I have absolutely loved my time in Honduras, it has been an amazing experience for me, especially considering that until now I have never been on a plane or left Europe. The main thing that I’ve loved here is seeing how many…

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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‘Why nothing ever dries when humidity is over 80% in a given environment and what to do about it’ ‘I fought my fear of lionfish and won.’ ‘Playlists to listen to fall asleep in any given environment however new and terrifying it…

I have always wanted to go to Knepp which is the closest most people in the UK will ever get to seeing wildlife in something even close to a truly natural environment. It surprised me how different Knepp was from other places…

Ana is one of our brilliant Wildland in Focus winners, who creatively summarised her time at Knepp through cyanotype art featuring plant species she found!

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…

On a calm morning in the Transylvanian hills a burst of scratchy, rambling song emanates from a patch of scrub. The surrounding meadow hums with life, with the ground alive with grasshoppers and crickets and bright orange fritillaries flying low over the…

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…