Ecological Continuity Trust. Board Trustee: Honorary Secretary. Application deadline 5pm 10 April 2026. Image of a close up of a yellow flower.

Could you be the ECT’s Honorary Secretary #trustee?

You will have strategic vision, an aptitude for administrative tasks, & be passionate about ensuring that #LTEs continue to yield evidence.

See bit.ly/ECTOpportuni... & do share with your networks!

Deadline: 10 April 2026

#Trusteeship 🌏

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“Long-term studies are the only way that cumulative or slow-acting impacts can be detected”.

This is why we support #researchers doing #LongTermExperiments #LTEs.

The quote is from this @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social paper: bit.ly/3lMqu8i 🌏

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Our two-monthly #newsletter is for anyone who likes to hear about new publications, events & updates from the #ecological #LongTermExperiments #LTEs in our network & from our partners.

Subscribe now: bit.ly/ECTNews 🌏

Tuesday 10 Feb. Photo top right of a valley. Session 1: Setting the Scene. Jessica Findlay (NatureScot) Land and seascape scale nature restoration and climate adaptation in Scotland. Mike Morecroft (Natural England) Science for nature recovery: learning by doing in a changing climate.

"Setting the scene” with @naturescot.bsky.social & @naturalengland.bsky.social.
Which project in Jessica’s talk caught your eye?
& given the challenges that Mike presents, how can we ensure that #LTEs continue?
@mikemorecroft.bsky.social 
#RLASSymposium #LandscapeScale 🌍

Welcome to the #RLASSymposium!
We begin with an introduction to the first #RLASPartnership symposium by Prof. Bridget Emmett OBE @britishecologicalsociety.org. 17 organisations make up this partnership, & we hope it will provide connectivity between #LandscapeScale #LTEs 🌍

5/5 If you liked this #WorldWetlandsDay2026 thread then sign up to our 2-monthly #newsletter to learn more about #LTEs bit.ly/ECTNews 🌏

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A lake sandwiched by land.

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2/5 Wales
Plynlimon Catchments- Jade Hatton @ukceh.bsky.social ‬ bit.ly/Plynlimon
Llyn Brianne- @steveormerod.bsky.social at Cardiff University bit.ly/LlynBrianne
Cors Fochno- Ben Keane @york.ac.uk bit.ly/CorsFochno
#WorldWetlandsDay2026 #LTEs 🌏

1/5 It’s #WorldWetlandsDay2026! @ramsar.org

#LongTermExperiments #LTEs help us understand how #ClimateChange affects these #ecosystems.

Here are some #wetland #LTEs registered with us: 🌏

ECOLOGICAL CONTINUITY TRUST The Ecological Continuity Trust is a charity that supports long-term ecological experiments in the UK, to advance better environmental management now and in the future.

We are a small #environmental #charity committed to preserving long-term #ecological experiments #LTEs, & ensuring that data from those experiments is at the heart of #policymaking, #sustainable land-use, & #education.

More: bit.ly/EcolConT 🌍

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At 2:15pm today in the main auditorium at the British Society of #SoilScience conference we will have a session on evaluating #BiodiversityNetGain using #LongTermExperiments which will feature talks on a few #LTEs in our network.

If you are attending the conference, come & join us! #Soil 🌏

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Dept of Revenue is hiring multiple #TaxSeasonSupport-limited term employees #LTEs to assist with processing tax returns in in the Division of Income, Sales & Excise Tax. Salary may vary based on qualifications. Apply today! #WIjobs #govjobs #TaxJobs https://ow.ly/VT9R50Xt0NT

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You want to find out about technical aspects of #LTES & economic aspects? Then register now for this upcoming event on 16 December by the #EnergyStorage Technology Collaboration Programme: forms.office.com/pag...

The Long View: Long-term Ecological Experiments & The Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) An introduction to why long-term ecological experiments (LTEs) are important, and the unique work of the ECT in supporting them. Narrator Jonathan Silvertown (University of Edinburgh) - one of ECT's founding trustees in 2008 - tells the story of why LTEs are vital in the current climate and biodiversity crisis, and how the ECT contributes as a charity. Four LTEs from our national register are featured in the film: Park Grass in Hertfordshire, Buxton Climate Change Impacts Laboratory in Derbyshire, BIFoR-FACE in Staffordshire, and Wicken Fen Vision in Cambridgeshire. The film closes with a call-to-action. Produced by @content.with.purpose #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #LongTermExperiments #LTE #ecology We are a unique charity dedicated to preserving the national resource of long-term ecological field experiments (LTEs) across the UK by supporting those who collect scientific data. We use ecological evidence for action by harnessing this data for evidence-based policymaking, sustainable land use and education. What we do: - Provide financial, advocacy and management support to scientists and landowners for long-term experiments - Support scientists and landowners for the development of new experiments - Share the knowledge and outcomes gained through research with Government, other end users and wider society. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecological-continuity-trust X: https://twitter.com/ect_uk Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ecologicalcontinuitytrust Website: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/ We receive core funding from the British Ecological Society. Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/news Support us: Help us continue our work to secure long-term experiments https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/donate

Evidence from #LongTermExperiments can lead to positive changes such as increasing #biodiversity & crop yields, improving the environment, & helping us adapt to #ClimateChange in the long run. This is why #LTEs must continue.

