NBN Trust: National Biodiversity Network Trust
@nbntrust.bsky.social
Our mission - "making data work for nature". Our vision - "nature thriving everywhere, in all its diversity".
www.nbn.org.uk - main website
https://nbnatlas.org/ - search 312 million+ UK wildlife records
https://uk.inaturalist.org - record wildlife
www.nbn.org.uk - main website
https://nbnatlas.org/ - search 312 million+ UK wildlife records
https://uk.inaturalist.org - record wildlife
We're delighted to be involved in this project, which is helping to show the power of biodiversity data.
Enter the SPHERE/ @nbntrust.bsky.social biodiversity forecast challenge! Show us what you can do with the amazing NBN Atlas data, and have real-world impacts on how we carry out biodiversity monitoring.
Find out more (nbn.org.uk/news/sphere-...) and enter (github.com/SPHERE-PPL/N...)
Find out more (nbn.org.uk/news/sphere-...) and enter (github.com/SPHERE-PPL/N...)
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October 1, 2026 at 5:23 PM
We're delighted to be involved in this project, which is helping to show the power of biodiversity data.
Reminder: The NBN Forum will be taken offline permanently tomorrow, 30 September. nbn.org.uk/news/nbn-for...
Future updates will be on the NBN Trust website and in Network News.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Forum over the years. 💚
Future updates will be on the NBN Trust website and in Network News.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Forum over the years. 💚
September 29, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Reminder: The NBN Forum will be taken offline permanently tomorrow, 30 September. nbn.org.uk/news/nbn-for...
Future updates will be on the NBN Trust website and in Network News.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Forum over the years. 💚
Future updates will be on the NBN Trust website and in Network News.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Forum over the years. 💚
NBN Atlas data updates - the NBN Atlas now holds 387+ million species occurrence records covering more than 53,000 species across the UK. Huge thanks to all our 195 data partners and dedicated verifiers. Every record shared helps build a better understanding of UK biodiversity - www.nbnatlas.org
September 22, 2026 at 2:22 PM
NBN Atlas data updates - the NBN Atlas now holds 387+ million species occurrence records covering more than 53,000 species across the UK. Huge thanks to all our 195 data partners and dedicated verifiers. Every record shared helps build a better understanding of UK biodiversity - www.nbnatlas.org
We're recruiting for two roles:
• Head of Data & Digital
• Trustee to the Board – Chair of the Finance & Audit Committee. nbn.org.uk/tag/job-vaca...
The Head of Data & Digital role is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund and thanks to National Lottery players.
• Head of Data & Digital
• Trustee to the Board – Chair of the Finance & Audit Committee. nbn.org.uk/tag/job-vaca...
The Head of Data & Digital role is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund and thanks to National Lottery players.
September 16, 2026 at 3:40 PM
We're recruiting for two roles:
• Head of Data & Digital
• Trustee to the Board – Chair of the Finance & Audit Committee. nbn.org.uk/tag/job-vaca...
The Head of Data & Digital role is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund and thanks to National Lottery players.
• Head of Data & Digital
• Trustee to the Board – Chair of the Finance & Audit Committee. nbn.org.uk/tag/job-vaca...
The Head of Data & Digital role is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund and thanks to National Lottery players.
We're delighted to announce that 24 individuals and organisations have been shortlisted as finalists in the NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2026! Read all about them here - bit.ly/NBNawardsfin... Winners and highly commended nominees will be announced at NBN Conference, 19 November in Leeds.
September 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
We're delighted to announce that 24 individuals and organisations have been shortlisted as finalists in the NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2026! Read all about them here - bit.ly/NBNawardsfin... Winners and highly commended nominees will be announced at NBN Conference, 19 November in Leeds.
Fantastic shot!
👀 iNaturalist Observation of the Month 📷
This stunning moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) was spotted off St Abbs Head, Scotland by Max Carter. Bonus points for the curious little fish peeking into the second photo! 👀🐟
Share your sightings: https://uk.inaturalist.org #iNaturalist
@thembauk.bsky.social
This stunning moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) was spotted off St Abbs Head, Scotland by Max Carter. Bonus points for the curious little fish peeking into the second photo! 👀🐟
Share your sightings: https://uk.inaturalist.org #iNaturalist
@thembauk.bsky.social
September 2, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Fantastic shot!
