Trees A Crowd

A podcast by David Oakes - Tuesdays

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Arts

132 Episodes

  1. Sycamore: The mucilage & mysteries stuck upon our misunderstood martyr maple

    Published: 10/26/2021

  2. Field Maple: Is it a BIRD (tongue)? Is it (an experimental Second World War) PLANE (cargo drop)? No! It's the colourful corky bungs of the SAPINDACEAE!

    Published: 10/19/2021

  3. Hornbeam: Hardwood for smelting Boy Scouts & yoking chariots to hunt Ben Hur!

    Published: 10/12/2021

  4. Hazel: "Monsieur, with your mellow fruitfulness, Dormice and ancient epigenetic poetical-pescatarianism, you are really spoiling us!"

    Published: 10/5/2021

  5. The Birches: Magic Shrooms to Witches Brooms, the A to Z of the Birch nurtured

    Published: 9/28/2021

  6. Alder: Swamp thing! You make my heart (-sized root nodules) sing / fix nitrogen with a symbiotic bacterium!

    Published: 9/21/2021

  7. Sweet Chestnut: Legendarily tasty, but as prickly and trustworthy as a Borgia

    Published: 9/14/2021

  8. The Oaks: From two tiny acorns grow Viking Gods, Druidic ritual sacrifice, Nazis and... Mr Darcy?!

    Published: 9/7/2021

  9. Peter Wohlleben: The hidden life of the ‘Green Sheep’ who wanted to become an Ent

    Published: 9/3/2021

  10. Beech: Never judge a ‘buche’ by its leaf-cover - (Buchen sollst du suchen-ish!)

    Published: 8/31/2021

  11. Wych Elm: Which wonky wych is the survivor; our world's first wood woman?

    Published: 8/24/2021

  12. English Elms: Dreams in Crystal Palaces, but coffins by Cathedrals

    Published: 8/17/2021

  13. Sea Buckthorn: Fuelling flying horses & fixing sand dunes - the tree that started it all?

    Published: 8/10/2021

  14. The Buckthorns: Fire, brimstones and the invasive aliens hiding in a pig's bladder

    Published: 8/3/2021

  15. Rowan: All hail the Witchwood; the high-flying hero of Thor & dairy-maids!

    Published: 7/27/2021

  16. Wild Service: A checkered past spent pizzled with politicians & ancient french knights

    Published: 7/20/2021

  17. Whitebeam: The gorge-ous (geeky) sub-science behind our mighty 'Plant Elephants'

    Published: 7/13/2021

  18. The Hawthorns: May Fairies protect your Midland bush against any Common Haws

    Published: 7/6/2021

  19. Crab Apple: 'A' is for sin, cider, gravity and pip-popping Auroch-pat parties

    Published: 6/29/2021

  20. Wild Pears: Infanticide, scampi & Barbarossa’s bloody bearded pear conference

    Published: 6/22/2021

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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.