32 episodes
The Wildlife Garden Podcast The Wildlife Garden Podcast
-
- Leisure
-
-
5.0 • 84 Ratings
-
A monthly podcast on how to garden for wildlife right at home with top-tips, plant ideas and even a book club!
wildlifegardenpod.substack.com
-
Ep. 32 Interview: Dr Abigail Lowe and Windflower
This month we are thrilled to interview Dr Abigail Lowe, Community Science Officer at the Natural History Museum and an expert on plants and their pollinators. We also have a brief clip from the British Trust for Ornithology and a wildlife gardening correspondent too! If that’s not enough, we then look at a spring delight, the charming Windflower or Anemone nemorosa.
Help us keep the podcast running by making a donation! Every penny goes towards our running costs, and means there are no adverts or sponsors messages to listen to. We're grateful for any donations to PayPal.
Our Links
Find the podcast in your podcast app
The Wildlife Garden Podcast | Facebook
The Wildlife Garden Podcast (@thewildgdn) | Twitter
Ellie’s Wellies – Organic Gardening | Facebook
The Wild GDN | Youtube
Websites for Wildlife Gardeners
Sightings
Hairy-footed flower bee - Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Lacewings
Two-pronged Bristletails
Red Dead-Nettle
Greenfinch
Wildlife Garden Forum Symposium
All WLGF talks
Rob Jaques - Observing extreme weather events through weekly garden wildlife records
Dr Abigail Lowe
Nature Overheard Project
Urban Nature Project
Plants, pollinators and their interactions under global ecological change: The role of pollen DNA metabarcoding
Shifts in honeybee foraging reveal historical changes in floral resources
Using DNA metabarcoding to investigate honey bee foraging reveals limited flower use despite high floral availability
Seasonal progression and differences in major floral resource use by bees and hoverflies in a diverse horticultural and agricultural landscape revealed by DNA metabarcoding
Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa) (plantlife.org.uk)
Anemone nemorosa L. in BSBI Online Plant Atlas 2020
Bilberry bumblebee - Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Melanostoma mellinum | NatureSpot
Platycheirus discimanus | Flickr
The Fern | UKmoths
Endophytus anemones [Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae] in Leaf and stem mines of British flies and other insects (ukflymines.co.uk)
Flax Tortrix Cnephasia asseclana | UKmoths
Save The Trees Of Armarda Way
STRAW Plymouth (Save the TRees of Armada Way)
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wildlifegardenpod.substack.com -
Ep. 31 The Garden Jungle and Holly
Join us in our Garden Jungle with a fabulous book by Professor Dave Goulson. If that's not enough, we have brand new research from Professor Goulson's team on garden birds and we look at a fabulous tree for wildlife, the native Holly.
Keep the podcast running by making a donation! We're grateful for any donations to our PayPal
Watch us on Youtube The Wild GDN
Then, sign up to our NEWSLETTER for all future updates and podcast meetups
And follow us on Facebook or Twitter too, if you are so inclined!
CLICK HERE FOR SHOWNOTES
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wildlifegardenpod.substack.com -
Ep. 30 A Riotous Rainbow of Winter Colour
Gardens should be full of flower all year round! In this episode we prove you can have every colour of the rainbow brightening your garden this winter. Then pucker up for our Native Plant of the Month: Mistletoe.
Keep the podcast running by making a donation! We're grateful for any donations to our PayPal
Watch us on Youtube The Wild GDN
And follow us on Facebook or Twitter too, if you are so inclined!
CLICK HERE FOR SHOWNOTES
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wildlifegardenpod.substack.com -
Ep. 29 The Deadwood is ALIVE! With Silver Birch
It's sometimes said that wood is most alive when it is dead. In this episode we delve deep into the rotten world of deadwood and discover the fascinating range of creatures that rely on it. We then pick one tree in particular, the stunning Silver Birch for our 'Native Plant of the Month'.
Keep the podcast running by making a donation. Every penny goes towards our running costs and means there are no adverts or sponsors messages to listen to. We're grateful for any donations to our PayPal.
CLICK HERE FOR SHOWNOTES
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wildlifegardenpod.substack.com -
Ep. 28 Should we Rewild our Gardens? Plus...the Hart’s Tongue
A big question many wildlife gardeners may have asked themselves...should we Rewild our gardens? After a chat about our opinion, we get 'fernatical' about the Hart's Tongue, the first fern as part of our native plant of the month!
Help us keep the podcast running by making a donation! Every penny goes towards our running costs and means there are no adverts or sponsors messages to listen to. We're grateful for any donations to our PayPal
Watch us on Youtube The Wild GDN
Follow us on Facebook or Twitter too, if you are so inclined!
CLICK HERE FOR SHOWNOTES
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wildlifegardenpod.substack.com -
Ep 27. A Festival of Fruit with the Humble Hawthorne
In this episode we ask...what is fruit? And what fruits are good for wildlife? Then, as our native plant of the month, we take on the thorny yet fruity staple of the British garden and countryside, the humble Hawthorn.
Help us keep the podcast running by making a donation! Every penny goes towards our running costs and means there are no adverts or sponsors messages to listen to. We're grateful for any donations to our PayPal
Watch us on Youtube The Wild GDN
Follow us on Facebook or Twitter too, if you are so inclined!
CLICK HERE FOR SHOWNOTES
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wildlifegardenpod.substack.com
Customer Reviews
An aural garden haven
This is truly a gem amongst podcasts. Ellie and Ben have created a podcast that is informative, relaxing, inspiring and soul warming all at the same time. Their love of gardening and wildlife shine through and deliver information that would be complex elsewhere in a truly accessible way for everyone. Sit down, get comfy and let this podcast immerse your soul. You’ll love it!
My favourite podcast
Thank you Ellie & Ben.
I love your podcast. Always interesting. You’ve got the mix right for me, science, inspiration and friendly. I look forward to every episode.
So surprised to hear that people switch off for native plant of the week - that’s my favourite bit!
What a fantastic show! 🌼🌱🌺🌱🌳🐜🪺🦉🐇🦔🦡🦊🦋🐝🐸
I have recently found this podcast and it’s fantastic. I binged listened over last weekend and am now super keen for the next episode. I love the way Ellie and Ben do all the hard work for us to research each topic they focus on. It’s ‘fruity’ research too, so not dry and boring . They share lots of fascinating facts crossing literature, botany, entomology, ecology, history, environmental facts and gardening. I’ve learnt so much from listening. The interviews with specialists are great and the production quality of the podcast is superb. Ellie and Ben are SO enthusiastic and have a wonderful dynamic which makes this show really engaging and interesting to listen to. I thoroughly recommend it! Oh, and the music is very well chosen. 😊
Top Podcasts In Leisure
You Might Also Like