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 300 million+ UK wildlife records
https://uk.inaturalist.org - record wildlife
www.nbn.org.uk - main website
https://nbnatlas.org/ - search 300 million+ UK wildlife records
https://uk.inaturalist.org - record wildlife
Thanks Keith, it does now!
January 12, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Thanks Keith, it does now!
4/4 If you have any further questions, please do contact us at [email protected]
January 12, 2026 at 12:10 PM
4/4 If you have any further questions, please do contact us at [email protected]
3/4 It only has those which meet the requirements for sharing, e.g., have a match to the UK Species Inventory, have a CC-BY-NC, CC-BY, or CC0 licence, etc., (read more about sharing from iNaturalist to iRecord here). There are currently 36+ million records on iRecord.
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
3/4 It only has those which meet the requirements for sharing, e.g., have a match to the UK Species Inventory, have a CC-BY-NC, CC-BY, or CC0 licence, etc., (read more about sharing from iNaturalist to iRecord here). There are currently 36+ million records on iRecord.
2/4 Currently there are 4,617,116 records from iNaturalist on iRecord (the main platform for collating records from recording schemes/groups). Note that this number does not incorporate all 8 million+ UK records available on iNaturalist.
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
2/4 Currently there are 4,617,116 records from iNaturalist on iRecord (the main platform for collating records from recording schemes/groups). Note that this number does not incorporate all 8 million+ UK records available on iNaturalist.
1/4 The proportion of records supplied per licence is over 50% have a CC-BY-NC (non-commercial licence), around 25% have CC-BY (can be used commercially, but recorder must be credited), and just under 20% have a CC0 licence (can be used for any purpose and no credit required).
January 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
1/4 The proportion of records supplied per licence is over 50% have a CC-BY-NC (non-commercial licence), around 25% have CC-BY (can be used commercially, but recorder must be credited), and just under 20% have a CC0 licence (can be used for any purpose and no credit required).
We've been at #BES2025 all week and have loved hearing how citizen science and biological recording can support research and conservation policy; biodiversity data needs for Scotland’s nature recovery and how the global ecological community accesses, uses & shares data. We're in the Lennox Suite!
December 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We've been at #BES2025 all week and have loved hearing how citizen science and biological recording can support research and conservation policy; biodiversity data needs for Scotland’s nature recovery and how the global ecological community accesses, uses & shares data. We're in the Lennox Suite!
🌿 NBN Trust Impact Report 2024/25
We’ve had an incredible year making data work for nature!
✅ Nearly 1 billion records downloaded from the NBN Atlas
✅ Almost 44 million new records added to NBN Atlas
✅ We celebrated collaboration across our Network
📖 Read the full report: nbn.org.uk/tools-and-re...
We’ve had an incredible year making data work for nature!
✅ Nearly 1 billion records downloaded from the NBN Atlas
✅ Almost 44 million new records added to NBN Atlas
✅ We celebrated collaboration across our Network
📖 Read the full report: nbn.org.uk/tools-and-re...
December 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🌿 NBN Trust Impact Report 2024/25
We’ve had an incredible year making data work for nature!
✅ Nearly 1 billion records downloaded from the NBN Atlas
✅ Almost 44 million new records added to NBN Atlas
✅ We celebrated collaboration across our Network
📖 Read the full report: nbn.org.uk/tools-and-re...
We’ve had an incredible year making data work for nature!
✅ Nearly 1 billion records downloaded from the NBN Atlas
✅ Almost 44 million new records added to NBN Atlas
✅ We celebrated collaboration across our Network
📖 Read the full report: nbn.org.uk/tools-and-re...
Thank you so much for your ongoing support, we value it enormously.
us another year of being a Corporate Supporter of @nbntrust.bsky.social. CJS feels that supporting NBN is a great way to help inform the conservation sector and upskill people looking to work for nature. See: c-js.uk/48FbKkV
December 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Thank you so much for your ongoing support, we value it enormously.
📢 Advance notice NBN Atlas users
We’ll be performing essential maintenance on the NBN Atlas, Tuesday, 9 December, 07:30–09:00 GMT.
During this time, NBN Atlas will be unavailable.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
You can continue to use the NBN Atlas as normal before and after: nbnatlas.org
We’ll be performing essential maintenance on the NBN Atlas, Tuesday, 9 December, 07:30–09:00 GMT.
During this time, NBN Atlas will be unavailable.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
You can continue to use the NBN Atlas as normal before and after: nbnatlas.org
NBN Atlas - UK’s largest collection of biodiversity information
NBN Atlas is a free online tool hosting the UK's largest collection of biodiversity information enabling data to be shared, analysed and researched.
nbnatlas.org
December 3, 2025 at 11:09 AM
📢 Advance notice NBN Atlas users
We’ll be performing essential maintenance on the NBN Atlas, Tuesday, 9 December, 07:30–09:00 GMT.
During this time, NBN Atlas will be unavailable.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
You can continue to use the NBN Atlas as normal before and after: nbnatlas.org
We’ll be performing essential maintenance on the NBN Atlas, Tuesday, 9 December, 07:30–09:00 GMT.
