First global analysis of its kind, led by UKCEH, has shown the impacts of invasive alien species on insects.
The study found the non-native animals & plants on average reduce abundance of terrestrial insects by 31% and species richness by 21%.
www.ceh.ac.uk/press/insect...
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The study found the non-native animals & plants on average reduce abundance of terrestrial insects by 31% and species richness by 21%.
www.ceh.ac.uk/press/insect...
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January 15, 2026 at 12:47 PM
First global analysis of its kind, led by UKCEH, has shown the impacts of invasive alien species on insects.
The study found the non-native animals & plants on average reduce abundance of terrestrial insects by 31% and species richness by 21%.
www.ceh.ac.uk/press/insect...
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The study found the non-native animals & plants on average reduce abundance of terrestrial insects by 31% and species richness by 21%.
www.ceh.ac.uk/press/insect...
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Invasive alien species are recognised as one of the five big direct drivers of global #biodiversity loss. It's crucial to recognise that insects are also among the victims of these invasions, lead author Grace Skinner from UKCEH said.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Invasive alien species are recognised as one of the five big direct drivers of global #biodiversity loss. It's crucial to recognise that insects are also among the victims of these invasions, lead author Grace Skinner from UKCEH said.
www.ceh.ac.uk/press/insect...
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When did hydrologists become historians? #FDRI has released 35 years of hi-res data from the Plynlimon Research Catchments!
Read about our process of unearthing 35 years of measurements and what it means for understanding river processes: https://f.mtr.cool/grqzmwiqsd 🧪
Read about our process of unearthing 35 years of measurements and what it means for understanding river processes: https://f.mtr.cool/grqzmwiqsd 🧪
January 6, 2026 at 10:11 AM
When did hydrologists become historians? #FDRI has released 35 years of hi-res data from the Plynlimon Research Catchments!
Read about our process of unearthing 35 years of measurements and what it means for understanding river processes: https://f.mtr.cool/grqzmwiqsd 🧪
Read about our process of unearthing 35 years of measurements and what it means for understanding river processes: https://f.mtr.cool/grqzmwiqsd 🧪
❄️ Will Christmas be frosty, foggy or mild? Accurate seasonal forecasts matter!
UKCEH co-develops the JULES land surface model with @metoffice.gov.uk & partners, a core part of the Met Office Unified Model used in weather & climate predictions.
More on weather models: www.ukri.org/news/nerc-fu... 🧪
UKCEH co-develops the JULES land surface model with @metoffice.gov.uk & partners, a core part of the Met Office Unified Model used in weather & climate predictions.
More on weather models: www.ukri.org/news/nerc-fu... 🧪
NERC funding helps uncover whether we’ll have a white Christmas
With a week until Christmas Day, the Met Office predicts that high pressure will move in for the Christmas week, bringing with it more settled and drier weather.
www.ukri.org
December 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
❄️ Will Christmas be frosty, foggy or mild? Accurate seasonal forecasts matter!
UKCEH co-develops the JULES land surface model with @metoffice.gov.uk & partners, a core part of the Met Office Unified Model used in weather & climate predictions.
More on weather models: www.ukri.org/news/nerc-fu... 🧪
UKCEH co-develops the JULES land surface model with @metoffice.gov.uk & partners, a core part of the Met Office Unified Model used in weather & climate predictions.
More on weather models: www.ukri.org/news/nerc-fu... 🧪
Warming oceans are having widespread and often negative effects on migratory seabirds, new research involving UKCEH shows.
The study compared seasonal sea surface temperatures with seabird numbers to quantify effects on reproduction, survival & population trends. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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The study compared seasonal sea surface temperatures with seabird numbers to quantify effects on reproduction, survival & population trends. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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Demographic responses of North Atlantic seabirds to seasonal ocean warming | PNAS
Climate-driven ocean warming is profoundly reshaping marine ecosystems, with cascading
effects on biodiversity and trophic interactions. For migrat...
doi.org
December 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Warming oceans are having widespread and often negative effects on migratory seabirds, new research involving UKCEH shows.
The study compared seasonal sea surface temperatures with seabird numbers to quantify effects on reproduction, survival & population trends. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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The study compared seasonal sea surface temperatures with seabird numbers to quantify effects on reproduction, survival & population trends. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
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The @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social group in full strength at this year's #MMEG2025 at University of Birmingham
December 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The @ukceh-moleco.bsky.social group in full strength at this year's #MMEG2025 at University of Birmingham
UKCEH Land Cover plus: Fertilisers 2015–2021 (England) is now live!
