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It’s British Science Week and we’re focusing on curiosity and innovation at the Met Office. Today, we’re asking if ocean robots are the next big thing for climate monitoring? #BSW26
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In today's climate newsletter we look at a global call to assess avoidable climate change risks, led by the Met Office, and more...
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Flying Swifts by Philip Croft / BTO
The arrival of Swifts to NI in late April to May is always an exciting sign of spring. Recording your 1st Swift sighting of the year with BirdTrack as part of a complete list helps us learn about the timing of their migration.
Log your Swift sightings with the BirdTrack app👇
www.birdtrack.net
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Spring evening light on the coastal path and Sea Pinks in Ceibwr Bay, Pemroke, Wales, UK copyright Julian Gazzard/iStock
🌍 UK reveals first assessment of progress towards national biodiversity targets
The 7th National Report shows progress towards the
@unbiodiversity.bsky.social Global Biodiversity Framework, which aims to take urgent action to halt & reverse biodiversity loss 🔗 jncc.gov.uk/news/uk-publ...
#GBF
Join a webinar discussion on The State of the UK’s Oaks, a new Action Oak report on the future of native oaks.
📅 Tue 17 Mar 2026, 2 - 3pm
🎟️ Register: ow.ly/8EaT50Yr9Kk
Join experts on plant health, climate science, woodland management and policy.
#ForestResearch | #OakTrees
🧬 Registration is now open for the 12th #UKEOF #UKDNAWG Conference 2026 until 20th March via this link: lnkd.in/ekTUn_eZ
Hi everyone! Keep saving that date! We are almost ready to launch the booking page for our 40th Anniversary Conference in Birmingham 7-8th May, plus a 3rd day of field trip at the amazing looking Saltwells NNR! You can see our fabulous speaker lineup here www.nfbr.org.uk?q=node/274 - more v soon!
Group of seven stand in front of meteorological station at UKCEH Wallingford, plus text detailing 2026 summer student internship information
📣 2026 Student Summer Internships are OPEN for applications!
We’re recruiting SEVEN interns across our National Capability programmes at our Bangor, Lancaster & Wallingford sites.
Superb opportunity for hands-on experience in environmental science & applied research.
Details ⬇️
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Stop press - the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker monitoring module is now freely available for all to use on BTO @btobirds.bsky.social Acoustic Pipeline app.bto.org/acoustic-pip...
A deceased Puffin lies on its back on the ground. Wording above reads: Please report sightings of all dead birds. A graphic showing an exclamation mark in a triangle features.
⚠️ We've had reports of seabirds washing up. Please report ALL species of dead birds ⬇️
📍 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/...
📍 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/...
📍 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.serv...
#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland
Graphic with details of the UKEOF 2026 conference. Text overlaying a graphic depicting a woodland and a stream in shades of blue with the following elements picked out: birds (swifts) making calls and bats echo-locating, a deer detected on a camera, a salmon detected via its DNA trace in the water, the flow rate of the stream and the atmospheric concentration of nitrogen dioxide.
Today is your last chance to register for our free conference 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making'. 24 February, online. Programme, etc. here: ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026 #environment #monitoring #data #sensors #technology #innovation
📆The programme for our online conference, 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making' (24 February, 09:00 - 13:00 GMT) is now available at ukeof.org.uk/conference/c.... Be sure to register by Friday 20th. It's free! #ukeof2026 #environment #monitoring
Thanks! We hope it will be an interesting conference. We'll post the complete programme online very soon.
February is often regarded as a transitional month with winter beginning to loosen its grip, yet the month has a history of delivering varied weather records.
In this blog, we delve into the data exploring February's notable highs and lows.
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Peering into the borehole
Two people in the fenced enclosure by the COSMOS station and cameraman outside filming
Looking at results on the laptop
Amid ongoing wet weather, ITV News featured our hydrological monitoring, visiting UKCEH's Wallingford site and one of our @cosmosuk.bsky.social soil moisture monitoring stations in Lambourn.
👀 Report by Martin Stew from Friday's 6.30pm news starts 43min
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJAb...
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Graphic with details of the UKEOF 2026 conference. Text overlaying a graphic depicting a woodland and a stream in shades of blue with the following elements picked out: birds (swifts) making calls and bats echo-locating, a deer detected on a camera, a salmon detected via its DNA trace in the water, the flow rate of the stream and the atmospheric concentration of nitrogen dioxide.
Don’t miss your place at our free conference 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making'. 24 February, online: ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026 #monitoring #environment #ecosystems #sensors #technology #data
Recent algal blooms on Lough Neagh have highlighted the urgent need for tools to better identify the sources and movement of #pollution across the lake and the rivers that are linked to it.
