UK Environmental Change Network

Registration for the National Environment Monitoring Conference closes soon. Don't miss out! NEMC 2026 takes place in Birmingham UK on 14 December. Details on @britishecologicalsociety.org website: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/nemc-2026/ #environment #monitoring @ukceh.bsky.social

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. 👇

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...

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/

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

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

An opportunity for people from the UK aged 16-25. Shape the future: apply now for the Youth Climate and Nature Panel. Applications close on Friday 11 September 2026: defraenvironment.blog.gov.uk/2026/08/06/s... #environment #climate #biodiversity #policy

This event will take place in Birmingham on 14th December. #environment #monitoring #observation #data

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

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

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 🧪

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...

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... 🧪

New in @natrevearthenviron.nature.com: Vegetation greenness in 2025 Global mean vegetation greenness reached a record high in the year 2025, extending the multi-decadal upward trend. Full article: www.nature.com/articles/s43... 🧪

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👇 https://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/rothamsted-research-forensic-science-adopted-environment-agency

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

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

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

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

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

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...

📣 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/

📢 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-...

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 👇 https://www.tickettailor.com/events/rothamstedresearch2/2065335

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

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

📢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

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-...

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 🦋 🧪

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

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

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]

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 🌏

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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...

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

🌍 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

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

❓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... 🧵

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

'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

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: https://www.ceh.ac.uk/our-science/projects/cumbrian-lakes

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

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/

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/

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!

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

📢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...