| Centre
for Ecology and Hydrology |
The Centre for Ecology and
Hydrology (CEH) is the UK’s Centre of Excellence for research
in the terrestrial and freshwater environmental sciences. |
| Countryside
Council for Wales |
The Countryside Council
for Wales is the Government's statutory adviser on sustaining
natural beauty, wildlife and the opportunity for outdoor enjoyment
in Wales and its inshore waters. |
| Countryside
Survey |
A major audit of the British
countryside. It has involved both detailed field observations
and satellite imagery which has provided a complete land cover
census for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. |
| Natural England |
Natural England works for people, places and nature, to enhance biodiversity, landscapes and wildlife in rural, urban, coastal and marine areas; promote access, recreation and public well-being; and contribute to the way natural resources are managed so that they can be enjoyed now and in the future. |
| Environment
and Heritage Service |
EHS takes the lead in advising
on, and in implementing, the Government's environmental policy
and strategy in Northern Ireland. "Our aim is to protect
and conserve the natural and built environment and to promote
its appreciation for the benefit of present and future generations" |
| Joint
Nature Conservation Committee |
The JNCC is the UK Government's
wildlife adviser, undertaking national and international conservation
work on behalf of the three country nature conservation agencies
English Nature, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Countryside
Council for Wales |
| Local Record Centres |
The LRCs Contacts Database has been funded by the National Biodiversity Network and created by the National Federation for Biological Recording. Where possible, it lists all the active Local Records Centres and their contact details. |
| Marine
Life Information Network |
The MaRLIN programme was
established in 1998 by the Marine Biological Association with
the aim of providing information for marine environmental management,
protection and education. |
| National
Schemes and Societies |
Its main remit
is to support its member groups and their volunteers, for example
in making their data available to others. |
| National
Biodiversity Network |
The National Biodiversity
Network (NBN) is a new way of sharing wildlife information by
making it accessible to everyone through the Internet. This new
network of biodiversity information will help people to make
informed and wise decisions about out natural environment. |
| Nature
Navigator (NHM) |
Explore Britain's wildlife
and view artworks from the Museum's collections |
| NBN
Gateway |
The NBN Gateway allows you
to view distribution maps and download UK wildlife data by using
a variety of interactive tools. |
| Nature
on the Map |
This is Natural England's
interactive map site. |
| National
Federation for Biological Recording |
The NFBR is the premier
UK organisation for practitioners involved in biological recording. |
| Recorder
6 (JNCC) |
Recorder 6 provides a powerful, standards based tool for collection and collation of biological recordings. It includes data entry, reporting and distribution mapping functionality. |
| Scottish
Natural Heritage |
Our task is to secure the
conservation and enhancement of Scotland's unique and precious
natural heritage - the wildlife, the habitats and the landscapes
which have evolved in Scotland through the long partnership between
people and nature. |
| UK
Phenology |
The Woodland Trust has joined
forces with the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology to monitor
and evaluate changes to nature's events. |