Deborah met with UKCEH’s Biodiversity Scientist Dr Jenna Lawson and Environmental Research Scientist, Dr Ross Morrison. Together, they took Deborah through the importance of biodiversity monitoring ...

Rice Takes Root In British Soil For The First Time Nine varieties of rice are being trialled in the Cambridgeshire Fens, including risotto, basmati and sushi. Scientists and farmers are exploring the ...

Farmland covers a large part of the UK’s landscape and so plays a crucial role in supporting biodiversity. However, ...

State of Global Water Resources 2024 is an authoritative annual assessment of river flows, reservoirs, lakes, groundwater, soil moisture, snow and ice. It drew on data and insights provided by ...

The most comprehensive scientific review of the global nitrogen cycle has outlined 150 ‘win-win’ measures to significantly reduce nitrogen pollution while saving billions in costs across a range of ...

Tue 23 - Thu 25 September 2025 (Start on day 1 13:30, finish on day 3: 13:00) The interactive online course runs over two days. We will start mid-day on Tuesday and finish mid-day on Thursday. There ...

The GBNVPD now acts as the centralised repository for vegetation plot data from Great Britain, the Isle of Man, the Bailiwick of Guernsey, and Bailiwick of Jersey and is registered in the global index ...

Around one in six species are at risk of becoming extinct in the UK, according to the most comprehensive study of our national wildlife. The latest State of Nature report, which assessed the long-term ...

The UK will be increasingly tested by more droughts like 2022, emphasising the importance of being prepared for similar extreme weather in future, say scientists who have analysed that summer’s events ...

Trials have shown that adding relatively small amounts of biochar to soil can significantly increase the amount of nutrients essential for crop growth, boosting crop yield. The charcoal-like substance ...

There continues to be much interest from the public and media regarding recent algal blooms and water quality on Windermere. In this explainer note, we aim to provide background information regarding ...