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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT)
@ect-uk.bsky.social
We are an ecology charity that preserves long-term experiments (LTEs) to understand how environmental changes affect different habitats over long timescales. #LongTermExperiments #Ecology
https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/
Pound Hill, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

Mick Crawley from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social is investigating how the timing of soil disturbance affects the plants community composition & biomass bit.ly/PoundHillLTE

Check out this paper: bit.ly/4sxrM8x 🌏
January 14, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Will you attend our lunch time #webinar this month?

Andy Gregory & Jon Storkey from @rothamsted.bsky.social will be talking about the Broadbalk experiment #LTE that began in 1843.

Register: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsE...
@rothamsted-lte.bsky.social #Agriculture #Fertilisers #Sustainability 🌏
January 13, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Unfortunately, Prof. Zoe Davies from the University of Kent has had to pull out of speaking as the Session 1 keynote Setting the Scene due to personal reasons.

Jessica Findlay @naturescot.bsky.social will instead be speaking.

Book your ticket before 11:59pm TODAY bit.ly/RLASReg
#RLASSymposium
January 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Last call to register for the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2026 #RLASSymposium!

Deadline: 12 Jan 2026.

Join us to build a more cohesive community around #LandscapeScale transformation.

Learn more & register: https://bit.ly/RLASReg 🌍
January 9, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Plynlimon Catchments Long-term Experiment in Mid-Wales - Jack Cosby & Alan Radbourne | ECT Webinar
Jack Cosby and Alan Radbourne from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) at Bangor spoke at ECT's webinar held on 15 September about the Plynlimon Catchments long-term land use experiment in mid-Wales, now in its 56th year! The ECT hosts lunchtime webinars every 2 months on ecological topics on key issues surrounding long-term experiments which features speakers from various organisations, including partners and stakeholders. For more information and how to register for our webinars see https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/webinars #Webinar #UKCEH #Freshwater #LandManagement #Wales #Cymru #Ecological #Ecology #LongTermExperiments --------------------------------------------------------- We are a unique charity dedicated to preserving the national resource of long-term ecological field experiments (LTEs) across the UK by supporting those who collect scientific data. We use ecological evidence for action by harnessing this data for evidence-based policymaking, sustainable land use and education. What we do: - Provide financial, advocacy and management support to scientists and landowners for long-term experiments - Support scientists and landowners for the development of new experiments - Share the knowledge and outcomes gained through research with Government, other end users and wider society. LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecological-continuity-trust X: https://twitter.com/ect_uk Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ecologicalcontinuitytrust Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ecologicalcontinuitytrust/ Website: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/ We receive core funding from the British Ecological Society. Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/news Support us: Help us continue our work to secure long-term experiments https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/donate
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January 8, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Plynlimon Research Catchments, #Wales is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

Jade Hatton from @ukceh.bsky.social is comparing how the use of forested and moorland sites affects the water catchments which is also a #LandscapeScale LTE: bit.ly/Plynlimon 🌏
January 8, 2026 at 11:04 AM
If you missed our December #newsletter, you can read it here: bit.ly/ECTDec25

Find out about past events we attended, including the @britishecologicalsociety.org #BES2025 conference & our #SilentAuction, a newly registered #LTE & news from our network 🌏
January 7, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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 🌏
January 6, 2026 at 10:37 AM
There is 1 week left to register for the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2026 #RLASSymposium.

This symposium provides a unique opportunity for #researchers & #NGOs to contribute expertise to help deliver benefits for nature, people & climate https://bit.ly/RLASReg 🌍
January 5, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Last call to register for the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2026 #RLASSymposium! Deadline: 12 Jan 2026.

Join us to build a more cohesive community around #LandscapeScale transformation.

Learn more & register: bit.ly/RLASReg 🌏
January 5, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Happy New Year & welcome back everyone!

If you are working on an #LongTermExperiment site, what is your #LTE goal or new year’s resolution for?

Do you want a specific paper published?

Or maybe you want to complete a particular dataset?
#NewYear #NewYear2026 🌏
January 2, 2026 at 10:19 AM
We’ll be closed for the festive period from tomorrow. We return on Friday 2 January 2026.