🔹Annual maps of fertiliser use
🔹1km x 1km resolution + uncertainty estimates
This builds on the 2010–2015 dataset, now with yearly maps instead of averages.
Explore here: catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/0f...
#AgZeroPlus 🧪
🔹Annual maps of fertiliser use
🔹1km x 1km resolution + uncertainty estimates
This builds on the 2010–2015 dataset, now with yearly maps instead of averages.
Explore here: catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/0f...
#AgZeroPlus 🧪
December 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
UKCEH Land Cover plus: Fertilisers 2015–2021 (England) is now live!
🔹Annual maps of fertiliser use
🔹1km x 1km resolution + uncertainty estimates
This builds on the 2010–2015 dataset, now with yearly maps instead of averages.
Explore here: catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/0f...
#AgZeroPlus 🧪
🔹Annual maps of fertiliser use
🔹1km x 1km resolution + uncertainty estimates
This builds on the 2010–2015 dataset, now with yearly maps instead of averages.
Explore here: catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/0f...
#AgZeroPlus 🧪
Evidence is vital for tracking #biodiversity progress. The new UK Biodiversity Indicators from JNCC and Defra show more of these are static or declining.
UKCEH contributes analyses of trends - big thanks to all citizen scientists whose data help make it possible!
www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 🧪
UKCEH contributes analyses of trends - big thanks to all citizen scientists whose data help make it possible!
www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 🧪
December 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Evidence is vital for tracking #biodiversity progress. The new UK Biodiversity Indicators from JNCC and Defra show more of these are static or declining.
UKCEH contributes analyses of trends - big thanks to all citizen scientists whose data help make it possible!
www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 🧪
UKCEH contributes analyses of trends - big thanks to all citizen scientists whose data help make it possible!
www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 🧪
Horizon scanning is a successful, low-cost way to predict high risk invasive non-native species, a UKCEH-led study shows.
31 of 92 species identified in 2013 as a potential threat had reached GB by 2023, with 9 established. Regular horizon scanning can guide action & improve biosecurity.
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31 of 92 species identified in 2013 as a potential threat had reached GB by 2023, with 9 established. Regular horizon scanning can guide action & improve biosecurity.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Horizon scanning is a successful, low-cost way to predict high risk invasive non-native species, a UKCEH-led study shows.
31 of 92 species identified in 2013 as a potential threat had reached GB by 2023, with 9 established. Regular horizon scanning can guide action & improve biosecurity.
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31 of 92 species identified in 2013 as a potential threat had reached GB by 2023, with 9 established. Regular horizon scanning can guide action & improve biosecurity.
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New UKCEH research shows satellite imagery reveals vegetation stress months before unpredictable 'flash droughts'. That early warning could give farmers, water managers and health authorities time to act: https://f.mtr.cool/usfdpaviie
December 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
New UKCEH research shows satellite imagery reveals vegetation stress months before unpredictable 'flash droughts'. That early warning could give farmers, water managers and health authorities time to act: https://f.mtr.cool/usfdpaviie
Read the blog by UKCEH molecular ecologists on the Springer Nature Research Communities website:
https://f.mtr.cool/uaqahjasfy
https://f.mtr.cool/hlpsglwcqi
@amycthorpe.bsky.social
@susheelbusi.bsky.social
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@amycthorpe.bsky.social
@susheelbusi.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Read the blog by UKCEH molecular ecologists on the Springer Nature Research Communities website:
https://f.mtr.cool/uaqahjasfy
https://f.mtr.cool/hlpsglwcqi
@amycthorpe.bsky.social
@susheelbusi.bsky.social
https://f.mtr.cool/uaqahjasfy
https://f.mtr.cool/hlpsglwcqi
@amycthorpe.bsky.social
@susheelbusi.bsky.social
I'm delighted that I'll be joining @ukceh.bsky.social in February as their new Science Director!
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www.ceh.ac.uk/press/ukceh-...
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UKCEH appoints new science director
The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) is pleased to announce Kathryn Brown OBE as its new science director, strengthening its leadership team as it continues to deliver science-based solutions...
www.ceh.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I'm delighted that I'll be joining @ukceh.bsky.social in February as their new Science Director!
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www.ceh.ac.uk/press/ukceh-...
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www.ceh.ac.uk/press/ukceh-...
