SustainabiliTREE Mascarandy Media

Welcome to SustainabiliTREE, a new podcast that explores all things trees and woodlands, with a specific focus on the issue of plastics within the forestry sector.

In each episode, we’ll be looking at a variety of topics around this theme, including woodland creation, funding streams, plastic pollution, deer, soils, ecology and so much more!

Episode 1 looks at why we plant trees whilst podcast host Katie puts her co-host, Mike, on the spot with a tricky tree fact quiz.

Episode Notes:

0:35 Introductions

1:56 Why SustainabiliTREE

5:02 Katie’s magic hat…

7:20 Why do we plant trees?

The UK is the third largest importer of timber

Coppicing

15:18 Ash Dieback and Deadwood

16:44 UK Forestry Standard (UKFS)

17:30 Natural Regeneration

England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO)

20:40 Tree Fact Quiz!

25:10 All the gear…

27:50 The next podcast…

28:20 Plot That Plastic

29:55 Parish Notices

Forest Plastics Working Group Case Studies

Reducing the Use of Plastic in Amenity and Woodland Planting



SustainabiliTREE is a Mascarandy Media production. You can contact the team at mike@mascarandymedia.com

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Podcast logo by Ryan Collins t/a Wild Whenever.

Why isn't caving more mainstream? What makes a caver and why are the media so down on us.



I make no excuses for the fact I'm a caver and love being underground. But why do we do it? In this free ranging chat I spoke to Jack Overhill who is the training officer at the Red Rose Caving and Pothole Club as well as being a volunteer for Cave Rescue.



Jack takes people underground for a living and has also worked with those with special needs.



We chat about all things to do with adventure tourism and also speak about the cave rescue that took place in Brecon recently.



This is a cracking chat, I'm sure you'll agree!

Hear my chat with author John D Burns for his Outside In Podcast.

Recently, I got together with the author of Sky Dance, The Last Hillwalker and Bothy Tales to talk about creativity in lockdown, how I got into writing and my thoughts on the future of the Yorkshire Dales and its uplands.

I don't get chance to chat to a fellow scribe often so it was great opportunity to talk about books and the outdoors - as well as woodland creation and a bit of caving too.

The tenth edition of the Mascarandy Meanders podcast looks at the tricky world of anxiety and the outdoors…

It is a follow up to this blog.

Feel free to get in touch on what you hear – mike@mascarandymedia.com

You can support this free podcast by leaving a tip here.

Remember to subscribe and leave a review too – it really helps more people become more aware of the Mascarandy Meanders!

Music: Many thanks to Jason Shaw for the use of ‘Running Waters’.

The ninth edition of the Mascarandy Meanders podcast asks for your help! What do you want to hear on the podcast? Also, news on new projects and lockdown blues.

Feel free to get in touch on what you hear – mike@mascarandymedia.com

You can support this free podcast by leaving a tip here.

Remember to subscribe and leave a review too – it really helps more people become more aware of the Mascarandy Meanders!

Music: Many thanks to Jason Shaw for the use of ‘Running Waters’.

The eighth edition of the Mascarandy Meanders podcast provides a little update at what has been happening at Mascarandy Towers during lockdown, and how the time hasn't exactly helped the creative process.



Feel free to get in touch on what you hear and make suggestions: mike@mascarandymedia.com



You can support this free podcast by leaving a tip at https://ko-fi.com/mascarandy



Remember to subscribe and leave a review too - it really helps more people become more aware of the Mascarandy Meanders!



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Many thanks to Jason Shaw for the use of 'Running Waters'. http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/