The early thorn is sitting on a fence with its wings folded back over its furry body. They are intricately marked with creams, browns, and oranges.

Found this beautifully marked early thorn moth, giving me the side-eye! #ukwildlife #moth #insect

Looks like you had a fab time!

A dragonfly drawn in black ink, with intricate patterns across its body and wings

I've been trying my hand at zendoodle drawing, so here is my zen-dragonfly 😊 #art #drawing #wildlife

What could the future for #lake #ecosystems be? Exploring positive future visions and pathways to achieve them as part of the @water4all-eu.bsky.social #PLURALAKES project applying the @ipbes.net #NatureFuturesFramework in the English #LakeDistrict

#UKCEH_AquaEco

Post-its, posters and pathways: a summary of the second PLURALAKES stakeholder workshop in the Lake District, UK Last week, Freshwater Ecologists from the Aquatic Ecosystems Group at UKCEH and their European colleagues from the EU Water4all project PLURALAKES held a second workshop on the shores of Windermere. H...

Check out this new blog on an exciting collaborative project that aims to map out pathways towards positive futures for lakes:

www.stockholmresilience.org/research/res...

💦🧪🚣‍♀️ #UKCEH_AquaEco #lakes #freshwater

An infographic showing chemical mixtures in different waste types

New study gives insights into the composition of coastal legacy wastes: doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...

#UKCEH_AquaEco @ukceh.bsky.social #pollution #coastal

A view along Windermere, with a rainbow in the distance. In the foreground are jetties with lots of perching black-headed gulls.

A beautiful afternoon at #Windermere

The Secret Society of Eels- with marine scientist Molly Fowkes Spotify video

Really proud of PhD researcher @mollylouisefowkes.bsky.social for this podcast on her research. Molly is studying the social behaviour of European eels using telemetry and network analysis.

Have a listen:

open.spotify.com/episode/6RxA...

#PhD @lancasteruni.bsky.social #ecology #fish #research

Oh my, this is awesome!

Stunning!

A clear, bright view of the lake with golden coloured trees.

A shot from out on the water, with the sun reflecting on the lake surface.

Our research boat coming to shore, shining in the warm morning sunlight.

A beautiful winter day on Windermere (UK) today. If you are ever there, look out for our research boat, the John Lund. The crew will be collecting vital data on the lake ecosystem. #UKCEH_AquaEco @ukceh.bsky.social

Very glad you did 😊

Well, this is exciting! I thought I'd lost you when I left that other place!

Never gets old - a Herring gull doing its "worm charming" dance #ukwildlife

BES Aquatic Ecology Annual Meeting Help us design our next BES Aquatic Group Annual Meeting in 2026

Are you a part of our Special Interest Group community and thinking of attending our 2026 annual conference? (say yes, it’s really fun 🤩)

We would be eternally grateful if you could fill out our google form survey to help us shape the 2026 event itself!
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Thank youuu 💧🔬🦐

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Come find us at the Meet the SIGs session! 🌊
📍Mezzanine
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We'll then head to the pub for drinks and food for a joint social with Teaching and Learning & Quantitative @bes-quantitative.bsky.social SIGs! 🍻
📍Fox & Faun
🕰️ 7.30pm

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New study led by @ellie-mackay.bsky.social shows how organic nutrient fractions can stimulate the growth of algae in rivers, and explores the predictability of this effect across the UK.

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A row of trees reflected in still water. The reflection is sharp and clear. I rotated the image 90 degrees, so the real and reflected trees reach out to the left and right.

Beautiful reflections on Lancaster canal today. Love the effect when rotating the image 😍

Cumbrian Lakes Long-Term Monitoring - YouTube From 1945 to today: UKCEH and predecessors have monitored Windermere and nearby lakes for 80 years, tracking how climate change and pollution are reshaping o...

Learn more about our Cumbrian lakes monitoring with this YouTube playlist!

www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#freshwater

Collage of 9 images from a conference featuring speakers presenting on environmental DNA surveys and lake protection. Presentations include slides on eDNA monitoring, fish detection, and the FutureLakes initiative.

Group of people standing outside with Windermere in the background

Cake with two fondant figures and a boat labeled "John Lund," surrounded by green sponge hills and water. Iced text reads, "80 years Cumbrian Lakes monitoring."

🌊 This year we marked 80 years of monitoring the Cumbrian lakes and held the 10th Cumbrian Lakes Research Forum.
With so much focus on Windermere, the event highlighted the vital role of independent, long-term science in understanding change & guiding restoration.

www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 🧪

Lovely to see your work again!

The beautiful, vibrant wildlife art of @bernoid.bsky.social 😍

The 8th Sustainable Phosphorus Summit – an international collaboration success story From 30 September-3 October, UKCEH co-convened the 8th Sustainable Phosphorus Summit in Accra, Ghana

Check out this new blog from my amazing #UKCEH_AquaEco colleagues! A summary of a recent, innovate and highly impactful sustainable phosphorus summit, in Ghana: www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med...

@ukceh.bsky.social #phosphorus #waterquality #collaboration #sustainability

Four speaker photos and a graphic of mountains and a lake, with the headlines Session I: Sustainable Management of Lake Ecosystems, Session II: Modeling Aquatic Systems to Support Lake Resilience

Four speaker photos and names

Two logos and the text Joint Webinar on Science and Governance of Lakes: Perspectives from the Philippines and the United Kingdom

🌊 This Fri (7 Nov) 4:30 pm PST / 8:30 am GMT, DOST-PCAARRD & UKCEH host a joint webinar: Science and Governance of Lakes – Perspectives from the Philippines and UK.

Hear experts discuss sustainable lake management & modelling for resilience.

Register: bit.ly/pcaarrdukceh... 🧪

Long-term monitoring tells a story of change. For 80 years scientists have monitored Windermere and nearby lakes in Cumbria, tracking how climate change and pollution are reshaping our freshwater ecosystems.

It’s one of the longest lake datasets anywhere in the world! 🌎

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It was a privilege to talk to Tristan Gooley when he was researching his latest book; The Hidden Seasons. We talked about life underwater! #freshwater #ecology #NatureWriting

A spooky scarecrow sketch for Halloween 🎃 #drawing

A glossy grey toadstool in vivid green grass

A patterned mid grey moth on varnished wood

A pale mottled moth on warmly lit brickwork

A bit of autumn #wildlife. Not sure at all, but maybe stubble rosegill and autumnal/November moths #ukwildlife

Boxplots showing reductions in modelled, seasonal water temperatures with increasing floating solar panel coverage, under four climate scenarios

New paper uses 1D lake modelling to explore the extent to which floating solar panels could offset warming-related impacts of climate change: www.kmae-journal.org/articles/kma...

#FloatingSolar #FPV #ClimateChange 🧪🌊☀️