UKCEH hosted the 10th Cumbrian Lakes Research Forum on the shores of Windermere early this November. The week’s heavy rain and localised flooding didn’t dampen the celebration of 80 years of long-term ...

Showcasing UKCEH science were UKCEH scientists, Amulya Chevuturi, Jeanette Whitaker, Mark Sutton, Kate Farley, Anita Lazurko, Lee Walker and Jade Hatton. Pictured with Deborah Meaden, UKCEH Chief ...

Building A Sustainable Future For Oil Palm In West Africa: Reflections From The UKCEH Workshop ...

This would benefit soil health, food production and the environment. Surplus nutrients from fertilisers degrade soil health and leach into water, which can result in toxic algal blooms, while excess ...

A new Red List for Great Britain’s vascular plants has shown that while a quarter of species are threatened, there have been success stories, including some rare orchids.

Wild seabirds are more likely to split up in windy weather, according to a new study. The paper, published in the journal Animal Behaviour, was led by Edinburgh Napier University and also involved the ...

The Sustainable Phosphorus Summit was recently held in Africa for the first time ...

Windermere is the largest natural lake in England. It has an area of 17km 2 and a maximum depth of 64m. It was created 13,000 years ago during the last major ice age and is consequently inhabited by ...

The next UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP30) will be held in Belém, in the state of Pará in Brazil's Amazon region, from 10 to 21 November 2025. UKCEH will be represented at COP30 in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scientific data confirm British farmers’ fears that this is the worst harvest for at least 25 years, following a year of extreme weather. Analyses by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) have ...