Press releases

The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) is using automated wildlife sensors and artificial intelligence over the next four years to demonstrate the effectiveness of agri-environment and peatland...

Terrestrial insects and other invertebrates have continued to decline in Great Britain over the past 30 years, particularly in intensively farmed areas, a new study by the UK Centre for Ecology &...

Scientists at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) are trialling an innovative approach to mitigating climate change and boosting crop yield in mid-Wales. Adding crushed rock dust to farmland...

Scientists are calling for a raft of urgent measures – including a dedicated Global Green Finance Fund – to help restore degraded freshwater lakes, at the UN 2023 Water Conference in New York. The...

An online portal to help local people, policy-makers and regulators understand the ecology of Loch Leven better has been created by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH).

Science is not the only beneficiary of nature-based ‘citizen science’ projects – taking part also boosts the wellbeing of participants and their connection to nature, according to research published...

Protected natural areas of the UK are struggling to halt declines in insects and spiders that have occurred over the past 30 years, according to a study led by researchers from the UK Centre for...

Dr Stuart Wainwright OBE, Director of the Government Office for Science, has been appointed Chief Executive of the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and will take up leadership of the...

Researchers have shown - for the first time - that less intensively managed British grazed grasslands have on average 50% more plant species and better soil health than intensively managed grassland...

On average, about half of trees planted in tropical and sub-tropical forest restoration efforts do not survive more than five years, but there is enormous variation in outcomes, new research has found...