Our Sites
The Ecological Continuity Trust currently supports 37 active experiments at 38 sites in the United Kingdom and our community is constantly growing. There are over 40 additional Post-treatment Recovery Experiments (PTREs) where treatments have ceased and the site is accessible for research. A list of all sites on the ECT register can be downloaded.
Habitat Types
Our sites are covering different habitat types ranging from bog, coastal (dune), grassland, heath, meadow, montane, woodland to freshwater ecosystems.
Grassland Sites
Ainsdale Dune Slacks, Aston Rowant, Buxton, Colt Park Meadows, Denmark Farm, Elan Valley Meadows, Glen Finglas, Hillsborough LTS, Moor House Grazing Plots, Nash’s Field, Newborough Warren, North Wyke Farm Platform, North Wyke (Rowden Plots), Park Grass, Palace Leas, Pound Hill, Pwllpeiran/Brignant, Raisbeck & Pentwyn, Somerford Mead, Tulloch, Wardlow, Wicken Fen, Wytham (Gibson/RainDrop)
Heath Sites
Bamford Edge, Clocaenog, Hordron Edge, Little Budworth Common, Moorco, Ruabon Moor, Thursley Common
Woodland Sites
Aberdeenshire Birchwoods, BIFoR-FACE, BangorDIVERSE, Lady Park Wood, Loughgall
Bog Sites
Cors Fochno, Moor House Hard Hill, Moor House Grazing Plots, Peatland-ES-UK, Whim Bog
Grazing
Browsing
Aberdeenshire Birchwoods, Ainsdale Dune Slacks, Aston Rowant,
Coedydd Aber, Colt Park Meadows,
Glen Finglas,
Lady Park Wood, Loughgall,
Marsh Gibbon Farm,
Monk’s Wood,
Moorco, Moor House Hard Hill, Moor House Grazing Plots, Nash’s Field, Newborough Warren, North Wyke Farm Platform, North Wyke (Rowden Plots),
Palace Leas, Peatland-ES-UK, Plynlimon Catchments, Pwllpeiran,
Somerford Mead,
Tadham & Tealham Moor, Tulloch, Wicken Fen, Wytham (Gibson)
Climate
BIFoR-FACE, Buxton, Colt Park Meadows,
Culardoch,
Clocaenog,
Cors Fochno, BangorDIVERSE, Hillsborough LTS, Llyn Brianne, Pwllpeiran, Tadham & Tealham Moor,
Wytham (RainDrop)
Nutrients
Budworth Common, Colt Park Meadows,
Culardoch,
Elan Valley Meadows,
Glas Maol, Hillsborough LTS, Llyn Brianne, Moorco, Nash’s Field, Newborough Warren, North Wyke Farm Platform, North Wyke (Rowden Plots), Park Grass, Pwllpeiran, Raisbeck & Pentwyn, Ruabon Moor,
Tadham & Tealham Moor, Thursley Common, Tulloch, Wardlow,
Whim Bog
Restoration
Bamford Edge, Colt Park Meadows, Dale (Marloes Coast),
Denmark Farm (Ceredigion), Llyn Brianne, Newborough Warren, Pound Hill,
River Ray,
Thursley Common,
Pwllpeiran, Wicken Fen, Wytham (Gibson)
Locations
The map is showing the locations of the 38 sites in the UK which host our current register of 37 active long-term ecological experiments.
There are over 40 further Post-treatment Recovery Experiments, where treatments have ceased but where monitoring work continues and the site remains accessible for research purposes. For detailed information on these, download our database on post-treatment recovery experiments.
Conducting Research at Our Sites
As the management and treatment history for long-term experiments are maintained and well documented, they provide excellent opportunities for research. This could build on research previously undertaken at the site, or could investigate an entirely new hypothesis.
If you are interested in conducting research at any of the sites (active or post-treatment), use the contact details listed on each site page, or contact us directly and we can put you in touch with the relevant principal investigator.
Find out how we can help finance your research through our Small Grants scheme.
Does your experiment belong up here?
Please read about LTEs if you would like to know more about adding your long-term experiment to the ECT register.
