An article relating the proceedings at our celebration event to mark the 50th anniversary of the Ainsdale Dune Slacks long-term grazing experiment on 3 October has been published in the latest issue of the Sand Dune & Shingle Network newsletter.
Read MoreECT will be marking 50 years of continuous research at the Ainsdale Dunes long-term grazing experiment in West Lancashire on 3 October. Hosted by our co-organisers Natural England and in close association with Loughborough and Lund universities, an invitation-only event for 50 guests will be held at the Ainsdale Dunes NNR featuring speakers and a guided tour of the Sally Edmondson Plots.
Read MoreECT has awarded a Small Grant to Dr Ellen Fry at Edge Hill University, Ormskirk for equipment installation at the Ainsdale Dune Slacks long-term grazing experiment in west Lancashire. Our award will contribute towards the costs of installing mini-rhizotrons at the plots to photograph and monitor root growth.
Read MoreECT’s September newsletter is now published via our newsletter archive page. It includes updates from the BIFoR-FACE, Wardlow Hay Cop and Ainsdale Dune Slacks experiments, together with reports on recent ECT site visits to LTEs, the addition of a ‘new’ experiment to our national register, and several partnered events in which ECT has recently participated .
Read MoreOur latest podcast interview is now available. It features Jon Millett (pictured, Loughborough University) bringing to life the Ainsdale Dune Slacks long-term grazing experiment that has been running for 45 years. Listen to Jon Millett.
Read MoreFollowing the recent addition of two further LTEs to ECT’s register, new webpages have now been published for the Ainsdale Dune Slacks grazing experiment in West Lancashire, and the BIFoR-FACE elevated CO₂ experiment in Staffordshire.
Read MoreECT is pleased to announce the award of a small grant to Jon Millett at Loughborough University. Our funds will be used towards the costs of installing dipwells and associated water table depth loggers at each of the four dune slacks comprising the Ainsdale Dune Slacks long-term experiment in West Lancashire. The data generated, alongside existing data, will enable the reconstruction of a 45-year time-series of water table depth.
Read MoreECT has registered the Ainsdale Dunes long-term herbivore grazing experiment in its network of active research sites. Also known as the Sally Edmondson plots, the site is managed by Loughborough ecologist Jonathan Millett and owned by Natural England as part of its Ainsdale Dunes National Nature Reserve (NNR).
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