We're celebrating our 26 year anniversary! Since 2000, we've been bringing people and organisations together to make data work for nature. Thanks to the wildlife recorders, volunteers, citizen scientists, experts and organisations who collect, share, verify and use biodiversity data. www.nbn.org.uk
August 25, 2026 at 3:27 PM
We're celebrating our 26 year anniversary! Since 2000, we've been bringing people and organisations together to make data work for nature. Thanks to the wildlife recorders, volunteers, citizen scientists, experts and organisations who collect, share, verify and use biodiversity data. www.nbn.org.uk
🌿Bookings for the NBN Conference 2026 are open!
📅 Thursday 19 November 2026
📍 Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds
This year's theme is: Nature as National Resilience: turning biodiversity data into action for people, place and a changing climate.
Will you be joining us? 👉 bit.ly/4wEFFmi
📅 Thursday 19 November 2026
📍 Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds
This year's theme is: Nature as National Resilience: turning biodiversity data into action for people, place and a changing climate.
Will you be joining us? 👉 bit.ly/4wEFFmi
August 18, 2026 at 3:44 PM
🌿Bookings for the NBN Conference 2026 are open!
📅 Thursday 19 November 2026
📍 Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds
This year's theme is: Nature as National Resilience: turning biodiversity data into action for people, place and a changing climate.
Will you be joining us? 👉 bit.ly/4wEFFmi
📅 Thursday 19 November 2026
📍 Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds
This year's theme is: Nature as National Resilience: turning biodiversity data into action for people, place and a changing climate.
Will you be joining us? 👉 bit.ly/4wEFFmi
We're recruiting - NBN Trust Vacancy – Head of Finance & Operations. This is a senior and pivotal role acting as the CEO’s trusted strategic and operational partner on finance, governance, people systems, risk and organisational operations. Is that you? Deadline - 19 August bit.ly/4hSPUPX
August 6, 2026 at 8:05 AM
We're recruiting - NBN Trust Vacancy – Head of Finance & Operations. This is a senior and pivotal role acting as the CEO’s trusted strategic and operational partner on finance, governance, people systems, risk and organisational operations. Is that you? Deadline - 19 August bit.ly/4hSPUPX
NBN Trust Impact Report highlights 2025/26 achievements and 25 years of making data work for nature. Thanks to: members, funders, data providers, recorders and verifiers. Your support helps ensure biodiversity data informs better decisions for nature.
#NatureData nbn.org.uk/tools-and-re...
#NatureData nbn.org.uk/tools-and-re...
July 30, 2026 at 1:37 PM
NBN Trust Impact Report highlights 2025/26 achievements and 25 years of making data work for nature. Thanks to: members, funders, data providers, recorders and verifiers. Your support helps ensure biodiversity data informs better decisions for nature.
#NatureData nbn.org.uk/tools-and-re...
#NatureData nbn.org.uk/tools-and-re...
🦋 Help nature – Big Butterfly Count is 17 July – 9 August.
☀️Spend 15 minutes counting butterflies/moths
🏡Record sightings anywhere you see them
Run by @savebutterflies.bsky.social - valued member and data partner of the NBN Trust - they have 47m+ records on NBN Atlas! nbn.org.uk/event/big-bu...
☀️Spend 15 minutes counting butterflies/moths
🏡Record sightings anywhere you see them
Run by @savebutterflies.bsky.social - valued member and data partner of the NBN Trust - they have 47m+ records on NBN Atlas! nbn.org.uk/event/big-bu...
July 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM
🦋 Help nature – Big Butterfly Count is 17 July – 9 August.
☀️Spend 15 minutes counting butterflies/moths
🏡Record sightings anywhere you see them
Run by @savebutterflies.bsky.social - valued member and data partner of the NBN Trust - they have 47m+ records on NBN Atlas! nbn.org.uk/event/big-bu...
☀️Spend 15 minutes counting butterflies/moths
🏡Record sightings anywhere you see them
Run by @savebutterflies.bsky.social - valued member and data partner of the NBN Trust - they have 47m+ records on NBN Atlas! nbn.org.uk/event/big-bu...
Very sad to see this. We were there from the start, promoting iSpot, which was ahead of its time. Thanks for the collaboration over the years @jwsilvertown.bsky.social and Janice and Mike.
