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The Hills are (still) alive

I’ve spent the last couple of months in the Taita Hills in SE Kenya where I am studying the impacts of anthropogenic habitat degradation on bird functional diversity and composition. Specifically, I’m working in a sky island complex of massifs topped with remnant montane forests that form the northernmost extent of the Eastern Arc Mountains.… Read More The Hills are (still) alive

October 5, 2019 Gino Brignoli2 Comments

From Thorn to Orchid

Last Summer I got to revisit an old haunt in South London where I used to volunteer with the London Wildlife Trust. I was very excited about returning to Hutchinson’s Bank Nature Reserve (it is in the suburb of New Addington and easily reached by tram from Croydon). I left the restoration project when I… Read More From Thorn to Orchid

May 21, 2017May 21, 2017 Gino BrignoliLeave a comment

Marshland meander: A visit to RSPB Rainham Marshes

I have been a card-carrying member of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds for about 15 years. In that time I have seen some great successes and a variety of challenges faced by the society. The RSPB is the largest nature conservation charity in the UK (with over 1 million members) and also the oldest.… Read More Marshland meander: A visit to RSPB Rainham Marshes

July 3, 2016 Gino BrignoliLeave a comment

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