The British Dragonfly Society's Review of the Red List status of the Odonata of Great Britain 2026 assessed 46 established breeding species using internationally recognised criteria. The review draws ...

UKCEH is attending the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP17) in Armenia, bringing science that supports biodiversity conservation, nature-positive decision-making, and practical action for people and ...

Overall, the review demonstrates that biological recording is far more than a record of where species occur. It provides the evidence needed to understand how nature is changing, evaluate the ...

Working together to shape better policies for nature-friendly farming across Europe.

We are pleased to announce that, as of 1 December 2019, we are now an independent research institute. Following final approval in September, we have become autonomous from UK Research and Innovation ...

The 1940s was a decade with multiple periods of drought across the country. The decade began with extreme/severe deficits in Western Scotland and parts of North East England for both SSI-12 and SSI-3.

The river Thames is facing growing pressures as a result of rapid population growth, intensive agriculture, climate change and water resource challenges. The impact on water quality, chemistry and ...

Agriculture covers 81% of Welsh land – this makes farmers among the most critical stakeholders in Welsh Land Use policy. Meeting the demand for food, improving biodiversity, reducing pollution and ...

In the summer of 2020 (17th July to 25th August) we invited people to take part and discover how different nature-based activities impact our wellbeing. The activities took about 10 minutes daily for ...

UKCEH, BES and UKEOF are inviting submissions for presentations and posters for the National Environmental Monitoring Conference (NEMC), which will be held on Monday 14 December at the ICC Birmingham.

Air pollution can have wide-ranging effects on the environment, with impacts on biodiversity, water quality and people's health and wellbeing. Long-term, integrated monitoring is important for ...

The UK holds internationally important breeding populations of many species of seabirds and therefore has an obligation to keep an eye on their well-being. Seabird population dynamics are also a ...