LicheN is a new mobile app developed by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) that uses lichens to measure the ...

Rice Takes Root In British Soil For The First Time Nine varieties of rice are being trialled in the Cambridgeshire Fens, including risotto, basmati and sushi. Scientists and farmers are exploring the ...

Farmland covers a large part of the UK’s landscape and so plays a crucial role in supporting biodiversity. However, ...

Deborah met with UKCEH’s Biodiversity Scientist Dr Jenna Lawson and Environmental Research Scientist, Dr Ross Morrison. Together, they took Deborah through the importance of biodiversity monitoring ...

Tue 23 - Thu 25 September 2025 (Start on day 1 13:30, finish on day 3: 13:00) The interactive online course runs over two days. We will start mid-day on Tuesday and finish mid-day on Thursday. There ...

This project addresses a fundamental driver of climate change, the net emission and removal of greenhouse gases (GHGs) by terrestrial ecosystems. As we embark on the UK’s transition towards a Net Zero ...

State of Global Water Resources 2024 is an authoritative annual assessment of river flows, reservoirs, lakes, groundwater, soil moisture, snow and ice. It drew on data and insights provided by ...

In Summer 2025, the flood estimation team have released an update to the statistical flood frequency estimation methods (the FEH methods), including changes to QMED estimation, donor transfer, the ...

Climate change will make outbreaks of West Nile virus more likely in the UK within the next 20-30 years, scientists say. West Nile virus is spread by mosquitoes and has no vaccine. Most people have no ...

‘Eco-friendly’ LED streetlights are even more harmful for insect populations than the traditional sodium bulbs they are replacing, a new study has shown. The negative impacts of light pollution on ...

Many insect pollinator species are disappearing from areas of Great Britain, a new study has found. The research, led by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, measured the presence of 353 wild bee and ...