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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 11h

Hear from the researchers that work on #LongTermExperiments #LTE. Find a #podcast on Soundcloud that matches your #ecology interests here bit.ly/ECTSoundcloud 🌏

ECT's Podcast Series: Engaging with the researchers working in the long-term experiments in ECT's network. Photo two white men sitting on the grass recording the interview. Photo of a white man standing and holding a microphone towards a white woman wearing a hat as he interviews her. Text: Find us on Soundcloud, Spotify, & Apple Podcast.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Make sure you register for our lunchtime #webinar by tomorrow at 5pm to hear Rob Marrs from @liverpooluni.bsky.social talking about the Moor House #Grazing Exclosures #LTE & what is in store for it. To register see bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... #Grassland @leverhulme.ac.uk @naturalengland.bsky.social 🌏

Webinar Moor House Grazing Exclosures: Consolidating a Series of Studies Going Back to 1953 & Future Plans. Friday 9 October 2026 12:30-1:30pm. Photo of a white man leaning against a fence wearing a hat and glasses smiling at the camera. Text: Em. Prof Rob Marrs, Liverpool University.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Next Friday’s lunchtime #webinar will feature Rob Marrs from @liverpooluni.bsky.social talking about the Moor House Grazing Exclosures #LTE in #England. Register: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... 🌏 #Grassland @leverhulme.ac.uk @naturalengland.bsky.social

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

LAST CHANCE to submit your abstract for the #RLASSymposium 2027! You have until 23:00 TODAY to submit your abstract to present at this symposium on #LandscapeScale projects. Submit ASAP: bit.ly/488EYcd 🍁🌏 & share this with someone. @britishecologicalsociety.org #RLASPartnership

Designing Landscape Projects for Impact: Developing, monitoring and defining outcomes at scale. King’s House, Manchester. 3-4 February 2027. Call for submissions closes today at 23:00. Photo showing a small bird taking flight.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Share your research on designing #LandscapeScales projects for impact! Our call for submissions for the #RLASSymposium closes tomorrow (30 Sept at 23:00) so submit your abstract now: bit.ly/488EYcd @britishecologicalsociety.org #RLASPartnership 🌏

Photo of a sheep grazing atop a hill. Text: The deadline to submit abstracts is tomorrow. Designing Landscape Projects for Impact: Developing, monitoring and defining outcomes at scale. King’s House, Manchester. 3-4 February 2027.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

There are 2 days left to submit your abstract for the #RLASSymposium 2027 where the focus will be on the design of evaluation programmes for outcomes & impact. If you have a #LandscapeScale project, we want to hear from you. Submit TODAY: bit.ly/488EYcd 🌏🍁 @britishecologicalsociety.org

Photo of a lake surrounding grassland. 2 days left to submit. Deadline: 30 Sept 2026. Designing Landscape Projects for Impact: Developing, monitoring and defining outcomes at scale. King’s House, Manchester. 3-4 February 2027. Designing Landscape Projects for Impact: Developing, monitoring and defining outcomes at scale. King’s House, Manchester. 3-4 February 2027.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Have you submitted your abstract for the #RLASSymposium 2027 yet? There isn't long to go! Deadline: Wed 30 Sept. Submit now: bit.ly/488EYcd @britishecologicalsociety.org 🌏

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A new paper from Park Grass describes the effects of #fertiliser, organic manure, atmospheric inputs & from 1965, a revised liming scheme on herbage yields. Read the paper about this #LTE which has been going since 1856: tinyurl.com/3cytf65a @rothamsted.ac.uk @rothamsted-lte.bsky.social 🌏

Vegetation level photo showing how the vegetation is affected by treatments, and a line of trees in the distance.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

There is 1 week left to submit your abstract! Join the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2027 #RLASSymposium to share your research on designing #Landscape projects for impact. Deadline: 23:00 Wed 30 Sept. Submit now: bit.ly/488EYcd 🌏

Designing Landscape Projects for Impact: Developing, monitoring and defining outcomes at scale. King’s House, Manchester. 3-4 February 2027. Last chance to submit your abstract. Deadline: 30 September. Photo showing vegetation against a blue sky.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

About a week ago, we went to Loughgall in #NorthernIreland & met with Rodrigo Olave @afbini.gov.uk‬ to film for our #VR experience with @maplebay.bsky.social. Here Rodrigo is assessing how 3 different land use systems affect #sustainability & #agricultural production. bit.ly/LoughgallNI 🌏

Two white men in the foreground as one carries a microphone to the other. There is a white woman in the background taking photos. In between the men, there is equipment.

