Intro and Theme tune: Princess of the Ocean by Carl Cape Band featuring Steve Deegan, Carl Cape and Jamie Robb (fiddle).

Carl Stiansen:  Hello and welcome to the Nature Garden Podcast, with me, Carl Stiansen, and the Weekending Show Team from Lionheart Radio. 

Thanks for joining us on a canny wee wander down the garden path and country lane, with the birds and the bees, and the flowers and trees..

In this episode… 

It's that time of the year known as ‘Nature’s planting time’ and Tom Pattinson’s here with lots of exciting options for reinvigorating your garden. 

Tom Cadwallender’s been observing the changes in his crab apple tree and its attractiveness to birds and he’s been along the Aln estuary enjoying the sound of golden plovers. 

And, we’ve got some top tips for the garden from Tom P.

All coming up… on the Nature Garden Podcast….

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Carl Stiansen:  We’re well into November now and the leaves have turned Northumberland into an autumnal  kaleidoscope. Tom Pattinson’s here with some tips to take advantage of Nature’s planting time and to get a flying start for next year.

Tom Pattinson: audio

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Carl Stiansen:  Crab apple trees are great for gardens of all sizes and Tom Cadwallender’s been watching the birds who’ve been filling their boots; it’s a sort of sad-glad report this one, so howay Tom, what’s been going on?

Tom Cadwallender: audio

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Carl Stiansen:  Tom Pattinson’s singing the praises of the garden centre and smile-giving seasonal plants like the euphorbia and cyclamen.

Tom Pattinson: audio

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Carl Stiansen: Now, for some lovely bird sounds, let’s join Tom Cadwallender who’s perched on his favourite seat watching the gorgeous flocks of golden plover arrivals…

Tom Cadwallender: audio

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Carl Stiansen:  And so… to the sound of wor blackbird… here’s Tom with some things to be getting on with in the garden…

Tom Pattinson: audio: Jobs for the Week 

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Carl Stiansen:  You’ve been listening to gardener, Tom Pattinson; and birder, Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology…. Don’t forget, you can listen back to all of our previous programmes via the Nature Garden Podcast. I’m Carl Stiansen… thanks for listening… and enjoy your gardening and time outdoors with nature, bye for now….