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Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · Aug 7

What a wonderful summary of our conference - thank you @naturecaroline.bsky.social, we are glad you were inspired 🌳🥰

Caroline Bailey-Rothschild @naturecaroline.bsky.social · Jul 28

Wrote a piece for @manmetuni.bsky.social Doctoral Research Blog about the first chapter of my thesis, attending the @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social 20205 Conference & finding inspiration in Lauriston Farm's vision of nature and community: www.manmetpgr.co.uk/blog/07-2025... 🕊️🛰️

From Satellites to Seed Banks: 2025 Landscape Ecology UK Conference

Lauriston Agroforestry Farm - the community allotments with wildflowers and food crops grown together. Caroline Bailey-Rothschild, a final year doctoral student in the Department of Natural Scienc...

www.manmetpgr.co.uk

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Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · Jul 4

Thank you to everyone who joined and supported our conference on Monitoring Ecosystem Recovery at the Landscape Scale this week. We are so pleased a wide range of delegates from academia, policy and practice decided to join us - we hope you made many new and valuable connections 🌳

A group of conference delegates walk through the valley at Carifran wildwood on the third day of the conference. The group is surrounded by greenery with a dark moody sky in the background

All the conference delegates smile and wave to the camera

A group of conference delegates stand around ecologist, Leonie, and manager, Gill, during a tour of Lauriston farm on the third day of the conference. They stand in front of young trees with tree guards, on a grassy path, with a dark cloudy sky in the background.

Conference host, Marc, introduces the conference program, standing in front of a PowerPoint slide that says it will contain 4 thematic sessions, 4 keynotes, 11 posters, 145 minutes of interactive discussion, 2 field trips and 83 conference delegates

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Chris Foster @chrisfoster.bsky.social · Jul 4

Heading back south after two varied weeks in Scotland: Cairngorms with @colsocbi.bsky.social, holiday on South Uist and Barra and finally @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social conference in Edinburgh with a trip to Carrifran. Great memories made, much to think about and I hope to haste back 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

View up the glacial valley at Carrifran in the southern uplands showing naturalistic tree planting with bracken and pink willowherb flowers in the foreground

Agricultural grassland blooming with buttercups and daisies with low mountains beyond capped by grey clouds

View of a dirt track leading through low trees to mountains beyond

A group of conference attendees seated wave their hands at the camera

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Nye O'Neil @nyebowman.bsky.social · Jul 4

IALE conference in Edinburgh!

A great week in Edinburgh for @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social conference representing @ukceh.bsky.social; showing our poster on using Sentinel 1 data to predict water table depth on lowland peatlands

Thank you @natreswales.bsky.social for your help with the project!

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Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · Jul 4

Thank you for coming! Your work is fantastic 😊

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Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · Jul 4

Thank you for coming! Your talk was very interesting 😊

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Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · Jun 29

Looking forward to seeing you and hearing about your work! #LandscapeEcologyUK

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Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · Jun 29

Our conference “Monitoring Ecosystem Recovery at the Landscape Scale” begins with the welcome reception tomorrow 18:00!

If you registered you should’ve received the information you need by now - message if you haven’t.

Program here www.landscape-ecology.uk/uk-conferenc...

#LandscapeEcologyUK

2025: Monitoring Ecosystem Recovery at the Landscape Scale — Landscape Ecology UK

www.landscape-ecology.uk

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Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · Apr 30

The Countryside Surveys were early initiatives to monitor environmental change, connecting with the theme of our conference this year, "Monitoring Ecosystem Recovery at the Landscape Scale"

www.landscape-ecology.uk/uk-conferenc...

2025: Monitoring Ecosystem Recovery at the Landscape Scale — Landscape Ecology UK

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Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · Apr 30

New paper alert! Read about the process undertaken to safe-guard valuable data from the British Countryside Surveys, established by our late co-founder, Professor Robert (Bob) Bunce, in the 1970s, and complementary surveys in 1969 and the 1990s. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Protecting the Bunce Legacy: Lessons Learned From Safeguarding Long-term Ecological Survey Datasets in Great Britain - Environmental Management

Rescued data helps to strengthen ecological understanding of biodiversity change. This paper presents experience from safeguarding long-term strategic ecological surveys established by the late Profes...

link.springer.com

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Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · Apr 30

Tomorrow is the last day our conference early bird prices are available! Register now!

Our program includes a variety of talks from academics, policy and practice with experience in monitoring ecosystem recovery

www.landscape-ecology.uk/uk-conferenc...

2025: Monitoring Ecosystem Recovery at the Landscape Scale — Landscape Ecology UK

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MERLIN project @merlin-project.bsky.social · Mar 27

We're offering a free webinar on Sponge Territories and water resilience next Monday, and we thought you might be interested! You can find more details here: bsky.app/profile/merl...
Feel free to register and/or share 😊

MERLIN project @merlin-project.bsky.social · Mar 19

MERLIN's next webinar is approaching! This time we hear about Sponge Territories, their crucial role in water retention and ecosystem resilience, and the challenges they face across Europe. Register now:

📅: March 31st, 15.00 CEST
🖊️: project-merlin.eu/webinars.html

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Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · Mar 25

Fantastic work 💧we’ll share this with the participants of our upcoming early career workshop on freshwater habitat restoration 🐟

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Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · Mar 25

Have you heard about our upcoming workshop: the restoration of freshwater habitats?