Watch our video: bit.ly/ECTLongView 🌏

Zoom into Soil: Long-term Experiments In this webinar, Prof. Paul Harris and Dr. Catherine Broomfield discuss long-term experiments, in collaboration with BSSS Corporate Member, the Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT). Professor Paul Harris is Principal Research Scientist at Rothamsted Research and will speak on 'Challenges facing long-term data platforms to inform on innovations in sustainable and resilient agriculture.' Paul has research interests in the development and application of statistical and mathematical models for spatio-temporal agroecological processes in terms of sustainable and resilience agriculture. Paul has been the project lead for the North Wyke Farm Platform, National Bioscience Research Infrastructure since 2017. Paul has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers (6000+ citations; h-index 39). The North Wyke Farm Platform in southwest UK is a long-term experiment (established 2010) for the study of sustainable and resilient agricultural systems. After 15 years of operation, this talk reflects upon lessons learnt from the operation of the platform, its sensor deployment, its data management, its open data release, and the role of long-term data infrastructure in the application of digital science to agri-environmental research. Dr. Catherine Broomfield is a member of Pasture for Life, and a board member since 2022. She farmed 100% pasture-fed beef and sheep as part of an integrated nature-friendly farming system on her farm in Devon before turning to applied research in academia. After completing her PhD in sociology of agriculture in 2024, she joined the Centre Rural Policy Research at University of Exeter, her main research interest is in understanding the factors that influence farming’s relationship with wider society. https://soils.org.uk/videos/zoom-into-soil-long-term-experiments/ The British Society of Soil Science is an established international membership organisation and charity committed to the study of soil in its widest aspects. https://soils.org.uk/

The British Society of Soil Science Zoom into Soil #webinar that took place in August which we featured in with Paul Harris @rothamsted.bsky.social & Catherine Broomfield the University of Exeter to talk about #LTEs & the North Wyke Farm Platform is now available to watch on YouTube bit.ly/4756uq2 🌏

We use evidence from long-term experiments to inform policymaking, improve sustainability and ecosystem services. Donate to the ECT. 2 photos: A photo of trees at the BangorDIVERSE site, and a small photo of horses grazing at the Newborough Warren site.

Evidence is everything when it comes to preserving the #environment, & #LongTermExperiments #LTE yield valuable #evidence to enact change & preserve the environment.

That’s why our goal is to secure #LTEs.

Help us achieve our goal bit.ly/ECTDonate 🌏

Getting the Word Out in Your Community Using Opinion Pieces Opinion pieces, such as op-eds and letters to the editor, allow scientists to highlight the importance of their work to the community.

FASEB encourages scientists and members of the research community to communicate the importance of federally funded research through opinion editorials and letters to the editor. Read more in the Washington Update: bit.ly/4g5m73T #OpEds #LTEs

Need to update your data? Follow these five tips Researchers engaged in long-term projects often need to update their data sets over time. Here’s how to do it while maintaining reproducibility.

“Long-term ecological research is not the only area that needs to maintain and update data for future use”.

Nature gives advice on storing #data, & of course, the perfect way to start is by using the example of data from #ecological #LTEs!

Read the article: bit.ly/4o0O7sN 🌎

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A white woman holds up a 1 page document on Tulloch and stands next to the ECT banner.

A white man and a woman sit in front of the ECT stand.

2 white men stand in front of 2 ECT posters. The one on the right wears a VR headset. The man on the left holds a camera.

We were excited to attend Groundswellaguk for the first time, to meet with farmers, showcase the #AgroEcological #LTEs, & see people’s reactions to the #VR LTE experiences.
We were also pleased to see some familiar faces!

#Groundswell2025 #RegenerativeAgriculture #regenag 🌎

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Our bi-monthly #newsletter is for anyone who likes to hear about new publications, events & updates from the #ecological #LongTermExperiments #LTEs in our network & from our partners.

Subscribe now: bit.ly/ECTNews 🌎

There are long-term experiments, and then there are extremely long-term experiments! #LTEs

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Evidence from #LTEs can reveal so much information about sustainable practices that can benefit production, crop yield & soil.

The only way to find out more is by coming to our stall at the #RegenerativeAgriculture festival Groundswell.

bit.ly/41D1S6N #regenag #GroundswellFestival 🌎

As we continue to dismantle the consumer protection portions of our government this will become a thing of the past.
#LTES

Pints, Pups, and the Planet Join us for the 2nd Vet School Pint of Science night! Grab a pint and settle in as we explore four fascinating talks connecting nutrition, nature, and anim…

At this year’s @pintofscience.uk, Rob Marrs from @liverpooluni.bsky.social (who manages the #LTEs Hordron Edge & Bamford Edge) is giving a talk in #Liverpool on #Bracken: Harry Potter, Eagles, Poorly Pigs and Sick Sheep on 19 May.

