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UK Environmental Change Network @ukecn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This new blog post explains vital long-term studies of European #mountain top #vegetation that is revealing subtle but significant shifts towards plants associated with warmer conditions. UKCEH contributes because it has operated an ECN #long-term #research site there since 1999. 👇

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Two weeks left to submit talks and posters for the National Environmental Monitoring Conference 2026. We're keen to hear about monitoring programmes, datasets, methods, tools, case studies, partnerships & emerging research. Deadline 18 Sept 2026 🧪 www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/nemc...

Three round images, left to right, show a person standing in a small stream inserting a device into the water, a person standing in a field near a tall tree, and a portrait image of a smiling Professor Anjali Goswami. Plus text Submissions open, call for talks and posters at the National Environmental Monitoring Conference, Deadline: 18 September 2026

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Nitrogen is an essential element but too much in the environment can become a major pollutant with far-reaching impacts. 🎧 In our new Counting the Earth episode, we discuss this invisible pollutant harming ecosystems, air quality and human health globally. audioboom.com/posts/894634... 1/

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UK Environmental Change Network @ukecn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

@ukceh.bsky.social staff at ECN Cairngorms were involved in this research.

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UK Environmental Change Network @ukecn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

NEMC 2026 will take place in Birmingham this December. Book your place and propose your talk or poster soon... #environment #monitoring #observation #data #recording

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of conditions conducive to wildfire. Higher temperatures and low rainfall dry out vegetation and extend the period during which fuels are flammable. Read the latest State of Wildfires report (from October 2025). stateofwildfires.com

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UK Environmental Change Network @ukecn.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

It's great that you enjoyed your first trip to Moor House, Nye. It's a special place, the focal point for many scientific studies dating back almost 100 years. Like ECN, you're part of the Moor House story, helping to gather data on these vitally important peatlands. 👏 #longterm #research

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

New data on insect pollinators show a dramatic decline in hoverflies across Great Britain between 2017–2024. 📉 Around one third reduction in abundance & number of hoverfly species recorded as part of @pomscheme.bsky.social www.ceh.ac.uk/press/new-da... 1/ @jncc.bsky.social 🧪

Epistrophe grossulariae hoverfly and pollen beetles on hogweed, and text headline New data show dramatic decline in hoverflies across Great Britain

Meliscaeva cinctella hoverfly, and text about hoverflies and UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme results

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UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme @pomscheme.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

NEW: a "Quick Guide" to FIT Counts (pdf) is now available from the PoMS website, providing a summary of how to do the counts and how to recognise the insect groups. This is a welcome addition to our more detailed guides, which are of course still available as well! ukpoms.org.uk/news/quick-g...

Images of the two pages of the new Quick Guide to Flower-Insect Timed Counts - the first page outlines the FIT Count method, and the second page provides tips on recognising the insect groups that we ask you to count

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

March 2026 Hydrological Summary for the UK published 💧 River flows were mostly in the normal range but above normal in several areas. Groundwater levels decreasing or stable but high to exceptionally high levels dominated across England. Full detail via mailchi.mp/ceh/march-20... 🧪

Map of UK with river flow status in March 2026 highlighted on many named rivers

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Rothamsted Research @rothamsted.ac.uk · 21/04/2026

A low-cost forensic method developed by Rothamsted to track sediment pollution is being adopted by the Environment Agency, marking a significant step forward in protecting water quality👇 www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/rothamste…

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UK Environmental Change Network @ukecn.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

In case you missed it, there's a new book available on the long-term studies at #Wytham Wood in Oxfordshire. It's an Oxford Uni research site and also an ECN long-term monitoring site. Our site manager, Denise spoke at the launch last month: tinyurl.com/WYT-book @ox.ac.uk #LTER

ECN Site Manager, Denise Pallett from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, speaking at the launch of the new book 'Wytham Woods: How a Landscape Works'. The text on the screen behind her reads 'Wytham Woods as part of the Environmental Change Network'.