During this time, NBN Atlas will be unavailable.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
You can continue to use the NBN Atlas as normal before and after: nbnatlas.org
🚨 Only 30 places left for #NBNconf25 !
With 2 weeks to go, we’re nearly full — book now to join us in Bristol! 🐝🌿
🎤 Programme & speakers: bit.ly/NBNconf25
#Biodiversity #Data #Networking
With 2 weeks to go, we’re nearly full — book now to join us in Bristol! 🐝🌿
🎤 Programme & speakers: bit.ly/NBNconf25
#Biodiversity #Data #Networking
November 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
🚨 Only 30 places left for #NBNconf25 !
With 2 weeks to go, we’re nearly full — book now to join us in Bristol! 🐝🌿
🎤 Programme & speakers: bit.ly/NBNconf25
#Biodiversity #Data #Networking
With 2 weeks to go, we’re nearly full — book now to join us in Bristol! 🐝🌿
🎤 Programme & speakers: bit.ly/NBNconf25
#Biodiversity #Data #Networking
#NBNconf25 5 weeks to go! Have you booked yet? 16 inspiring speakers, announcement of #NBNawards25 , fireside chat with new NBN Trust CEO Dr Gareth Thomas & BBC Head of Nature, Tom Gray, Art Corner with @laurens-colours.bsky.social , Sir John Burnett Memorial Lecture and networking! bit.ly/NBNconf25
October 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
#NBNconf25 5 weeks to go! Have you booked yet? 16 inspiring speakers, announcement of #NBNawards25 , fireside chat with new NBN Trust CEO Dr Gareth Thomas & BBC Head of Nature, Tom Gray, Art Corner with @laurens-colours.bsky.social , Sir John Burnett Memorial Lecture and networking! bit.ly/NBNconf25
If it's already been added to, and in this case verified on, iNaturalistUK it will be imported to iRecord and then uploaded to the NBN Atlas. Although, I can't give any timescales for this, you can read more about the links between iNaturalistUK and iRecord here: irecord.org.uk/help/linking...
iRecord and iNaturalistUK | iRecord
irecord.org.uk
October 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
If it's already been added to, and in this case verified on, iNaturalistUK it will be imported to iRecord and then uploaded to the NBN Atlas. Although, I can't give any timescales for this, you can read more about the links between iNaturalistUK and iRecord here: irecord.org.uk/help/linking...
Hi @brightonwildlife.bsky.social and thanks for your post. I'm afraid I can't add any details to this sighting, but I'm told there is a British Ichneumonoidea group on Facebook. If you wanted to reach out on there I'm sure many experts would be able to give some excellent information to you.
October 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Hi @brightonwildlife.bsky.social and thanks for your post. I'm afraid I can't add any details to this sighting, but I'm told there is a British Ichneumonoidea group on Facebook. If you wanted to reach out on there I'm sure many experts would be able to give some excellent information to you.
The NBN Atlas Strategy 2025–2030 outlines how we’ll make the NBN Atlas the cornerstone of the UK’s biodiversity data infrastructure, helping us better understand, protect, and enhance the natural world through data innovation and cutting-edge technology.
bit.ly/NBNAtlasStra...
bit.ly/NBNAtlasStra...
October 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The NBN Atlas Strategy 2025–2030 outlines how we’ll make the NBN Atlas the cornerstone of the UK’s biodiversity data infrastructure, helping us better understand, protect, and enhance the natural world through data innovation and cutting-edge technology.
bit.ly/NBNAtlasStra...
bit.ly/NBNAtlasStra...
#NBNconf25 - programme announced! 📅20 November, Bristol. Celebrating 25 years of making data work for nature with wonderful speakers and inspiring presentations. Join us if you're passionate about nature, data and the critical role NBN plays in protecting and restoring biodiversity bit.ly/NBNconf25
September 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
#NBNconf25 - programme announced! 📅20 November, Bristol. Celebrating 25 years of making data work for nature with wonderful speakers and inspiring presentations. Join us if you're passionate about nature, data and the critical role NBN plays in protecting and restoring biodiversity bit.ly/NBNconf25
Big BRISC Bioblitz Finale - to mark the end of BRISC (Biological Recording in Scotland) this year, and its many achievements over the last 50 years, a week long Bioblitz is being held (22 - 28 Sept) to celebrate its legacy and Scotland's biodiversity🐞
nbn.org.uk/news/big-bri...
nbn.org.uk/news/big-bri...
September 16, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Big BRISC Bioblitz Finale - to mark the end of BRISC (Biological Recording in Scotland) this year, and its many achievements over the last 50 years, a week long Bioblitz is being held (22 - 28 Sept) to celebrate its legacy and Scotland's biodiversity🐞
nbn.org.uk/news/big-bri...
nbn.org.uk/news/big-bri...
