We are delighted to welcome Tim Rowland to the ECT team. Tim joined us earlier this month as a part-time fundraiser working Wednesdays and Thursdays each week. He brings significant fundraising experience from previous roles with Cancer Research UK and the Future Trees Trust. You can access a short ‘bio’ for Tim on the ‘About’ page of our website.
Read MoreA new paper has emerged from the Moor House grazing exclosures experiment in the northern Pennines. Authored by Rob Marrs (University of Liverpool) and collaborators in Ecological Indicators, the paper covers vegetation change in four British upland communities in Upper Teesdale over the period 1953 to 2016.
Read MoreAccess a recording of our most recent webinar (13 May) featuring Rob MacKenzie, Director of the Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR), delivering a ‘Research Update from the BIFoR-FACE Elevated CO₂ Woodland Experiment’ in Staffordshire. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to receive notifications of new recordings, where you may also view recordings of our previous webinars held every two months.
Read MoreECT has registered the Wicken Fen Vision long-term grassland experiment in Cambridgeshire in our national network of currently active LTEs. Running since 2007 under the care of Francine Hughes - Emeritus Reader at Anglia Ruskin University - the experiment employs seven grazing exclosures to investigate the long-term impact of grazing on floodplain grassland and scrub within the National Trust’s Wicken Fen nature reserve. Look out for a new webpage for this LTE coming soon, and view our ‘Sites’ page for information on all the LTEs on ECT’s register.
Read MoreListen to Richard Bardgett from the University of Manchester bring to life the long-term research and its impacts at the Colt Park Meadows grassland restoration experiment in the Yorkshire Dales.
Read MoreThe Whim Bog long-term nitrogen deposition experiment in the Scottish Borders featured on Scotland’s BBC Alba this week. A recording is available via the BBC’s iPlayer and the relevant section starts at 43 minutes into the programme. The recording will be available for the next three weeks.
Read MoreListen to Jill Kowal from the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew bringing to life the history and now re-purposed research at the Thursley Common long-term nitrogen deposition experiment on lowland heath in Surrey.
Read MoreECT’s next two-monthly webinar is coming up on 13 May 2022 and features guest speaker Rob MacKenzie from the Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR). Rob will be providing an update on the latest research results to emerge from the awe-inspiring BIFoR-FACE elevated CO₂ experiment in Staffordshire, followed by our usual moderated Q&A with participants. For further details and to register, access our ‘Webinars’ page.
Read MoreECT featured in the 12 March issue of New Scientist magazine, with a ‘Signal Boost’ article (pictured left, p33) explaining what we do, why it is important and seeking support for our charity. It includes a stunning aerial image of the awe-inspiring Whim Bog experiment in the Scottish Borders, now running for 20 years. The issue is available behind the usual paywall via the New Scientist online platform.
Read MoreAccess a recording of our most recent webinar (18 March) featuring Bruce Lascelles, President of the British Society of Soil Science, speaking about ‘Engaging More Soil Scientists in Long-term Ecological Field Experiments’. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to receive notifications of new recordings, where you may also view recordings of our previous webinars held every two months.
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