UK Environmental Observation Framework

Map of UK and Ireland illustrating broad habitats in the UK and Northern Ireland as classified by the UKCEH Land Cover Map

Broad habitats from the UKCEH Land Cover Map for an area around Norwich in England

Broad habitats from the UKCEH Land Cover Map for an area more zoomed in around Norwich in England

NEW! The latest UKCEH Land Cover Map, describing the UK land surface in 2024, is now available 🏞️ 🌳

See what broad habitats—ranging from broadleaved woodland and arable land to freshwater and urban areas— there are and where in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

#LandCover #LCM

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🌡️ The UK has had its 5th warmest July on record, according to provisional Met Office statistics.

This marks the 6th consecutive month of above-average mean temperatures across the country and the 5th consecutive month within the top 10 warmest.

Full details: www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

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Thanks for promoting this event @ukceh.bsky.social. #environment #monitoring

Floating Weed Manager Floating Weed Manager is a web-based tool designed to help waterbody managers, field surveyors, and biologists to monitor and control invasive plants. New for 2025: the Floating Weeds app has been dev...

My amazing colleagues have just produced this App to monitor invasive aquatic plants using satellite imagery, and enable management.

Take a look! www.ceh.ac.uk/data/floatin...

#UKCEH_AquaEco #freshwater #INNS 🌱💦🧪

Job Advert reads: Work with us! Seabird Monitoring Programme Organsier www.bto.org/jobs With a photo of a Razorbill flying behind the text.

📢Job alert! We’re looking for the next Seabird Monitoring Programme Organiser to join the BTO Surveys Team!🔭📈

ℹ️ For more information and to apply: www.bto.org/jobs
🗓️ Deadline for applications: 8th Sept 2025.

#seabirds #citizenscience
@btobirds.bsky.social, @jncc.bsky.social, @rspb.bsky.social

Tropical nights are on the rise in Europe, offering little relief from daytime heat. The Copernicus Climate Change Service tracks these trends to help keep communities informed and safe.
Read more in our European State of the Climate report: climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2024

#CopernicusClimate

Good news: Microcarb has successfully launched! 👏
Europe’s first carbon-monitoring satellite is now in orbit, marking a major step in tracking CO₂ emissions from space.
Find out more about our role in the mission & how it will lay the foundation for the Copernicus CO2M constellation: bit.ly/4oeyKxa

Registration is now open. There is a call for session proposals, and Early Career Researchers can apply for funding to cover the conference fee.

A faded photo of an orange and brown Gatekeeper butterfly with the word NEWS overlaid.

The National Environmental Monitoring Conference returns for its second year. NEMC 2025 will focus on 'From insight to impact: building the UK #environmental #monitoring community'. Find out more: ukeof.org.uk/news/nemc-2025 @britishecologicalsociety.org @ukceh.bsky.social

Key #airpollutant #emissions targeted for reductions and monitored under EU legislation continued to decline across most EU Member States, according to the latest data assessment.

However, reducing ammonia emissions continues to present a bigger challenge.

Long-term monitoring data was essential for this study of changes to phytoplankton.

But a polite ask to birders. If you see a relatively rare butterfly species (e.g. in Cambs: Wall, Clouded Yellow, Chalk Hill Blue, Small Blue, any Fritillary) then please log the sighting in iRecord [iRecord butterflies is an excellent app]
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The De Lank River on Bodmin Moor, strewn with mossy boulders and fringed by Atlantic oak woodland.

Are you involved with nature recovery, land management or planning?

Join us next Tuesday (22nd) for our Partner Forum webinar introducing Ebrel and ReBio: decision-support tools for evidence-based planning and delivery of nature recovery in real landscapes.

renewbiodiversity.org.uk/introducing-...

A red admiral butterfly looking toward the camera while perched on small purple flowers, against a blurred green background

We’re getting out for the count! Are you? 🦋

All you need is 15 minutes in a sunny spot, counting the butterflies & moths you see.

Take part in @savebutterflies.bsky.social #BigButterflyCount & help take nature’s pulse 👉 bigbutterflycount.org

📷by Michael Preston

It's been a great two days at the UK Space Conference in Manchester this week. 🛰️🚀

Hear from UK Astronaut Tim Peake speaking from the conference on the benefits of bringing together the UK space community. 🌍👇 #UKSC2025

A graphic card promoting the position of hydrogeochemist. To the left is a picture of a river, with high grass on each bank. The closing date is stated as 23 July. The BGS logo is top right.