A white man wearing a hat holds a drone up at eye level outside.

Two white men stand in front of the AFBI sign that is attached to the building.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We are looking for #LongTermExperiments that are at habitats not represented on ECT’s register. If you are working at one such #LTE, then we invite you to register it with us, which will then grant you benefits. Find out more here: tinyurl.com/f8k3d64a

Text: Do you run an LTE located at any of these habitats?
Icons for Atlantic Rainforest, coastal saltmarsh, marine, and coastal sand dune. Text: Or any other habitat not on ECT’s register?

If so we invite you to register your LTE with us. And then you can apply for a small grant.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Register for our next lunchtime #webinar where we will have Rob Marrs from @liverpooluni.bsky.social speaking about the Moor House Grazing Exclosures #LTE & future plans for the experiment: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... @leverhulme.ac.uk @naturalengland.bsky.social #Grazing 🌏

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Submit your abstract by 30 September! If you are working on a project for people & nature, then we want to hear from you. Join the Resilient Landscapes & Seas Symposium to share your research & experience on designing #LandscapeScale projects for impact. bit.ly/488EYcd #RLASSymposium 🌏

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Do you want to #volunteer for the ECT? We are recruiting volunteers to call on occasionally either to volunteer remotely or at one of our #LongTermExperiment sites. It’s perfect if you want to gain #charity experience & love #ecology. More: bit.ly/ECTOpportuni... 🌏

A volunteer lies on the ground tipping over a container. Text underneath: Volunteer for the ECT.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Take a look at the blogs from after the 2026 #RLASSymposium: Landscape-scale Transformation: bit.ly/3NYJORJ Problematic language & ideas...: bit.ly/4ciO32L Collaborating at scale for nature and people bit.ly/40n4ntG @mikemorecroft.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social #RLASPartners 🌏

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Our next #webinar will feature Rob Marrs from @liverpooluni.bsky.social talking about the Moor House Grazing Exclosures #LTE that has being going since 1953. Register for it: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... @leverhulme.ac.uk @naturalengland.bsky.social #Grazing #LandManagement 🌏

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

If you missed our August #newsletter, you can read it here: tinyurl.com/ECTNewsAug26 We had a lot of exciting news in August which includes new trustees, a new RLAS search tool & a call for new habitats to join our register. See that & our network news 🌏

A meteorological tower amongst trees with the sun shining through the leaves.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Share what we do with your friends & family by directing them to our Facebook channel: bit.ly/ECTFb

Two sheep graze on grassland, and a third behind them looks at the camera.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Early bird registration for the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2027 is now open! This symposium will bring together stakeholders in #LandscapeScale transformation & it will feature 6 themes. Book now: bit.ly/RLASReg #RLASSymposium 🌏

Designing Landscape Projects for Impact: Developing, monitoring and defining outcomes at scale. King’s House, Manchester. 3-4 February 2027. Early bird registration is open. Aerial photo showing golden silver birch surrounding a pond.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#OTD #OnThisDay in 1994, the Buxton #LongTermExperiment was inaugurated! This #LTE investigates how #ClimateChange will impact British #ecosystems & it is a joint project between @lancasteruni.bsky.social, @liverpooluni.bsky.social & @sheffielduni.bsky.social bit.ly/BuxtonCCIL 🌏

A commemorative plaque celebrating the inauguration of the Buxton Climate Change Impacts Laboratory in Derbyshire on the 2 September 1994.

A photo showing the sloped grassland site with rain shelters scattered on it. On the top, there is a small cabin and a line of trees.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Call for submissions for the second #RLASSymposium! Taking place in Manchester for 2 days in February, the focus will be on the design of evaluation programmes for outcomes & impact. For more information & to submit: bit.ly/488EYcd 🌏

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Be the first to hear about RLAS symposiums, events & projects, & find out how you can get involved to deliver a more sustainable & resilient future for #nature, people & #climate! Subscribe now: tinyurl.com/RLASMail #RLASPartners #RLASSymposium 🌏

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

“Long-term studies are the only way that cumulative or slow-acting impacts can be detected”. This is why we support #researchers doing #LongTermExperiments #LTEs. The quote is from this @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social paper: bit.ly/3lMqu8i 🌏