Read more about the new UKCEH-led CLEAR-Neagh project: www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 💧🧪
Graphic with details of the UKEOF 2026 conference. Text overlaying a graphic depicting a woodland and a stream in shades of blue with the following elements picked out: birds (swifts) making calls and bats echo-locating, a deer detected on a camera, a salmon detected via its DNA trace in the water, the flow rate of the stream and the atmospheric concentration of nitrogen dioxide.
Interested in how #data on the UK’s natural #environment is – or could be – gathered using #sensor technologies? Join our free online conference 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making' on 24 February: ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026 #monitoring
Golcrest by Tom Cadwallender/BTO
(1/) If you are thinking of surveying a BBS square in the future and you would like to boost your birdsong identification, why not sign up for our ‘Birdsong in Early Spring’ online training course?: www.bto.org/our-work... @btobirds.bsky.social JNCC RSPB Science
Close-up of spines of volumes from the Flood Studies Report
Flood Studies Report maps spread out
It's been 50 years since the Flood Studies Report was published, a seminal work involving forerunners of UKCEH & @metoffice.gov.uk.
Adam Griffin reflects on 5 decades of groundbreaking science to improve flood and rainfall frequency estimation in the UK.
Read more: www.ceh.ac.uk/flood-studie... 🧪
Met Office Climate Newsletter
In our latest climate newsletter, find out about:
🏠 Government launch of 'Warm Homes Plan'
📋 Supporting local climate resilience
🌧️ January weather extremes
And more!
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Graphic with details of the UKEOF 2026 conference. Text overlaying a graphic depicting a woodland and a stream in shades of blue with the following elements picked out: birds (swifts) and bats making calls, a deer detected on a camera, a salmon detected via its DNA in the water, the flow rate of the stream and the atmospheric concentration of nitrogen dioxide.
Don’t miss our free conf. 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making'. 24 Feb. Speakers incl. @liagilmour.bsky.social @hollytipper.bsky.social @jlittlefair.bsky.social @rachelgaulton.bsky.social @careylab.bsky.social ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026
The Peatland Code are looking for #biodiversity data collected from intact and restored #peatlands. If you have any survey data of vegetation, invertebrates/arthropods or birds please get in touch via peatlandcode@iucn.org.uk!
🔗 More info: www.iucn-uk-peatlandprogramme.org/firns-projec...
Graphic displays an image of an Arctic Skua by Edmund Fellowes/BTO and a map showing rough migration routes to their south American and west to south African coast wintering grounds. Caption reads: 'East or west? Tracking work from 2017-2020 by BTO staff provided the first evidence of Scottish breeding Arctic Skuas wintering off South America! Other individuals wintered along the western and southern African coast. #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social'
East or west? Tracking work from 2017-2020 by BTO staff provided the first evidence of Scottish breeding Arctic Skuas wintering off South America! Other individuals wintered along the western and southern African coast. #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
A graphic which shares info about the mining hazards (non-coal) dataset. It reads: combines geology with records obtained through extensive literature searches to identify areas of past working. The result is a national dataset indicating the likelihood of the presence of past underground (non-coal) mining. The coverage is Great Britain and the scale is 1:50 000. In the background is a screengrab of the product, which shows teal, red, yellow and purple colours for deposits.
Former non-coal mine workings, particularly where shallow, may collapse and cause & cause surface settlement.
The mining hazard (not coal) dataset provides a subsidence hazard assessment for those looking to identify & mitigate potential ground instability hazards.
www.bgs.ac.uk/datasets/min...
Check out the great line-up for next month's annual UK Environmental Observation Framework conference ⤵️
Speakers include Grace Skinner and Holly Tipper from UKCEH 🦋 🧪
This recent paper made use of our automatic weather station #data recorded at Wytham. #long-term #ecosystem #research #LTER
Graphic with details of the UKEOF 2026 conference. Text overlaying a graphic depicting a woodland and a stream in shades of blue with the following elements picked out: birds (swifts) and bats making calls, a deer detected on a camera, a salmon detected via its DNA in the water, the flow rate of the stream and the atmospheric concentration of nitrogen dioxide.
Our annual conference, 'Sensing the Environment: Emerging Technologies for Monitoring and Decision-Making' will take place online on 24 February (morning only). Find out more & register: ukeof.org.uk/conference/c... #ukeof2026 #sensors #monitoring #data #environment
In our latest climate newsletter the spotlight is on 2025 temperatures.
We’re also taking a look at the UK’s warmest and sunniest year on record, the outlook for 2026, and more…
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2025 has been confirmed as the third warmest year on record, following 2024 and 2023, in a series stretching back to 1850.
Data from the Met Office, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and @ncas-uk.bsky.social shows 2025 was 1.41 °C above the average for 1850-1900.
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