@openuniversity.bsky.social @inaturalist.bsky.social @nbntrust.bsky.social jonathansilvertown.com/blog/ispot
A personal history of iSpot -Jonathan Silvertown
iSpotnature.org, a pioneer in crowdsourcing the identification of species, has closed after 18y. I reflect on what we achieved and learned and where we failed.
jonathansilvertown.com
June 17, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Very sad to see this. We were there from the start, promoting iSpot, which was ahead of its time. Thanks for the collaboration over the years @jwsilvertown.bsky.social and Janice and Mike.
📢Advance notice - we will be carrying out some essential maintenance work on the NBN Atlas between 07:00am - 08:45am BST on Wed 24 June. During this time, the NBN Atlas and all the country Atlases will be unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
June 17, 2026 at 11:49 AM
📢Advance notice - we will be carrying out some essential maintenance work on the NBN Atlas between 07:00am - 08:45am BST on Wed 24 June. During this time, the NBN Atlas and all the country Atlases will be unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
We will be carrying out essential maintenance work on the NBN Atlas between 07:00am - 08:45am BST on Tuesday 9 June. During this time, the NBN Atlas will be unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. You'll be able to use the NBN Atlas as normal before and after this time - nbnatlas.org
June 2, 2026 at 1:42 PM
We will be carrying out essential maintenance work on the NBN Atlas between 07:00am - 08:45am BST on Tuesday 9 June. During this time, the NBN Atlas will be unavailable. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. You'll be able to use the NBN Atlas as normal before and after this time - nbnatlas.org
And today is the last day to nominate, so please get your entries in before it's too late!
Time is running out to celebrate those who are strengthening our understanding of the UK’s natural world. Nominate a #Wildlife recorder for the @nbntrust.bsky.social #NBNawards26 before 18 May. Just answer a few simple questions in the 7 Award categories bit.ly/NBNawards26n... @nbntrust.bsky.social
Nominations for the NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2026 - National Biodiversity Network
Nominations for the NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2026 Through these Awards, the NBN Trust: National Biodiversity Network Trust, recognises … Continued
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May 18, 2026 at 8:21 AM
And today is the last day to nominate, so please get your entries in before it's too late!
Time's running out to celebrate the individuals and groups who are strengthening our understanding of the UK’s natural world. Nominate a #Wildlife recorder for the #NBNawards26 before 18 May. Just answer 3-4 questions in the 7 Award categories. Great prizes to be won too! bit.ly/NBNawards26n...
May 11, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Time's running out to celebrate the individuals and groups who are strengthening our understanding of the UK’s natural world. Nominate a #Wildlife recorder for the #NBNawards26 before 18 May. Just answer 3-4 questions in the 7 Award categories. Great prizes to be won too! bit.ly/NBNawards26n...
And there are some fabulous prizes to be won too!
Time is running out to celebrate those who are strengthening our understanding of the UK’s natural world. Nominate a #Wildlife recorder for the @nbntrust.bsky.social #NBNawards26 before 18th May. Just answer a few simple questions in the 7 Award categories https://bit.ly/NBNawards26nominations
May 11, 2026 at 9:39 AM
And there are some fabulous prizes to be won too!
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Time is running out to celebrate those who are strengthening our understanding of the UK’s natural world. Nominate a #Wildlife recorder for the @nbntrust.bsky.social #NBNawards26 before 18th May. Just answer a few simple questions in the 7 Award categories https://bit.ly/NBNawards26nominations
May 11, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Time is running out to celebrate those who are strengthening our understanding of the UK’s natural world. Nominate a #Wildlife recorder for the @nbntrust.bsky.social #NBNawards26 before 18th May. Just answer a few simple questions in the 7 Award categories https://bit.ly/NBNawards26nominations
There are some great prizes to be won too!
#WildlifeRecording is vital for #ConservationUK. Who are your recording heroes? Nominate them for @nbntrust.bsky.social #NBNawards26 7 categories: https://bit.ly/NBNawards26nominations Deadline-18th May. @nbntrust.bsky.social
May 8, 2026 at 9:34 AM
There are some great prizes to be won too!