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Register to attend next Thursday’s British Society of Soil Science Zoom into #Soil #Webinar. We will be discussing how #SoilScientists can use #LTEs with @john-quinton.bsky.social from @lancasteruni.bsky.social & Robin Walker from @srucnews.bsky.social. Register: tinyurl.com/mrfmjpja 🌏

Photo at vegetation level with trees in the distance.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Make sure you register for our lunchtime webinar by tomorrow at 5pm to hear Tim King from @ox.ac.uk talking about the Aston Rowant #LTE that has been going since 1969. To register, see bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... #Grassland @chilternsnl.bsky.social @rowantnnr.bsky.social 🌏

Webinar The Lena Ward Succession LTE & the Value of Wider Long-term Research at Aston Rowant NNR. Friday 21 August 2026 12:30-1:30pm. Photo of a white man looking at the camera with fencing behind him. Text underneath: Dr Tim King, University of Oxford.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This Friday Tim King from @ox.ac.uk will speak about the Aston Rowant #LTE in #England. There is still time to register for this #webinar bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... #Grassland @chilternsnl.bsky.social @rowantnnr.bsky.social

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Will you attend our lunch time webinar this month? Tim King from @ox.ac.uk will be talking about the Aston Rowant #LTE in #England that has been going since 1969. Register: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... #Grassland @chilternsnl.bsky.social @rowantnnr.bsky.social 🌏

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Our #charity #AnnualReport has now been published which highlights our achievements & finances for 2025. Everyone can read our report here: tinyurl.com/ECTReport2025

Annual Report 2025. 4 photos from the top right clockwise: A woodland with very little light reaching the ground, white text overlaid on an aerial photo showing a bridge "Llyn Brianne", a meadow field, photo of a large sign saying Groundswell.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Don’t miss our lunchtime #webinar on the 21 August when Tim King from @ox.ac.uk will be speaking about the Aston Rowant #LTE in #England. Register: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... #Grassland @chilternsnl.bsky.social

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Subscribe to our podcast series to get notifications immediately whenever we upload a new #podcast episode. Find us on SoundCloud bit.ly/ECTSoundcloud or on your favourite podcast platform. #LTE #Ecology #LongTermExperiments #ClimateChange 🌏

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Register for our next lunchtime #webinar where we will have Tim King from @ox.ac.uk speaking about the Aston Rowant #LTE in #England. bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... #Grassland @chilternsnl.bsky.social 🌏

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Our next #webinar will feature Tim King from @ox.ac.uk ‬talking about the Aston Rowant #LTE in #England that has been going since 1969. Register for it: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... #Grassland @chilternsnl.bsky.social

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

If you have received a small grant from us in the past, please remember to acknowledge us in the relevant publication. Thank you!

Landscape view from atop a hill looking down. There is a small stone pillar in the foreground.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

ICYMI, the date for the #RLASSymposium 2027 has been announced. The theme for the second symposium is Designing Landscape Projects for Impact & it will take place in Manchester on the 3-4 February 2027. Watch this space: tinyurl.com/RLAS2027 #ResilientLandscapesAndSeas 🌏

Designing Landscape Projects for Impact: Developing, monitoring and defining outcomes at scale. King’s House, Manchester. 3-4 February 2027. Save the date. Photo showing a stream running from the background into the foreground.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Join our #LongTermExperiment #LTE user group if: You are interested in LTEs You want to become part of a wider network You want to participate in knowledge exchange & you want your LTE #ecology news to reach more people More information & how to join is here: bit.ly/ECTUserG #Research #Network

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

A new paper from the Park Grass #LTE has shown that polyculture can actually mitigate against #environmental risks (weather variability & #soil treatment) that usually threaten monoculture. This has implications for systems #agroecology. See the paper: tinyurl.com/r7vabprp

A grassland field showing vegetation with trees in the background.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

We are happy to welcome 2 new #trustees! Rebecca Roberts who joins as a #trustee works at @rbgkew.bsky.social Wakehurst, & Lindsey Atkinson who joins the Board as the Honorary Secretary is a retired plant #environmental #physiologist. Read their bios: bit.ly/4o1Jgrz #Charity

Text at the top: Lindsey Atkinson. A white woman standing outside smiling at the camera.

