How do you make a map of something that’s largely underground, changes in volume depending on whether it’s rained recently, and tries to swallow you up every time you set foot in it? Find out about our work to make an England Peat Map in our new blogpost: naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2024/08/06/wit…

Full Stack Web Application Developer: NBN Trust Home-based, £40,000 - £45,000 pa, depending on experience #softwaredeveloper dlvr.it/TBYtwB

Ecological Data Processor – TWIC vacancy If you have knowledge of MS Excel & a good eye for detail, this role TWIC may be for you! nbn.org.uk/.../ecological… Closes: 2 Sept #jobs #vacancy #TWIC #WildlifeData #DataProcessor #makingdataworkfornature #conservation #Scotland pic.x.com/13cMN4YDQ1

When in good condition, peatlands support wildlife, fight climate change & help prevent flooding But harvesting them for compost is leaving them unable to do all this We're joining nature groups & horticulture businesses to call for an end to peat sales standard.co.uk/news/environme…

iRecord/Indicia was due to be back online this morning but some further work is needed - this is being carried out now and we expect to be back later today, and as soon as possible.

And we are now back - thanks to our technical team for trouble-shooting

A reminder to all NBN Atlas users that we will be carrying out essential maintenance work between 7:30-8:30AM GMT tomorrow morning (Tuesday 29 October). During this time, the NBN Atlas will be unavailable. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. nbnatlas.org

The new Living England 2022-23 habitat map is now live! Download freely from bit.ly/3Z0VENL (coming soon on Magic). It’s more reliable & user-friendly than ever - providing essential habitat data for natural capital monitoring across England.

Want to know more about the Living England habitat map? Check out our blog post to find out how it’s made, what it’s used for, and what’s changed in the new version defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk/2024/12/18/liv…

Why not use your #BoxingDay walk as an opportunity to record wildlife? There are some great apps and online-platforms to help you, including iNaturalist, iRecord & iSpot. If you're new to recording wildlife, you may like to read our tips: bit.ly/RecordWildlife

This World Wildlife Day, why not take a look at the diversity of wildlife recorded near you, via the NBN Atlas? bit.ly/NBNatlas #WorldWildlifeDay #WWD2025 #NBNatlas #MakingDataWorkForNature #biodiversity #wildlife #nature

iRecord and other Indicia systems are currently offline due to some unexpected server maintenance being required. Apologies for inconvenience - we hope to be back online later today.

We're proposing plans to better protect peatlands from the effects of burning, which will help improve water and air quality, and benefit wildlife. The consultation is open for eight weeks for public, land owners and managers to have your say: gov.uk/government/con…

Time's running out in NBN Awards for Wildlife Recording - close 21 April! We'd love more nominations for Verifier, Young Person, Newcomer, Marine & Group. Know someone making an amazing contribution to wildlife recording? Nominate before it's too late bit.ly/NBNawards25

England’s most detailed peat map is here! 🌱 Peatlands store carbon, clean water, and protect against flooding. This new map helps us better protect them. naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2025/05/12/a-n… Watch the video to learn more.

I am pleased to announce the launch of the England Peat Map - the most detailed national map of peat and peaty soils to date. The EPM is a step-change in our understanding of the extent, depth, and other significant aspects of condition of peatlands. …d-peat-map-portal-ncea.hub.arcgis.com

Our peatlands are the UK’s Amazon & need restoration & protection. That is why we have set out proposals to ban burning on deep peat as part of our plan to protect 30% of land by 2030 Eighty percent of England’s peatlands are dry & degraded, mapping shows theguardian.com/environment/20…

We are currently experiencing problems with iRecord, with web pages failing to load properly. It's being investigated and updates are being applied, but there is still work to do. Apologies for the inconvenience.

We've introduced a range of new features/updates to NBN Atlas which are being rolled out. This development work, in partnership with Natural England is funded by Defra UK through the Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services(NCEA)programme + more to come! bit.ly/NBNAtlasupgrade

The England Peat Map team were delighted to welcome our chair Tony Juniper & chief scientist, Dr Sallie Bailey last week to Chippenham Fen National Nature Reserve 🌱 It was a wonderful day of #peat probing, data demonstrations & dam dissection🪱