5 episodes

Sue Nelson and Alice Hope explore the numbers behind nature and pick apart the jargon and misinformation surrounding climate, the environment and biodiversity. Each month, they start with a number and investigate what it really means. From net zero to hedgerows, worms to water, Sue and Alice aren’t afraid to get their feet muddy in the quest for facts.

Producer: Rachael Buchanan

A Boffin Media production for the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Counting the Earth Counting the Earth

    • Science

Sue Nelson and Alice Hope explore the numbers behind nature and pick apart the jargon and misinformation surrounding climate, the environment and biodiversity. Each month, they start with a number and investigate what it really means. From net zero to hedgerows, worms to water, Sue and Alice aren’t afraid to get their feet muddy in the quest for facts.

Producer: Rachael Buchanan

A Boffin Media production for the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

    The secrets of the saltmarsh: 450

    The secrets of the saltmarsh: 450

    Sue and Alice explore these complex coastal ecosystems and discover their amazing benefits – from providing wildlife habitat to storing carbon.

    https://www.ceh.ac.uk/solutions/emerging-challenges/saltmarsh-blue-carbon

    Hosts: Sue Nelson and Alice Hope 

    Producer: Rachael Buchanan

    Counting the Earth is a Boffin Media Production for the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. 

    • 38 min
    Soil Superheroes: 50 trillion

    Soil Superheroes: 50 trillion

    Delve into the vital statistics of earthworms, as Alice and Sue uncover the unsung heroes of our soil.

    Worm resources
    Garden worm ID chart

    Earthworm Society UK diagram of worm habitats

    Hosts: Sue Nelson and Alice Hope 

    Producer: Rachael Buchanan

    Counting the Earth is a Boffin Media Production for the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. 

    • 33 min
    Nature for net zero: 0

    Nature for net zero: 0

    Sue and Alice visit Heartwood Forest and the Fens to explore how far nature-based solutions like planting trees and restoring peatlands can take us towards net zero.

    Hosts: Sue Nelson and Alice Hope 


    Producer: Rachael Buchanan

    Counting the Earth is a Boffin Media Production for the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. 

    • 34 min
    Hedgelife: 390,000

    Hedgelife: 390,000

    Sue and Alice poke around that great staple of the British countryside - the hedgerow - and discover a surprising variety of residents, from mice to molluscs.

    Hosts: Sue Nelson and Alice Hope 


    Producer: Rachael Buchanan


    Counting the Earth is a Boffin Media Production for the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. 

    • 26 min
    Coming soon...Counting the Earth

    Coming soon...Counting the Earth

    Sue Nelson and Alice Hope will explore the numbers behind nature and pick apart the jargon and misinformation surrounding climate, nature and biodiversity. Each month, they start with a number and investigate what it really means. From net zero to hedgerows, worms to water, Sue and Alice aren’t afraid to get their feet wet in the quest for facts.

    • 1 min

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