We did it–thank you! 💚 With your support, we exceeded our #EarthRaise target, raising £21,423! Huge thanks to our supporters, NBN Atlas users & bsky.app/profile/west... Every donation makes a big difference, so if you missed Earth Raise but still want to donate, thank you! nbn.org.uk/product/dona...
April 30, 2026 at 1:59 PM
We did it–thank you! 💚 With your support, we exceeded our #EarthRaise target, raising £21,423! Huge thanks to our supporters, NBN Atlas users & bsky.app/profile/west... Every donation makes a big difference, so if you missed Earth Raise but still want to donate, thank you! nbn.org.uk/product/dona...
Just one day left to support our small charity's campaign to reach our target. Double donations end 12 noon 29 April. Please help us get to £20,000? It's an amazing opportunity to support the development and improvement of the NBN Atlas, with 335+ million species records! Thank you bit.ly/4eytVvZ
April 28, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Just one day left to support our small charity's campaign to reach our target. Double donations end 12 noon 29 April. Please help us get to £20,000? It's an amazing opportunity to support the development and improvement of the NBN Atlas, with 335+ million species records! Thank you bit.ly/4eytVvZ
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Do you know a young person (11-20) who records wildlife and is making an impression on those around them through their dedication and enthusiasm? If so you should nominate them for the NBN Young Person’s Award. bit.ly/NBNawards26n... Deadline 18 May #NBNawards26 #YouthInNature @nbntrust.bsky.social
Nominations for the NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2026 - National Biodiversity Network
Nominations for the NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2026 Through these Awards, the NBN Trust: National Biodiversity Network Trust, recognises … Continued
bit.ly
April 23, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Do you know a young person (11-20) who records wildlife and is making an impression on those around them through their dedication and enthusiasm? If so you should nominate them for the NBN Young Person’s Award. bit.ly/NBNawards26n... Deadline 18 May #NBNawards26 #YouthInNature @nbntrust.bsky.social
Nature needs evidence - your donation makes it possible. The NBN Trust plays a critical role in nature’s recovery, powering the UK’s wildlife data via the NBN Atlas (335m records, 51k+ species). Please support us and donate by 12 noon 29 April to double your impact: bit.ly/4eytVvZ #EarthRaise
April 25, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Nature needs evidence - your donation makes it possible. The NBN Trust plays a critical role in nature’s recovery, powering the UK’s wildlife data via the NBN Atlas (335m records, 51k+ species). Please support us and donate by 12 noon 29 April to double your impact: bit.ly/4eytVvZ #EarthRaise
🌍 24-27 April is City Nature Challenge. Citizen science has a vital role in #NatureData Help us ensure this and all data flows to the NBN Atlas as we’re raising funds to do this and keep NBN Atlas stable, secure and improving. Donations made before 12 noon, 29 April are doubled 💚
👉 bit.ly/4eytVvZ
👉 bit.ly/4eytVvZ
April 23, 2026 at 2:30 PM
🌍 24-27 April is City Nature Challenge. Citizen science has a vital role in #NatureData Help us ensure this and all data flows to the NBN Atlas as we’re raising funds to do this and keep NBN Atlas stable, secure and improving. Donations made before 12 noon, 29 April are doubled 💚
👉 bit.ly/4eytVvZ
👉 bit.ly/4eytVvZ
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Fantastic opportunity to double the impact of your donation
#Nature #Biodiversity #UK #Wildlife #Conservation #CitizenScience #Science #Data #NBNAtlas #Volunteer #Marine #ocean #coast
#Nature #Biodiversity #UK #Wildlife #Conservation #CitizenScience #Science #Data #NBNAtlas #Volunteer #Marine #ocean #coast
Our #EarthRaise campaign is live! From now until noon 29 April, every donation is doubled to support the NBN Atlas. With 335+ million species records it's a vital tool for nature recovery. We're a small charity supporting the entire UK conservation sector, so please consider donating bit.ly/4eytVvZ
April 22, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Fantastic opportunity to double the impact of your donation
#Nature #Biodiversity #UK #Wildlife #Conservation #CitizenScience #Science #Data #NBNAtlas #Volunteer #Marine #ocean #coast
#Nature #Biodiversity #UK #Wildlife #Conservation #CitizenScience #Science #Data #NBNAtlas #Volunteer #Marine #ocean #coast