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We have #LTESiteOfTheWeek going on Facebook at the moment.

So if you are a PI who works at an ECT-registered #LTE, head over there to follow us, find the #LTE you work at, & share that with your friends & family!

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(We’re currently on the L-named LTEs.)
Three horses stand next to fencing, and two of them look at the camera.
June 11, 2026 at 8:42 AM
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This is the last of the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

If you missed a few LTEs, follow us on Facebook because we have just started it there, & tell your friends & family to join us there too bit.ly/ECTFb
March 4, 2026 at 9:48 AM
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#WhimBog, #Scotland is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

Netty van Dijk & Matt Jones from @ukceh.bsky.social are looking at the effects of different amounts & forms of #nitrogen on #peatland
bit.ly/WhimBog

Watch this introduction #video too: bit.ly/IntroToWhimBog 🌏
LTE Site of the Week: Whim Bog, Scotland. An aerial photo showing the peatbog and wooden pathways breaking up the landscape. Running since 2002. Netty van Dijk & Matt Jones, UKCEH. Icons for peatbog and nutrients.
March 4, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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Wardlow Hay Cop, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

@garethphoenix.bsky.social from @sheffielduni.bsky.social is looking at the effects of #nitrogen on #grassland
bit.ly/WardlowHay

Listen to our #interview #podcast with Gareth bit.ly/3sQ7jNW

@naturalengland.bsky.social 🌏
LTE Site of the Week: Wardlow Hay Cop, England. A landscape photo showing fields and a hill in the background where there are blue skies. Running since 1990. Gareth Phoenix, University of Sheffield. Icons for grassland and nutrients.
February 25, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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Thursley Common, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

Jill Kowal at @kew-gardens.bsky.social is looking at the impacts of #nitrogen on #heath
bit.ly/ThursleyCommon
Listen to her #podcast bit.ly/3yTttDP

@naturalengland.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @nhm-london.bsky.social @ukecn.bsky.social 🌏
LTE Site of the Week: Thursday Common, England. A photo of trees in a road with heath either side. Running since 1989. Jill Kowal, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Icons for heath and nutrients.
February 19, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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Somerford Mead, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

David Gowing at @openuniversity.bsky.social is the current custodian of this #LTE. He is testing how #grazing affects meadow #restoration.
bit.ly/SomerfordM
Read his blog bit.ly/3CLizBH

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LTE Site of the Week: Somerford Mead, England. Landscape photo of a meadow showing cattle either side of a fence. Running since 1985, David Gowing, Open University. Icons for grassland and grazing.
February 13, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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Ruabon Moor #Wales is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

Chris Field & Simon Caporn at @manmetuni.bsky.social are trying to understand the effects of #nitrogen on upland #heath bit.ly/RuabonMoor

Listen to our #interview #podcast with Simon Caporn bit.ly/3Cpz6I2 🌏
LTE Site of the Week: Ruabon Moor. Aerial photo looking down on heathland Running since 1989, Chris Field & Simon Caporn, Manchester Metropolitan University. Icons for heath and nutrients
February 4, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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Rowden Plots, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

Adrian Collins at @rothamsted.bsky.social ‬is investigating the effects of draining #grassland plots on #ecosystem productivity bit.ly/RowdenPlots

See their website for more bit.ly/3r8syeZ

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LTE Site of the Week: Rowden Plots, England. Aerial photo looking down on grassland. Running since 1982, Adrian Collins, Rothamsted Research. Icons for grassland, nutrients and grazing.
January 28, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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RainDrop in #Wytham, #Oxfordshire is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

Andy Hector ox.ac.uk is investigating how #calcareous #grassland will respond to #ClimateChange bit.ly/RainDropECT

Learn more from this #blog bit.ly/4orZP02 & #podcast bit.ly/4b3viz5
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LTE Site of the Week: RainDrop, England. Photo of a rain shelter on grassland with sun shining down. Running since 2016, Andy Hector, University of Oxford. Icons for grassland and climate.
January 23, 2026 at 9:30 AM
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Pound Hill, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

