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…
Tom Pattinson on the joys of greenhouse gardening…
We’re down in the grounds of the restoration project at Cresswell Pele Tower with Steve Lowe from the Northumberland Rivers Trust…
Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology is excited about an albatross-related visitor from afar
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… All coming up on Nature Garden Podcast…. All coming up on The Weekending Show…
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Theme tune: Princess of the Ocean by Carl Cape Band featuring Steve Deegan, Carl Cape and Jamie Robb (fiddle).
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01:26: Tom P:
Warm sunshine this month has been fab for flowers… and for gardeners greenhouse spaces(big or small) can bring the benefits of warmth and shelter all year round.. here’s Tom Pattinson to tell us more…
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6:51:
There are over six hundred species of birds on what is known as ‘the British list’ but now and then surprise new entries fly into view… and Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology has had an exciting week… thanks to a species of seabird related to the albatross.
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14:17: Song: … Oh to be singing by Shipcote and Friends from their new album Local Stars which is being launched in style this week with a ‘live’ gig… yes, it’s great to hear that they are indeed singing and playing again live!… For more details check out Shipcote and friends on Facebook.
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18:10: Tom’s taking a look at greenhouses this week and he’s got peaches and all sorts of amazing things in there to inspire us all to give greenhouse gardening a go…so how’s it looking in there Tom?
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23:52: Steve Lowe from the Northumberland Rivers Trust has been out and about at one of his pet projects looking at the historical ups and downs of the Cresswell Pele Tower and its environs and he has news of an exciting event this month.
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28:10: Things to be getting on with in the garden: Tom Pattinson
33:29: Outro: Carl:
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.
