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A conservation research organisation fuelled by keen volunteers and a global network of academics

Operation Wallacea is a series of biological and conservation management research programmes that operate in remote locations across the world. These expeditions are designed with specific wildlife conservation aims in mind - from identifying areas needing protection, through to implementing and assessing conservation management programmes. What is different about Operation Wallacea is that large

teams of university academics who are specialists in various aspects of biodiversity or social and economic studies are concentrated at the target study sites giving volunteers the opportunity of working on a range of projects. The surveys result in a large number of publications in peer-reviewed journals each year, have resulted in 30 vertebrate species new to science being discovered, 4 'extinct' species being re-discovered and $2 million levered from funding agencies to set up best practice management examples at the study sites. These large survey teams of academics and volunteers that are funded independently of normal academic sources have enabled large temporal and spatial biodiversity and socio-economic data sets to be produced, and provide information to help with organising effective conservation management programmes.

31/08/2026

✨Upcoming at Opwall!
We’re excited to be launching our 2027 conservation research expeditions very soon!

🪸🌳 Don’t forget you can register now for our first webinar, coming on Tuesday 8th September at 6pm
🔗 link in our bio

🌴🐠Interested in receiving our new brochure? Get in touch with us on [email protected] and we’ll get one sent as soon they are finished!

08/08/2026

Happy Birthday to our founder, Dr Tim Coles, OBE! 🎂
Today we’re celebrating the person whose passion for conservation, research and adventure helped create the incredible Operation Wallacea community we know today. 🌍🐢🦜

Here’s to another year of adventure, discovery and making a difference! 🥳🌎

Happy Birthday, Tim! 🎈

05/08/2026

It’s nearly the end of the Madagascar expedition!
The terrestrial site said goodbye today with a fancy dress party! Just our marine site left to say goodbye tomorrow!

📸 Vishaka Devta

31/07/2026

Why not take a short break and join a dive in Indonesia?
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Find out more about our programmes at: opwall.com
🔗 Link in our bio

21/07/2026

The Madagascar students are right at the heart of some amazing discoveries! 🇲🇬 🕷️
Students have been working alongside Dr Brogan Pett, learning just how scientists survey, identify and document the amazing spider diversity in the Mahamavo forest - the project having already recorded approximately 220 spider morphospecies!
And that’s just one part of what they’re doing, alongside surveys on lemurs, birds, herpetofauna and butterflies!

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20/07/2026

From the forest to the reef!🪸
The Mexico students have swapped the jungle for the coast in the next part of their expedition! Whilst others have departed from site and make their way home!
Part of their terrestrial week saw them heading up the Ancient Mayan Ruins in Calakmul, one of the most structure rich sites with the Maya Region

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15/07/2026

Our Romania Expedition has come to an end for the Summer 2026 season 🇷🇴
A big thank you to all of the students and staff members who spent there summer exploring the foothills of the Carpathians, surveying all the amazing wildlife and supporting us with the research! We couldn’t do it without you and we hope to see you again soon!
📸 Elise Snell, Daisy Johnston, Helen Clark

14/07/2026

There is still time to book the Knepp Estate field course with Opwall this summer! 🌳
Five days immersed in one of the UK’s most exciting rewilding projects. Spend the week developing practical ecology skills whilst exploring rewilding, ecology and conservation at the Knepp Estate!
Our two week courses are now fully booked, but there is still space available on a couple of our 5 day courses! 🔗 See the link in our bio to book
This post also features photos taken during this summer from:
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Address

Wallace House
Old Bolingbroke
PE234EX

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9am - 5:30pm
Friday	9am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+441790763194

Website

http://www.opwall.com/

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