Posts in Tag: Nature Reserves
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Kapiti Island Nature Reserve
This is my final post from our second trip to New Zealand in February and March, 2026. It features a day trip to Kapiti Island Nature Reserve which is one of the islands off New Zealand that has been cleansed of non-native predators such as cats and rats. It is one of the few places […]
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Handa Island – A Bird Lover’s Haven
Last summer, in preparation for driving Scotland’s great new scenic route the North Coast 500, I came across the name of Handa Island, more by happenstance than any foreknowledge on my part. I learned that it had once been a thriving community relying mostly on the bounty of the sea surrounding the island. Then in 1847, […]