UK Environmental Change Network

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.

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

lake water bordered by reeds

📢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

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.

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

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.

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]

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.

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 🌏

Changes in the UK Stag Beetle Population: Evidence from Citizen Science and Museum Records Thu 12 Mar 2026 | David Wembridge | People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) | FREE The Stag Beetle ... Changes in the UK Stag Beetle Population: Evidence from Citizen Science and Museum Records Thu 12 Mar 2026 | David Wembridge | People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) | FREE The Stag Beetle – Lu...

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A ground beetle, Carabus problematicus. Photo by Roy Anderson

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...

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

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

Bird watcher in hide copyright Anna Robinson

❓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... 🧵

Organisations running ECN terrestrial sites are @hutton.ac.uk, @rothamsted.bsky.social, @forestresearchuk.bsky.social, @ukceh.bsky.social, NRW, @afbini.gov.uk and DSTL.

Collecting a water sample for chemical analysis.

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

Most widespread species for BBS in 2024.

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

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.

'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! 🌎

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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

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

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Soil Ecology Group - British Ecological Society Understanding the vital ecosystem services provided by soil

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...

"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.

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

Secure your place at the 2025 National Environmental Monitoring Conference soon. It's taking place in Edinburgh on 15 December as part of the annual BES meeting. #NEMC2025 #environment #ecosystems #monitoring #observation #data

This new dataset - the GBNVPD - includes ECN vegetation monitoring plot data alongside on-going and historic activities such as Countryside Survey, the National Plant Monitoring Scheme, the National Vegetation Classification and many others. #data #plants #vegetation #ecology

The long-term monitoring addressed in this review is wide-ranging and includes that undertaken by the UK Environmental Change Network. Please take some time to share your views. The closing date is 9am (UK time) on 29th September.