Do you have a passion for dragonflies and damselflies, & share observations in any way?  We are conducting a survey about dragonfly recording in the UK.  Whether you are a beginner or expert, specialist or generalist, we would really welcome your input: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/ceh-online-s…

Introducing The Boring Fund. Alongside Arm, we’re supporting the essential but overlooked aspects of conservation technology—the “boring” initiatives that build a more resilient and effective #conservationtech ecosystem. Learn more and apply today: wildlabs.net/article/boring…

Dealing with gaps in biodiversity monitoring data | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (ceh.ac.uk) Blog by @BowlerDBear on doi.org/10.1111/brv.13… with Rob Boyd @robboyd.bsky.social drnickisaac.bsky.social Corey Callaghan A readable intro to solutions for working with #citizenscience data

Fascinating study on historical ecology - both that the bees changed behaviour, and that careful studies from 75 years ago could be repeated by Clare Boyes. These bees persisted in those sites from 1940s! What a fascinating view back to the past by a wonderful naturalist

In a time of rapid environmental change, long-term monitoring & accessible data are key. The new Natural Environment Research Council-funded National Capability for UK Challenges programme will help the UK understand and address challenges to air, land & water. Read more: ceh.ac.uk/news-and-media… 1/

This month, as we gear towards celebrating our Silver Jubilee (25 years of A Rocha Kenya), we will be looking back at some of the milestones we have accomplished together. #conservation #SilverJubilee #silverjubileeanniversary #celebration #watamu #WatamuKenya

Will Wright from The Rivers Trust has taken the openly available #oa land cover map from UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and summarised it but catchment to support local river Collaborative Monitoring Plans. Presented at #wwem ceh.ac.uk/data/ukceh-lan…

How can we plan, design and manage urban environments for the benefit of human health and nature? Our new paper brings together experts from different disciplines and real-world practitioners to explore key challenges and priorities doi.org/10.1016/j.heal… NOW WITH CORRECT LINK

VIDEO HOUR! 🌟 Hear from Tom August about the AI-powered ID tools developed by UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the results of the Earthworm Image Recognition Project pilot. BRC Earthworm Society UK youtu.be/WgND8TWT_sA

COP16, the UN biodiversity summit, has ended in Colombia with mixed results. Earlier, UKCEH's drnickisaac.bsky.social was among those discussing why the biodiversity crisis may get less media attention than climate change. Read more in the BBC's Future Earth: view.e.bbcmail.co.uk/?qs=e4c97618c9…

This has to be the most remote deployment yet! An amazing experience 🛥️🦎🐤 Gov't of Anguilla UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology MAMBO Project InsectAI

Apparently there is happier social media place where the 'skies are blue' 🦋 I've joined the exodus (same @ handle over there), so likely to become even quieter on here. See you there too?

Great talk by drnickisaac.bsky.social UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology at #bes2024 about the development of the species abundance indicator for Defra. Honest perspective on the positive ambition and challenge of doing this week. British Ecological Society

Citizen science is crucial for helping detect invasive non-native species early, a Europe-wide study has found. Researchers assessed time lags between 600+ first reports of non-native species by citizen scientists and official records by scientists. ceh.ac.uk/news-and-media…

Prof Helen Roy Helen Roy, co-author on the study, said: “Volunteers, including through citizen science, have made many inspiring contributions to our understanding of invasive non-native species." See the full paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pa…

Are you at #BES2024? Come and find us on stand 10 to learn more about the long-term environmental data we have available through our NC-UK programme, as well as our latest #AgZero+ sustainable agriculture research British Ecological Society Natural Environment Research Council