The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology is a world-class research organisation focusing on land and freshwater ecosystems and their interaction with the atmosphere.

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Unified habitat classification system is launched
River Thames at Swinford
CEH research influences major national report on water resources
Windermere in the English Lake District
Families invited to join interactive science trail in Lake District
Professor Helen Roy, Ecologist, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
CEH ecologist receives MBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace

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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)

Data

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
Turning world-class research into practical action
Innovation and commercialisation

Our Science

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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