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Landscape Ecology UK
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The UK chapter of the International Association for Landscape Ecology. Promoting understanding and application of landscape ecology - the study of interactions between structure and function of physical, biological and cultural components of landscapes.
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Landscape Ecology UK @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social · 2d
What can the biodiversity market learn from forest carbon credits?

Join our upcoming Annual Bunce Lecture 2025 to find out! 01/12 3pm - online 🌳

Keynote from Julia Jones, Professor of Conservation Science at Bangor University + 4 expert panellists 🦋

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What can the biodiversity market learn from forest carbon credits?

Join our upcoming Annual Bunce Lecture 2025 to find out! 01/12 3pm - online 🌳

Keynote from Julia Jones, Professor of Conservation Science at Bangor University + 4 expert panellists 🦋

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November 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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What a wonderful summary of our conference - thank you @naturecaroline.bsky.social, we are glad you were inspired 🌳🥰
August 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Thank you to everyone who joined and supported our conference on Monitoring Ecosystem Recovery at the Landscape Scale this week. We are so pleased a wide range of delegates from academia, policy and practice decided to join us - we hope you made many new and valuable connections 🌳
A group of conference delegates walk through the valley at Carifran wildwood on the third day of the conference. The group is surrounded by greenery with a dark moody sky in the background All the conference delegates smile and wave to the camera A group of conference delegates stand around ecologist, Leonie, and manager, Gill, during a tour of Lauriston farm on the third day of the conference. They stand in front of young trees with tree guards, on a grassy path, with a dark cloudy sky in the background. Conference host, Marc, introduces the conference program, standing in front of a PowerPoint slide that says it will contain 4 thematic sessions, 4 keynotes, 11 posters, 145 minutes of interactive discussion, 2 field trips and 83 conference delegates
July 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Heading back south after two varied weeks in Scotland: Cairngorms with @colsocbi.bsky.social, holiday on South Uist and Barra and finally @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social conference in Edinburgh with a trip to Carrifran. Great memories made, much to think about and I hope to haste back 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
View up the glacial valley at Carrifran in the southern uplands showing naturalistic tree planting with bracken and pink willowherb flowers in the foreground Agricultural grassland blooming with buttercups and daisies with low mountains beyond capped by grey clouds View of a dirt track leading through low trees to mountains beyond A group of conference attendees seated wave their hands at the camera
July 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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IALE conference in Edinburgh!

A great week in Edinburgh for @landscapeecologyuk.bsky.social conference representing @ukceh.bsky.social; showing our poster on using Sentinel 1 data to predict water table depth on lowland peatlands

Thank you @natreswales.bsky.social for your help with the project!
July 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Our conference “Monitoring Ecosystem Recovery at the Landscape Scale” begins with the welcome reception tomorrow 18:00!

If you registered you should’ve received the information you need by now - message if you haven’t.

Program here www.landscape-ecology.uk/uk-conferenc...

#LandscapeEcologyUK
2025: Monitoring Ecosystem Recovery at the Landscape Scale — Landscape Ecology UK
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June 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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New paper alert! Read about the process undertaken to safe-guard valuable data from the British Countryside Surveys, established by our late co-founder, Professor Robert (Bob) Bunce, in the 1970s, and complementary surveys in 1969 and the 1990s. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Protecting the Bunce Legacy: Lessons Learned From Safeguarding Long-term Ecological Survey Datasets in Great Britain - Environmental Management
Rescued data helps to strengthen ecological understanding of biodiversity change. This paper presents experience from safeguarding long-term strategic ecological surveys established by the late Profes...
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April 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Tomorrow is the last day our conference early bird prices are available! Register now!

Our program includes a variety of talks from academics, policy and practice with experience in monitoring ecosystem recovery

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2025: Monitoring Ecosystem Recovery at the Landscape Scale — Landscape Ecology UK
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April 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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We're offering a free webinar on Sponge Territories and water resilience next Monday, and we thought you might be interested! You can find more details here: bsky.app/profile/merl...
Feel free to register and/or share 😊
merlin-project.bsky.social MERLIN project @merlin-project.bsky.social · Mar 19
MERLIN's next webinar is approaching! This time we hear about Sponge Territories, their crucial role in water retention and ecosystem resilience, and the challenges they face across Europe. Register now:

📅: March 31st, 15.00 CEST
🖊️: project-merlin.eu/webinars.html
March 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Interesting research on the use of grazing to restore ex-arable calcareous grassland ⬇️⬇️

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ect-uk.bsky.social Ecological Continuity Trust (ECT) @ect-uk.bsky.social · Mar 25
A key publication from the Gibson ‘Upper Seeds’ #LongTermExperiment #LTE registered with us revealed that land once used for growing crops can be restored through #grazing.
See the publication bit.ly/3FMrrL8
#CharityTuesday
A drone photo looking down at the fields which are surrounded by trees. There are a few white buildings dotted around.
March 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Not to be missed ⬇️⬇️

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kneppwilding.bsky.social Knepp Wilding @kneppwilding.bsky.social · Mar 25
We have TWO new podcast episodes!

In Ground Control to Ranger Tom, Penny speaks to Knepp woodsman @therusticranger.bsky.social about Knepp's ancient trees.

In Dam Good News for Beavers, Penny chats with Knepp's new lead ecologist @mostlyscarce.bsky.social

🔊https://knepp.co.uk/wildland-podcast/
March 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Have you heard about our upcoming workshop: the restoration of freshwater habitats?

