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UK Environmental Observation Framework @ukeof.bsky.social · 28d
Our annual conference, 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making' will take place online on 24 February (morning only). Find out more & register: ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026 #sensors #monitoring #data #environment
Graphic with details of the UKEOF 2026 conference. Text overlaying a graphic depicting a woodland and a stream in shades of blue with the following elements picked out: birds (swifts) and bats making calls, a deer detected on a camera, a salmon detected via its DNA in the water, the flow rate of the stream and the atmospheric concentration of nitrogen dioxide.
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📆The programme for our online conference, 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making' (24 February, 09:00 - 13:00 GMT) is now available at ukeof.org.uk/conference/c.... Be sure to register by Friday 20th. It's free! #ukeof2026 #environment #monitoring
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February 17, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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Thanks! We hope it will be an interesting conference. We'll post the complete programme online very soon.
mattwilkinsonfr.bsky.social Matt Wilkinson @mattwilkinsonfr.bsky.social · 1d
This is looking like it it is shaping up to be a great event with a superb range of speakers including Dr Tim Lukins from @forestresearchuk.bsky.social talking about his NCEA funded research on improved methods for soil mesofauna identification.
ukeof.bsky.social UK Environmental Observation Framework @ukeof.bsky.social · 1d
Don’t miss your place at our free conference 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making'. 24 February, online: ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026 #monitoring #environment #ecosystems #sensors #technology #data
February 17, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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February is often regarded as a transitional month with winter beginning to loosen its grip, yet the month has a history of delivering varied weather records.

In this blog, we delve into the data exploring February's notable highs and lows.
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February 16, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Amid ongoing wet weather, ITV News featured our hydrological monitoring, visiting UKCEH's Wallingford site and one of our @cosmosuk.bsky.social soil moisture monitoring stations in Lambourn.

👀 Report by Martin Stew from Friday's 6.30pm news starts 43min
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJAb...

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Peering into the borehole Two people in the fenced enclosure by the COSMOS station and cameraman outside filming Looking at results on the laptop
February 16, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Don’t miss your place at our free conference 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making'. 24 February, online: ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026 #monitoring #environment #ecosystems #sensors #technology #data
Graphic with details of the UKEOF 2026 conference. Text overlaying a graphic depicting a woodland and a stream in shades of blue with the following elements picked out: birds (swifts) making calls and bats echo-locating, a deer detected on a camera, a salmon detected via its DNA trace in the water, the flow rate of the stream and the atmospheric concentration of nitrogen dioxide.
February 16, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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Recent algal blooms on Lough Neagh have highlighted the urgent need for tools to better identify the sources and movement of #pollution across the lake and the rivers that are linked to it.

Read more about the new UKCEH-led CLEAR-Neagh project: www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 💧🧪
February 4, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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Interested in how #data on the UK’s natural #environment is – or could be – gathered using #sensor technologies? Join our free online conference 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making' on 24 February: ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026 #monitoring
Graphic with details of the UKEOF 2026 conference. Text overlaying a graphic depicting a woodland and a stream in shades of blue with the following elements picked out: birds (swifts) making calls and bats echo-locating, a deer detected on a camera, a salmon detected via its DNA trace in the water, the flow rate of the stream and the atmospheric concentration of nitrogen dioxide.
February 4, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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(1/) If you are thinking of surveying a BBS square in the future and you would like to boost your birdsong identification, why not sign up for our ‘Birdsong in Early Spring’ online training course?: www.bto.org/our-work... @btobirds.bsky.social JNCC RSPB Science
Golcrest by Tom Cadwallender/BTO
February 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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It's been 50 years since the Flood Studies Report was published, a seminal work involving forerunners of UKCEH & @metoffice.gov.uk.

Adam Griffin reflects on 5 decades of groundbreaking science to improve flood and rainfall frequency estimation in the UK.

Read more: www.ceh.ac.uk/flood-studie... 🧪
Close-up of spines of volumes from the Flood Studies Report Flood Studies Report maps spread out
January 28, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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In our latest climate newsletter, find out about:

🏠 Government launch of 'Warm Homes Plan'
📋 Supporting local climate resilience
🌧️ January weather extremes

And more!

Read the newsletter 👇
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Met Office Climate Newsletter
January 28, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Don’t miss our free conf. 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making'. 24 Feb. Speakers incl. @liagilmour.bsky.social @hollytipper.bsky.social @jlittlefair.bsky.social @rachelgaulton.bsky.social @careylab.bsky.social ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026
Graphic with details of the UKEOF 2026 conference. Text overlaying a graphic depicting a woodland and a stream in shades of blue with the following elements picked out: birds (swifts) and bats making calls, a deer detected on a camera, a salmon detected via its DNA in the water, the flow rate of the stream and the atmospheric concentration of nitrogen dioxide.
January 27, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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The Peatland Code are looking for #biodiversity data collected from intact and restored #peatlands. If you have any survey data of vegetation, invertebrates/arthropods or birds please get in touch via [email protected]!

🔗 More info: www.iucn-uk-peatlandprogramme.org/firns-projec...
FIRNS Project: Biodiversity crediting for Peatlands and Woodlands | IUCN UK Peatland Programme
Biodiversity credits offer a way to quantify and finance nature restoration efforts by linking biodiversity improvements to structured credit markets.
www.iucn-uk-peatlandprogramme.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:32 AM
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East or west? Tracking work from 2017-2020 by BTO staff provided the first evidence of Scottish breeding Arctic Skuas wintering off South America! Other individuals wintered along the western and southern African coast. #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Graphic displays an image of an Arctic Skua by Edmund Fellowes/BTO and a map showing rough migration routes to their south American and west to south African coast wintering grounds. Caption reads: 'East or west? Tracking work from 2017-2020 by BTO staff provided the first evidence of Scottish breeding Arctic Skuas wintering off South America! Other individuals wintered along the western and southern African coast. #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social'
January 26, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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Former non-coal mine workings, particularly where shallow, may collapse and cause & cause surface settlement.

