National Biodiversity Network Trust

The National Biodiversity Network (NBN) Trust is a small charity with a big plan – to make data work for nature. For 25 years we’ve been making biodiversity data accessible, to support better decisions about the natural world and to connect people with nature. It’s estimated that as little as 50% of existing biodiversity data is available to those who need it. This is where the NBN Trust, our network and our members truly make a difference. 

Through the network, more than 200 organisations, large and small work together to create a vast flow of data carrying the evidence needed to protect and restore biodiversity. At the heart of this flow is the NBN Atlas, the UK’s largest repository of publicly available biodiversity data. With almost 300 million records of over 51,000 UK species this is a vital resource for those who wish to understand and protect nature.