Last year's Pantanal–Chiquitano fires were 35× larger due to human-driven climate change, the State of Wildfires shows
At #COP30 today UKCEH scientists & partners discuss integrating fire policy with early warning, climate science & local knowledge
📍 Blue Zone Side Event Rm 5
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At #COP30 today UKCEH scientists & partners discuss integrating fire policy with early warning, climate science & local knowledge
📍 Blue Zone Side Event Rm 5
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November 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Last year's Pantanal–Chiquitano fires were 35× larger due to human-driven climate change, the State of Wildfires shows
At #COP30 today UKCEH scientists & partners discuss integrating fire policy with early warning, climate science & local knowledge
📍 Blue Zone Side Event Rm 5
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At #COP30 today UKCEH scientists & partners discuss integrating fire policy with early warning, climate science & local knowledge
📍 Blue Zone Side Event Rm 5
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Nature-based solutions and #BlueCarbon are in focus at #COP30. A new Cefas blog highlights UKCEH science, from flux towers measuring carbon on saltmarsh to new UK saltmarsh mapping that strengthens the evidence base for coastal habitats.
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/yu62u3yx 🧪
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/yu62u3yx 🧪
Unlocking Coastal Carbon Potential: Collaborative Research on Saltmarsh, Kelp, and Seabed Carbon under the UK Blue Carbon Evidence Partnership
As world leaders gather in Belém, Brazil, this week for the UN Climate Change Conference COP30, the role of nature-based solutions in addressing climate change is once again under the spotlight.
tinyurl.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Nature-based solutions and #BlueCarbon are in focus at #COP30. A new Cefas blog highlights UKCEH science, from flux towers measuring carbon on saltmarsh to new UK saltmarsh mapping that strengthens the evidence base for coastal habitats.
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/yu62u3yx 🧪
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/yu62u3yx 🧪
At #COP30 today - Wildfires: Science, Stories, and Strategies for Resilience in Amazonia
UKCEH with Fundacion Avina, Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and University of East Anglia
UK Pavilion or livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/VNg-QCfYbvQ
UKCEH with Fundacion Avina, Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and University of East Anglia
UK Pavilion or livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/VNg-QCfYbvQ
November 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
At #COP30 today - Wildfires: Science, Stories, and Strategies for Resilience in Amazonia
UKCEH with Fundacion Avina, Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and University of East Anglia
UK Pavilion or livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/VNg-QCfYbvQ
UKCEH with Fundacion Avina, Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and University of East Anglia
UK Pavilion or livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/VNg-QCfYbvQ
See details of two side events on #wildfires co-led by UKCEH scientists in Belém this week:
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UKCEH at Climate COP30
UKCEH will be represented at UNFCCC COP30 in Belém in the state of Pará in Brazil's Amazon region, from 10 to 21 November 2025.
www.ceh.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
See details of two side events on #wildfires co-led by UKCEH scientists in Belém this week:
buff.ly/H02Eb0D #COP30
buff.ly/H02Eb0D #COP30
Wildfires are becoming a defining climate-related challenge. Their inclusion in the UNFCCC Loss & Damage framework is essential, researchers say.
New in @commsearth.nature.com buff.ly/nNXUyyU
UKCEH co-author Maria Barbosa is at #COP30 next week to discuss #wildfires science 🔥
New in @commsearth.nature.com buff.ly/nNXUyyU
UKCEH co-author Maria Barbosa is at #COP30 next week to discuss #wildfires science 🔥
Recognition of Loss & Damage from wildfires is key for climate justice - Communications Earth & Environment
Wildfires are becoming one of the defining climate-related crises of the twenty-first century. We argue that their inclusion in the Loss & Damage framework of the United Nations Framework Convention…
www.nature.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Wildfires are becoming a defining climate-related challenge. Their inclusion in the UNFCCC Loss & Damage framework is essential, researchers say.
New in @commsearth.nature.com buff.ly/nNXUyyU
UKCEH co-author Maria Barbosa is at #COP30 next week to discuss #wildfires science 🔥
New in @commsearth.nature.com buff.ly/nNXUyyU
UKCEH co-author Maria Barbosa is at #COP30 next week to discuss #wildfires science 🔥
Read our @BES_AquaEco report, led by India Stephenson, Stephen Thackeray @UKCEH and Emma Ransome @imperialcollege on the critical actions needed to address pollution and biodiversity loss in UK freshwaters here:...
December 2, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Read our @BES_AquaEco report, led by India Stephenson, Stephen Thackeray @UKCEH and Emma Ransome @imperialcollege on the critical actions needed to address pollution and biodiversity loss in UK freshwaters here:...
💻 Next Tuesday, join a Women in Science Forum in celebration of #InternationalWomensDay hosted by UNESCO and UKCEH West Africa Office.
Gain insights from distinguished women in STEM from Ghana and the UK as they share their success stories and strategies!
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Gain insights from distinguished women in STEM from Ghana and the UK as they share their success stories and strategies!
