Amy King Wildlife

  The Hedgehog Garden is a short documentary that holds a special place in my heart. Over the summer of 2022, I caught Covid-19. For my usual filming plans, this was a huge hindrance. However, by coincidence, a hedgehog family moved into our neighbourhood. Before this, I had never seen a wild hog before, yet alone young, that felt comfortable running over my toes. After a few nighttime filming sessions, I forgot about the footage I had captured and got on with my life.   About a month or so later, I decided to enter my Waders of Titchfield video into the Horsham Film Festival . But it faced administrative issues, meaning I couldn't guarantee permission to enter it before the submission deadline.   With only a few days till the cut-off date, I edited the hodge-podge footage together into a workable video. I got Hannah King to narrate it and I wrote the score in only a few hours. I even tried my hand at Foley again. The sounds of hedgehogs eating slugs is actually me sque...

  Ramblings on Rhododendron Removal is a video essay on just that, rhododendron removal. I do a bit of voluntary work every now and again, and one of the topics that comes up repeatedly is to do with rhododendrons. They are invasive shrubs and a pain for people who want to conserve UK wildlife, as the video looks at.   My favourite section is about the Lundy cabbage. I still find the idea of cliff-side rhododendron removal really cool. I also have to thank Rosie Ellis, a warden on Lundy Island, for her contribution via email. If you want to learn more about Lundy during lockdown, the YouTube channel Discover Lundy is a great place to find webinars about just that.   I couldn't quite justify a trip to Lundy, so instead the log I was sitting on was instead filmed at Buchan Country Park .   Last, but not least, I owe a huge thanks to the Mary Gillham Archive Project . This is what I am going to recommend as this post's further reading. Dr Mary Gillham was a brilliant ...