Text at the top: Rebecca Roberts. A white woman standing in front of a tree smiling at the camera.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

We are facing #environmental change. But #evidence from #ecological #LongTermExperiments #LTE can help collate the resources that future generations will need to manage this change. #Donate to the ECT so we can preserve LTEs bit.ly/ECTDonate #ClimateChange #Charity 🌏

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

If you missed our June #newsletter, you can read it here: tinyurl.com/ECTJune26 Find out about the news from the Migneint Bog #LTE in Wales, details about the #RLASSymposium, new papers, & news from our networks. 🌏

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

About 2 wks ago ECT trustee Dave Stone visited the N. Irish #LTE Hillsborough as part of a @jncc.bsky.social trip. This gave him & his colleagues a chance to discuss the potential of the plots to illuminate the slurry’s effects on the soil biota. bit.ly/HillsboroughNI 🌏

A group of 4 people all stand to the right and look at someone on the left as they stand by a fence with grass plots on the other side.

A photo of grassland plots with trees in the distance.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

We have awarded a maintenance grant to Andy Hector at @ox.ac.uk & Kadmiel Maseyk at @openuniversity.bsky.social towards equipment replacement & maintenance costs at the RainDrop #LTE. The award is also supported by the @rambleworldwide.bsky.social. bit.ly/RainDropECT 🌏

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A new paper from the BIFoR-FACE #LTE at @unibirmingham.bsky.social shows that elevated CO2 increases the biomass & changes the morphology of the fine roots of trees. This implies that forests adapt to the increased CO2 & remain a carbon sink. Read the paper: tinyurl.com/2sj8ccea 🌏🍁

Photo of a meteorological tower and trees looking up to the sky.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Our two-monthly #newsletter is for anyone who likes to hear about new publications, events & updates from the #ecological #LongTermExperiments #LTEs in our network & from our partners. Subscribe now: bit.ly/ECTNews 🌏

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Save the date for the second #RLASSymposium 2027 hosted by the #RLASPartnership! Designing Landscape Projects for Impact: Developing, monitoring and defining outcomes at scale. King's House, Manchester 3-4 February 2027 Watch this space: tinyurl.com/RLAS2027

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

We have a new podcast interview out! We interviewed @peatymike.bsky.social from the @liverpooluni.bsky.social about the Migneint Bog #LTE in #Wales. Here Mike explains how he used the ECT small grant & about the impact of this #LTE on the water quality at Snowdonia. tinyurl.com/477ym98e 🌏

New Podcast. Photo of a white man smiling at the camera with a peatbog landscape behind him. Microphone icon. Mike Peacock, University of Liverpool. Migneint Bog, Wales. Since 2011.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

There are 3 ways we have impact. Our impact lies in placing scientific #evidence from #LongTermExperiments #LTEs at the heart of #policymaking which brings economical and societal benefits to scientists, land-owners, stakeholders & the public. More: bit.ly/ECTImpact 🌏

The Impacts of the ECT. Placing evidence at the heart of policymaking. Photo - a man holds a spade pointing downwards as he smiles at the camera. Changes in economic benefits. Photo of the back of a tractor in a field. Environmental change benefits society. Photo of a group of people listening to a man who stands on the left.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Make sure you register for our lunchtime webinar by tomorrow at 5pm to hear @peatymike.bsky.social from @liverpooluni.bsky.social talking about the Migneint Bog #LTE in #Wales that has been going since 2011. To register, see bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... 🌏

Webinar 15 Years of Research at the Migneint Bog Peat Re-wetting Experiment in Snowdonia. Friday 26 June 2026 12:30-1:30pm. Photo of a white man sitting down and leaning forwards smiling at the camera outside. Text underneath: Dr Mike Peacock University of Liverpool.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

This Friday’s lunchtime #webinar will feature @peatymike.bsky.social from @liverpooluni.bsky.social ‬ talking about the Migneint Bog #LTE in #Wales that has been going since 2011. Register: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... #Peatbog #Restoration 🌏

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

In the summer edition of The Niche, Ben Sykes (ECT) reports on the first #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium which was held in Edinburgh back in February. Subscribers can read it in the Friends of the Society Section @britishecologicalsociety.org #RLASPartnership 🌏

ECT article in The Niche. Left-hand side: Quote from the article: An increasing focus on the link between nature and public health could provide the route to the necessary public mandates for the new policies that are needed. Right-hand side: Photo of sheep on a mountain.

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