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Mountain hares turn white in winter Picture: Tom Marshall/RSPB
Study reveals severe decline of mountain hares
The studies will look at the impact of chemicals on UK habitats and wildlife
£2.3m grants for studies into impact of chemicals on UK ecosystems
A wheat field
New research may help farmers mitigate impact of ozone pollution on crops
Drought-affected dry ground
Soil microbes are fighting to survive climate change

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Coconut crab on Diego Garcia. Photo c. W Rabitsch
Predictions and priorities to prevent new invasive non-native species arrivals to the British Indian Ocean Territory
Derwent valley reservoirs on 28th July 2018
UK Hydrological Status Update - early August 2018
CEH Virtual Reality
CEH engages with hundreds of people at Countryfile Live 2018
Black and white photo of a pine tree on a slope
Ecological data of the past: a vast early warning system
Boats on a lake shore
Letters from the Lakes group
Forest mist
Estimating transpiration in climate models
Still from CEH Minecraft showing a farmed landscape
ASSIST science and Minecraft brought to Cereals 2018
Getting together to fight plant health problems
A typical station in the COSMOS UK network
Reviewing the UK's soil moisture status - May 2018 update
What's Flying Tonight moth app screengrab
New app makes identifying moths easier
STEM Ambassador medal
Becoming a STEM Ambassador
River Thames at Swinford
How do we manage water resources in the future to best protect water quality?
Bridge over Scottish river
Scottish Freshwater Group 100th Meeting (April 2018)
Taking a pill - image by Shutterstock
Why Defra, the Environment Agency and the Water Industry should take notice of the CMO Report
The back of a person outdoors in the Cairngorms
Putting the concept of ecosystem services into practice
By Oxfam East Africa (A family gathers sticks and branches for firewood) [CC BY 2.0]
Will droughts in East Africa become more common?
Wildlflowers including oxeye daisy and knapweed
In-field wild flower strips
Crossness sewage treatment works
Chemicals in our wastewater...and our rivers - closing the water cycle loop
Rills descend through light soils
How is land use change altering global patterns of soil erosion?
Pictures of an algal bloom, bee, land cover map and microplastics with 2017 written over the top
2017 CEH News Review of the Year
Holding an Arctic charr
Arctic charr environmental challenges explored on film
Loch Flemington with algae in the water
Scottish Freshwater Group
Guillemot and chick on the Isle of May
Isle of May Long-Term Study
Street sign surrounded by flood water, photo by Shutterstock
National Capability
Himachal Pradesh, India. Photo - Shutterstock
UK Committee for National and International Hydrology (UKCNIH)

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Environmental Change Network
Environmental Change Network
Biological Records Centre (BRC)
Biological Records Centre (BRC)
Environmental Information Platform
Environmental Information Platform
Environmental datasets
Environmental datasets
NRFA
NRFA
Land cover map
Land cover map
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CEH Honey Monitoring Scheme - jars of honey
National Honey Monitoring Scheme
Waterlilies
India-UK Water Centre (IUKWC)
IIdustry located on the banks of the Soghua River
Sustain H2O
Whim Bog © Mhairi Coyle
Case Study - Ozone impacts on vegetation