Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Bangor

CEH's Bangor research site in north-west Wales is close to the Snowdonia National Park and Anglesey. It is based in the Environment Centre Wales (ECW), an environmentally-friendly building funded by means of a partnership between the Natural Environment Research Council and Bangor University. The research carried out at Bangor is part of the CEH-wide Science Programme, covering the fields of Biodiversity, Water and Biogeochemistry, and is supported by the Environmental Information Data Centre. Topics include the impacts of air pollution, climate change and land use on ecosystem services, with a particular focus on the following: Acidification and Eutrophication; Carbon; Catchment Science; Coastal Research; Critical Loads; Ecosystem Science; and Ozone.

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Directions

By road: From A55 and A5, follow A5122 to towards the Menai Bridge. CEH at Bangor is on the right, opposite and just past the University Library. From Caernarfon, follow A4087, take first left after railway bridge, then first right at traffic lights into Deiniol Road.

Link to Multimap and Map of Bangor

By rail: Bangor railway station is 200 metres from CEH at Bangor. The hourly service to London Euston takes about four hours.

By air: The nearest major airports are Liverpool (75 miles/120 km) and Manchester (94 miles/150 km).