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The monthly summary for April is now available: cosmos.ceh.ac.uk/sites/default/… Soil moisture generally remained high at most of our sites, though started to exhibit a downward trajectory towards the end of the month. Pictured: A sunny day at Hartwood Home.

Set in the heart of England, E of Birmingham, S of Nottingham and W of Peterborough, Stoughton is our May #COSMOS-UK Site of the Month. On an arable farm managed by Farmcare, the site is flat with loam to clayey loam soils.

Comparison of Met Office regional model soil moisture with COSMOS-UK field-scale in situ observations - new scientific paper using COSMOS-UK data rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/…

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June #siteofthemonth is Sourhope, 350m up in The Cheviots on an area of grassland & mineral soil in the headwaters of Beaumont Water. Sourhope’s remote location means it uses satellite-based connectivity (rahuldev kalikar and Ground Control) to enable near real-time environmental monitoring

Enjoyed visiting COSMOS-UK Chimney Meadows site as a part of LSDA-CoP (Hydro-JULES NERC NCEO). Learnt a lot about CRNS SM and Met instruments.

The monthly summary for June 2024 is now available cosmos.ceh.ac.uk/sites/default/… After a drier than average June, soil moisture is lower than previous months for much of the COSMOS-UK network.

July #siteofthemonth is Moor House, 465m above sea level on mineral loamy soil supporting cotton grass and heather. Located in the Moor House Upper Teesdale National Nature Reserve, it is managed by Natural England, the government’s adviser for the natural environment in England.

August #siteofthemonth is hosted by @MoretonColWGG, a specialist land-based college offering courses in agriculture, countryside, conservation and wildlife. The COSMOS-UK site is located on a flat area of improved grassland on a mineral soil within a 650 acre Warwickshire estate.

Free online registration is still open for the International COSMOS workshop taking place from 24-26 September. Please see cosmos2024.org for further details.

September #siteofthemonth is hosted by the Euston Estate, Thetford where commercial farming and conservation techniques produce 10,500 acres of mixed arable plus free-range pig and poultry products. On flat, well-draining grassland, it's one of the driest of the COSMOS-UK sites.

October #siteofthemonth is hosted by Sheepdrove Organic Farm Organic Farm, a mixed, Soil Association certified family-run farm on the rolling chalk and grass of the Berkshire Downs and which pioneers sustainable, regenerative and organic farming and biodiversity conservation.

The October soil moisture summary is now available: cosmos.ceh.ac.uk/sites/default/…. Soil moisture levels are generally around normal for the time of year across the UK. Pictured: A sunny morning at our Hillsborough site in Northern Ireland

November #siteofthemonth is Hollin Hill, on very steep grassland in the Howardian Hills, NE of York. Alongside COSMOS-UK kit, British Geological Survey has scientific monitoring equipment because of known landslide events. Search Hollin Hill Landslide Observatory – British Geological Survey

December #siteofthemonth is Crichton, at Scotland’s Rural College, Dumfries. Thank you to SRUC for hosting this site as it comes to the end of its life and we look to relocate to another of SRUC’s sites in Dumfries. Merry Christmas from everyone at COSMOS-UK.