Major environmental challenges are often tied to conflict. Yet ecological research rarely reflects voices from conflict-affected areas. A new @peopleandnature.bsky.social study explores how to address this, focusing on Korea’s Demilitarised Zone. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Check out this reel produced by @ukceh.bsky.social on the Plynlimon #LongTermExperiment #LTE in #Wales that is registered with us: bit.ly/4c46OXw Going since 1967, the goal here is to compare how the use of forested & moorland sites affects the water catchments. More: bit.ly/Plynlimon 🌏

Environmental modeling: The future of #biodiversity in the UK is under threat. A study of @ukceh.bsky.social involving #KITKarlsruhe predicts significant losses among native animal and plant species. www.kit.edu/kit/english/...

Thanks to the staff and visitors who joined us this lunchtime for some #FITcounts on our Wallingford site @ukceh.bsky.social Looks like a great year for the Buttercups and Dandelions, with plenty of pollinators out today (all too quick to photograph!) 😊☀️🪰🐝🐞

There's widespread concern about insect declines globally but a shortage of data hinders assessment of progress towards #biodiversity goals & conservation. An international UKCEH-led study has now calculated Global Butterfly Index as flagship indicator of species trends. 🧪 tinyurl.com/4ktu3b3v

@simon-rolph.com AI for Biodiversity Monitoring 🤖 Join us at #NFBRConference2026 8 May to explore how AI could transform biodiversity monitoring—from image recognition to future AI tools—alongside the real-world challenges. bit.ly/4sZO4iz @ukceh.bsky.social #AI #Biodiversity #BiologialRecording

Welcome to the new season for #pollinator FIT Counts! Our latest e-news was sent out this morning - read it here mailchi.mp/7e658beeba40... and subscribe at ukpoms.org.uk/subscribe As soon as the weather is warm enough we hope that you will enjoy watching and counting insects on flowers with us.

New high‑resolution soil maps for Great Britain are here. Built through AgZero+, they offer finer detail, consistent coverage and easier updates as conditions change. Will support tools like E‑Planner, help farmers benchmark soil health & improve habitat mapping. www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 🧪

New UKCEH-led study warns of closing 20-year window in which decisions on climate & land use will determine fate of 200+ species of native #birds, #butterflies & #plants across Britain. But sustainable climate & land policies would save many of the species. www.ceh.ac.uk/press/we-hav... 🧪 1/

Palm oil remains controversial due to high greenhouse gas emissions, extensive deforestation carried out in Southeast Asia for oil palm plantations, and habitat loss for a range of endangered species. Yet it's the most widely used vegetable oil globally for many reasons. 🧪 1/

New CaSE @sciencecampaign.bsky.social findings show strong backing for R&D in Scotland and Wales, with 3 in 4 wanting devolved investment. Yet many don’t feel personally connected. Around half want more R&D discussion before the May 2026 elections. UKCEH contributed to the work. 🧪 1/

Small reductions in meat & dairy with more fruit & veg could significantly improve health of people & environment, a UKCEH-led report says. Dietary shift would have greater potential health benefits than improving air quality by cutting pollution from agriculture. www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 🧪

From chocolate to shampoo, palm oil is found in nearly half of packaged goods on supermarket shelves. Its versatility makes it difficult to replace, yet its production remains controversial. So how can it become more sustainable? 🧪 Join Alice and Sue on the next Counting the Earth - coming soon!

Innovation alert! 💡How can we make river monitoring more affordable, inclusive and scalable? Hear how the Flood and Drought Research Infrastructure innovation team are using open and low-cost hardware to make river monitoring more accessible & impactful. 📽️ youtu.be/sKQdKle_bE8 🧪 1/

Last year we put up a new nestbox for our suburban Kestrels breeding in the quad at @ukceh.bsky.social HQ in Wallingford, after their old box fell out of its tree (and they nested on a light fitting instead). The female is now guarding the box, so we're hopeful for eggs in a few weeks. #ukbirding

