget to nominate them for the annual NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording. The NBN welcome all nominations. There are seven categories, but nominations are particularly needed for the Young Person, Verifier, Terrestrial and Marine categories
iNaturalistUK video for schools and educators
Specifically developed for schools and educators, a new iNaturalistUK video showcasing the purpose and great user features of the iNaturalist app and website for recording wildlife is now available. This has been developed by the National Education Nature Park and the NBN Trust. In Scotland, you could do this alongside [...]
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.
NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2025
The 2025 NBN Awards are now open for nominations! Nominating someone for an Award couldn’t be easier – just answer three or four simple questions. The seven Award categories were hugely popular in 2024, so who will you nominate this year? Categories include NBN Young Person’s Award 2025 (open to individuals [...]
Recording wildlife – how to get involved
If you would like to become actively involved in recording wildlife, either in your own garden or when you are out and about, there are many ways in which you can join in. In the UK there are a number of tools available to record wildlife. Two of the most [...]
What is biological recording? A handy guidance note.
This free Biological Recording Guidance note, shared by the Field Studies Council, explains what biological recording is and why it is important. This may be particularly useful for secondary students and teachers and to support Citizen Science activities.
