Spatial ecology is a mature field with a rich theoretical and methodological basis, which is currently being enriched by important advances in GPS tracking and biologging technology. Meanwhile, the much younger field of social network analysis has increased exponentially in popularity over the last decade, rapidly becoming the principal method for quantifying social behaviors in wild animals. In recent years, as social network theory and methodology have matured, researchers interested in social processes increasingly incorporate elements of spatial ecology as a means to study and explain the causes and consequences of sociality. The social systems of wild animals are heavily influenced by spatial processes, including individual movement behavior, population structure, and the landscape’s physical architecture. Social network studies in ecology therefore benefit from quantifying sociality in spatially explicit contexts, often by incorporating spatial behavior into network analyses. However, guidance for social network researchers interested in incorporating spatial ecology is lacking, theory from both fields has rarely been integrated, the analyses required to bridge these fields can be complex, and the spatial-social literature is limited to a handful of specific study systems. As such, the integration of spatial and social ecology remains in its infancy and is currently limited by a lack of clear integration across different studies. In this session, we will address this gap by featuring a series of talks at the intersection of spatial ecology and social network ecology. The session involves a handpicked selection of researchers working on elements of movement ecology, spatial ecology, animal behavior, and network science, all of whom have developed frameworks, study systems, or analytical methodologies that bridge spatial and social topics in ecological contexts. We will summarise the diversity of models and study systems available for spatial-social investigations in ecology and animal behavior, facilitating crosstalk among researchers working in different fields and at different scales, and considering the methodological advances and gaps associated with quantifying spatial-social covariance. Ultimately, the talks and researchers involved will help to develop an ongoing agenda to unify spatial and social theory, to collect and integrate data systems, and to draw general, cross-system conclusions about the causes and consequences of spatial and social behaviours in ecology.