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Environmental Change Network
The UK's Environmental Change Network monitors air, soil, water, animals, and plants and provides data from its research program.
About Environmental Change Network
The Environmental Change Network (ECN) is a UK-based, multi-partner long-term ecosystem monitoring and research programme. It has measured air, soil, water, animals and plants across a network of sites for over 30 years, with monitoring in place since 1993. The network is funded by a consortium of UK government departments and agencies and coordinated by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH). UKCEH manages the programme's data in a central database, which is made available for research and education.
The site offers access to environmental datasets from 1993 to 2015 and other site-specific datasets. It also describes 11 terrestrial monitoring sites, detailed data from rivers, streams and other UK sites, a catalogue of publications that use ECN data or sites, and a fixed point photo archive at selected sites. The homepage describes the data as free.
Key features
- Long-term measurements of air, soil, water, animals and plants at monitoring sites
- Environmental datasets covering 1993 to 2015, plus other site-specific datasets
- Network of 11 terrestrial monitoring sites across a range of habitats
- Detailed data from rivers, streams and sites across the UK
- Catalogue of publications using ECN data or ECN sites
- Fixed point photo archive recording change at selected sites
Best for: Researchers and educators who need long-term UK environmental monitoring data on air, soil, water, animals and plants.
Good for
- The homepage describes the data as free to access
- Data series run for decades, supporting analysis of change over time
- Data are stored in a central database managed by UKCEH and made available for research and education
Watch out for
- The main listed dataset covers 1993 to 2015, so it does not include later years
- The programme is based in the UK, so its monitoring covers UK sites
Environmental Change Network at a glance
- Website
- ecn.ac.uk
- Category
- Research & Data › Climate & Environmental Data
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Environmental Change Network FAQ
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