A capture of an offshore storm at Whitby last night. Pink lightning makes the sky glow. Freeze frame from mobile. #weather #storm #Whitby @paultheweatherman.bsky.social @whitbynats.bsky.social @whitbygothic.bsky.social

A little sketch while in Whitby, UK #drawing #pencil #art

Interested in water quality & citizen science? Then, you'll like our newly updated Bloomin' Algae app: www.ceh.ac.uk/our-science/... You can help us understand where and when blooms occur, and alert the community. #freshwater #CitizenScience #algae #UKCEH_AquaEco @ukceh.bsky.social 🧪🦠🌊🚣‍♀️👀🧪🦠🌊🚣‍♀️👀🧪

Found my first Chinese character moth today 😊 Their markings make them look like bird poo (!) - camouflage to help avoid predation #moths #ukwildlife #insects

Hi aquatic people! Abstract submission for the annual BES aquatic ecology conference closes 7th August! We would love to see you there! www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/besa... Please repost! @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org #freshwater #marine #ecology 🧪🌊🦠🐟📈🧬

If you're in the #Lancaster area and enjoy #art, I recommend ColourWheel. I've just completed a wonderful term and finished a couple of pieces tonight. Art Classes in Lancaster - ColourWheel Art Classes share.google/xwRa2loMWJni... #painting #drawing

I was rather taken by this sculpture "Salmon of steel". Made from scrap metal by artist Jason Heppenstall and on show outside Sheffield railway station. #fish #art #sculpture

Banded demoiselles from Lancaster canal today. The males are iridescent in the sun and flutter and dance like butterflies ❤️ #UKwildlife @britishdragonflies.bsky.social

A striking box tree moth from the garden this morning. An introduced species to the UK, first recorded in 2007. The wings have a pearlescent quality on closer inspection #UKwildlife #moths #insects

Saw my first sexton beetle (Nicrophorus investigator) today. One of several species that bury small animal corpses as larders for their young. #ukwildlife #insect

Nice new blog by one of my colleagues on research to develop positive futures for lakes: www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 🧪 #UKCEH_AquaEo @ukceh.bsky.social

Positive nature futures for lakes – what can we learn from the Netherlands?

At the mid-term Pluralakes workshop in the Netherlands researchers learned ideas of what the English Lake District might learn from the Frisian lakes

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The BES Aquatic Ecology Special Interest Group annual conference is in early September at London zoo. Hear the latest research and network with your community! www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/besa... 🧪💦🚣‍♂️🦦🐟🦠🧫🦆🦈🌊 #BESAG2026 @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org

📢 Registration is open for the Cumbrian Lakes Research Forum on the 3rd of November. 🧪 A great opportunity to share lake and catchment research and practice! www.ceh.ac.uk/cumbrian-lak... @ukceh.bsky.social

Cumbrian Lakes Research Forum 2026

The Cumbrian Lakes Research Forum hosts researchers and practitioners involved in lake and catchment management to share knowledge on novel research, monitoring and management of lakes both locally an...

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💦 Work on aquatic ecosystems and fancy a late summer conference? Join us for the BES Aquatic Ecology SIG annual meeting! 📅 3–4 Sept 2026 📍 ZSL London Hear the latest research, present your work, network, and attend workshops 💦 Registration & abstract submission are OPEN: tinyurl.com/2rv3dzpw

The BES Aquatic Ecology Special Interest Group annual conference is in early September at London zoo. Hear the latest research and network with your community! www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/besa... 🧪💦🚣‍♂️🦦🐟🦠🧫🦆🦈🌊 #BESAG2026 @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org

A narrow-bordered five spot burnet 😍 #moth #ukwildlife

A stunning four-spotted chaser at #Lancaster canal today #UKwildlife #freshwater #dragonfly

Lots of lovely thick-legged (swollen-thighed) beetles around today, feeding on buttercups 😊 #ukwildlife

Recently, I spoke to @watermagazine.bsky.social about the significance of warming trends at Windermere and the importance of long-term freshwater research www.watermagazine.co.uk/2026/06/08/d... #UKCEH_AquaEco @ukceh.bsky.social 💦🧪🌡🚣‍♂️

Dr Stephen Thackeray, UKCEH lake ecologist, explains a worrying warming trend at Lake Windermere - Water Magazine

Surface temperatures in Windermere, the largest lake in England, have warmed by 1.5 degrees in the last 80 years.