We're looking for a hydrogeochemist (2-year fixed term).

You'll lead a field-based investigation assessing the presence of microplastics in groundwater, planning and leading fieldwork as well as data interpretation and reporting results.

More info:
www.bgs.ac.uk/download/vac...

River Tweed with floodplain and fields

📣 Exciting opportunity to work on the Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure as a Senior Research Associate.

Lead the Early Adopters Programme & shape FDRI catchment monitoring.

Role based at University of Bristol, working closely the FDRI delivery team.

Apply here: tinyurl.com/4ae6vkcb 🧪

Hand holding a mobile phone with the FIT Count app on screen, in front of knapweed flowers

🌼 Got 10 mins to spend near flowers? Why not contribute to the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme with a Flower-Insect Timed (FIT) Count!

Watch flowers + insects in warm, dry weather (Apr–Sept).
Every FIT Count helps science.

Find out more: ukpoms.org.uk/fit-counts

#CitizenScience #BeesNeeds

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Image of seven people standing in front of a large Defra logo

We were delighted that our Chief Scientist Dave Stone was invited to take part in a Parliamentary Roundtable exploring the latest science on climate & nature.

The roundtable was chaired by @evoswami.bsky.social Defra Chief Scientific Adviser & hosted by Minister @marycreagh.bsky.social

⚠️ Multiple warnings have been issued for the weekend ⚠️

Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning

Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️

UK Space Agency catalysed £2.2 billion investment in 2024/25 In 2024/25, our activity generated £2.2 billion in investment and revenue, from the £581 million we distributed to the space sector.

The UK Space Agency is committed to boosting UK prosperity through the grants and support we give to space organisations across the country. ✨

Read more about how we generated £2.2 billion in revenue from our operations in 2024/25 👉 space.blog.gov.uk/2025/07/18/u...

Some positive news, and another example of the value of long-term environmental monitoring.

Armagh Observatory: 230 years of unbroken weather recordings The building holds the longest sequence of continuous weather data anywhere in the UK and Ireland.

Congratulations to Armagh Observatory in Northern Ireland which is marking 230 years of recording the weather every day.

These long-term observations are critical to understanding our changing weather.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Good to see monitoring mentioned ("Monitoring of growth rates and woodland needs to continue and increase, so that we can track the ongoing impacts of climate change and identify when and where to intervene.")

We’re pleased to share our Annual Report & Accounts for 2024, highlighting key achievements and providing essential information on our finances, governance and management from the year.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to our success!

Read more: www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...

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New South West Marine Ecosystems report published This comprehensive report on the state of the marine ecosystems around the South West, including contributions from PML scientists, gives an wonderful overview of how the marine environment is fairing

The #SouthWestMarineEcosystems 2024 report reveals some big shifts in marine life - from unusual #jellyfish blooms and #salp swarms, to major fish mortality events and shifts in #fisheries catches 🦞🪼 Read the highlights and access the full report here: pml.ac.uk/news/new-sou...

Great to see Steve Turner presenting the hydrological outlook for the UK. As well as wearing his hydrologist hat at UKCEH, Steve is closely involved in running our Data Advisory Group. #data #modelling #environment #research

The Met Office State of the UK Climate Report for 2024 will be published on Monday by @wiley.com in @rmets.org International Journal of Climatology, summarising the UK weather and climate in 2024.

We’ll share the key report findings here, so stay tuned!

@noc.ac.uk

A colourful grid of photos arranged in a circle, depicting different aspects of the environment and environmental monitoring, including citizen science, remote sensing, field observations, sensors, sample collection and DNA analysis. Elements of the environment depicated include water, air (and air pollution) and biodiversity (a tree and a bee).

For those new to UKEOF, check out the range of resources relating to environmental observation in the UK on our website: ukeof.org.uk/resources

UK dry weather 2025: Will there be a drought where I live? We take a look at river, reservoir and groundwater levels after a particularly dry few months.

Will there be a drought where i live? 💧 ☀️

This week the BBC published an article exploring this question using data provided by BGS, Met Office, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and Environment Agency.

Read the full article on the BBC website:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...