We are an ecology charity that preserves long-term experiments (LTEs) to understand how environmental changes affect different habitats over long timescales.

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In light of recent events, ECT is no longer posting on the ‘X’ platform with immediate effect. Please now follow us on our other social media platforms, in particular #Bluesky: bit.ly/ECTBS bit.ly/ECTLi bit.ly/ECTIG bit.ly/ECTFb
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Will you attend our lunch time webinar this month? Andy Gregory & Jon Storkey from @Rothamsted will be talking about the Broadbalk experiment #LTE that began in 1843. Register: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsEvents #Agriculture #Fertilisers #Sustainability
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Unfortunately, Prof. Zoe Davies @UniKent has had to pull out of speaking as the Session 1 keynote due to personal reasons. Jessica Findlay @NatureScot will instead be speaking. Book your ticket before 11:59pm TODAY bit.ly/RLASReg #RLASSymposium
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Last call to register for the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2026 #RLASSymposium! Deadline: 12 Jan 2026. Join us to build a more cohesive community around #LandscapeScale transformation. Learn more & register: bit.ly/RLASReg
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If you missed our December #newsletter, you can read it here: bit.ly/ECTDec25 Find out about past events we attended, including the @BritishEcolSoc #BES2025 conference & our #SilentAuction, a newly registered #LTE & news from our networks.
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🎙️ SOIL MATTERS: EPISODE 6 In this episode, we explore how indigenous knowledge shapes modern approaches to soil health and sustainable land management across Africa, featuring Divine Ntiokam, Jemimah Kutata, and Dr. Awdenegest Moges. soils.org.uk/soilmatters/#ep…
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Our next #webinar will feature Andy Gregory & Jon Storkey from @Rothamsted talking about the Broadbalk experiment #LTE that began in 1843. Register for it: bit.ly/ECTWebinarsEvents #Agriculture #Fertilisers #Sustainability
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There is 1 week left to register for the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2026 #RLASSymposium. This symposium provides a unique opportunity for #researchers & #NGOs to contribute expertise to help deliver benefits for nature, people & climate lght.ly/mn94a70
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Happy New Year & welcome back everyone! If you are working on an #LongTermExperiment site, what is your #LTE goal or new year’s resolution for? Do you want a specific paper published? Or maybe you want to complete a particular dataset? #NewYear #NewYear2026
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We’ll be closed for the festive period from tomorrow. We return on 2 January 2026. We would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays & a great New Year! Watch this calm video of the snow-covered Brignant Plots #LTE in #Wales bit.ly/SnowBrignant Video credit: JonM
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At the @BritishEcolSoc conference, we ran a #SilentAuction for 2 books & on the final day the winners of the highest bids came to collect their books. Congratulations to Premysel who received Dalton, S (1975) & Jason who received Darwin, C (1897)! #BES2025
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Dr Hannah Rudman @JamesHuttonInst & @ScotNatCap is a keynote speaker for the session on A Vision for the Future on 11 Feb 2026 for the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium. Register to hear her talk: lght.ly/56kfd9k About Hannah: lght.ly/94jicia #RLASSymposium
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Register for the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium 2026 #RLASSymposium by the 12 Jan 2026. Join us to build a more cohesive community around #LandscapeScale transformation. Learn more & register: lght.ly/an5d3m2
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Will Stephens from @3Keel_LTD is a keynote speaker for the session on #Funding for #LandscapeScale projects on 11 February 2026 for the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium. Register to hear his talk: lght.ly/gcimi64 About Will: lght.ly/h0om6gm #RLASSymposium
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In the winter edition of The Niche, Ben Sykes (ECT) writes about the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium which is the first symposium hosted by the #RLASPartnership. Subscribers can read it on pg 38-39 @BritishEcolSoc Register for the symposium: lght.ly/014mme7
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Watch this video that @Innov8Digitl produced when we were filming for our Llyn Brianne #VirtualReality experience in #Wales lght.ly/7nfh6mn & then if you are a @BritishEcolSoc #BES2025 delegate, come by our stall (LT1) to see it.
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Harriet & Rob Fraser from somewhere nowhere arts practice @butnorain will lead the interactive session on 11 February 2026 for the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium. Register to join in: lght.ly/l9gj3bj About Harriet & Rob: lght.ly/49p4hg2 #RLASSymposium
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Diana Sandon from Dialogue Matters is a keynote speaker for Engaging & Involving Communities & #Landowners on 11 Feb 2026 for the #ResilientLandscapesAndSeasSymposium. Register to hear her talk: lght.ly/34ab3l7 About Diana: lght.ly/5ll8gge #RLASSymposium
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📣Did you miss today's GSBI Speaks webinar? No worries! You can find it here, along with all of our previous webinars on our Youtube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=ZuerJbyA…
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There are #PhD opportunities at 2 #LongTermExperiments #LTE: Glen Finglas: bit.ly/4iEgYRB | Based at: @UniofNewcastle | Deadline: 5 January 2026 Tulloch: bit.ly/4avAi18 | Based at: @SRUC Edinburgh | Deadline: 7 January 2025
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