Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) is a world-class research organisation focusing on land and freshwater ecosystems and their interaction with the atmosphere. CEH integrates UK-wide observation systems and curiosity driven research, from the smallest scale of genetic diversity to large-scale, whole-Earth systems, working across disciplines and facilitating academic, public, private and voluntary sector partnerships. CEH’s extensive, long-term monitoring, analysis and modelling deliver UK and global environmental data, providing early warnings of change and management solutions for our land and freshwaters.
Partner Contributions
Calling arable farmers!
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A joint industry and Research Council funded project looking at how to reintegrate sheep into arable systems for the improvement of soil quality is seeking help from arable farmers.
Pasture-fed farming and public goods
Blog Post
Have you ever wondered about all the things that your land delivers and whether there may be any way of measuring it? Not so long ago Michael Gove, as Environment Secretary, talked a lot about the historic opportunity provided by Brexit for ensuring that any funding for farming (which may replace the funding under CAP), rewards the delivery of public goods from land and not just food production. But if this is going to be possible, we need to find ways of identifying and measuring them.
Will putting grass into your rotation solve your black-grass problem?
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Richard Pywell introduces the Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Systems' pilot project supporting farmer-led innovations to control black grass
Your invitation to take part in vital research about crop rotations & climate change during Feb
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Invitation for arable farmers to take part in a short interview regarding decision-making on crop rotations and management.
How is the pasture-fed innovative practitioners’ project going?
Blog Post
Naturally productive systems which support large numbers of grazing livestock have provided inspiration for Pasture for Life (PfL) certified producers to adopt pasture management practices which mimic those systems. I am currently involved in research that aims to evaluate the ecological, agronomic and social impacts of the pasture-fed livestock approach to grazing management and its potential as the basis of a sustainable GB-wide system.
Habitat Creation and Management for Pollinators
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A fantastic guide from the CEH providing detailed information to help you manage and protect our most valuable pollinators on your farmland.
Rare Arable Flowers App
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New mobile app to help farmers and agronomists record and conserve threatened arable wildflowers.
Increasing the value of hedges for wildlife with relaxed cutting regimes
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An update on research by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology that outlines the potential benefits of changing your hedgerow-cutting regime.
Rejuvenation of hedgerows
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Results of a Centre for Ecology & Hydrology study that trialled five different methods of rejuvenating hedges, providing valuable insights.