Steve's Herpetological Blog

An insight into the life of Steve, his research and the many books he reads

Conservation

#SteveReviews: Uncharted Amazon

Sometimes you just want to watch something and unwind after a long day. That means you’re looking for something that isn’t too complex or hard to follow, until at least you’ve had a chance to have a cuppa and recover…

#SciFri: Visiting Kew Gardens

Roughly a year ago, I visited Kew Gardens for the first time since I was a child. It had been that long since I had actually been there, that it wasn’t at all like I remembered. I can only assume…

#SteveReviews: Our Great National Parks

It isn’t every day that a former President of the United States narrates a wildlife documentary series, especially given that the dominant force within the genre is Sir David Attenborough. It was a surprise when I opened Netflix one day…

#SteveReviews: Beyond The Trigger

It has been 10 months since a large number of familiar faces from the wildlife conservation scene within the UK descended on a pub in Archway, London for a very special occasion. I know, I’m a tad behind the times…

#SteveReviews: Our Planet II

It is always a bright day when a new Sir David Attenborough documentary drops, although Our Planet II is a series like no other. As the highly anticipated sequel to the acclaimed nature documentary series Our Planet, it once again…

#StevesLibrary: Spirals in Time

It has been some time since I last wrote a book review for #StevesLibrary, and I’m still catching up on other posts too (watch this space). I recently finished Spirals in Time by Helen Scales, a book that I’ve been…

#SteveReviews: Wild Isles

It seems that at the moment, Sir David Attenborough is producing a new series every week, instead of winding down into retirement. Having a quick look at IMDB, it seems that Attenborough is producing landmark series more frequently than he…

#SciFri: RSPB Strumpshaw Fen

I was lucky enough, while in Norfolk recently, to visit RSPB Strumpshaw Fen with my friend Liam, who you may know as A Shot of Wildlife on YouTube, and his colleague Natalia. It is the first time I have been…

#SciFri: DICE Annual Lecture 2023

I’m lucky that at the University of Kent, we have the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), where I have spent the past four and a half years working on my PhD. I will be sad in a month…

#SciFri: Herpetofauna Workers Meeting 2023

It sure has been a hot minute since I last posted on this blog! Sorry that it has been since July, I’ve been busy with wrapping up my PhD, and then taking a break from everything afterwards so that I…