The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes
A trip down the garden path and country lane with nature enthusiasts and gardeners chatting about the flowers and trees, and the birds and the bees and more.
The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes
Why do birds sing? Ospreys & garden safety.
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On today's show:
We’re joining an amazing project that has helped Ospreys return to Northumberland…
Tom Pattinson’s here full of sunshine enjoying some warm gardening while keeping an eye on hazards… his advice could save your life…
And... Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology is listening to birds and asking why do they sing?
Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P… All coming up on Nature Garden Podcast…. All coming up on The Weekending Show…
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On today's show:
We’re joining an amazing project that has helped Ospreys return to Northumberland…
Tom Pattinson’s here full of sunshine enjoying some warm gardening while keeping an eye on hazards… his advice could save your life…
And... Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology is listening to birds and asking why do they sing?
Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P… All coming up on Nature Garden Podcast…. All coming up on The Weekending Show…
Theme tune: Princess of the Ocean by Carl Cape Band featuring Steve Deegan, Carl Cape and Jamie Robb (fiddle).
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Carl intro to Tom P: 01:27
The warm weather has been a joy after a rather chilly May and it feels like it’s almost summer… the number of house martins this year is less than last, just one breeding pair on our windows – but that’s better than none, I guess.
Millions of us love gardening, newcomers are now aplenty post lockdown but newbies and veterans of the tool shed, pots and borders… beware.. Tom Pattinson is here with some health and safety advice that really can help save accidents…
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Carl intro to Katey Barke, Northumberland Wildlife Trust: 07:15
The story of the return of the osprey to Northumberland is one of the success stories of conservation and groups working together. From annihilation to the wonder of new breeding pairs and chicks, the last dozen or so years have been… quite something, here’s Katey Barke from the Northumberland Widlife Trust to tell us more about the return of the osprey to Kielder.
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Carl intro to Tom P: 13:28
It feels like summer and all is well in the world as the late spring summer breeze wafts the scents of the garden and countryside in through our windows but hang on… watch out, Tom’s about with his health and safety hat on and some advice we all need to listen to…
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Carl intro to Tom C: 19:35
Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology is checking out bird songs this week… and he’s been listening to some of the well known romantic tunes of our feathered friends… and at some of the songs that we may not know quite so well… so Tom, why do birds sing?
Carl intro to Tom P: 28:30
Here’s Tom with some things to be getting on with in the garden…
Theme outro >>>>
You’ve been listening to gardener, Tom Pattinson; birder, Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology; and Katey Barke from the Northumberland Widlife Trust. I’m Carl Stiansen and do check out our Twitter and Facebook page: The Nature Garden and we’ll be back soon and, in the meantime, enjoy your gardening and time outdoors with nature… bye for now.