ECTs Podcast Series: Recent Episodes
Ecological Continuity Trust
The Ecological Continuity Trust is a small UK charity that is dedicated to preserving long-term field experiments (LTE). These are experiments that have been running for 6+ years in the past, or have funding for 6+ years into the future. Long-term experiments are important because they are the only way to detect slow and cumulative change in the environment.
We aim to preserve LTEs so data from them can be used for evidence-based policy-making, sustainable land use and education. By doing so we help future generations to have resources to manage ecosystems in the face of environmental change.
We receive core funding from the British Ecological Society.
Head to our website for more on us and to: Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter See our latest webinar and register for it Join the LTE User Group Add your UK long-term experiment to our national register Read blog pieces written by those involved in LTEs
Interview with Alan Radbourne and Jack Cosby (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Bangor) at the Plynlimon Research Catchments in mid Wales. This interview took place on 14 June 2022.
To learn more about the Plynlimon Catchments long-term experiment, go to: https://www.ceh.ac.uk/our-science/monitoring-sites/plynlimon-research-catchments
Licence for P.Guyler, Through a Looking Glass, inspirational strings ANW2740 obtained from Audio Network Ltd in January 2019
Interview with Steve Ormerod (Cardiff University) at the Llyn Brianne long-term stream catchments experiment in mid Wales. This interview took place on 29 November 2021.
To learn more about the Llyn Brianne long-term experiment, go to: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/llyn-brianne-observatory
Licence for P.Guyler, Through a Looking Glass, inspirational strings ANW2740 obtained from Audio Network Ltd in January 2019
Interview with Raj Whitlock (University of Liverpool on the climate experiment taking place at the grassland site Buxton in Derbyshire. This interview took place in 13 July 2021.
To learn more about the Buxton Climate Change Laboratory (BCCIL) experiment go to: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/bccil
License for P. Guyler, Through a Looking Glass, Inspirational Strings ANW2740 obtained from Audio Network Ltd in January 2019.
Interview with Richard Bardgett (University of Manchester) on the climate experiment taking place at the grassland site Colt Park Meadows. This interview took place in July 2021.
To learn more about the Colt Park Meadows experiment go to: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/colt-park-meadows
License for P. Guyler, Through a Looking Glass, Inspirational Strings ANW2740 obtained from Audio Network Ltd in January 2019.
Interview with Jill Kowal (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew) on the nutrients experiment taking place at the heath site Thursley Common. This interview took place in June 2021.
To learn more about the Thursley Common experiment go to: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/thursley-common
License for P. Guyler, Through a Looking Glass, Inspirational Strings ANW2740 obtained from Audio Network Ltd in January 2019.
Interview with Andy Smith (Bangor University) on the climate experiment taking place at the woodland site BangorDIVERSE in Wales. This interview took place in June 2021.
License for P. Guyler, Through a Looking Glass, Inspirational Strings ANW2740 obtained from Audio Network Ltd in January 2019.
Interview with Dario Fornara (formerly at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) on the nutrients experiment taking place at the grassland site Hillsborough in N. Ireland. This experiment took place in May 2021.
To learn more about the Hillsborough experiment go to: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/hillsborough-lts
License for P. Guyler, Through a Looking Glass, Inspirational Strings ANW2740 obtained from Audio Network Ltd in January 2019.
Interview with Laurence Jones (UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology) on the grazing experiment taking place at the grassland site Newborough Warren in Wales. This interview took place in October 2020.
To learn more about the Newborough Warren experiment go to: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/newborough-warren
License for P. Guyler, Through a Looking Glass, Inspirational Strings ANW2740 obtained from Audio Network Ltd in January 2019.
Interview with Simon Peacock (University of Newcastle) on the grazing experiment taking place at the grassland site Palace Leas. This interview took place in September 2020.
To learn more about the Palace Leas experiment go to: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/palace-leas
License for P. Guyler, Through a Looking Glass, Inspirational Strings ANW2740 obtained from Audio Network Ltd in January 2019.
Interview with Gareth Phoenix (University of Sheffield) on the nutrients experiment taking place at the grassland site Wardlow Hay Cop. This interview took place in July 2020.
To learn more about the Wardlow Hay Cop experiment go to: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/wardlow
License for P. Guyler, Through a Looking Glass, Inspirational Strings ANW2740 obtained from Audio Network Ltd in January 2019.
Interview with Rob Marrs (University of Liverpool) on the bracken control experiments taking place at the heath sites Bamford Edge and Hordron Edge. This interview took place in June 2020.
To learn more about these experiments go to: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/bamford-edge https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/hordron-edge
License for P. Guyler, Through a Looking Glass, Inspirational Strings ANW2740 obtained from Audio Network Ltd in January 2019.
Interview with Kris Hart (University of Birmingham) on the climate change long-term experiment Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR) - Free-Air Carbon Enrichment (FACE) taking place at the woodland site. This interview took place on the 31 January 2020.
To learn more about the BIFoR-FACE experiment go to: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/bifor-face
Interview with one of ECT’s founding trustees Jonathan Silvertown (University of Edinburgh. Jonathan talks about why long-term experiments are important.
This interview took place on the 30 January 2020 following his talk on LTEs at the Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR) annual conference.
Interview with Chris Field (Manchester Metropolitan University)on the nutrients long-term experiment taking place at the heath site Little Budworth Common. This interview took place in November 2019.
To learn more about the Little Budworth Common experiment go to: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/little-budworth-common
Interview with Simon Caporn (Manchester Metropolitan University) on the nutrients long-term experiment taking place at the heath site Ruabon Moor. This interview took place in November 2019.
To learn more about the Ruabon Moor experiment go to: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/ruabon-moor
Interview with Jonathan Millett (Loughborough University) about the grazing long-term experiment taking place at the grassland site Ainsdale Dune Slacks in England. This interview took place on the 29 October 2019.
To learn more about the Ainsdale Dune Slacks experiment go to: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/ainsdale-dune-slacks
Interview with James Rowson (Edge Hill University) about the climate change long-term experiment taking place at the bog site Cors Fochno in Wales. This interview took place on the 22 August 2019.
To learn more about the Cors Fochno experiment go to: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/cors-fochno
Interview with ECT’s chair Jerry Tallowin (Rothamsted Research) about the history, purpose, vision and future development of the Ecological Continuity Trust, which took place in February 2019.
To learn more about the ECT go to: https://www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/