by Jamey Redway | Jun 26, 2020 | OL Academy Blog
My earliest memory of experiencing wildlife was when my family and I moved from busy Hertfordshire up to the rural Suffolk Countryside. I cannot remember a time in my life when I was outdoors more; building dens and climbing trees. The first time I saw a fox was after...
by Becky Park | May 15, 2020 | OL Academy Blog
Ten years ago I graduated with a Second-Class Bachelor of Science (with Honours) from the University of Edinburgh: Ecological Science (Conservation & Management). If you had asked me on my graduation day what I would be doing now, I would have said I’d be...
by The OLF Team | Apr 17, 2020 | Dembo Jatta, FoF Newsletter April 2020, OL Academy Blog
Kartong Bird Observatory (KBO) is a non-profit research establishment located on the coast in the south of The Gambia near the village of Kartong and the Senegalese border. The proximity of Kartong to the Atlantic Ocean and the varied habitat types facilitate the...
by Becky Park | Apr 9, 2020 | OL Academy Blog
As I sit here, four and a half months pregnant with my second child and a couple of weeks in to strict social distancing for the foreseeable future, my mind can’t help but drift back and forth between how my working life changed after having my first baby and how it...
by Tim Mackrill | Feb 19, 2020 | OL Academy Blog, Uncategorized
As the early morning light glinted on the freshwater pools, the shrill call of a Wood Sandpiper alerted us to its presence. Nearby a Common Sandpiper was busily searching the water’s edge for food, and a small group of Barn Swallows passed by. Meanwhile, a lone...
by Tim Mackrill | Jan 14, 2020 | OL Academy Blog
At the end of last year I had the pleasure of attending a conference on Osprey conservation in central and eastern Europe, held in Warsaw in Poland. It brought together conservationists from different countries in the region, including Germany, Finland, Latvia,...
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