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UK Environmental Change Network @ukecn.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Shrubs are expanding on European #mountains. Research involving ECN analysed over 20yrs of #vegetation #monitoring #data from permanent plots across #alpine summits in Europe’s major mountain ranges, including observations at ECN's #Cairngorms site: tinyurl.com/mtn-shrubs @ukceh.bsky.social

A birch seedling growing in the Cairngorms, Scotland. Photo: UKCEH

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UK Environmental Observation Framework @ukeof.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

The recordings of talks given at our recent UKEOF online conference 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making' are now available. Link here ('Talk videos'): ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026 #environment #monitoring #data

Graphic with details of the UKEOF 2026 conference. Text overlaying a graphic depicting a woodland and a stream in shades of blue with the following elements picked out: birds (swifts) making calls and bats echo-locating, a deer detected on a camera, a salmon detected via its DNA trace in the water, the flow rate of the stream and the atmospheric concentration of nitrogen dioxide.

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UK Environmental Change Network @ukecn.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

ECN was involved in an international study on the responses of European plants to climate warming. We contributed data collected at our high altitude Cairngorms ECN site run by @ukceh.bsky.social: ecn.ac.uk/news/europea... #ClimateChange #monitoring #research #ecosystems #LTER @ukri.org

An ECN scientist from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology surveying the mountain-top vegetation at our ECN long-term research and monitoring site in the Cairngorms, Scotland. Photo ©UKCEH

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Forest Research @forestresearchuk.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Join a webinar discussion on The State of the UK’s Oaks, a new Action Oak report on the future of native oaks. 📅 Tue 17 Mar 2026, 2 - 3pm 🎟️ Register: ow.ly/8EaT50Yr9Kk Join experts on plant health, climate science, woodland management and policy. #ForestResearch | #OakTrees

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Action Oak: The State of the UK's Oaks Webinar . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Join us for a webinar panel discussion as we reveal the key findings from the State of the UK's Oaks report.

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UKBMS @ukbms.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Large Tortoiseshell has been recorded at six counties in the south of England in the last few weeks. Its been recorded on a handful of UKBMS transects in the south east in the last few years. Will we see it expand and consolidate its foothold this year..? butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...

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'Extinct' butterfly spotted across England

A butterfly classed as extinct in the UK for more than 30 years has been seen at sites across southern England.Eagle-eyed nature lovers have captured photographs of Large Tortoiseshells in Kent, Hamps...

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

📣 2026 Student Summer Internships are OPEN for applications! We’re recruiting SEVEN interns across our National Capability programmes at our Bangor, Lancaster & Wallingford sites. Superb opportunity for hands-on experience in environmental science & applied research. Details ⬇️ 1/

Group of seven stand in front of meteorological station at UKCEH Wallingford, plus text detailing 2026 summer student internship information

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

📢 Applications open soon for a FREE online course on Data-driven Approaches to Hydrological Science. Running in July, this is for postgrad students, ECRs and professionals in consultancies, monitoring agencies & related industries seeking to strengthen skills. 🧪 hydro-jules.org/data-driven-...

Rainfall graph imposed over raindrops plus text Online summer school Data-driven approaches to hydrological science

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Rothamsted Research @rothamsted.ac.uk · 02/03/2026

Farmers and agronomists - discover the power of beetles on your farm with our scientists! On this free one day course (11th March) you'll learn how to monitor and ID carabid beetles, and enjoy tours of our research farm! Register now 👇 www.tickettailor.com/events/rothams…

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UK Environmental Observation Framework @ukeof.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Today is your last chance to register for our free conference 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making'. 24 February, online. Programme, etc. here: ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026 #environment #monitoring #data #sensors #technology #innovation

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UK Environmental Observation Framework @ukeof.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Don’t miss your place at our free conference 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making'. 24 February, online: ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026 #monitoring #environment #ecosystems #sensors #technology #data

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water@leeds - University of Leeds @water.leeds.ac.uk · 03/02/2026

📢An exciting £920,000 research project kicks off next month to help restore one of Northern Ireland’s most threatened lakes — Lough Neagh. Congratulations to the @ukceh.bsky.social team who will use state of the art technology to generate evidence to tackle its pollution @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social

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UK Environmental Change Network @ukecn.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Here's a selection of fixed-point photos taken at ECN sites in 2025. The rushing Trout Beck (Moor House, December); green glowing trees (Wytham Woods, April); a field basking in the sun (Rothamsted, July); woodland path (Cairngorms, February). See more at: ecn.ac.uk/sites/fixed-...