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March 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM
💻 Next Tuesday, join a Women in Science Forum in celebration of #InternationalWomensDay hosted by UNESCO and UKCEH West Africa Office.
Gain insights from distinguished women in STEM from Ghana and the UK as they share their success stories and strategies!
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Gain insights from distinguished women in STEM from Ghana and the UK as they share their success stories and strategies!
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Scheduled maintenance ⛔️ Some UKCEH-hosted services may be offline this weekend for essential maintenance.
Services that may be affected include the National River Flow Archive, COSMOS-UK and the UK Water Resources Portal.
Please be patient if you encounter any downtime.
Services that may be affected include the National River Flow Archive, COSMOS-UK and the UK Water Resources Portal.
Please be patient if you encounter any downtime.
April 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Scheduled maintenance ⛔️ Some UKCEH-hosted services may be offline this weekend for essential maintenance.
Services that may be affected include the National River Flow Archive, COSMOS-UK and the UK Water Resources Portal.
Please be patient if you encounter any downtime.
Services that may be affected include the National River Flow Archive, COSMOS-UK and the UK Water Resources Portal.
Please be patient if you encounter any downtime.
💧 The future of UK drought research is taking shape.
The Environment Agency and #FDRI partners @bristoluni.bsky.social and UKCEH brought together 48 experts to tackle gaps in understanding catchment processes during #drought conditions and identify the most urgent research priorities.
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The Environment Agency and #FDRI partners @bristoluni.bsky.social and UKCEH brought together 48 experts to tackle gaps in understanding catchment processes during #drought conditions and identify the most urgent research priorities.
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July 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
💧 The future of UK drought research is taking shape.
The Environment Agency and #FDRI partners @bristoluni.bsky.social and UKCEH brought together 48 experts to tackle gaps in understanding catchment processes during #drought conditions and identify the most urgent research priorities.
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The Environment Agency and #FDRI partners @bristoluni.bsky.social and UKCEH brought together 48 experts to tackle gaps in understanding catchment processes during #drought conditions and identify the most urgent research priorities.
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Nature-friendly farming boosts both biodiversity and crop yields — but scaling it up may need more government subsidies to become as profitable as intensive agriculture, a new study led by UKCEH and @rothamsted.bsky.social has found
www.ceh.ac.uk/press/nature...
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July 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Nature-friendly farming boosts both biodiversity and crop yields — but scaling it up may need more government subsidies to become as profitable as intensive agriculture, a new study led by UKCEH and @rothamsted.bsky.social has found
www.ceh.ac.uk/press/nature...
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📣 Applications OPEN for our Hydro-JULES summer internship!
5 interns wanted for a 6-week programme in hydrology, climate, and environmental science.
Four projects in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, and one with @britgeosurvey.bsky.social in Keyworth.
Apply by 21 Feb: hydro-jules.org/hydro-jules-...
5 interns wanted for a 6-week programme in hydrology, climate, and environmental science.
Four projects in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, and one with @britgeosurvey.bsky.social in Keyworth.
Apply by 21 Feb: hydro-jules.org/hydro-jules-...
January 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
📣 Applications OPEN for our Hydro-JULES summer internship!
5 interns wanted for a 6-week programme in hydrology, climate, and environmental science.
Four projects in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, and one with @britgeosurvey.bsky.social in Keyworth.
Apply by 21 Feb: hydro-jules.org/hydro-jules-...
5 interns wanted for a 6-week programme in hydrology, climate, and environmental science.
Four projects in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, and one with @britgeosurvey.bsky.social in Keyworth.
Apply by 21 Feb: hydro-jules.org/hydro-jules-...
Thanks to all at ECOTOP & @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social for organising such a great conference. Lovely to catch up with old friends, meet new ones, & learn more about the amazing breadth of seabird research going on around the world!! Also enjoyed my first poster session #CoimbraSeabirds
September 7, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Thanks to all at ECOTOP & @theseabirdgroup.bsky.social for organising such a great conference. Lovely to catch up with old friends, meet new ones, & learn more about the amazing breadth of seabird research going on around the world!! Also enjoyed my first poster session #CoimbraSeabirds
Dr Marc Botham from @UKCEH will talk us through the UKBMS data from 2024, this is the first chance to see the official results which will then be released shortly after the meeting. This year will be of particular interest to anyone who registered lower number of butterflies on their surveys......
March 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Dr Marc Botham from @UKCEH will talk us through the UKBMS data from 2024, this is the first chance to see the official results which will then be released shortly after the meeting. This year will be of particular interest to anyone who registered lower number of butterflies on their surveys......