UKCEH hosted the 10th Cumbrian Lakes Research Forum on the shores of Windermere early this November. The week’s heavy rain and localised flooding didn’t dampen the celebration of 80 years of long-term ...

Building A Sustainable Future For Oil Palm In West Africa: Reflections From The UKCEH Workshop ...

Showcasing UKCEH science were UKCEH scientists, Amulya Chevuturi, Jeanette Whitaker, Mark Sutton, Kate Farley, Anita Lazurko, Lee Walker and Jade Hatton. Pictured with Deborah Meaden, UKCEH Chief ...

This would benefit soil health, food production and the environment. Surplus nutrients from fertilisers degrade soil health and leach into water, which can result in toxic algal blooms, while excess ...

A new Red List for Great Britain’s vascular plants has shown that while a quarter of species are threatened, there have been success stories, including some rare orchids.

Wild seabirds are more likely to split up in windy weather, according to a new study. The paper, published in the journal Animal Behaviour, was led by Edinburgh Napier University and also involved the ...

The Sustainable Phosphorus Summit was recently held in Africa for the first time ...

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 ...

‘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 ...

Scientific data confirm British farmers’ fears that this is the worst harvest for at least 25 years, following a year of extreme weather. Analyses by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) have ...

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 ...

Laser scanning shows a total of 390,000 km of hedgerows (1-6 metres tall) exist on field boundaries in England – enough to go round the world almost 10 times. These important habitats support ...