🏅 Shortlisted for the 2025 Robert May prize! 🏅 In his blog post, @robboyd.bsky.social talks about his paper 'Using causal diagrams and superpopulation models to correct geographic biases in biodiversity monitoring data' 🌍 🧪 Read the blog and find the full article 👇 buff.ly/a7UROJJ

UKCEH and @rothamsted.bsky.social modelling shows how climate change could reshape GB’s rivers/farms by 2050. Findings: river nutrients ↑20–30%, ↑ west coast fluxes (3–10%), ↓ east (3–13%), 5-20% drop in most arable yields, 20% boost in maize yields Read more: agzeroplus.org.uk/news-and-med... 🧪

This could pose potential water security issues at high latitudes. The study suggests that direct forest expansion focused on carbon or temperature also needs to consider water impacts. See the full paper in @natcomms.nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 2/2

Delighted to host first resource person @ileaps.bsky.social Head IPO Dr. Garry Hayman from @ukceh.bsky.social for @ileaps.bsky.social -HC certificate course on Climate, Ecosystems and Sustainability at Hindu College, University of Delhi in collaboration with iLEAPS UK @futureearth.bsky.social

Working with hydrological data? We want to help improve access to hydrological datasets through the Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure digital platform! Join our feedback session on notebook-based access to FDRI's gridded time series data with Python & R. 🧪 Sign up: tinyurl.com/4ya8xuj8

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

#SundayScience | Moth Monitoring & AI 🦋 Discover how Dr @abigaillowe.bsky.social worked with farmers using LED light traps and AI to monitor moths across England. Explore citizen science, data, and biodiversity in farmland in this #SundayScience webinar. ▶️ youtu.be/8Nljgi5yjf8 @ukceh.bsky.social

Climate projections suggest more extreme weather swings like in 2025: drought followed by intense rainfall, or "whiplash weather”. Challenging for water management, agriculture & the environment. Tune in to our podcast: 🎧 https://f.mtr.cool/gidrnbxnzf #WorldWaterDay

1/ 📻UKCEH Director of Science @kathryn-brown.bsky.social discussed climate change mitigation in @crick.ac.uk's More Questions of Science podcast hosted by Prof Brian Cox. Kathryn recently joined us from @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social. Listen here: https://f.mtr.cool/ugdajrtdxr 1/

Planting forests will affect the water cycle differently depending on location, a new study of forest-atmosphere feedbacks shows. New forests can increase rainfall and runoff in the tropics. But at high latitudes increases in evaporation may exceed precipitation gains, lowering runoff. 🌱🧪 1/

🧵 @hollytipper.bsky.social & @danread.bsky.social have a new paper out titled "Spatiotemporal profiling of antimicrobial agents during wastewater treatment – a national study" with Adegbenro Daso and Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern Check it out ➡️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @ukceh.bsky.social

European plant communities respond to climate warming differently! https://www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-media/news/european-plants-respond-unevenly-climate-warming Paper: https://short-url.org/1lYRM led by @fornalab.bsky.social & INBO, Belgium.  UKCEH: Chris Andrews, Jan Dick & @jmbecologist.bsky.social

Latest UK Hydrological Summary: -Rainfall in February above average across UK apart from N & W Scotland -River flows in normal range to above with record Feb levels in E Scotland & SW England -Groundwater exceptionally high across S England -Reservoirs at / near capacity https://tinyurl.com/4n9w9tyb

Repeated droughts aren’t just drying our landscapes — they’re weakening the ability of soils to lock away carbon. New UKCEH research shows that organo-mineral soils lose carbon stability when droughts keep coming, even after they rewet. Frequency, not duration, does the most damage.  🧪 1/

Fantastic new @ukceh.bsky.social dataset now out: 30-minute actual evapotranspiration from 45 sites for up to 10 years, with measurements co-located with rainfall and multiple soil moisture measurements from our @cosmosuk.bsky.social network over the same period: catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/c0...

