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
Dog days of summer
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It’s the height of summer for some crops in the garden and Tom Pattinson is as busy as a bee…
Steve Lowe is out and about looking for aliens as he goes in search of close encounters of the vegetative kind…
We’re out and about with Tom Cadwallender’s who has another episode in his ‘great places to see birds’ series…
Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P…
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00:00:00: Intro and Theme tune: Princess of the Ocean by Carl Cape Band featuring Steve Deegan, Carl Cape and Jamie Robb (fiddle):
Carl: voicer: Hello and welcome to the Nature Garden Podcast, with me, Carl Stiansen, and the Weekending Show Team from Lionheart Radio.
It’s a chance to take a wander down the garden path and country lane… with the birds and the bees and the flowers and trees… and an opportunity to hear stories from the past and present…
In this episode…
It’s the height of summer for some crops in the garden and Tom Pattinson is as busy as a bee…
Steve Lowe is out and about looking for aliens as he goes in search of close encounters of the vegetative kind…
We’re out and about with Tom Cadwallender’s who has another episode in his ‘great places to see birds’ series…
Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P…
All coming up on Nature Garden Podcast….
Bird song…..
00:01:28: Carl: voicer: The sun’s been shining here on Holy Island and the flowers and fruit and veg are looking fab... well, with a bit of help from the watering can.
And Tom Pattinson is here to delight us this week with all the warmth and beauty of the august garden…
Audio report: Tom Pattinson
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Bird song…..
00:08:20: Carl: voicer: Steve Lowe from the Northumberland Rivers Trust is out and about along the waterways this week… in search of troublesome invaders… and he has a note of caution… take heed folks!
Audio report: Steve Lowe
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00:18:45: Carl: voicer: Tom Cadwallender, from the British Trust for Ornithology, has been sending us reports on great places to see birds… and here he is with some more inspiration...
Audio report: Tom C
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00:26:35: Carl: voicer: Today we’re in the august garden with Tom where it’s buzzing with activity… Let’s see where he’s up to in his fabulous flowers and shrubs…
Audio report: Tom Pattinson
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Bird song…..
00:31:46: Carl: voicer:
The seasons are a strange thing in the world of birds and Tom Cadwallender’s been keeping an eye on the comings and goings of some of our summer and autumn species…
Audio report: Tom C
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00:41:43: Carl: voicer: Here’s Tom with some things to be getting on with in the garden…
Audio report: Tom Pattinson
00:46:52: Carl: voicer: You’ve been listening to gardener, Tom Pattinson; and birder, Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology; and Steve Lowe from The Northumberland Rivers Trust and Cresswell Pele Tower. I’m Carl Stiansen and, that’s it from us for the summer as we take a break for a few weeks. Don’t forget, you can listen back to our previous shows on the Nature Garden Podcast… that’s the Nature Garden Podcast… Enjoy your gardening and time outdoors with nature and see you in September. Bye for now.
Bird song…..