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Do London Differently by London National Park City
Do London Differently is a podcast series hosted by London National Park City Ranger Emily Langston and produced by Michael Shilling.
Have have relaunched in 2025 with a new format - sharing how Londoners are making the city Greener, Healthier and Wilder.
Episodes
40 episodes
RSPB Croydon birdwatching walk in Happy Valley and Farthing Downs
Ranger Emily joins members of RSPB Croydon for a birdwatching walk in Happy Valley and Farthing Downs in South Croydon. We spot and hear a whole range of birds, including redwings, gold crests, kites, and long-tailed tits, and learn about w...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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17:58
Is Paris really a benchmark for cycling?
Is Paris really a benchmark for cycling?At the end of last year I joined MPs, peers and cycling leaders on an All Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking day trip to Paris. I wasn’t there as a lobbyist, or as London National P...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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19:47
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What if we de-paved our front gardens?
In this episode, London National Park City Ranger Nancy Turner shares the story of how Heston Action Group grew from simple litter picks into a thriving community garden and a wider movement to “green the grey”.Nancy talks ...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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8:32
What if your 2026 resolution was swapping scrolling for strolling?
In this New Year episode we’re taking a quick look back at what’s been happening across London National Park City in 2025, from £80,000 redistributed through 112 community projects to a Ranger community now 160+ strong, The...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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20:39
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What if every family had a place to learn, play, and belong in nature?
Paula Harvey is building something rare in North London: a permanent outdoor learning and wellbeing space where every family can belong, including SEND families who are too often split apart by inaccessible provision. Through U...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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15:26
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Sip, Scratch and Sculpt, the expanded arts of making contact with nature.
Recorded live at This is Nature+ at Camley Street Natural Park, this episode brings together London National Park City Ranger Becky Lyon and Imogen Malpas (founder of climate-conscious clubbing collective Club SOL) to explo...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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31:49
Moja Collective - nature, mindfulness and building community outdoors with Shukura Babirye
Recorded live at Camley Street Nature Park, in collaboration with Open Area.Moja Collective founder Shukura Babirye sits down with Ijaz Kato for a warm, honest conversation about how an Instagram page celebrat...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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29:11
Money Trees, Cyber Gardens and Ecological Citizens
What if your phone could help you care for the trees on your street, not just scroll past themIn this live conversation – recorded in collaboration with Open Area at Camley Street Nature Park in October 2025 – artist Rachy McEwan and te...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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39:24
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Coulsdon Station Pocket Park
We visited a new pocket park carved out from the Coulsdon South station car park, created to tempt the local cycling group (and everyone else) away from the tarmac and into a greener, friendlier meeting place. What started as “somewhere nicer t...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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20:41
Inclusivity Listening Project interview with The East London Waterworks Park
Community voices shaping a new kind of park in East LondonAt the launch of The Listening Project report, we spoke with volunteers and directors from East London Waterworks Park about what four years of paid listening...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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25:35
Cultivate Colindale - The new home for Wayward Plants
Recorded on-site at Cultivate Colindale with Heather Ring and Thomas Kendall of Wayward—in partnership with Energy Garden—transforming 4,000 m² beside Heybourne Park into a meanwhile destination for sustainabi...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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10:52
The Walking Lord Mayor: Footways in conversation with Cllr Paul Dimoldenberg
Emma Griffin (co-founder of Footways London) sits down with the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Cllr Paul Dimoldenberg, to explore why walking is the best way to experience the city from side-road zebras and dropped kerbs to blue plaqu...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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28:10
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The Shade Revolution: Growing Street Tree Cover in London
Recorded live at the London National Park City Visitor Centre (80 Mortimer Street), host Michael Shilling speaks with Oli Back, Head of Operations at
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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52:15
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The London Fungi Festival - preview show
Underground Connections: London Fungi Festival (4–12 Oct 2025)Artist–educator Poppy Flint and Lex from Fat Fox Mushrooms join Do London Differently to reveal how art, sound and science come together f...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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30:39
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The Walking Cure with Annabel Abbs (aka Annabel Streets)
What if walking was more than just a way to get from A to B? In this episode of Do London Differently, author Annabel Abbs (also writing as Annabel Streets) shares the powerful benefits of walking for health, wel...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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22:00
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World of the Wandle - Morden Hall Park
In this episode, host Emily Langston heads to Morden Hall Park in South London, one of the National Trust’s lesser-known gems, to explore how history, ecology, and art come together in a unique creative project.Our guest is textile artis...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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44:30
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Green Streets: How a Croydon Community Transformed Their Neighbourhood
When Andrea Perry first looked at the neglected green patch near her home in Addiscombe, Croydon, it was a no-go zone nicknamed “Dog Poo Park” — littered with syringes, broken glass, and rubbish. Few dared to step inside.Fast fo...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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54:13
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Walking, Wildlife and Land Justice: Dr. Bushra Schuitemaker
Programme Manager Rochelle Shanthakumar talks to Dr. Bushra Schuitemaker about everything from chickens and kayaking in Norfolk to community-led science and Racial and Ethnic Equality and Diversity in EcologyWhat do c...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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1:12:30
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London Assembly Environment Committee
What does it take to transform a city? Sometimes it starts with something small, a compost system, a shared idea, a community walk to reimagine our grey spaces as green. That’s what was heard loud and clear at the recent London Assembly Environ...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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23:25
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Stuart Goldsmith at The Phoenix Garden Covent Garden with Louise Gates
Welcome back to another joyful ramble through London’s green and surprising spaces! In this very special episode of the Do London Differently podcast, co-host Emily Langston is joined by two fantastic guests: climate comedian Stuart...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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Dan Raven-Ellison on Rewilding Cities, Walking Movements & Slow Ways
In this episode of Do London Differently, Michael Shilling sits down with explorer, geographer and campaigner Dan Raven-Ellison - the visionary behind London National Park City and the Slow Ways walking network.Dan shares how a simple q...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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34:02
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Hopeful Geography - Kate Stockings teacher resources
Our Director Mark Cridge interviews Kate Stockings – Trust Lead for Geography at Future Academies and London National Park City Ranger.We have recently launched a ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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14:50
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RHS Hampton Court Festival - Froglife
For the first time London National Park City will be showcasing a garden visioned by Rangers and brought to life by celebrated landscape designer Yoni Carnice and contractors Cultivate London and
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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14:36
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