We are pleased to announce that we have just updated the species-by-habitat trends presented on our Indicator species trends page. Each trend now includes data collected by NPMS volunteers in 2023 (the analysis of 2024 data is just beginning now).

Only through continued monitoring at the national scale will we be able to meet the multiple challenges our habitats face head on.

The National Plant Monitoring Scheme continues to collect vital information about the condition of habitats across the UK, with the incredible support of hundreds of dedicated citizen scientists conducting botanical surveys within their allocated 1km squares. This dataset has been growing for nearly 10 years, enabling us to study the abundance and diversity of plants through time, across 30 different semi-natural habitats.

This is to announce that we have updated the Privacy Notice for the National Plant Monitoring Scheme. 

The changes relate to: 

1. Volunteer questionnaires