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Our communications during the pre-election period
During the pre-election period, we’ll be a little quieter than usual.
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Biological Records Centre (BRC)
The BRC works alongside and provides support for over 100 national recording schemes and societies, with a particular emphasis on recording species’ distributions and how these change over time. The B…
Bat Monitoring: National Bat Monitoring Programme (NBMP)
The NBMP is the only UK-wide programme that monitors bats and changes to their populations. There are 17 resident bat species in the UK, and the data gathered by hundreds of dedicated volunteers enabl…
Plant Monitoring: National Plant Monitoring Scheme (NPMS)
The NPMS aims to monitor the diversity, abundance and changes in plant communities across the UK. The data are used to provide insights into the status and trends in semi-natural terrestrial habitats …
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Latest Wetland Bird Survey results published
The latest results from the Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS), covering the period up to June 2025, have been published.
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Fifty years of data reveal how citizen scientists can help direct conservation efforts
The latest results from the UK Butterfly Monitoring scheme reveal what has happened to the UK's butterflies over the past 50 years.
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