28th April 2026
Our CEO, Harry Barton, was among several brave souls taking on the 2026 London Marathon in support of Earthwatch. Every mile they ran helped raise vital funds for hands-on scientific... Read more
23rd March 2026
Have you ever tried to build an entire forest in a single afternoon? That is exactly what we set out to do at Clissold Park in Hackney. Armed with spades... Read more
27th October 2025
Our testing kit enables everyone to test the water quality of their local rivers, streams, lakes and ponds. You can help to measure your local water quality as part of... Read more
27th October 2025
Water pollution is a huge challenge for freshwater in the UK, impacting our rivers, streams, lakes, ponds and the wildlife that call them home. In September 2025, over 6,000 people... Read more
19th August 2025
The Great UK WaterBlitz is a biannual campaign calling on everyone to go out and test the quality of their local rivers, streams and lakes. This helps to build a picture of... Read more
4th August 2025
Our CEO, Harry Barton, explains the breadth of Earthwatch Europe’s international work beyond Europe and why it is needed. I’ve been at Earthwatch Europe for six months now. It’s been... Read more
24th April 2025
It’s an exciting time for science in the environmental sector. There is a growing number of citizen science projects in the UK that you can get involved in, with thousands... Read more
15th November 2024
The Tiny Forest Tree Survey took place during 12 – 20 October 2024. It is a simple survey, measuring and identifying trees at the 250+ Tiny Forests across the UK. We... Read more
29th August 2024
Across the UK, our waterways are in crisis. Pollution from farming, sewage, industrial and domestic waste, and more, is turning our rivers toxic - harming people and wildlife. The question... Read more
12th August 2024
The Great UK WaterBlitz is the UK's biggest citizen science freshwater testing campaign. The first WaterBlitz took place over the weekend of 7-10 June 2024. More than 2,600 people went... Read more
14th June 2024
Our latest Science Camp, which took place at Hill End Outdoor Education Centre near Oxford during 26-30 May, welcomed Omani environmental scientists for the first time. It was an exciting... Read more
9th May 2024
A new report by the Office of Environmental Protection (OEP) has found that: most of England’s water bodies are in an unsatisfactory state. While levels of some individual pollutants have... Read more
17th April 2024
This Citizen Science Month, we are thrilled to announce that our FreshWater Watch community groups have collected over 40,000 data sets across the globe. For more than a decade, our... Read more
15th April 2024
Our Director of Science and Policy, Dr Sasha Woods, shares some key insights from the ECSA conference and reflects on how citizen science projects can hold the power to influence... Read more
14th March 2024
Our Science Coordinator, Georgie Sturgeon, celebrates the remarkable contributions made by our Tiny Forest citizen scientists, and shares some of the key insights from our latest Tiny Forest Monitoring Report.... Read moreCopyright 2026. All Rights Reserved