UK Environmental Observation Framework

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

Today’s Wildfire Resilience Summit in Liverpool, convened by Prime Minister Andy Burnham, brings together emergency services, businesses and other key stakeholders, including UKCEH scientists, to address the growing threat of wildfires in the UK. 1/

A solar radiation storm in 2025 has given scientists the clearest picture yet of how space weather affects radiation levels in the atmosphere. Data from balloons, aircraft & ground-based monitors is helping improve understanding of radiation risks & strengthen future forecasts.

The jet stream is playing a key role in Storm Austen's development. As the storm interacts with a powerful Atlantic jet stream, conditions are helping it deepen rapidly as it approaches the UK. Our meteorologists explain the science behind it 👇 www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/ho...

The September UK Hydrological Summary reviews last month's water resources. 🌧️ Near-average UK rainfall concealed a marked regional contrast: wetter-than-average conditions in western Scotland and Northern Ireland but further dryness in eastern and southern England. https://tinyurl.com/mr49ujy7

📘 #eDNA Essentials: The Technical Blueprint Your guide to a FAIRer, federated eDNA digital ecosystem for aquatic biodiversity monitoring. ✅ Applicable recommendations ✅ FAIR data principles ✅ Governance shifts 🔗 zenodo.org/records/2212... #eDNA #Biodiversity #FAIRdata

144 million+ wildlife records are helping reveal how nature is changing across Britain. The newly published BRC Science Review 2026 demonstrates how biological recording and citizen science are transforming our understanding of biodiversity. Read more: www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 1/

Our Management Group meets today. As well as hearing updates from UKEOF partners on a wide range of environmental observation activities, they will also discuss plans for our 2027 annual conference. Watch this space for more on that soon.

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. 👇

Puffin populations on the Isle of May are struggling. A survey by UKCEH & NatureScot earlier this summer estimated 36,500 occupied burrows compared to 52,000 in the 2024 count, and 39,000 in 2017. Read more:

This #CleanAirDay we're highlighting ammonia, a significant air pollutant Ammonia emissions can contribute to the formation of PM2.5, tiny particles in the air linked to harmful health effects Cleaner air benefits people, nature & the economy 💙

📢 Upcoming oak health webinar: observing and understanding oak health across the UK Register: https://ow.ly/YTse50ZJtxE #OakHealth #ForestResearch #TreeHealth

(1/ ) For the next few weeks, we will be sharing Waterways Breeding Bird Survey (WBBS) trends for some of the smaller birds that are associated with linear waterways. We begin with the brightly coloured Kingfisher, which declined in this habitat by 17% 1999–2024. @btobirds.bsky.social

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We've had over 1,000 colony count submissions to the SMP in 2026 so far! Of the 23 seabird species with data, Fulmar has the most. Remember to submit your colony count and breeding success data before the October 31st data deadline. #Seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Decades of ocean data, finally unlocked. 🌊 ICYMI, the EC’s Horizon Magazine featured project iMagine (coordinated by EGI) to show how high-performance computing and AI turn raw marine imagery into vital insights for ocean restoration. Read the feature: go.egi.eu/Fwiac

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...

Do you participate in nature-related citizen science – or would you like to?📱Take part in our survey: https://ow.ly/bIee50ZHB6o 🔗 More information: https://ow.ly/EqKX50ZHB6s #CitizenScience #ForestResearch

🌿 Are you an experienced leader with expertise in governance, risk, assurance or compliance? We're recruiting an Independent External Member for JNCC's Audit & Risk Assurance Committee. 📍 Hybrid role 📅 Approx. 10 days/year ⏰ Closes 2 October 🔗 jncc.gov.uk/about-jncc/c... #TogetherForNature

How do we track El Niño from space? 🛰️ When El Niño forms in the Pacific, global weather shifts follow- raising the risks of severe floods & extreme droughts. #Copernicus Sentinel-3 maps sea surface temp & height to keep us prepared. 🌊 🎥 Watch: bit.ly/46CIdqi 🧵1/2

As the WMO confirms El Niño is strengthening, satellite observations are more vital than ever. Yesterday we published a video explaining how #Copernicus Sentinel-3’s sea surface measurements help power the early warnings communities need to prepare. bit.ly/46CIdqi

📢 #WeAreSeeking a Digital Delivery Manager. Passionate about delivering great digital projects that make a real difference? bit.ly/JNCCjob2026051 ⭐Hybrid working role with a base in Peterborough, Aberdeen or Cardiff ⭐Permanent contract ⭐£41,525 ⭐Closing date 20 Sept 2026 #Digital #JobOpportunity

More good news for terns, with a record number of Little Tern chicks fledging at Beacon Lagoons, Spurn! Read @spurnbirdobs.bsky.social post here: www.facebook.com/share/p/18JA... #Seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Final @CEH @pomscheme.bsky.social 2km survey today at TL3266 Conington Cambs. Here’s how dead the vegetation looked, unable to find flowers!! For my 2 flower insect timed count (FiT). Insect (🦟 in traps), numbers looked low in the pan traps @kitenet.bsky.social

BGS & UKCEH research into drought-exposed soils wins award 🏆 Land, an international, cross-disciplinary, journal, has announced that this research has received the 'Best Paper Award', granted to publications of scientific significance and extensive influence. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/bgs-res...