The grey-blue Trout Beck stream meandering through golden-coloured, sun-washed upland grassland at Moor House in the Pennine hills.

Taken deep within Wytham Woods, the trees have bright green leaves above an equally green woodland floor.

A recently mown field of grass ar Rothamsted with, in the middle distance a single dark-leaved tree. In the background, beyong another field, are more trees. The sky is fluffy white clouds against blue.

A narrow woodland path winds through a conifer woodland. it is bordered by low shrubby plants such as heather and broom. Scottish mountains are just visible in the distance.

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Check out the great line-up for next month's annual UK Environmental Observation Framework conference ⤵️ Speakers include Grace Skinner and Holly Tipper from UKCEH 🦋 🧪

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UK Environmental Change Network @ukecn.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

This looks to be a fascinating half-day conference for anyone interested in #monitoring the #environment and environmental change via #sensor technologies.

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UK Environmental Change Network @ukecn.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

This recent paper made use of our automatic weather station #data recorded at Wytham. #long-term #ecosystem #research #LTER

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UK Environmental Change Network @ukecn.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Brrr! 🥶Some icy conditions at Trout Beck, Moor House, earlier this week. Moor House in the North Pennines is one of our ECN long-term environmental #monitoring sites. See: ecn.ac.uk/sites/site/t... #LTER #environment #research #data. [Photo: E. Potter, UKCEH]

A photo of the Trout Beck stream at Moor House National Nature Reserve in northern England, taken on 5 Jan 2026. The water and rocky surfaces are covered with ice and frost. Photo taken by Elaine Potter, copyright UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Our next #webinar will feature Andy Gregory & Jon Storkey from @rothamsted.bsky.social talking about the Broadbalk experiment #LTE that began in 1843. Register for it: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE... @rothamsted-lte.bsky.social #Agriculture #Fertilisers #Sustainability 🌏

Webinar Broadbalk Long-term Rotational Experiment at 183 Years.
2 photos of 2 white men smiling at the camera with a neutral background. Text underneath: Jon Storkey and Andy Gregory, Rothamsted Research.

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UK Environmental Change Network @ukecn.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

PhD opportunity using long-term data & experimental results to develop a model to predict ground beetle species responses under woodland management scenarios. With @uniofreading.bsky.social ding.bsky.social, @forestresearchuk.bsky.social & @ukceh.bsky.social blogs.reading.ac.uk/crocus-dla/c...

A ground beetle, Carabus problematicus. Photo by Roy Anderson

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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Warmer days may feel far away now, but some of our fluttery friends may still make appearances when that winter sun shows itself in our gardens and green spaces 🦋❄️ #SaveButterflies #MothsMatter

Butterfly Conservation's butterflies and moths to see in December: Red Admiral, The Satellite, Comma, Winter moth, December moth, Mottled Umber, Small Tortoiseshell, The Chestnut, Peacock

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Mountain Research Initiative @mtnresearchmri.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

🌍 New research finds #mountain #ClimateChange is accelerating faster than predicted, altering snow, rainfall, & ecosystems – with significant consequences for billions of people. 🌄💧 Stemming from an MRI-funded workshop, the research calls for urgent monitoring & #ClimateAction: buff.ly/2LTqhSu

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Forest Research @forestresearchuk.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

It’s National Tree Week and to mark the occasion, Forest Research staff are sharing the tree species they love most. 💚 🔎🌳 We’ve also updated our 'Easy Guide to Forest Trees and Their Uses' publication: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/publications... #NationalTreeWeek @thetreecouncil.bsky.social

