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

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 ...

The GBNVPD now acts as the centralised repository for vegetation plot data from Great Britain, the Isle of Man, the Bailiwick of Guernsey, and Bailiwick of Jersey and is registered in the global index ...

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 ...

Scientists are using cutting-edge technology along Britain’s 20,000-mile rail network, as part of Network Rail’s new action plan for sustainable vegetation management. The UK Centre for Ecology & ...

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 ...

Around one in six species are at risk of becoming extinct in the UK, according to the most comprehensive study of our national wildlife. The latest State of Nature report, which assessed the long-term ...

Two distinguished scientists from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) have received awards from the British Ecological Society (BES). Professor Helen Roy has been recognised for her public ...

A combination of climate change and our increasing use of water is likely to result in significantly drier rivers during English summers by the end of the century, causing potential water scarcity ...

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 ...

There has been a flurry of news items on ladybirds in recent weeks. Much of the focus has been on the harlequin ladybird and the way in which this species moves into houses for the winter months.