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It's that time again! If you are an aquatic ecology researcher and want to connect with your community, come to #BESAG2026! Aquatic Ecology Group Annual Meeting 2026 - British Ecological Society share.google/OKvdAolB85om... 💦🧪🚣‍♀️🐟🦠🧫🦆🐬🌊 @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social

It was a wonderful day at Foulshaw Moss today. The ospreys were putting on a great show, and I saw this beautiful adder, common lizards, and lots of damsel- and dragonflies. I feel especially privileged to see white faced darters! @foulshaw2.bsky.social @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social #ukwildlife

Freshwater ecosystems are changing fast and we need better evidence to understand why. NC-UK’s survey & workshop showed big data gaps, potential for new tools & a clear message: collaboration is key to building a stronger national picture and protecting our waters. www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 🧪

Taking stock of freshwater biodiversity monitoring in the UK: Insights from NC‑UK’s community survey and workshop

Understanding how freshwater ecosystems are changing, and why, has never been more important. Last year NC‑UK set out to explore this challenge by engaging a multi-sectoral community through a survey ...

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Found a leech swimming in #Lancaster canal today. Horse leech? #ukwildlife

A glorious day on #Lancaster canal. Saw an otter, Cetti's and sedge warbler, roach and perch, and lots of blue-tailed and azure damselflies! #UKwildlife

New paper summarising insights from a recent international initiative to allow knowledge exchange, and inform policy on sustaiable phosphorus management, globally: riojournal.com/article/1939... #UKCEH_AquaEco @ukceh.bsky.social 🧪

Insights from the 8th Sustainable Phosphorus Summit (SPS8)

Phosphorus sustains global food production and is, therefore, of crucial importance to human nutrition and health. However, its mismanagement can lead to water pollution and environmental degradation ...

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Check out this new global mapping tool to understand nutrient pollution sources to lakes across the world! www.ceh.ac.uk/press/new-gl... 🧪 @ukceh.bsky.social @aslo.org @sil-limnology.bsky.social @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social

New global map helps protect the world’s lakes

A new, interactive global map, known as the Global Lakes Explorer, helps scientists, policymakers, educators, and the public to explore where nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen are entering lak...

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It's that time again! If you are an aquatic ecology researcher and want to connect with your community, come to #BESAG2026! Aquatic Ecology Group Annual Meeting 2026 - British Ecological Society share.google/OKvdAolB85om... 💦🧪🚣‍♀️🐟🦠🧫🦆🐬🌊 @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social

The spring bloom of diatoms is well underway in #Windermere. Another great day out with the #WindermereScienceFestival. More sun today, lots of beautiful #Asterionella in the samples and surface temperatures slowly increasing. #Freshwater #Lakes #AquaticEcosystemsGroup @ukceh.bsky.social

Looking forward to another fun weekend at the #Windermere #Sciencefestival. Boats are ready and we even have some microscopes to look at what we find in there! @ukceh.bsky.social #AquaticEcosystemsGroup

Long-term data from UKCEH reveal that Windermere has warmed by 1.5°C in the past 80 years. Find out more as TV presenter Helen Skelton joins our scientists on the lake to see this work in action: www.ceh.ac.uk/press/worryi... 🧪

Worrying warming trend at Windermere over past 80 years

Long-term monitoring data collected by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) show that surface temperatures in Windermere, the largest lake in England, have warmed by 1.5 degrees in the last 8...

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