EcoSocialNet

Mapping the Internet of Living Things.

Our Natural Neighbours app uses AI and geospatial data to connect fragmented habitats and restore urban biodiversity at scale.

The Problem

Urban biodiversity is collapsing because data on private land—gardens and estates—is a "black hole." Organizations lack the tools to coordinate community action or measure the real-world impact of habitat interventions.

Our Solution

We have built a proprietary "Nature-Tech" engine that empowers communities to map habitat quality in real-time. By applying ecological algorithms to crowdsourced data, we create contiguous wildlife corridors across fragmented urban landscapes.

The Natural Neighbours App

AI-Powered Observations

Using Google Gemini AI, our app identifies species and assesses habitat health from user-uploaded images instantly.

GIS Habitat Mapping

A real-time cloud dashboard that visualizes wildlife connectivity across private and public property lines.

AI Ecological Advisory

Our engine processes localized environmental variables to deliver real-time, high-impact restoration interventions for every user.

Our Technology Stack

Built for Global Scale on Google Cloud Natural Neighbours is a digital-native platform designed for rapid horizontal scaling. Our architecture leverages:

AI/ML: Google Gemini for automated data ingestion and species validation.
Backend: High-availability cloud infrastructure for real-time geospatial processing.
Data: Proprietary ecological algorithms transforming raw data into actionable "Internet of Living Things" (IoLT) nodes.

The Team

Julian Kirby - Co-Founder/CEO

Hackney dad Julian has a background in mental health and environmental campaigning and a foreground in urban nature connection. He’s co-founder of EcoSocialNet, the company building The Natural Neighbours App

Nick Nettleton - Co-Founder/CPO

Nick is an award-winning AI and technology expert with a passion for designing and building things that make our lives better. He is a mentor for startups and accelerators and brings decades of design thinking, development and leadership experience.

Ramal Cooray - Developer

Ramal has worked in tech as a full stack developer for over 5 years, including at FTSE 100 companies. He’s hard at work building the bits that make our app feel seamless, friendly and informative.

When not coding he enjoys hiking and volunteering outdoors.

Thomas Jarratt - Developer

Thomas is an ambitious young software developer with a keen interest in the environment. He works primarily on the back end databasey bits of The Natural Neighbours App, where he blends his interests in technology and nature to help promote biodiversity within our cities.

Roadmap & Traction

Phase 1 (Current): Natural Neighbours mobile app live on Android.
Phase 2 (Q1 2026): Scaling the Natural Neighbours user base by integrating local council habitat data and deploying the app through community networks.
Phase 3 (Q2 2026): Expansion of AI habitat-recognition capability and automated habitat scoring.
Phase 4 (Q3 2026): Global API rollout for local government and NGO integration.

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