The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes
A trip down the garden path and country lane with nature enthusiasts and gardeners chatting about the flowers and trees, and the birds and the bees and more.
The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes
Nature's planting time
In this episode…
We’re enjoying Nature’s planting time and chi energy…with Tom Pattinson…
Tall tales, gunge and fox poo remedies and history brought to life at the Cresswell Pele Tower…
And Tom Cadwallender looks into the names of geese and their wonderful wanderlust…
Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P…
All coming up on Nature Garden Podcast….
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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…
We’re enjoying Nature’s planting time and chi energy…with Tom Pattinson…
Tall tales, gunge and fox poo remedies and history brought to life at the Cresswell Pele Tower…
And Tom Cadwallender looks into the names of geese and their wonderful wanderlust…
Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P…
All coming up on Nature Garden Podcast….
00:01:28: Nature's planting time #1: Carl
It might be getting cooler here in Northumberland as late autumn rides in on a gale or two but it can be a great time for planting. Tom Pattinson’s here to tell us more…
Tom P: audio report:
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00:06:54: Geese: Carl: As the great bird changeover time settles down in Northumberland, Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology’s taking a closer look at the diversity of our magnificent geese and their names, honks and their epic travels…
Tom Cadwallender: audio report
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00:17:08: Nature's planting time #2: Carl: Tom Pattinson’s busy planting and enjoying the late autumn aka natures planting time… and fruit trees, plants and bulbs are all possibilities but watch out for frost!
Tom P: audio report:
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00:22:28: Tudor tales from the Pele Tower: Carl: Volunteers make the world go round in so many ways and when you marry up our voluntary efforts with an amazing project… well the results can be awesome… Steve Lowe’s been catching up with some of the crew at the Cresswell Pele Tower…
Stev Lowe: audio report
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00:27:14: Pallid swifts: Carl: Swifts are commonly associated with high summer so it may seem a little odd to see one now and that’s just what I thought the other day… overlooking the sea to the mainland… when I saw one… Tom Cadwallender’s on the trail of the latest autumnal visitor...
Tom Cadwallender: audio report:
00:30:15: Jobs for the week with Tom P: Carl: And… to the sound of wor blackbird… Here’s Tom with some things to be getting on with in the garden…
00:35:24: Outro: Carl: You’ve been listening to gardener, Tom Pattinson; and 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.