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… and it’s a chance to hear some great stories from the past and present…
In this episode…
Autumn’s well and truly arrived and Tom Pattinson’s enjoying the botanical fireworks and nature’s planting time…
During these stormy times… Tom Cadwallender’s keeping track of the amazing arrivals of seasonal birds and there are some wonderful surprises to watch out for…
Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P…
All coming up… on the Nature Garden Podcast….
00:00:00: Intro and Theme tune: Princess of the Ocean by Carl Cape Band featuring Steve Deegan, Carl Cape and Jamie Robb (fiddle).
00:02:15: Autumn's fireworks:
Carl: October’s All Hallows Eve into November brings a change in daylight and warmth and Tom’s here to tell us about the wonderful forces at work as autumn unwraps her amazing gifts in our gardens and countryside.
Tom Pattinson: audio
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00:07:39: Storms and migrations:
Carl : Easterly winds have been playing havoc in some of our communities as soggy storms hit the country… but the change in the weather signals a peak time for birdwatchers… here’s Tom Cadwallender, from the British Trust for Ornithology.
Tom Cadwallender: audio
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00:18:19: Nature’s planting time:
Carl : The kaleidoscope show of autumn’s colourful fireworks is well underway and the cycle of life continues as the leaves fall.. and Tom P is taking advantage of ‘nature’s planting time’…
Tom Pattinson: audio:
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00:24:01: Waxwings:
Carl : As Tom Cawallender mentioned earlier, some unexpected visitors are landing on the east coast and resting up in our gardens and fields… and the sighting of a particularly colourful crested visitor from Scandanavia and beyond is a cause for excitement…
Tom Cadwallender: audio
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00:28:19: Jobs for the week with Tom P:
Carl : And…to the sound of wor blackbird… Here’s Tom with some things to be getting on with in the garden…
Tom Pattinson: audio:
00:34:34: Outro: Carl: You’ve been listening to gardener, Tom Pattinson and birder, Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology. I’m Carl Stiansen… thanks for listening and enjoy your gardening and time outdoors with nature, bye for now.
