The National Garden Scheme is inviting people across the UK to take part in The Big British Garden Survey, a new project which encourages everyone to discover and record the wildlife visiting their ...

The newly published UKBMS annual results show that despite the UK experiencing its sunniest year on record – weather in which butterflies should thrive – 2025 was only an average butterfly year (20th ...

With microplastics reaching far and wide, mosses’ ability to capture atmospheric particles means they can be studied to assess the extent and amount of pollution. Dr Richard Cross, an ecotoxicologist ...

Innovations in ‘Digital Research Infrastructure’ are revolutionising data-driven approaches to environmental science. Models, AI, digital twins and IoT have transformative potential for monitoring, ...

Dr Kelly Widdicks is the Lead for Digital Innovation in the Digital Research group at UKCEH. Her research interests focus on the responsible design and development of digital research infrastructure ...

Nine varieties of rice are being trialled in the Cambridgeshire Fens, including risotto, basmati and sushi. Scientists and farmers are exploring the best ways to tackle climate change, food security ...

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 ...

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 ...

Need help identifying a moth? Want to know which moth species might be on the wing tonight in your area? Now you can find out easily using ‘What’s Flying Tonight’, a new smartphone app. Lead scientist ...

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 ...

Saltmarshes play a significant role in mitigating and adapting to climate change. We take a look at the value of these coastal wetlands and how UKCEH research is helping to build the scientific case ...

A combination of climate change and our increasing use of water is likely to result in significantly drier rivers during English summers by the end of the century, causing potential water scarcity ...