We would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays & a great New Year!

Watch this nice video of the snow-covered #LongTermExperiment the Brignant Plots in #Wales bit.ly/SnowBrignant
Video credit: JonM 🌏
Brignant in the snow
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December 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Reposted by Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT)
Chilterns beechwoods, stunning just now, before the beautiful autumn colour leaves all are blown to the ground. Then they are are nice to kick through as you walk through the woods & great for #fungi of course Aston Rowant NNR @chilternsnl.bsky.social @rowantnnr.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
@dmevans.bsky.social at @newcastleuni.bsky.social is looking at how grazing and hay cutting affects grassland bit.ly/PalaceLeas

This is the last LTE Site of the Week for 2025. It will return in 2026🌏
December 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
At the @britishecologicalsociety.org, we ran a #SilentAuction for 2 books & on the final day the winners of the highest bids came to collect their books.

Congratulations to Premysel who received Dalton, S (1975) & Jason who received Darwin, C (1897)!
#BES2025
December 23, 2025 at 9:34 AM
@hannahrudman.bsky.social from @hutton.ac.uk‬ & Scottish Forum on Natural Capital is a keynote speaker for A Vision for the Future on 11 Feb 2026 for the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium.

Register to hear her talk: https://bit.ly/RLASReg
About Hannah: https://bit.ly/RLASHR

#RLASSymposium 🌍
December 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Peatland-es-uk, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeekΒ 

@andreasheinem.bsky.social‬ from @york.ac.uk is investigating the impact of different types of #LandManagement on blanket #bog at three different Yorkshire sites.
http://bit.ly/PeatlandESUKΒ 
@naturalengland.bsky.social 🌍
December 19, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Register for the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2026 #RLASSymposium by the 12 Jan 2026.

Join us to build a more cohesive community around #LandscapeScale transformation.

Learn more & register: https://bit.ly/RLASReg 🌍
December 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Will Stephens from @3Keel_LTD is a keynote speaker for the session on #Funding for #LandscapeScale projects on 11 February 2026 for the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium.

Register to hear his talk: https://bit.ly/RLASReg

About Will: https://bit.ly/RLASWS
#RLASSymposium 🌍
December 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
In the winter edition of The Niche, Ben Sykes (ECT) writes about the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium which is the first symposium hosted by the #RLASPartnership.
Subscribers can read it on pg 38-39
@britishecologicalsociety.org
Register for the symposium: https://bit.ly/RLASReg 🌍
December 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Watch this video that @innov8digitalmedialtd produced when we were filming for our Llyn Brianne #VirtualReality experience in #Wales https://bit.ly/3KsYEON & then if you are a @britishecologicalsociety.org #BES2025 delegate, come by our stall (LT1) to see it. 🌍
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December 16, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Harriet & Rob Fraser from somewhere nowhere arts practice @butnorain will be the leading the interactive session on 11 February 2026 for the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium.

Register to join in: https://bit.ly/RLASReg

About Harriet & Rob: https://bit.ly/RLASFraser

#RLASSymposium 🌍
December 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Diana Sandon from Dialogue Matters is a keynote speaker for the session on Engaging & Involving Communities & #Landowners on 11 February 2026 for the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium.

Register to hear her talk: https://bit.ly/RLASReg

About Diana: https://bit.ly/RLASDS
#RLASSymposium 🌍
December 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Park Grass, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

Andy Gregory from @rothamsted.bsky.social is comparing the effects of organic and inorganic fertilisers on crop yields.
bit.ly/ParkGrass

You can watch Rothamsted’s YouTube #video about Park Grass bit.ly/3tYSQOA
@rothamsted-lte.bsky.social 🌏
December 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
There are #PhD opportunities at 2 #LongTermExperiments #LTE:

Glen Finglas: bit.ly/4iEgYRB Based at: @newcastleuni.bsky.social ‬| Deadline: 5 January 2026

Tulloch: bit.ly/4avAi18 | Based at: @srucnews.bsky.social | Deadline: 7 January 2025 🌏
December 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM