Firstly to the upland moorlands of Wales, with an intense but worthwhile couple of days sampling.
It's been a good chance to learn more about fieldwork; and looking forward to taking it forward to future site visits.
#fieldwork #fridayfieldworkphotodump #ukceh #wales #moorland
Screengrab from UK Saltmarsh Carbon Database web tool
We’ve launched the UK Saltmarsh Carbon Database webtool, to explore carbon accumulation and GHG flux data, and support future climate reporting.
🔗 connect-apps.ceh.ac.uk/saltmarsh/
#BlueCarbon #SaltmarshScience #UKCEH
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First batch of fieldwork for 2026!
Revisiting coastal sand dunes for @ukceh.bsky.social change monitoring, and nice to learn about a new science issue; collecting samples to examine the effects of Nitrogen deposition on dune biology
#fieldwork #fridayfieldwork #sanddunes #ukceh
#PastureforLife, #FloodplainMeadowsPartnership, #FinanceEarth, #NaturalEngland, #SoilAssociation, #SoilAssociatuinExchange, #JamesBullock, #UKCEH, #NatureFriendlyFarmingNetwork, #NationalLandscapesAssociation
It'll be interesting to learn about how @ukceh.bsky.social Flux Towers can monitor how CO2 is both absorbed and emitted by the salt marsh, and how we can use this to monitor greenhouse gas changes
#saltmarsh #fieldwork #fridayfieldwork #co2 #lancashire #ukceh
Our latest newsletter is out now! Top stories include:
🌾 First ever UK rice trials
📲 Mobile app uses lichen to measure nitrogen pollution
🌊 Fresh approach to tracking river pollution
📽️ UKCEH science in action with Deborah Meaden
Plus much more!
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#EnvironmentalScience #UKCEH
These cameras let us observe vertical movement of the surface of the bogs; from which we can observe if they're a healthy place for wildlife and storing greenhouse gases!
#cumbria #bog #peat #cumbriawildlifetrust #ukceh #fieldwork #fridayfieldwork #fridayfieldworkphotodump @ukceh.bsky.social
Seabird scientists from UKCEH in Montpellier earlier this month, presenting their latest work. Conference on Wind Energy and Wildlife Impacts www.cww2025.org #CW2025 #UKCEH 🪶🌊
@ukceh.bsky.social is looking for a Hydroclimate Scientist to join the team in Wallingford 🌧️☀️
Work on hydrological projections & climate resilience tools—real world impactful science.
Apply here 👉 ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/CEH_Ca...
#hydroclimate #climatejobs #UKCEH #droughtscience #careers
New #UKCEH dataset published on how breeding seabirds spend their time and energy. These data will help us to model the potential impacts of any changes in seabird behaviour in response to new offshore windfarms catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/07...
The 2nd project, involved facilitating two workshops to understand technical user needs of digital interfaces e.g. websites about data and APIs, to co-design these for #FDRI national capacity work #UKCEH are leading. Learn more about our digital infrastructure
publications.ceh.ac.uk/story/prospe...
Great to see David's overview of the #FDRI #digital-research-infrastructure. Please have a look and let us/me know if you like the format (challenging to convey env sensors, data, people, and impact...David did well) #UKCEH #Floods and #drought Prospectus 2025
publications.ceh.ac.uk/story/prospe...
Group photo of kick-off meeting participants
Kicked off the next phase of the #C3S Water Service at #UFZ last week with an enthusiastic group from #SMHI, #UtrechtUniversity, #Wageningen, #UKCEH, and #ECMWF.
Explore the European system here: cds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/sis...
More to come!
Lucy ( #UKCEH) talking about #WMO HydroSOS as a key user case study of Lot3 #WaterSIS contract. Glorious sunny day, here in Leipzig.
I had a great time at my first British Ecological Society conference! I met lots of friends old and new, and had the chance to share some research from the first year of my PhD.
Thanks #BES that was fun!
#POLLINIS #UniversityOfReading #UKCEH
Part of UK map with lines to charts for four locations with modelled against observed river flows including forecasts for three months.
Impressive work by #UKCEH colleagues - here showing predicted flows at four locations in the UK, esp. above normal for Thames and Itchen locations.
Home | UK Hydrological Outlook
hydoutuk.net
Exciting PhD opportunity on large-scale insect monitoring using AI ⚡ Based at #ZSL Institute of Zoology with @charlieouthwaite.bsky.social, co-supervised by me, Tom Breeze at #UoR and Tom August at #UKCEH. tinyurl.com/s4sspf26.
Spending an enjoyable couple of days with #UKCEH colleagues in Wallingford, UK. I went to see the #flood state of the #RiverThames at lunchtime... #water everywhere. This is 0.5 m below the peak last week, and 1 m below the record peak last January.
Diagram of 'components of a hydrological data commons' with various inputs and outputs.
This summer the UK government announced the next phase of the important Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure project-another reason I joined #UKCEH. Matt leads a team of talented data and software engineers to help connect the field observations with end users. #FDRI His diagram: fdri.org.uk
A lady laughing, with a screen of various pictures behind her in an office
At #UKCEH there are so many impressive and lovely colleagues (I have only met a small fraction of the 700+; that does not include the 200+ PhD students). One of the special ones is Linda May who leads the FRS group. Here is Brian making Linda laugh at his selfies from their South America trip.
A boat washed on the bank of the River Thames
One of the pleasures of working at #UKCEH spending time by the Thames at Wallingford. Though normally a serene setting, this picture tells you alot about the huge levels of flooding last year. #climatechange
Shortly after I started at #UKCEH we had a fun trip to Dublin for the start of the Co-Centre for Climate + Biodiversity + Water project. We had to sample the Guinness.
Person talking about a poster on a table to several people gathered around in a room
Back in the summer, I enjoyed facilitating a couple of sessions with several #UKCEH colleagues (led by the impressive Jamie Hannaford). This one with Geoff Darch's impressive team at Anglian Water www.climatecocentre.org @climatecocentre.bsky.social
Earlier this month, I was representing #UKCEH #COSMOS-UK network at #Wildfire 2024 conference. I had the pleasure to catch up with old friends, including the energetic Davy McCracken #SRUC.
wildfire2024.co.uk
Prof Gordon Blair, holding FAIR cards and smiling at strategy launch
Another reason I joined #UKCEH was the excellent work of Gordon and Matt (who I have been fortunate to know for over 10 years) to continually improve our digital capacity and excellent env monitoring, to help raise awareness and improve situations. Here is the talented Gordon with his #FAIR cards.
Well done to Stu and #UKCEH team for launching our strategy to:
-build resilience in a changing climate
-enhance ecosystem and human health
-restore biodiversity for a sustainable future.
We need to work collectively to help raise awareness and improve the current situations we all face.
One reason I joined #UKCEH was their impressive work (with many other individuals + organisations) to improve the quality, access, and use of information about the UK's (and world's) water resources (and ecology). A bit like turning on a water tap in the UK, the 'how' detail is not always obvious.
