Sunshine & clouds

Sunny sunshine vibes with Tom Pattinson who is exploring the summertime garden and our living history…

We’re out and about with Tom Cadwallender’s who has a sad update on avian flu… and another exciting episode in his ‘great places to see birds’ series…

Tom Heap from BBC Countryfile’s reflecting on ways to save the planet and why what we do really matters…

Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P…

Transcript

00:00:00: Intro and Theme tune: Princess of the Ocean by Carl Cape Band featuring Steve Deegan, Carl Cape and Jamie Robb (fiddle).

Hello and welcome to the Nature Garden Podcast, with me, Carl Stiansen, and the Weekending Show Team from Lionheart Radio. 

It’s a chance to take a wander down the garden path and country lane… with the birds and the bees and the flowers and trees…  and an opportunity to hear stories from the past and present…

In this episode… 

Sunny sunshine vibes with Tom Pattinson who is exploring the summertime garden and our living history…

We’re out and about with Tom Cadwallender’s who has a sad update on avian flu… and another episode in his ‘great places to see birds’ series…

Tom Heap from BBC Countryfile’s reflecting on ways to save the planet and why what we do really matters…

Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P…

All coming up on Nature Garden Podcast….  

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00:02:00: Living History Part One
Presenter: Carl: audio: Tom Pattinson is up with the larks this week, smelling the roses and exploring our living history in the garden… here he is on a journey through time with some fascinating flowers and plants…

Tom Pattinson: audio

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00:07:15: Avian flu:

Presenter: Carl: audio: Now to something which is unfortunately very sad…. Avian flu is extending its deadly grip on birds in the region particularly on colonial nesting birds along the coast…. Tom Cadwallender, from the British Trust for Ornithology, has the latest on the spread and effects.

Tom Cadwallender: audio:

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00:15:00: Living History Part One:

Presenter: Carl: audio: Tom Pattinson’s enjoying the sunshine gardening and doing a bit of time travelling this week… here’s Tom with some of the amazing stories behind some of the residents of his garden…. 

Tom Pattinson: audio

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00:20:35: Tom Heap, BBC Countryfile

Presenter: Carl: audio: Around the summer solstice, I had the privilege of attending the What a Wonderful World Festival in Alnwick, Northumberland. It aims to raise awareness of climate change effects and bio-diversity loss and to inspire us to make a difference….

Tom Heap from BBC Countryfile was one of the star speakers and I caught up with him at the Alnwick Playhouse.

Tom Heap from BBC Countryfile: Audio:

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Back anno: And Tom’s inspiring book: 39 Ways to Save the Planet is available online… and you can find more info about the festival What a wonderful world on the website: https://whataww.org/festival-june-2022 -  https://cresswellpeletower.org.uk/

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00:27:46: Great bird spots: South West Northumberland

Presenter: Carl: audio: Tom Cadwallender’s continuing his series on great places to watch our feathered friends and this week he’s out and about on the beautiful moorlands of south west of Northumberland. … here’s Tom Cadwallender to tell us more…

Tom Cadwallender: audio:

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00:35:15: Jobs for the week with Tom P

Presenter: Carl: audio: And…to the sound of wor blackbird… Here’s Tom with some things to be getting on with in the garden…

Tom Pattinson: audio

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00:41:03: Outro:

Presenter: Carl: audio: You’ve been listening to gardener, Tom Pattinson; and birder, Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology, and Tom Heap from BBC Countryfile. I’m Carl Stiansen and, don’t forget, you can listen back to all the previous reports we’ve done on the Nature Garden Podcast… that’s the Nature Garden Podcast… enjoy your gardening and time outdoors with nature, bye for now.