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JNCC @jncc.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

❓We’re in a nature crisis – but how do we really know what’s happening? Indicators give us the facts behind the headlines 👇 In our latest blog we explore the UK’s rich history of #wildlife recording – from Victorian botanical art to today’s cutting-edge data. 🔍 jncc.gov.uk/news/measuri... 🧵

Bird watcher in hide copyright Anna Robinson

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UK Environmental Change Network @ukecn.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

We had a great meeting today with our wonderful, dedicated terrestrial site managers 👏. We shared updates from our ECN long-term #environmental research and #monitoring sites. It was an opportunity to share successes and challenges and to keep our network going. #research #data #LTER

Collecting a water sample for chemical analysis.

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Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS) @bbs-birds.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

This week, we are sharing the most widespread species recorded on BBS squares across the UK in 2024. They are all common and familiar species! Find out more about taking part in the survey here: www.bto.org/get-involved... @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology

Most widespread species for BBS in 2024.

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UK Environmental Change Network @ukecn.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

'Moor House – an outdoor laboratory' describes the wealth of research undertaken over 70 years at Moor House National Nature Reserve. An accompanying file lists the 1000+ publications describing scientific studies of this northern Pennines area. #ecology #environment #research #monitoring #LTER

A black-and-white photograph of the field station at Moor House in the north Pennines, taken in 1955. The building is no longer there.

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

At yesterday's 10th annual Cumbrian Lakes Research Forum, we celebrated 80 years of monitoring Windermere and nearby lakes with talks from researchers and lake managers. Learn more about our monitoring: www.ceh.ac.uk/our-science/projects/…

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UK Environmental Observation Framework @ukeof.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

⌛Be sure to secure your place TODAY before registration closes. ⌛ #NEMC2025 #environment #ecology #monitoring #observation #data

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Long-term monitoring tells a story of change. For 80 years scientists have monitored Windermere and nearby lakes in Cumbria, tracking how climate change and pollution are reshaping our freshwater ecosystems. It’s one of the longest lake datasets anywhere in the world! 🌎 🧪 1/

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

The #CaSTCo project shows how community data can drive decisions on river management in England & Wales. UKCEH co-led work on data management with Rivers Trust colleagues, developing CaSTCo Data Governance Principles & supporting best practice in citizen science. 🔗 castco.org/impact-report 🧪 1/

Several photos of people and people sampling in rivers, plus the headline Putting people at the heart of river recovery, and four information points:
4.9 million citizen science datapoints shared openly
250k hours donated by citizen scientists, valued at more than £3million
132k locations monitored
35k volunteers, including approximately 18,000 who monitor monthly

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Soil Ecology Group @bes-soilecogroup.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

We are happy to introduce the Soil Ecology SIG @britishecologicalsociety.org! Our aim is to connect soil ecology researchers across career stages, facilitating knowledge exchange and collaboration. Check out www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/plan... and feel free to get in touch!

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Understanding the vital ecosystem services provided by soil

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UK Environmental Change Network @ukecn.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Thanks for highlighting Moor House and this important long-term ecological study. Moor House, in the North Pennines, has a long history of research, including long-term ECN monitoring, and it's great that ECT is supporting Rob's grazing experiment. 🐑 #ecology #research #vegetation #grazing #LTER

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Rothamsted Research @rothamsted.ac.uk · 27/10/2025

📢New paper: Night-flying insects over UK in decline, weather radar study reveals @universityofleeds.bsky.social with Rothamsted Insect Survey🦋🐝🪰🦟 Full story 👇 www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/trillio...

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UK Environmental Observation Framework @ukeof.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

"When you check the weather forecast, you’re relying on a vast network of weather stations that quietly gather data across the country." UKEOF partner the Met Office explains all about weather stations and weather observations in their latest blog.

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UK Environmental Change Network @ukecn.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Thanks for sharing your ECN weather station observations as #StormAmy tracked over the UK, Chris. Great photo as well!

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