Mick Crawley from @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social is investigating how the timing of soil disturbance affects the plants community composition & biomass bit.ly/PoundHillLTE

Check out this paper: bit.ly/4sxrM8x 🌏
LTE Site of the Week: Pound Hill, England. Aerial photo of trees behind a field. Running since 1992, Mick Crawley, Imperial College London. Icons for grassland and text: Soil management and biodiversity.
January 14, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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Plynlimon Research Catchments, #Wales is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

Jade Hatton from @ukceh.bsky.social is comparing how the use of forested and moorland sites affects the water catchments which is also a #LandscapeScale LTE: bit.ly/Plynlimon 🌏
LTE Site of the Week Plynlimon Research Catchments, Wales Photo of a stream with trees either side. Running since 1967, Jade Hatton, UKCEH. Icons for freshwater and grazing.
January 8, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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Peatland-es-uk, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek 

@andreasheinem.bsky.social‬ from @york.ac.uk is investigating the impact of different types of #LandManagement on blanket #bog at three different Yorkshire sites.
http://bit.ly/PeatlandESUK 
@naturalengland.bsky.social 🌍
LTE Site of the Week Peatland-ES-UK. Landscape photo looking peatbog, and a shadow is cast in the foreground. Running since 2011. Andreas Heinemeyer, University of York. Icons for bog and grazing.
December 19, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Park Grass, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

Andy Gregory from @rothamsted.bsky.social is comparing the effects of organic and inorganic fertilisers on crop yields.
bit.ly/ParkGrass

You can watch Rothamsted’s YouTube #video about Park Grass bit.ly/3tYSQOA
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LTE Site of the Week Park Grass. Aerial photo looking upon fields. Running since 1856. Andy Gregory, Rothamsted Research. Icons for grassland and nutrients.
December 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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North Wyke Farm Platform, England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

Paul Harris at @rothamsted.bsky.social & is looking at the impact of #grazing systems on the #sustainability of #grassland bit.ly/NorthWykeFP

& see the @thefarmplatform.bsky.social’s portal bit.ly/3DnITAe
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LTE Site of the Week North Wyke Farm Platform. Photo of 3 sheep looking at the camera. In the background, other sheep graze. Running since 2011. Paul Harris, Rothamsted Research. Icons for grassland and grazing.
December 2, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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#NewboroughWarren, #Wales is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek. 

@Laurence_Jones is looking at the effects of excess #nitrogen & #grazing on #SandDune #grassland. 
https://bit.ly/NewboroughW   

Listen to our #interview with Laurence
https://bit.ly/3und6cV 
@ukceh.bsky.social‬ @natreswales.bsky.social 🌍
LTE Site of the Week Newborough Warren, Wales. Photo of 2 horses on grassland looking at the camera. Running since 2003. Laurence Jones, UKCEH. Icons for grassland and grazing.
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Nash’s Field, #SilwoodPark, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

Catalina Estrada at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social is looking at the effects of fertiliser & #grazing on #grassland
bit.ly/NashsField

See this key paper bit.ly/3WSFPaf 🌏
LTE Site of the Week Nash’s Field, England. Photo of a grassland site with fencing and trees in the background. Running since 1992. Catalina Estrada, Imperial College London. Icons for grassland and nutrients.
November 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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The MOORCO sites in #Scotland & #England are the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

Ruth Mitchell at hutton.ac.uk‬ is investigating the effects of planting birch trees o#moorlandnd https://bit.ly/Moorco

See this key paper https://bit.ly/3jbZUVI
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LTE Site of the Week Moorco, Scotland and England. Photo of a heath landscape showing a fence, and behind it there are trees. Text: Running since 1980. Ruth Mitchell, James Hutton Institute. Icons for heath, grazing and nutrients.
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Moor House Hard Hill, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

Don Monteith @ukceh.bsky.social is looking at the effects of #grazing & rotational burning on #bog vegetation
bit.ly/MHHardHill

See this key paper bit.ly/2XQKxdh

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LTE Site of the Week Moor House Hard Hill, England. Photo of a lake coming from the background into the foreground. Text: Running since 1954. Don Monteith, UKCEH. Icons for bog, and grazing.
November 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Moor House Grazing Plots, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

Rob Marrs is testing the effects of removing #grazing sheep across 4 plant community types ranging from #grassland to #peatbog.