The mining hazard (not coal) dataset provides a subsidence hazard assessment for those looking to identify & mitigate potential ground instability hazards.

www.bgs.ac.uk/datasets/min...
A graphic which shares info about the mining hazards (non-coal) dataset. It reads: combines geology with records obtained through extensive literature searches to identify areas of past working. The result is a national dataset indicating the likelihood of the presence of past underground (non-coal) mining. The coverage is Great Britain and the scale is 1:50 000. In the background is a screengrab of the product, which shows teal, red, yellow and purple colours for deposits.
January 27, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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Check out the great line-up for next month's annual UK Environmental Observation Framework conference ⤵️

Speakers include Grace Skinner and Holly Tipper from UKCEH 🦋 🧪
ukeof.bsky.social UK Environmental Observation Framework @ukeof.bsky.social · 28d
Our annual conference, 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making' will take place online on 24 February (morning only). Find out more & register: ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026 #sensors #monitoring #data #environment
Graphic with details of the UKEOF 2026 conference. Text overlaying a graphic depicting a woodland and a stream in shades of blue with the following elements picked out: birds (swifts) and bats making calls, a deer detected on a camera, a salmon detected via its DNA in the water, the flow rate of the stream and the atmospheric concentration of nitrogen dioxide.
January 26, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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This recent paper made use of our automatic weather station #data recorded at Wytham. #long-term #ecosystem #research #LTER
ukceh.bsky.social UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · Jan 14
A new study has found microplastics in greater quantities in a rural woodland than a nearby city.

It estimated up to 500 airborne particles were deposited on a sq metre of ground every day in Wytham Woods nr Oxford – almost twice as many as in the city centre.

www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 🧪

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Bluebells in Wytham Woods View of Oxford from Wytham Woods
January 22, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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Our annual conference, 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making' will take place online on 24 February (morning only). Find out more & register: ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026 #sensors #monitoring #data #environment
Graphic with details of the UKEOF 2026 conference. Text overlaying a graphic depicting a woodland and a stream in shades of blue with the following elements picked out: birds (swifts) and bats making calls, a deer detected on a camera, a salmon detected via its DNA in the water, the flow rate of the stream and the atmospheric concentration of nitrogen dioxide.
January 20, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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In our latest climate newsletter the spotlight is on 2025 temperatures.

We’re also taking a look at the UK’s warmest and sunniest year on record, the outlook for 2026, and more…

Read the newsletter 👇
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January 14, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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2025 has been confirmed as the third warmest year on record, following 2024 and 2023, in a series stretching back to 1850.

Data from the Met Office, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and @ncas-uk.bsky.social shows 2025 was 1.41 °C above the average for 1850-1900.

Read more 👉 bit.ly/3NkfQH9
January 14, 2026 at 5:30 AM
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We still have key vacant sites available in Shetland for the International Swan Census (ISC) this weekend (17th-18th January 2026).🦢

To request a site, please visit: app.bto.org/gsmp/public/...

@scottishbirding.bsky.social #BirdingScotland
January 13, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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Our latest output is a practical guide to anyone considering running a citizen science project involving environmental DNA monitoring. Written by @laurens-colours.bsky.social and @lynseyrharper.bsky.social -- tinyurl.com/2cn9zdbx #DNA #CitizenScience #monitoring @ukdnawg.bsky.social
The citizen science DNA monitoring guide's cover, shown against a backdrop of a grey, cloudy sky.
January 13, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Latest COSMOS-UK soil moisture network data published.

Despite near-average rainfall across the UK in December, drier conditions late in month stalled recovery from year's extremely dry weather.

See the full summary via cosmos.ceh.ac.uk/resources/mo...
Maps showing soil wetness status at different sites in the UK
January 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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Exciting news! 🌍 A new project in the Cayman Islands will use #EarthObservation tools to monitor & protect unique habitats, including mangroves & ancient forests 💚

Funded by #DarwinPlus & delivered with Cayman Islands Department of Environment. Learn more 👇
jncc.gov.uk/news/blog-20...

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Central Mangrove Wetland from above. The Central Mangrove Wetland is one of the largest contiguous mangrove forests in the Caribbean copyright Cayman Islands Department of Environment
January 9, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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🦋🌿Hiring 12 x Botanists or Entomologists for 2026 field surveys in England!

4-month, full-time roles from late April to early September.

Field sites in Yorkshire, Devon, Warwickshire, Kent/Sussex, Lincolnshire/Cambridge, Essex/Suffolk.

Apply now: ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CEH_Ca... 🧪
Recruitment poster for 12 botanical or entomological field surveyors, April-September 2026. Closing date: January 30, 2026.
January 9, 2026 at 9:36 AM
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How do we effectively measure floodplain flows? 🌊

Join a free, interactive workshop from #FDRI and @britishhydrosoc.bsky.social with experts from UKCEH, JBA Consulting and more.

Open to all! In person in Edinburgh or online (Feb 2026).

Sign up: fdri.org.uk/get-involved...

#hydrology
Aerial view of flooding, River Severn. Image by Nick Everard, UKCEH
December 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM