139 Episodes

  1. Tan Twan Eng: The Master of the Nature Metaphor with his roots deep in the Concrete Jungle

    Published: 5/16/2023
  2. Dr Brian Briggs: The Return of the Marsh Warbler and his Secret Identity hidden amongst the Reed Beds

    Published: 5/2/2023
  3. Emma Marsh: Feathers and Feminism with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Kazakh Antelopes

    Published: 4/4/2023
  4. Chris Packham (Part Two): Through sand and snow with Rothko and Rimbaud... (No, that's not what Chris calls his dogs!)

    Published: 3/14/2023
  5. Chris Packham (Part One): Deep in the New Forest with the Really Wild Showman

    Published: 3/7/2023
  6. Bison Whisperers: The Return of the Native

    Published: 2/7/2023
  7. Dr Trevor Dines (Part Two): Mapping “The Trevor Dines Effect” with North Wales’ Meadow Maker

    Published: 1/17/2023
  8. Dr Trevor Dines (Part One): Nobody ties themselves to buttercups (unless you’re born a botanist!)

    Published: 1/10/2023
  9. Sarah Gillespie: Of Moths and Mezzotints - an Artist’s Metamorphosis

    Published: 12/6/2022
  10. Dan "Swampy" Hooper: The power of protest and learning to live with it (and pooing in tunnels with friends)

    Published: 11/1/2022
  11. Leigh Morris: Sexy carrots & feral wallabies - the adventures and curiosities hidden behind Manannan’s cloak

    Published: 10/4/2022
  12. Dr Amy-Jane Beer: The 3 R’s of Nature Writing - Reading, Roaming and the Radial symmetry of Sea Urchin larvae

    Published: 9/6/2022
  13. Dr Gavin Broad: Broadening horizons with Darwin's wasps and other tales of cannibalism, incest and zombies

    Published: 8/2/2022
  14. Lost on Lundy: The hidden treasures of a wildlife landmark; aka, “David adventures to Puffin Island!”

    Published: 7/5/2022
  15. Bonus Beatrice: Bearded Seals & Ice Flowers - further stories from the ice sheets

    Published: 6/14/2022
  16. Beatrice von Preussen: All the little things that inspired an artist to travel from pole to pole

    Published: 6/7/2022
  17. George Monbiot: Feeding our future with heaven-sent bacteria and home-brewed scrumpy!

    Published: 5/24/2022
  18. Norwegian Spruce: Our Viking Christmas Tree; aka ‘The Return of the Native’

    Published: 12/24/2021
  19. Holly: Merry berries & mistle thrushes deck our true native Christmas tree

    Published: 12/21/2021
  20. The Viburnums: Ways fared to Guelderland via chalk paths and waterlogged fens

    Published: 12/14/2021

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Ever wondered what happens when you fill a cello with bees? Or how robins have successfully colonised the outer-reaches of our universe? Or why the world is destined to be populated purely by female turtles? This podcast celebrates nature and the stories of those who care deeply for it. Join artist, actor and Woodland Trust & Wildlife Trusts ambassador David Oakes, for a series of informal, relaxed conversations with artists, scientists, creatives and environmentalists as they celebrate the beauty of the natural world and how it inspires us as human beings. All episodes available at: https://www.treesacrowd.fm/ Why not become a "Subscription Squirrel" on our Patreon, and help support the production of this podcast? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.