Herbs, Kielder & Cresswell

We’re getting herby and we’re off to the west side of Northumberland …

Tom Pattinson’s here to tell us all about herbs and the famous herbalists of yore, including the great Morpethian and Northumbrian chap, William Turner. 

We’re down in the garden of the magical Cresswell Pele Tower restoration with Steve Lowe from the Northumberland Rivers Trust…

And, Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology is reflecting on bird surveys and the beautiful space that is Kielder Wildwood.

Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P… and a warning on the F-word: F.R.O.S.T!

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Intro music & Carl: 00:00: We’re getting herby and we’re off to the west side of Northumberland …

… Tom Pattinson’s here to tell us all about herbs and the famous herbalists of yore, including the great Morpethian and Northumbrian chap, William Turner. 

We’re down in the garden of the magical Cresswell Pele Topwer restoration with Steve Lowe from the Northumberland Rivers Trust…

And…. Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology is reflecting on bird surveys and the beautiful space that is Kielder Wildwood.

And, we’ll be taking tea for two at 2.30ish…  a lovely trip down the memory lane of music and a chance to put your feet up.

Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P… and a warning on the F-word F.R.O.S.T!

All coming up on Nature Garden Podcast…. All coming up on The Weekending Show…

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Tom P:  02:14
And here we are in a rather chilly May with the house martins building their nests in the eaves… and we’re wondering have the ones we rescued returned? We will keep you posted…

…Now I don’t know about you but I’m a big fan of herbs, fragrant in the garden, great for the bees and fab for the kitchen… Tom Pattinson’s been looking at herbs and their history… 

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Steve Lowe: 07:40
Volunteering is something that many of us love… it has so many benefits but that blooming lockdown knocked a lot of projects for six… well, the bounce-back is on… and Steve Lowe from the Northumberland Rivers Trust and part of the Creswell Pele Tower team is down in the wonderful garden there that’s helping people to get earthed. 

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Tom P:  13:44
We’re looking at herbs this week and Tom has some ideas on what you can grow and how we can use these gifts of nature in so many interesting and creative ways… 

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Tom C:  18:55
Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology has been delving into the data of field surveys and over the years he’s worked in habitats ranging from blast furnaces and steel works, to isolated moorland and mudflats, to the dark sky park of Kielder where we join him this week.

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Tom P:  26:05:
Jobs for the week with Tom

Outro:
You’ve been listening to gardener, Tom Pattinson; birder, Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology; and Steve Lowe from The Northumberland Rivers Trust and Cresswell Pele Tower. I’m Carl Stiansen and do check out our Twitter and Facebook page: The Nature Garden and we’ll be back soon and, in the meantime, enjoy your gardening and time outdoors with nature… bye for now.