Learn more & book a ticket: bit.ly/4jTqwYR
#Pint25 🌎

Donate to the ECT. Help us secure long-term experiments so future generations have resources to manage ecosystems in the face of #environmental change. Headshot photo of the lead researcher from the Hillsborough experiment site team smiling at the camera.

We are facing #environmental change.

But #evidence from #ecological #LongTermExperiments #LTEs can help collate the resources that future generations will need to manage this change.

#Donate to the ECT so we can preserve LTEs bit.ly/ECTDonate or repost
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Ainsdale Dune Slacks — ECOLOGICAL CONTINUITY TRUST - About the Ainsdale Dune Slacks long-term experiment (LTE) in England that is managed by Loughborough University, and is registered with the Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT).

3/6 Ainsdale & Newborough Warren are #SandDunes. Jonathan Millett @lborouniversity.bsky.social & Laurence Jones @ukceh.bsky.social lead these #LTEs respectively.
They want to know how rabbit #grazing & other factors affect sand dunes.
bit.ly/Ainsdale bit.ly/NewboroughW #EasterWeekend2025

If you are new to us or our channel here, see our Starter pack to follow ECT trustees, & partner organisations & individuals that manage or lead #LongTermExperiments #LTEs that are registered with us: go.bsky.app/SvajZFx

And if you think you should be added to the Starter pack, message us here 🌎

Testing Defra's Biodiversity Metric Using LTEs - Cicely Marshall | ECT Webinar Cicely Marshall from the University of Cambridge spoke at ECT's two-monthly webinar held on 21 March 2025 about how she used long-term experiments and datasets from across the UK to test out Defra's new biodiversity metric. This fascinating study was funded through the ECT's Small Grants Scheme. The ECT hosts lunchtime webinars every 2 months on ecological topics on key issues surrounding long-term experiments which features speakers from various organisations, including partners and stakeholders. For more information and how to register for our webinars see https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/webinars #Webinar #UniversityOfCambridge #Biodiversity #StatutoryBiodiversityMetric #Ecological #Ecology #LongTermExperiments ----------------------------------------------------------- We are a unique charity dedicated to preserving the national resource of long-term ecological field experiments (LTEs) across the UK by supporting those who collect scientific data. We use ecological evidence for action by harnessing this data for evidence-based policymaking, sustainable land use and education. What we do: - Provide financial, advocacy and management support to scientists and landowners for long-term experiments - Support scientists and landowners for the development of new experiments - Share the knowledge and outcomes gained through research with Government, other end users and wider society. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecological-continuity-trust X: https://twitter.com/ect_uk Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ecologicalcontinuitytrust Website: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/ We receive core funding from the British Ecological Society. Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/news Support us: Help us continue our work to secure long-term experiments https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/donate

We have a new webinar uploaded to our YouTube channel.

Listen to Cicely Marshall from @uniofcam.bsky.social talk about testing Defra UK’s #StatutoryBiodiversityMetric using #LTEs: bit.ly/4chtxiD & subscribe to be notified of new videos as soon as they go up #Biodiversity #LongTermExperiments🌎

Text: Ecological Continuity Trust. Text inside a circle: We are UK charity dedicated to preserving long-term ecological experiment (LTEs). 4 photos of LTEs surrounding the circle: Drone shot of Park Grass, landscape photo of Ainsdale Dunes, landscape photo of sheep grazing at on grassland, a photo of a rain shelter.

Textbox overlaid on photo of sheep on a mountain: LTE are real world outdoor experiments that have been running for or have funding for 6+ years. They manipulate variables and employ true cause-and-effect.

Text: Ecological Continuity Trust. We maintain a register of 80+ LTEs at different stages, many of which are decades long and are from different habitats and experiment goals. Text: Ecological Continuity Trust. We maintain a register of 80+ LTEs at different stages, many of which are decades long and are from different habitats and experiment goals. Aerial photo of Park Grass. Text underneath: From 1856, Grassland, Nutrients LTE. Photo of sheep grazing at Loughgall. Text underneath: From 1989. Wood, Grazing LTE. Skyview photo of BIFoRFACE showing the meteorological towers. Text underneath: Woodland, Climate LTE.

Text: Ecological Continuity Trust. Text: LTEs are important because they detect slow acting ecological changes and they need to be preserved because 3 years of a research project is not long enough to detect such changes. 4 photos in a row from left to right- 2 horses look at the camera, a landscape view of grassland and hill in the distance, an aerial photo of grassland plots, a landscape view looking into the distance.

We are a small #environmental #charity committed to preserving long-term #ecological experiments #LTEs, & ensuring that data from those experiments is at the heart of #policymaking, #sustainable land-use, & #education. Join us in supporting LTEs to ensure they continue: bit.ly/EcolConT 🌎