Hello and welcome to the Nature Garden podcast with me, Carl Stiansen, and the Weekending Show Team from Lionheart Radio. Come along with us as we take a bonny wee wander along nature paths, shorelines, river banks, through woods and wetlands, parks and gardens... and a chance to hear some great music and Northumbrian stories…
On today's show…
The holly and the ivy… and folklore and mistletoe with Tom Pattinson …
Tom Cadwallender’s charting the rise in popularity at Christmas of robins and turkeys.
And Steve Lowe’s on a nature stroll in North Northumberland
Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P…
All coming up on Nature Garden Podcast….
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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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Carl: 00:01:19: It’s been quite a transition to winter here in Northumberland when Storm Arwen reminded us of the power of mother nature… Despite all our modern gadgets, many of us were without power and struggling to keep warm. It all seemed very much like the olden days. And looking back to ancient times, we know that societies have found ways to make winter brighter and Tom’s doing the same while… grappling with the loss of berries … oh oh!
Tom Pattinson:
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Carl: 00:07:26
Christmas is a time for birds to take centre stage on decorations and cards … and dinner tables for some… and Tom Cadwallander from the British Trust for Ornithology is looking at the festive roots of the robin and turkey.
Tom Cadwallander:
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Carl: 00:14:46
And… If you’re feeling Christmassy and fancy growing a holly and some ivy, you might be surprised at the number of varieties. So let’s join Tom who’s been looking at some of the options and who’s waiting patiently under the mistletoe to tell us more.
Tom Pattinson:
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Carl: 00:20:32
Steve Lowe from the Northumberland Rivers Trust has been out and about enjoying some early winter walks and observing how nature is recovering after the storms that hit us as autumn departed with an almighty bang…
Steve:
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Carl: 00:27:17
Here’s Tom with some things to be getting on with in the garden
Tom Pattinson:
Carl: 00:32:50
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… and we all wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year… bye for now.