Pending the webpage on this site, you can read about it in our #newsletter from 2021: bit.ly/Dec21ECTNews 🌏
LTE Site of the Week Moor House Grazing Plots, England. Photo of a landscape and a building in the background. Text: Running since 1953. Rob Marrs, Liverpool University. Icons for grassland, bog, and grazing.
October 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Loughgall, #NorthernIreland is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

Rodrigo Olave @afbini.gov.uk is looking at how tree density affects livestock, #pasture production and #EcosystemServices delivery.

Learn more about this experiment: bit.ly/LoughgallNI 🌏
Text: LTE Site of the Week Loughgall, Northern Ireland. Photo of a few sheep grazing by a tree. Text: Running since 1989. Rodrigo Olave, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute. Icons for woodland and grazing.
October 22, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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#LlynBrianne, #Wales is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

@steveormerod.bsky.social at Cardiff University is looking at how global change affects freshwater species & #EcosystemServices
bit.ly/3CGasD2

See the following for more:
Key paper bit.ly/48psJs6
Webinar bit.ly/3H9h9R8
Podcast bit.ly/3P3llG6 🌏
LTE Site of the Week Llyn Brianne, Wales. Photo of a lake. Text: Running since 1981. Steve Ormerod. Cardiff University. Icons for freshwater and climate.
October 16, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Little #BudworthCommon, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

Chris Field & Simon Caporn are looking at the effects of nitrogen & drought on heathland: bit.ly/Budworth

Listen to Chris’ interview bit.ly/30nCbLv & see this key publication bit.ly/4omuURZ

@manmetuni.bsky.social ‬ 🌏
Text: LTE Site of the Week Little Budworth Common, England. Photo of a heath landscape with trees on the right-hand side. Text: Running since 1996. Simon Caporn and Chris Field. Manchester Metropolitan University. Icons for heath and nutrients.
October 8, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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#LadyParkWood which borders #England & #Wales is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

@andrewhacket-pain.bsky.social from @liverpooluni.bsky.social, & John Healey from @bangoruniversity.bsky.social are looking at #woodland development bit.ly/LadyParkWood 🌏
Text: LTE Site of the Week- Lady Park Wood, Wales/ England. Photo of a forest with little sunlight reaching the floor. Text: Running since 1944. Andrew Hacket-Pain, Liverpool University, John Healey, Bangor University. Icons for woodland and grazing.
October 1, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Hordron Edge, #England is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.

Rob Marrs at @liverpooluni.bsky.social ‬is testing the effectiveness cutting & herbicide application on bracken.
bit.ly/HordronEdge

Listen to our #interview #podcast with Rob bit.ly/3DpJ9y0 & see this key #paper bit.ly/4nvjjzg
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Text: LTE Site of the Week- Hordron Edge, England. Landscape view with hills and grey skies in the distance. Text: Running since 1993. Rob Marrs, Liverpool University. Icons for heathland and restoration.
September 24, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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#HillsboroughNI, #NorthernIreland is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek. 

Selva Dhandapani at @afbini.gov.uk‬ is testing the effects of different liquid manure.  
http://bit.ly/HillsboroughNI 

Listen to our #podcast with Dario Fornara https://bit.ly/2SOrz4D & see this key #paper https://bit.ly/2Syontq 🌍
Text: LTE Site of the Week- Hillsborough, N. Ireland. Drone photo looking down onto grassland. Text: Running since 1970. Selva Dhandapani, AFBI. Icons for grassland and nutrients.
September 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM