This summer I had the privilege of joining Operation Wallacea on their 2025 marine season in Honduras, working as a dissertation student. I was lucky enough to spend 4weeks in Utila, learning a vast variety of skills, including how to dive, identify…

Stepping into the Yucatan jungle for the first time was humbling to say the very least, with the humidity being more intense than I ever could’ve imagined. The horseflies eating all of us alive didn’t exactly help, and my excitement began to…

Motivated by my geography studies at university I was keen to go on an Opwall expedition. Croatia specifically appealed to me after researching the amazing site at Krka National Park. Despite my extensive research into this expedition I was still hesitant on…

When the story begins: Sunday evening 20th July 2025   What did you find at Knepp? I would like to say PEACE But the funny thing is, that first night was not peaceful at all because of the busy Gatwick’s airport air…

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This blog was written by one of the recipients of the Wallacea Trust Murray grant, using funds very generously donated by our partner organisation – the Wallacea trust. The Wallacea Trust is a charity which Opwall works very closely with, to use…

As I arrived at Knepp, I felt so many emotions – excitement, intrigue, anxiety, fatigue – my dad and I had travelled for 5 hours to get there. I had never been away from home for longer than a week before, this…

I look back at my season in Honduras as the Marine Site Manager as the most significant couple of months in my life so far. That is no overstatement. Coming into it I had no full-time job and no clear path to…

At the end of July, we embarked on a two-week expedition to Mexico with Operation Wallacea, an organisation that conducts biodiversity research expeditions around the world. Travel Day: Thirteen of us met at the junior school at 4:30 am, tired but excited….

I was fortunate enough to find a place to stay in Split, Croatia for two days before embarking on the mixed terrestrial and marine expedition with Operation Wallacea. During these few days I visited the Old Town, the Diocletian Palace, and many…