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

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.

Shrubs are expanding on European #mountains. Research involving ECN analysed over 20yrs of #vegetation #monitoring #data from permanent plots across #alpine summits in Europe’s major mountain ranges, including observations at ECN's #Cairngorms site: tinyurl.com/mtn-shrubs @ukceh.bsky.social

The recordings of talks given at our recent UKEOF online conference 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making' are now available. Link here ('Talk videos'): ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026 #environment #monitoring #data

🌿 Interested in environmental science? CENTA is offering paid undergrad research placements for summer 2026. New projects online now, more coming soon. Apply here: centa.ac.uk/apply/centa-... #EnvironmentalScience #STEM #ResearchPlacement #CENTA #PaidPlacements

🥳 The party is happening! iNaturalist turns 18 this weekend. Join the Birthday Project, head outside March 20–23, and make an observation of a local species you love: tr.ee/XzVUC8Z0C2

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

It’s British Science Week and we’re focusing on curiosity and innovation at the Met Office. Today, we’re asking if ocean robots are the next big thing for climate monitoring? #BSW26 🧵 (1/2)

In today's climate newsletter we look at a global call to assess avoidable climate change risks, led by the Met Office, and more... Read the newsletter 👇 bit.ly/4lkxwPE

The arrival of Swifts to NI in late April to May is always an exciting sign of spring. Recording your 1st Swift sighting of the year with BirdTrack as part of a complete list helps us learn about the timing of their migration. Log your Swift sightings with the BirdTrack app👇 www.birdtrack.net (1/2)

🌍 UK reveals first assessment of progress towards national biodiversity targets The 7th National Report shows progress towards the @unbiodiversity.bsky.social Global Biodiversity Framework, which aims to take urgent action to halt & reverse biodiversity loss 🔗 jncc.gov.uk/news/uk-publ... #GBF

Join a webinar discussion on The State of the UK’s Oaks, a new Action Oak report on the future of native oaks. 📅 Tue 17 Mar 2026, 2 - 3pm 🎟️ Register: ow.ly/8EaT50Yr9Kk Join experts on plant health, climate science, woodland management and policy. #ForestResearch | #OakTrees

🧬 Registration is now open for the 12th #UKEOF #UKDNAWG Conference 2026 until 20th March via this link: lnkd.in/ekTUn_eZ

Hi everyone! Keep saving that date! We are almost ready to launch the booking page for our 40th Anniversary Conference in Birmingham 7-8th May, plus a 3rd day of field trip at the amazing looking Saltwells NNR! You can see our fabulous speaker lineup here www.nfbr.org.uk?q=node/274 - more v soon!

📣 2026 Student Summer Internships are OPEN for applications! We’re recruiting SEVEN interns across our National Capability programmes at our Bangor, Lancaster & Wallingford sites. Superb opportunity for hands-on experience in environmental science & applied research. Details ⬇️ 1/

Stop press - the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker monitoring module is now freely available for all to use on BTO @btobirds.bsky.social Acoustic Pipeline app.bto.org/acoustic-pip...

⚠️ We've had reports of seabirds washing up. Please report ALL species of dead birds ⬇️ 📍 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/... 📍 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/... 📍 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.serv... #UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland

Today is your last chance to register for our free conference 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making'. 24 February, online. Programme, etc. here: ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026 #environment #monitoring #data #sensors #technology #innovation

📆The programme for our online conference, 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making' (24 February, 09:00 - 13:00 GMT) is now available at ukeof.org.uk/conference/c.... Be sure to register by Friday 20th. It's free! #ukeof2026 #environment #monitoring

Thanks! We hope it will be an interesting conference. We'll post the complete programme online very soon.

February is often regarded as a transitional month with winter beginning to loosen its grip, yet the month has a history of delivering varied weather records. In this blog, we delve into the data exploring February's notable highs and lows. bit.ly/4bRZ1gZ

Amid ongoing wet weather, ITV News featured our hydrological monitoring, visiting UKCEH's Wallingford site and one of our @cosmosuk.bsky.social soil moisture monitoring stations in Lambourn. 👀 Report by Martin Stew from Friday's 6.30pm news starts 43min www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJAb... 1/

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

Recent algal blooms on Lough Neagh have highlighted the urgent need for tools to better identify the sources and movement of #pollution across the lake and the rivers that are linked to it. Read more about the new UKCEH-led CLEAR-Neagh project: www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 💧🧪

Interested in how #data on the UK’s natural #environment is – or could be – gathered using #sensor technologies? Join our free online conference 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making' on 24 February: ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026 #monitoring

(1/) If you are thinking of surveying a BBS square in the future and you would like to boost your birdsong identification, why not sign up for our ‘Birdsong in Early Spring’ online training course?: www.bto.org/our-work... @btobirds.bsky.social JNCC RSPB Science

It's been 50 years since the Flood Studies Report was published, a seminal work involving forerunners of UKCEH & @metoffice.gov.uk. Adam Griffin reflects on 5 decades of groundbreaking science to improve flood and rainfall frequency estimation in the UK. Read more: www.ceh.ac.uk/flood-studie... 🧪

In our latest climate newsletter, find out about: 🏠 Government launch of 'Warm Homes Plan' 📋 Supporting local climate resilience 🌧️ January weather extremes And more! Read the newsletter 👇 content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKM...

Don’t miss our free conf. 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making'. 24 Feb. Speakers incl. @liagilmour.bsky.social @hollytipper.bsky.social @jlittlefair.bsky.social @rachelgaulton.bsky.social @careylab.bsky.social ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026

The Peatland Code are looking for #biodiversity data collected from intact and restored #peatlands. If you have any survey data of vegetation, invertebrates/arthropods or birds please get in touch via [email protected]! 🔗 More info: www.iucn-uk-peatlandprogramme.org/firns-projec...

East or west? Tracking work from 2017-2020 by BTO staff provided the first evidence of Scottish breeding Arctic Skuas wintering off South America! Other individuals wintered along the western and southern African coast. #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Former non-coal mine workings, particularly where shallow, may collapse and cause & cause surface settlement. The mining hazard (not coal) dataset provides a subsidence hazard assessment for those looking to identify & mitigate potential ground instability hazards. www.bgs.ac.uk/datasets/min...

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 recent paper made use of our automatic weather station #data recorded at Wytham. #long-term #ecosystem #research #LTER