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
Frost & moths
We’re catching up with Tom Pattinson in the bleak mid-winter and he’s full of busy in and out of the garden…
Tom Cadwallender’s reflecting on the good and the bad as we move into a New Year of birding.
And we’ll be looking into the magical mystical world of moths, Dr Zoe Randall is here from Butterly Conservation to tell us how we can help them.
And there’s a chance to hear another sinister ‘Tale from the Hovel’ from the Alnwick Poison Garden…
Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P…
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Hello and welcome back to the Nature Garden for a one-off, mid-winter special… Come along with us as we take a canny wee wander down the garden path and country lane… with the birds and the bees, and the flowers and trees…
In this episode…
We’re catching up with Tom Pattinson in the bleak mid-winter… and he’s full of busy in and out of the garden…
Tom Cadwallender’s reflecting on the good and the bad as we move into a New Year of birding
And we’ll be looking into the magical mystical world of papilions du nuit… moths, Dr Zoe Randall is here from Butterly Conservation to tell us all about moths.
And there’s a chance to hear another sinister ‘Tale from the Hovel’ from the Alnwick Poison Garden…
Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P…
All coming up… on the Nature Garden Podcast….
Carl Stiansen: Hello… … Winter is well and truly here, and it’s a moment… one to reflect on things, to sit back and be toasty and… erm… well, hang on a minute…. Not quite… Wor Tom P’s putting his hat and gloves on and… he’s got some rather splendid seasonal ideas… out and about… in the garden.
Tom Pattinson: audio
Carl Stiansen: It’s been quite a time for our birds over the last twelve months and Tom Cadwallender’s taking a ramble along the Aln estuary and reflecting on the ups and the downs, and considering the current concerns… and the excitement ahead.
Tom Cadwallender: audio
There’s no stopping Tom P and a few frosty days are no deterrent… he’s doing a few hours in the garden… checking the hardy shrubs, and the apples and their fruit buds… and planning ahead.
Tom Pattinson: audio
Carl Stiansen: Moth numbers have been plummeting and it’s such a shame… Not only are they beautiful… they’re also incredibly important and Dr Zoë Randle from Butterfly Conservation is here to tell us how we can help moths at home...
Dr Zoë Randle: audio
Carl Stiansen: Dr Zoë Randle, Senior Surveys Officer, at Butterfly Conservation… and that hashtag again is: #mothsmatter…
Now…. it’s seems like a while since we last heard from John Knox at the Alnwick Poison Garden, so let’s hand over to John… for the latest instalment of ‘Tales from the Hovel.
John Knox: audio
Carl Stiansen: 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
Carl Stiansen: You’ve been listening to gardener, Tom Pattinson; birder, Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology, Dr Zoë Randle, Senior Surveys Officer, at Butterfly Conservation, and John Knox from the Alnwick Poison Garden.
I’m Carl Stiansen… thanks for listening and we’ll back on the radio and with the new season of podcasts in the spring… enjoy your gardening and time outdoors with nature, bye for now….