What we eat, how we travel and the things we buy all shape our impact on nature, driving growing pressures on land, water, species and climate 🍽️ ✈️ 🛍️ A new global study makes clear that protecting biodiversity requires transforming the systems behind our everyday lifestyles. 🧪 1/

🚨 Only 2 weeks left to apply for our 2026 Student Summer Internships!   We're looking for SEVEN interns across National Capability programmes at our Bangor, Lancaster & Wallingford sites. Superb opportunities for hands-on experience in environmental science & applied research.  🧪⬇️ 1/

🌱 How does drought affect plants' ability to take in carbon? It's an important question for land use planning and climate policy. We've developed an open-source approach to calculating drought risk to vegetation carbon productivity across different spatial scales. 🧪 1/ #DroughtRisk

I'm on my way to Saarbrücken to meet with colleagues from across Europe to discuss progress on the ETERNAL #GreenPharma project. I'm excited to share our latest work, incl emissions and exposure modelling to prioritise pharmaceuticals that pose the most risk to the environment. @ukceh.bsky.social

💧 Working with hydrological data? Help shape the Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure digital platform! We're running a feedback session on notebook-based access to FDRI's gridded time series data with Python and R. Sign up now for 21 April, 14:00-16:00: fdri.org.uk/events/Feedb...

How was the 2025 season for Guillemots on the Isle of May? 📊 Breeding success: 0.72, average 📉 Adult survival: 83%, below average Adult survival is crucial for long-lived seabirds, so even small changes matter. Long-term monitoring helps us track how they respond to a changing world. #seabirds

@buzzingbennett.bsky.social's first PhD paper has just been published, titled "Molecular detection of honeybee pathogens in honey from a UK citizen science program" 🐝🦠 Check it out: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Summary below ⬇️ @ukceh.bsky.social @lindsaynewbold.bsky.social

Latest UK Hydrological Outlook: March to May 💧 What are the likely trajectories of river flows and groundwater levels over the weeks ahead? Full detail at hydoutuk.net/latest-outlook #WaterResources #hydrology

Our latest paper has just been published in Environment International! Check it out here ➡️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @ukceh.bsky.social @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social

New paper! Bird nests (Wood Warblers) are hubs of invertebrate biodiversity on forest floor, hosting more species/individuals than leaf litter. Probably due to heat & food detritus. Losing Wood Warblers = ecological networks lost. #ornithology resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

1/3 Find out about a new research project which will generate scientific evidence to help restore #LoughNeagh - Northern Ireland’s largest & most iconic lake. Join the next Uk Freshwater Quality Programme webinar 📅Wed 25 March ⌚ 11am Presented by @susheelbusi.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social

🌧️🌳 How does Amazon deforestation reshape rainfall patterns in the region? New research using process‑based modelling attributes at least 50% of rainfall decline to the loss of rainforest cover within the basin and upstream regions. See our new blog post: www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 1/

As environmental science took shape in 1950s–60s Britain, women at our old Merlewood research station had key roles in labs, fieldwork & offices. UKCEH builds on this legacy and is committed to advancing gender equality as we shape the future of environmental science today. #InternationalWomensDay

💦 Sign up for the National River Flow Archive's 2-part webinar series: Exploring the UK’s hydrological data archives and tools Learn about the data systems that underpin research, water resource management & environmental decision‑making across the country 🔗

Some of our web portals and catalogues may be offline for a period this weekend as we carry out routine IT maintenance. Please check back soon! #BackSoon #PlannedDowntime

💧 Working with hydrological data? Help shape the Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure digital platform! We're running a feedback session on notebook-based access to FDRI's gridded time series data with Python and R. Sign up now for 21 April, 14:00-16:00: fdri.org.uk/events/Feedb...

🌧️🌳 How does Amazon deforestation reshape rainfall patterns in the region? New research using process‑based modelling attributes at least 50% of rainfall decline to the loss of rainforest cover within the basin and upstream regions. See our new blog post: www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 1/

NEW: A key finding about how intense thunderstorms develop could help improve the certainty about the location of upcoming storms on hot days 🌩️ #EarlyWarnings See our news: www.ceh.ac.uk/press/thunde... 🧪 1/

Help shape the future #C3S Water Service! Take part in our survey to help us understand your hydrological information needs & design the future of a global, user‑oriented platform with historical data, seasonal forecasts & climate projections. 📋 Survey: wur.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...