All Hallows' Eve

An All Hallows’ Eve spectacular… Tom Pattinson reveals the science of autumn colours and how to grow your own pumpkins for next Halloween…. 

Tom Cadwallender is looking at the folklore of scary birds and the spooky superstitions inspired by owls and crows… 

And some ghostly goings on…. as Steve visits one of his favourite haunts… in search of the white lady of Cresswell…

Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P…

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

In this episode… it’s an autumnal and All Hallows’ Eve spectacular… Tom Pattinson reveals the science of autumn colours and how to grow your own pumpkins…. 

Tom Cadwallender is looking at the folklore of scary birds and the spooky superstitions inspired by owls and crows… 

And some ghostly goings on…. as Steve visits one of his favourite haunts… in search of the white lady of Cresswell…

Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P…

Carl: 00:01:28
When I was a lad… we carved a ‘Jack o’ Lantern’… a turnip bagie and went out Penny for Halloweening… there wasn’t a pumpkin in sight! But things change as do the clocks and as we adjust to darker nights… here’s Tom’s guide to neeps and pumpkins..

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Carl:  00:06:46  
And a timely intro to Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology’s who’s delving into the folklore and fairy tales of birds often associated with witches and spells… and superstitions…  watch out folks, this might get a bit SCARY!

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Carl: 00:13:15  
Tom’s celebrating the colours of autumn and how trees and shrubs change clothes and create the vibrant reds and golds that we love… and he’s making the most of death and decomposition in the garden… as the leaves fall to the ground.

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Carl: 00:18:57   
Now it’s time for… a ghost story… and please, it’s not for the faint hearted…  be prepared for a horrific tale that ends with some advice that you may or may not want to heed… here’s Steve Lowe and the spooks of Cresswell Pele Tower.

Carl: 00:24:55
Here’s Tom with some things to be getting on with in the garden…

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Carl:  00:30:36
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, 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. Spooky laughter... and music track fades (song: Gaia by the Carl Cape Band).