We’re excited to announce the finalists for NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2025! From 45 nominations, 28 incredible individuals and groups have made it to the shortlist across 7 categories. Winners and highly commended will be announced at #NBNconf25 bit.ly/NBNawards25shortlist
September 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
We’re excited to announce the finalists for NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording 2025! From 45 nominations, 28 incredible individuals and groups have made it to the shortlist across 7 categories. Winners and highly commended will be announced at #NBNconf25 bit.ly/NBNawards25shortlist
Dr Gareth Thomas is our new CEO from Oct 25! Coming from the Natural History Museum his experience in research innovation, including BII, TNFD, will ensure we remain a trusted source of biodiversity data, while expanding partnerships to help drive nature’s recovery in UK and beyond bit.ly/3JJEiQp
September 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Dr Gareth Thomas is our new CEO from Oct 25! Coming from the Natural History Museum his experience in research innovation, including BII, TNFD, will ensure we remain a trusted source of biodiversity data, while expanding partnerships to help drive nature’s recovery in UK and beyond bit.ly/3JJEiQp
NBN Trust is celebrating 25 years of making data work for nature! By connecting hundreds of organisations and managing NBN Atlas, the UK’s largest biodiversity data portal, we're supporting the whole nature conservation community & helping to protect & restore biodiversity in the UK🌿 www.nbn.org.uk
August 29, 2025 at 8:17 AM
NBN Trust is celebrating 25 years of making data work for nature! By connecting hundreds of organisations and managing NBN Atlas, the UK’s largest biodiversity data portal, we're supporting the whole nature conservation community & helping to protect & restore biodiversity in the UK🌿 www.nbn.org.uk
It's great to know you enjoy using the NBN Atlas. We currently have 185 data partners who share their data with us registry.nbnatlas.org Whilst we always encourage the sharing of data, we also recognise that some organisations have their own valid reasons for sharing or not sharing.
Natural History Collections
NBN Atlas
registry.nbnatlas.org
August 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
It's great to know you enjoy using the NBN Atlas. We currently have 185 data partners who share their data with us registry.nbnatlas.org Whilst we always encourage the sharing of data, we also recognise that some organisations have their own valid reasons for sharing or not sharing.
We'd love to share more spider records on the NBN Atlas.
@britishspiders.bsky.social
please do contact our data team at [email protected] to discuss this further if it's of interest. Thank you.
@britishspiders.bsky.social
please do contact our data team at [email protected] to discuss this further if it's of interest. Thank you.
August 27, 2025 at 10:37 AM
We'd love to share more spider records on the NBN Atlas.
@britishspiders.bsky.social
please do contact our data team at [email protected] to discuss this further if it's of interest. Thank you.
@britishspiders.bsky.social
please do contact our data team at [email protected] to discuss this further if it's of interest. Thank you.
Bookings are now open for the 25th NBN Conference!
Join us on 20 November at the SS Great Britain in Bristol for a day of inspiring talks, networking, and celebrating 25 years of making data work for nature. Find all the details and book your place here: nbn.org.uk/.../nbn-conf...
Join us on 20 November at the SS Great Britain in Bristol for a day of inspiring talks, networking, and celebrating 25 years of making data work for nature. Find all the details and book your place here: nbn.org.uk/.../nbn-conf...
August 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Bookings are now open for the 25th NBN Conference!
Join us on 20 November at the SS Great Britain in Bristol for a day of inspiring talks, networking, and celebrating 25 years of making data work for nature. Find all the details and book your place here: nbn.org.uk/.../nbn-conf...
Join us on 20 November at the SS Great Britain in Bristol for a day of inspiring talks, networking, and celebrating 25 years of making data work for nature. Find all the details and book your place here: nbn.org.uk/.../nbn-conf...
Yes, please! What's the deadline and publication date please? Thanks.
August 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Yes, please! What's the deadline and publication date please? Thanks.
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How much excitement can biological recorders cope with? Save the date! It’s @nfbr.bsky.social 40th anniversary conference next year - woohoo! Get it in your diaries…
@nbntrust.bsky.social @kitenet.bsky.social @elaineeepoos.bsky.social @teamneyedc.bsky.social
@nbntrust.bsky.social @kitenet.bsky.social @elaineeepoos.bsky.social @teamneyedc.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
How much excitement can biological recorders cope with? Save the date! It’s @nfbr.bsky.social 40th anniversary conference next year - woohoo! Get it in your diaries…
@nbntrust.bsky.social @kitenet.bsky.social @elaineeepoos.bsky.social @teamneyedc.bsky.social
@nbntrust.bsky.social @kitenet.bsky.social @elaineeepoos.bsky.social @teamneyedc.bsky.social
We've introduced a range of features/updates to NBN Atlas which are being rolled out. This development work, in partnership with @naturalengland.bsky.social is funded by Defra through the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services(NCEA)programme. More features/updates to come! bit.ly/NBNAtlasupgr...
NBN Atlas Accelerator Project 2024/25 - new features and platform updates - National Biodiversity Network
The NBN Atlas Data and Development teams have introduced a range of new features being rolled out in the NBN … Continued
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July 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
We've introduced a range of features/updates to NBN Atlas which are being rolled out. This development work, in partnership with @naturalengland.bsky.social is funded by Defra through the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services(NCEA)programme. More features/updates to come! bit.ly/NBNAtlasupgr...