January Update

Wow… was my last post really way back in September? It’s only four months ago, but it feels like at least a year. To say it has been busy would be a vast understatement! SO MANY ASSIGNMENTS. October At the end of September I set up Bristol Invertebrates (another neglected blog that I need to …

Surveying for Otters

Over the years I have heard stories of otter sightings in Bristol. I love otters, I tend to melt into a gooey puddle of ‘squee’ when I see them at zoos, but I have never actually seen a wild otter in the UK and until recently had no idea where, when or how to see …

A Timeline of the First Year of University (part 2)

Continuing from yesterday’s post, we find ourselves in November 2018: Such was my dedication, I spent my 37th birthday desperately hammering out an assignment for Wildlife and Society, which ended up getting good feedback and a grade I was happy with. I also discovered that University of Bristol were starting up an entomology society, so …

A Timeline of the First Year of University (part 1)

I debated doing this blog over multiple posts; however, even though it means this will be another long one, I’ve opted for just the one (update – actually, this will probably come in two parts instead!). Think of this as a ‘catch up’, or ‘the Story So Far, part 2’. September 2018: the first month …

New Blog (AKA the Extended ‘About Me’)

Beyond social media I have never had a blog before, so this is entirely new territory for me. I have started this blog to document my journey through university toward my dream of becoming an ecologist. It will be a great way for me to see my own progress, the good, the bad and the …

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