For students & early career researchers and practitioners, 7-8th April, Oxford

Email [email protected] to register

www.landscape-ecology.uk/events/2025/...

The restoration of freshwater habitats (Early Career Workshop) — Landscape Ecology UK

Two-day event for our Early-Career members, including a workshop and field visit

www.landscape-ecology.uk

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Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · Mar 25

Interesting research on the use of grazing to restore ex-arable calcareous grassland ⬇️⬇️

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Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · Mar 25

A key publication from the Gibson ‘Upper Seeds’ #LongTermExperiment #LTE registered with us revealed that land once used for growing crops can be restored through #grazing.
See the publication bit.ly/3FMrrL8
#CharityTuesday

A drone photo looking down at the fields which are surrounded by trees. There are a few white buildings dotted around.

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Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · Mar 25

Inspiring research by all, no idea how you’ll decide the winner 🕊️🌿

Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · Mar 25

Fantastic research 🌾

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Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · Mar 25

Not to be missed ⬇️⬇️

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Knepp Wilding @kneppwilding.bsky.social · Mar 25

We have TWO new podcast episodes!

In Ground Control to Ranger Tom, Penny speaks to Knepp woodsman @therusticranger.bsky.social about Knepp's ancient trees.

In Dam Good News for Beavers, Penny chats with Knepp's new lead ecologist @mostlyscarce.bsky.social

🔊https://knepp.co.uk/wildland-podcast/

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Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · Mar 25

Have you heard about our upcoming workshop: the restoration of freshwater habitats?

For students & early career researchers and practitioners, 7-8th April, Oxford

Email [email protected] to register

www.landscape-ecology.uk/events/2025/...

The restoration of freshwater habitats (Early Career Workshop) — Landscape Ecology UK

Two-day event for our Early-Career members, including a workshop and field visit

www.landscape-ecology.uk

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Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · Mar 12

There's 4 days left to submit your abstract to join our conference Monitoring Ecosystem Recovery at the Landscape Scale!

Themes: technological innovations, nature restoration exemplars, scaling monitoring to the landscape scale and novel reporting solutions
www.landscape-ecology.uk/uk-conferenc...

2025: Monitoring and Evidencing Change at the Landscape Scale — Landscape Ecology UK

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Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · Mar 11

We are looking forward to our conference excursion to Lauriston Farm, Edinburgh, on the 3rd July - a 100 acre site run by a workers cooperative.

Our keynote speaker, Dr Hannah Rudman previously put together this video….

www.lauristonfarm.scot/news/wildlif...

Wildlife and biodiversity monitoring | Lauriston Farm

www.lauristonfarm.scot

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Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · Mar 10

Astonishing: “in 2024, British bumblebees experienced their worst year since the BCT started its monitoring campaign…the numbers of bees were down by more than one fifth…one of our commonest species, the Red-tailed Bumblebee declined a staggering 74%” 🐝

Excellent summary article here ⬇️

UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme @pomscheme.bsky.social · Mar 10

A helpful summary of recent wild bee news from the UK monitoring and recording schemes, including PoMS, @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social, and the BWARS records that feed in to the indicators published by @jncc.bsky.social

Prof. Jeff Ollerton @jeffollerton.bsky.social · Mar 10

Recently the Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BCT) reported that, in 2024, British bumblebees experienced their worst year since the BCT started its monitoring campaign.

All of which begs an important question: what is happening to wild #bees in Britain?

jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/03/10/w...

#ecology

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International Union of Forest Research Organizations - IUFRO @iufro.bsky.social · Mar 10

⚡️Submit your application as expert by 28 March!

IPBES @ipbes.net · Feb 7

🌿Are you an interdisciplinary expert on #biodiversity & nature's contributions to people?

Here's your opportunity to be an author on the new @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment2!🌍

🎯Academics, Indigenous knowledge-holders, practitioners etc.🧪

Apply by 28 March: www.ipbes.net/second-globa...

A close-up photo of a jaguar’s face, Overlay text reads “Call for nominations of experts for the second global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Deadline: 28 March 2025, #GlobalAssessment2”

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Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · Mar 10

Amazing work! Such important features for the wider landscape 🐸

Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · Mar 10

What a fantastic way to showcase these landscapes and the challenges they face 📽️🌲

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Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · Mar 10

Our keynotes for our conference on monitoring ecosystem recovery are:
1. @hannahrudman.bsky.social - Highlands Rewilding
2. Yvonne Edwards- University of Edinburgh
3. @pettorelli.bsky.social - ZSL’s Institute of Zoology
4. Dr Ruth Waters- Natural England

www.landscape-ecology.uk/uk-conferenc...

2025: Monitoring and Evidencing Change at the Landscape Scale — Landscape Ecology UK

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