Find your local BNA branch and find out what they are doing and when. See the BNA Quick Guides to Identification . At the start of a new Millennium, The British Naturalists' Association is fast approaching its own century, having been founded in 1905. This makes it one of the oldest wildlife organisations around, and in Britain it is the national body for naturalists. If you are a naturalist, it is for you, young or old, amateur or professional, all are welcome.
Every new member helps to get the voice of naturalists heard.
Enjoy this website, you should find it useful too, from ideas for projects for Young Nats to details of BNA's lively magazine Country-side , and activities of its local branches, plus much more. This year of the Millennium particularly makes us assess the state of the natural world. If not at the Millennium, when will we pause and look both back and forward and consider if all is well with the wildlife on this planet. Sadly there is much to concern us, as both species and habitats are declining by the hand of mankind. As naturalists we love and enjoy the natural world, but we have a duty to care for it, to find out its real condition, and to watch for Global Warming.