📣 Announcement: Professor Anjali Goswami, Defra Chief Scientific Advisor and Director General Science, Data and Analysis, is keynote speaker at NEMC 2026 in December. 1/ @ukeof.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org

After record low July rainfall, what's next for UK river flows? Below normal to exceptionally low flows across England, Wales & NE Scotland will continue with record lows anticipated for August & drought impacts into the autumn. 🎥 Dr Katie Facer-Childs with the latest UK Hydrological Outlook.

🌍 The latest global State of the Climate Report is out. It includes UKCEH lake monitoring data used to assess trends in spring phytoplankton timing. And Bethan Harris inputs to a soil moisture review which found 2025 was the driest year on average in the 1991-2025 period. #StateoftheClimate2025 ⤵️

The first Forestry Workforce Census in over 20 years is coming. Organisations are asked to complete the Census on 1 October 2026 and 1 March 2027. Be counted and help shape the future of forestry: https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/be-counted-take-part-in-forestry-workforce-census/

Our refreshed Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP) brings together a renewed line-up of world-class university partners to drive innovation in weather & climate science. This ambitious new chapter will strengthen our future science capability. Find out more 👇 www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/am...

July 2026 was an exceptional month for the UK's climate statistics, with records challenged or broken for rainfall, temperature and sunshine. Read more in our press release ⤵️ www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

Following rigorous quality control checks, 38°C has been verified as the new UK and England June daily temperature record, which is higher than our previously reported 37.7°C at the same site at Lingwood.

Book your place at this event (taking place on 14 December), and submit your proposals for presentations and posters. Co-organised by @ukceh.bsky.social, @britishecologicalsociety.org and UKEOF. #monitoring #observation

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 🧪

Three of Britain's most charismatic heathland birds have continued their recovery, according to the results of a major survey conducted almost 20 years after the previous assessment:

RSPB Scientist Simon Wotton shares a summary of the results from two recently published reports: Breeding Bird Survey and Wetland Bird Survey. Read on to learn more about the ups and downs of the UK’s birds www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... #CitSci @jncc.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social 🪶 🧪

May is here and so are the Big Eight 🎱🐝 Of the UK’s 24 bumblebee species, these eight are the most common. This month, some queens will produce their first daughters, the workers, while others will welcome new males 💼🚹 🔎 Brush up on your bumblebee identification skills: https://ow.ly/fm3u50YMpZb

There's a mini jobs bonanza just now at BTO! 🐦 Apply to become our next Scottish Raptor Monitoring Coordinator, Biological Data Manager or Research Support Officer via www.bto.org/jobs Birds Science People; it is a powerful combination – will you be part of it?

JNCC has updated (April 2026) the UK data for Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and Special Areas of Conservation (SACs). These sites make up the UK’s national site network, designated to protect birds, habitats and other species. 🔗 jncc.gov.uk/news/nationa... 🧵

AI adoption at the Met Office is focused on transformational change, building confidence & trust. We’re upskilling & working with the Alan Turing Institute to combine meteorology & data science to deliver AI forecasts responsibly & transparently. Learn more ⤵️ www.computing.co.uk/interview/20...

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...

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... 🧪

📢#JobOpportunity #WeAreSeeking a Marine Support Officer to deal with survey data management, MPA data dissemination, offshore seabed surveys & answering data queries. bit.ly/JNCCjob202613 Closing date: Sun 17 May 2026 #Marine

Happy Earth Day! 🌎 🌍 🌏 To mark this special day, we’re tuning in to Sen, the world’s first continuous 4K video livestream from space. Sen’s cameras are hosted on our Columbus module of the ISS, with data delivered via the Airbus platform. Watch Earth from above, just like an astronaut 📹 Sen

Did you know that in the UK, hedgehog numbers have declined by between a third and three quarters over the last twenty years? 🤔 If you've seen one recently, log it on the Big Hedgehog Map 🦔 #NationalMammalWeek

1/ Spotted a yellow leg flag on a Curlew? Please share the sighting with us, as this could be one of our headstarted birds. 😀 Report via bit.ly/ReportACurlew #Ornithology #WorldCurlewDay

Scientists are inviting woodland managers to attend hands-on training workshops for a new app that allows users to monitor the health of oak trees: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/news/woodlan... Partnership with @aberuni.bsky.social and @sylva.org.uk

Extraordinary dataset of 44 million+ records of UK #butterflies collected by 782,000 volunteers in the past 50 years shows many species are in long-term decline eg Pearl-bordered Fritillary. @ukbms.bsky.social is run by @savebutterflies.bsky.social, UKCEH, @btobirds.bsky.social, and JNCC. 🧪 1/

Great to be partnering with National Garden Scheme on The Big British Garden Survey to reveal the wildlife thriving in our gardens 🦋🐞. Record what you see and help build a national picture of UK #biodiversity. Join in: ngs.org.uk/the-big-brit... 🧪 @abigaillowe.bsky.social

We recently welcomed colleagues from the Kenya Meteorological Society (KMS) to the Met Office for our new WCSSP (Weather and Climate Science for Service Partnership Programme) Kenya project. Partners met to shape the future of Kenya-led weather & climate research. 🧵 1/2