For students & early career researchers and practitioners, 7-8th April, Oxford

Email students@iale.uk to register

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The restoration of freshwater habitats (Early Career Workshop) — Landscape Ecology UK
Two-day event for our Early-Career members, including a workshop and field visit
www.landscape-ecology.uk
March 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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There's 4 days left to submit your abstract to join our conference Monitoring Ecosystem Recovery at the Landscape Scale!

Themes: technological innovations, nature restoration exemplars, scaling monitoring to the landscape scale and novel reporting solutions
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2025: Monitoring and Evidencing Change at the Landscape Scale — Landscape Ecology UK
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March 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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We are looking forward to our conference excursion to Lauriston Farm, Edinburgh, on the 3rd July - a 100 acre site run by a workers cooperative.

Our keynote speaker, Dr Hannah Rudman previously put together this video….

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Wildlife and biodiversity monitoring | Lauriston Farm
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March 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Astonishing: “in 2024, British bumblebees experienced their worst year since the BCT started its monitoring campaign…the numbers of bees were down by more than one fifth…one of our commonest species, the Red-tailed Bumblebee declined a staggering 74%” 🐝

Excellent summary article here ⬇️
pomscheme.bsky.social UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme @pomscheme.bsky.social · Mar 10
A helpful summary of recent wild bee news from the UK monitoring and recording schemes, including PoMS, @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social, and the BWARS records that feed in to the indicators published by @jncc.bsky.social
jeffollerton.bsky.social Prof. Jeff Ollerton @jeffollerton.bsky.social · Mar 10
Recently the Bumblebee Conservation Trust (BCT) reported that, in 2024, British bumblebees experienced their worst year since the BCT started its monitoring campaign.

All of which begs an important question: what is happening to wild #bees in Britain?

jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/03/10/w...

#ecology
March 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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⚡️Submit your application as expert by 28 March!
ipbes.net IPBES @ipbes.net · Feb 7
🌿Are you an interdisciplinary expert on #biodiversity & nature's contributions to people?

Here's your opportunity to be an author on the new @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment2!🌍

🎯Academics, Indigenous knowledge-holders, practitioners etc.🧪

Apply by 28 March: www.ipbes.net/second-globa...
A close-up photo of a jaguar’s face, Overlay text reads “Call for nominations of experts for the second global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Deadline: 28 March 2025, #GlobalAssessment2”
March 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Our keynotes for our conference on monitoring ecosystem recovery are:
1. @hannahrudman.bsky.social - Highlands Rewilding
2. Yvonne Edwards- University of Edinburgh
3. @pettorelli.bsky.social - ZSL’s Institute of Zoology
4. Dr Ruth Waters- Natural England

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2025: Monitoring and Evidencing Change at the Landscape Scale — Landscape Ecology UK
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March 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Our first conference was back in 1992 - when we were called IaleUK. What have you always enjoyed about our conferences?

We've often heard people enjoyed the friendly atmosphere & value for money 😉

See info on our 2025 conference here: www.landscape-ecology.uk/uk-conferences
A landscape image of moorland, with rocks in the foreground with a windblow tree, and rolling hills in the background. A group of visitors gather in an old building - potentially a former military watch tower - situated in a vast landscape
March 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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If you’re anything like us your camera roll will be full of nature photographs by the end of spring - put that enthusiasm to good use and participate in this exciting citizen science project 🌸🌳
uor-research.bsky.social Research at Reading @uor-research.bsky.social · Mar 7
Spring is back and citizen scientists are needed once again to build on the success of Fruit Watch and further help scientists understand flowering patterns in a warming world. @chriswyver33.bsky.social #climatechange #pollination #fruitblossom #fruittrees #ecology #environment

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March 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Really interesting new research using a fantastic long term dataset:

“phosphorus loads in the River Thames have decreased by approximately 80 per cent over the past 40 years — thanks to improved wastewater treatment and agricultural practices – yet algal bloom threats persist.” 🐟
ukceh.bsky.social UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · Mar 3
Climate change is increasing the risk of algal blooms in the River Thames despite four decades of declining phosphorus loads. A study by UKCEH Fellow Prof Helen Jarvie, now at @uwaterloo.ca, analyses the river’s 150-year water quality record to explore the trends.

uwaterloo.ca/water-instit... 🧪
Climate change limits progress on cleaning up the River Thames: study | Water Institute | University of Waterloo
Climate change mitigates progress on cleaning up the River Thames: study
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March 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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🔎 Sharing your sightings of frog and toad spawn helps to provide a better understand of when frogs and toads are breeding, but how can you tell the difference?

You can add any sightings to our #SpawnSurvey map: freshwaterhabitats.org.uk/advice-resou...

Common Toad spawn photo by Kate Wright
March 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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We have a few of these on our TBR list… 📚🏞️ #worldbookday #WBD25
March 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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On day 3 of our July 2025 conference we offer a choice of 2 excursions. If you want the half-day option come to Lauriston Farm, a community-focused urban farm, boosting biodiversity through habitat creation and sustainable practices

www.landscape-ecology.uk/uk-conferenc...

#ecology #landscape
March 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Want to brighten up your inbox with trees?

Head over to our website to sign up to our newsletter and recieve the latest news, events, competitions and more! 💚

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March 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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A nature reserve near Whittlesey, Cambs is thriving thanks to funding for tree planting, wildflowers and training for local volunteers.
Thank you to the Glassmoor Local Environment Fund.
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Grant helps nature reserve thrive with new trees and volunteer training | Wildlife Trust for Beds Cambs & Northants
Wildlife at a nature reserve in Cambridgeshire is thriving thanks to a project to plant trees, sow wildflower seeds and train up volunteers.
www.wildlifebcn.org
March 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM