JamesBorrell:
This is Nord Kapp, the Northerly most point in Europe! There's even the odd scattered plants eeking out an existence up here!
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Had a lovely evening BBQ on the riverbank next to a thundering waterfall. Chicken on the grill and sweet potatoes in the embers. Magic. Going to miss Lapland...
JamesBorrell:
Our last day in the forest today, and we shall certainly miss it. Heading back down South to Rovaniemi tomorrow and then home to the UK (hopefully to catch the end of summer?) #fieldwork #finland #Lapland
JamesBorrell:
Heading back to good old Blighty after a cracking couple of weeks exploring Lapland. Got enough samples to keep me busy in the lab all through Winter and hoping Santa will be pleased enough to reward us come December! Big thanks @Lawrence_Ball for helping
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Reindeer everywhere up here, but mostly on the roads. #lapland
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So we had to row across a lake to get to work today. Not a ripple on the entire thing, besides our somewhat disorderly paddle strokes. The forest is quite literally a temperate jungle, with hundreds of species of moss, lichen, trees and animals. Of course
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Being biologists, we're prone to the odd experiment. Up here in Lapland we've been fascinated by the huge woodant nests. Turns out that they are so warm and cosy inside, that if you make a small hole, whisps of steam come out! #science #lapland #labandfie
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Ancient Birch forests near Kevo. These trees grow further North than almost any other species globally! It's lovely and open to walk through with each tree reaching out for space in the canopy. We found Elk scat too! #lapland #forests
JamesBorrell:
Working away with @Lawrence_Ball after another day in the field. #lapland
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Kevo Strict Nature Reserve is a pretty special place. Tons of standing deadwood, stunning natural tree lines, hillsides covered on Aspen and Birch, all centered on a vast gorge running through the middle. We've got a special permit to allow us to do field
JamesBorrell:
Working up at the treeline today, lots of stunted and struggling pines and birches. A brilliant view over Kevo in the distance. #lapland #fieldwork
JamesBorrell:
Well the good weather has passed and we're in for storms all day, but with only a limited number of days at the station it's fieldwork whatever the weather! #lapland #conservation #forests
JamesBorrell:
We've moored up on a little island in the middle of a lake for dinner. Takes about 25 seconds to walk around and comes equipped with a sizeable mozzie population and half a dozen birch trees. #Lapland
JamesBorrell:
Over there on the other side of this river is Norway!
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Captain Lawrence at the helm making the most of 24 hour daylight. #lapland #finland #fieldwork #rowing
JamesBorrell:
An evening spent prepping samples out here in Kevo, Finland. The Finnish scientists joke that they have until sunset to finish the days work... Shouldn't be too long in the land if the midnight sun! #fieldwork #lapland
JamesBorrell:
Beautiful summer evening in Lapland. A dozen reindeer over there on the opposite bank. On the look out for a Karhu...
JamesBorrell:
We've landed on our feet here in Ivalo. Turns out this is the cheapest place in town, right on the banks of a huge river. It's a balmy 13degrees too! We're heading North for the final 150km to Kevo Station tomorrow morning. #forests #Finland #fieldwork #c
JamesBorrell:
Heading North through endless forests towards Ivalo. #Lapland
JamesBorrell:
Still light at midnight in Rovaniemi!
JamesBorrell:
Packing kit for Lapland, lucky we have extra baggage! #fieldwork
JamesBorrell:
Packing kit with my buddy Lawrence, setting off for Lapland first thing in the morning! #expedition #fieldwork
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A slowly decreasing pile of data to get sorted before LAPLAND!
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