UK Environmental Change Network

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.

A series of photos, arranged within the circular shape of our logo, that depict different forms of environmental monitoring and the kinds of things that are monitored, such as air pollution, water quality, environmental DNA, weather and species.

Our Management Group met today, part of a quarterly meeting cycle. The discussion covered many aspects of #environmental #monitoring. These are an invaluable - almost unique - opportunity for UK public bodies involved in monitoring to share information & ideas, and to explore working together.

Text: Webinar 36 Years of Research at Loughgall Agroforestry LTE. 12 September 2025 12.30-1.30pm. Photo of a white man looking off screen gesturing. Text underneath: Rodrigo Olave, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute.

This Friday’s lunchtime #webinar will feature Rodrigo Olave from @afbini.gov.uk talking about 36 years of research at Loughgall; the #agroforesty #LTE in #NorthernIreland.

Register: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE...

#Silvopasture #AgromixProject #Agforward_EU 🌏

National Environmental Monitoring Conference - British Ecological Society The NEMC returns for its second year focusing on: From insight to impact: building the UK environmental monitoring community

⌛Hurry! ⌛The call for session proposals for the National Environmental Monitoring Conference 2025 (15 December, Edinburgh) will close on 📆 12 September. Find out more from the @britishecologicalsociety.org website: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/nati... #NEMC2025

A bioacoustic sensor monitoring bird calls in the Cairngorms. It is powered by a solar-charged battery and is sited in rough semi-wooded vegetation.

We're using bioacoustic sensors to monitor birds and bats at our long-term monitoring and research site in the Cairngorms, operated by @ukceh.bsky.social: ecn.ac.uk/news/bioacou... 🦅🦇🎤 #monitoring #research #environment #species #LTER

📆 This 1 hr webinar with speakers from @ukceh.bsky.social could be of interest: Habitat monitoring using drone technology: are we nearly there yet? 24 September, 09:00 UTC / 10:00 UK time. www.mambo-project.eu/events/habit... #monitoring #observation #EO #drones #environment

We would like to say a big THANK YOU to all the volunteers who contributed to the Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey this year!!! 🎉 👏 🦋

The survey window closed today, so be sure to enter all of your data to the UKBMS website by the end of October.

@bbs-birds.bsky.social

Urban Forests - Forest Research

Urban forests play a vital role in helping reduce the impacts of extreme weather, from cooling to flood mitigation. But urban forests require climate-conscious planning & management to ensure they continue to deliver multiple benefits for generations to come.

🔎 Explore guidance: ow.ly/yjqP50WMENv

Screengrab of newsletter with image of Land Cover Map on top and image of a river on bottom

Back from holiday? Catch up on recent UKCEH news with our August newsletter!

🏞️ Latest UK Land Cover Map
🌳 The role of tree disease on woodland soil carbon loss
🪰 Biodiversity improvements masked by poor river scores
🌼 10 years of national plant monitoring

and more!

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Brown Argus roosting at sunrise (c) Richard Sheldrake 2023

Want to know more about an insect you’ve found? Identify an insect with our experts 🦋

Just fill in the form and we'll contact you with more information about your find 🔽

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#AskAnEntomologist #Entomology #Insects #AskAnExpert #InsectIdentification