The 1976 drought remains one of the most severe hydrological events in the UK and is entrenched in the national memory. Fifty ...

New Official Statistics on insect pollinators have been published from the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (PoMS) during Insect Week 2026. The data collected every year across Great Britain (GB) ...

The course was originally delivered online over 3 sessions that took place between November 2021 – January 2022. The total learning time was approximately 21 hours Cost: Free to participants from ...

The results from one of the longest ever woodland vegetation surveys are now available. The unprecedented 50-year dataset gives unparalleled insight into the major drivers of change in Britain’s ...

UKCEH Countryside Survey provides a uniquely powerful lens on the way common plants are distributed across the countryside and how they have changed in abundance over time. Common plants are important ...

Applications to the NC-UK 2026 Internship programme have now closed! Interviews took place in April and May 2026.

The National Capability for UK Challenges (NC-UK) programme is transforming how the UK understands and manages its land, air, and freshwater environments—delivering the data, tools, and partnerships ...

Following the 1986 accident at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, an area (4-6 km 2) of coniferous forest was killed by high levels of radiation. The affected area has become known as the 'Red Forest' ...

With ever increasing interest in the benefits that the natural environment provides to people, there is a need to know where our natural capital is. Natural England and UKCEH have collaborated on this ...

Stay Connected. Stay Informed. Shape the Future. The NC-UK programme is bringing people together to tackle environmental challenges. Over the next five years, we’ll be hosting a calendar of events ...

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 ...

The Flood Estimation Handbook (FEH) and the earlier Flood Studies Report (FSR) are a set of methods and associated data to enable recognised standard national methods for rainfall and flood estimation ...