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
Autumn's arrival
As we say farewell to September… Tom Pattinson’s reflecting on a patchy but canny spring summer of flowers and crops… and the joys of soft and top fruits… and growing tetties for Christmas!
Tom Cadwallender’s full of good news about the breeding season… and he’s following migrations and keeping tabs on crossbills…
And we’ll be looking at the results of this year’s Big Butterfly Count, Dr Zoe Randle from Butterfly Conservation is here to tell us more…
And we’ve got some top tips for the garden from Tom P…
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Intro and Theme tune: Princess of the Ocean by Carl Cape Band featuring Steve Deegan, Carl Cape and Jamie Robb (fiddle).
Hello and welcome back to the Nature Garden Podcast, with me, Carl Stiansen, and the Weekending Show Team from Lionheart Radio.
Thanks for joining us on a canny wee wander down the garden path and country lane… with the birds and the bees, and the flowers and trees… and it’s a chance to hear some great stories from the past and present…
In this episode…
As we say farewell to September… Tom Pattinson’s reflecting on a patchy but canny spring summer of flowers and crops… and the joys of soft and top fruits… and growing tetties for Christmas!
Tom Cadwallender’s full of good news about the breeding season… and he’s following migrations and keeping tabs on crossbills…
And we’ll be looking at the results of this year’s Big Butterfly Count, Dr Zoe Randle from Butterfly Conservation is here to tell us more…
Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P...
All coming up… on the Nature Garden Podcast….
Carl Stiansen: Hello and a very merry autumn to you… Tom Pattinson’s a busy chap at the best of times but he’s taking time this week… to reflect on the ups and downs of the spring sowing and summertime growing… hello Tom, how’s it gannin?
Tom Pattinson: audio
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Carl Stiansen: It's been a bit of a strange summer weather-wise and it’s sad to see it go, but wor Tom Cadwallender’s here with some good news on terns and kittiwakes… things seem to be on the up… on the Northumberland coast… Welcome back Tom!
Tom Cadwallender: audio
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Fruit is one of the joys of the kitchen and puddings, and snacks and packed lunches… and Tom’s got some great ideas for growing your own…
Tom Pattinson: audio
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Carl Stiansen: The inclement weather has been challenging to us all and also to our flora and fauna….I was trying to count butterflies during the recent Big Butterfly Count and found just one cabbage white… so… how are our butterflies faring? Here’s Dr Zoe Randle, Senior Surveys Officer, Butterfly Conservation …. Hello Zoe...
Dr Zoe Randall, Senior Surveys Officer, Butterfly Conservation: audio
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Carl Stiansen: Crossbills are enigmatic birds with a unique look and Tom Cadwallender’s looking out for them… and keeping a log…. in the cones and conifers of Northumberland…
Tom Cadwallender: audio
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Carl: And so… to the sound of wor blackbird… Here’s Tom with some things to be getting on with in the garden…
Tom Pattinson: audio: Jobs for the Week
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Outro: Carl Stiansen: You’ve been listening to gardener, Tom Pattinson; birder, Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology… and Dr Zoe Randle… from Butterfly Conservation…
Don’t forget, you can listen back to all of our previous programmes via@ the Nature Garden Podcast…
I’m Carl Stiansen… thanks for listening and enjoy your gardening and time outdoors with nature, bye for now….