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.
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 [...]
Study on nature experience and pro-conservation action in teenagers and adults
Read this German study (March 2025): From nature experience to pro-conservation action: How generational amnesia and declining nature-relatedness shape behaviour intentions of adolescents and adults. This study examined urban green area visit frequency, nature-relatedness, identification skills and familiarity with species (plants, birds and butterflies) and pro-conservation behaviour intentions in adolescents [...]
Healthier Cities and Communities through Public Spaces
Green and open public spaces are essential to fostering the health and well-being of urban areas and their communities. This UN-Habitat resource offers a comprehensive resource for urban planners, local authorities, and municipal governments.
Climate change could overwhelm our sewers – here’s how green infrastructure could help
Cities need to find new ways to handle rainwater, especially in the face of climate change. This article in The Conversation (17 December 2024) describes how green infrastructure offers a way to tackle this challenge.
Nature Towns and Cities
Catch up on Nature Towns and Cities introductory webinars – these covered a huge range of topics and case studies from across the UK showing the role nature can play in creating happier, healthier urban communities.
Trees Myth-busting: A Resource
This NHS Forest document seeks to dispel, with evidence and links to widely available information, some common myths about tree planting. It also shares why trees are a critical part of our infrastructure and how they benefit us.
Can urban areas benefit pollinators?
Read Happy Urbanites posted on Scottish Pollinators (30 September 2024) to find out.
