45 Best UK Wildlife & Nature Podcasts

1. BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Podcast

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Join the team from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine as we share lively conversation about all things gardening. We'll be exploring growing for health and for wildlife, success with homegrown food and flowers, making a thriving garden for you and your family to enjoy, plus how to green up your indoors, and much more. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or are just setting out on your growing journey, we promise you an enjoyable and useful escape into gardening with every episode.MORE Producer/Network Immediate Media
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 535.2KTwitter 122.3KInstagram 511K Avg Length 27 min Get Email Contact Get Influential Podcasters ContactsGet access to 100k active Podcasters, Influencers in 1500 niche categories.Get targeted media contact list in your niche at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the categories of Podcasters you want to reach out for your marketing campaign at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share active Podcasters list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Ramblings

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Clare Balding joins notable and interesting people for a walk through the countryside.
Host Clare Balding
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 1.2MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 180.3K Avg Length 25 min Since Sep 2002 Get Email Contact

3. Open Country

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Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles
Hosts Helen Mark, Martha Kearney
Producer/Network BBC Radio 4
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 1.2MTwitter 512.1KInstagram 180.3K Avg Length 25 min Since Sep 2010 Get Email Contact

4. Natural Wanders - The Plodcast.

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Natural Wanders is a Plodcast that gets you outside to connect with people and nature. In each episode, Mandi Stark is joined for a chat by a guest wanderer from the worlds of TV, film, wildlife, or conservation as they take an exploratory plod around a wild place they love.MORE Host Mandi Stark
Producer/Network Mandi Stark
Email ****@thebiglight.com
Apple Rating 5/5Instagram 1K Avg Length 5030 min Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

5. The Knepp Wildland Podcast

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Join Knepp ecologist, Penny Green, and experience some of the wildlife wonders encountered, the secrets uncovered, and the remarkable people who are part of the Knepp Wildland Project.
Host Penny Green
Producer/Network Penny Green
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 3Twitter 10.8K Avg Length 37 min Since May 2020 Get Email Contact

6. BatChat

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Trustee and ecologist Steve Roe talk to the experts as well as local heroes to bring you the stories from the bat conservation movement. Designed for both Bat Conservation Trust members and the wider bat conservation community, Series 2 had episodes released every second Wednesday from autumn 2020 all the way through to the spring of 2021.MORE Email ****@bats.org.uk
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 127.9KTwitter 55.1KInstagram 33.6K Avg Length 32 min Since Oct 2019 Get Email Contact

7. Tree Lady Talks

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The Tree Lady, Sharon Durdant-Hollamby, Vice-President of the Institute of Chartered Foresters. talks all things trees, nature, and well-being to fascinating people from all walks of life.
Producer/Network The Tree Lady, Sharon Durdant-Hollamby
Email ****@sharonhosegoodassociates.co.uk
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 192Twitter 1.3K Avg Length 48 min Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact

8. Nature's a Hoot

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This is the wildlife podcast brought to you by the Hawk Conservancy Trust. In each episode, we'll talk about all things 'nature' from beetles and butterflies to badgers, bats, and barns owls! Learn more about vital conservation projects, and pick up some helpful tips on what we can all do to help the wildlife we find in our back gardens and beyond.MORE Host Tom Morath
Producer/Network Hawk Conservancy Trust
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 46.1KTwitter 11.5KInstagram 21.3K Avg Length 24 min Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact

9. The Casual Birder Podcast

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The Casual Birder is a weekly podcast for people who are interested in wild birds. Suzy talks about bird-watching experiences, describes featured birds, and shares feedback from listeners.
Host Suzy Buttress
Producer/Network Suzy Buttress
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 583Twitter 2.8KInstagram 1.3K Avg Length 33 min Since Nov 2017 Video Podcast YouTube
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10. Horticulture Week Podcast

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Welcome to the Horticulture Week Podcast where we bring you news and views on the most important topics of the day for UK horticulture professionals. For more visit https://www.hortweek.co.uk/podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Producer/Network HortWeek
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 4.4KTwitter 33.4K Avg Length 22 min Get Email Contact

11. The Wild Episode

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A Collection of Wonders, Curiosities and Occasionally Horrors from the Animal Kingdom. Zoology, natural history, and sometimes human history too. Amazing stories about amazing wildlife.
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 437Twitter 153 Avg Length 33 min Since Feb 2018 Get Email Contact

12. UK Wildlife

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Neil Phillips author of UK Wildlife is an Environmental Educator, Wildlife Photographer Naturalist. Read about UK wildlife News, photos, links, and posts from his blog.
Hosts Neil Phillips, Victoria Hillman
Producer/Network Neil Phillips + Victoria Hillman
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 7K Avg Length 26 min Since Nov 2019 Get Email Contact

13. Into The Wild

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A weekly podcast series dedicated to wildlife & nature where host Ryan Dalton chats to experts in the field of natural science. Discussing everything from facts of individual species to more complex conservation topics. You need to look no further for your wildlife updates. Also featuring a monthly side series about plants, trees & fungi called into The Foliage with co-host Janet GarnerMORE Producer/Network Ryan Dalton & Nadia Shaikh
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Apple Rating 3/5Twitter 3.1K Avg Length 43 min Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

14. The Nature Garden

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A trip down the garden and country lane with nature enthusiasts and gardeners chatting about the flowers and trees, and birds and bees and more.
Hosts Tom Pattinson, Steve Lowe, Tom Cadwallender
Producer/Network The Weekending Show
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Apple Rating 4.8/5 Avg Length 41 min Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

15. Woodland Walks

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Welcome to the debut season of the Woodland Trust podcast, Woodland Walks. We'll be exploring some of the greatest woods, forests, and sites in the Woodland Trust estate. Join our host, Adam Shaw, as we discover the stories and characters that make each of our woods so very special. Well explore awe-inspiring ancient woodland and get lost together in the rich habitats that support our native wildlife. We'll meet the site managers and the magnificent volunteers who protect woods and plant trees.MORE Producer/Network Woodland Walks - The Woodland Trust Podcast
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Apple Rating 3.7/5Facebook 564.1KTwitter 277.1K Avg Length 32 min Since May 2019 Get Email Contact

16. Big Cat Conversations

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The People's Podcast on Big Cat encounters in Britain. In each episode Rick Minter discusses big cat sightings with different witnesses, finding out what they saw or sensed, how they felt, and how these cases fit a bigger picture.MORE Host Rick Minter
Producer/Network Rick Minter
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 76 min Since Aug 2019 Get Email Contact

17. Nature Tripping

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Jo and Cathy go out to immerse themselves in the sights and sounds of nature at various locations around the British Isles. Join them as they chat about the wildlife around them and listen in to their surroundings.MORE Host Jo Kennedy
Producer/Network Jo Kennedy and Cathy Shaw
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 488 Avg Length 48 min Since Nov 2019 Get Email Contact

18. Outdoor Lives by Mike Raine

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A podcast for hillwalkers and climbers about the people we share the hills with. Get to know some of the other users, managers, and owners of our uplands. Meet characters and personalities who live Outdoor Lives. This podcast is aimed at informing mountain leaders, hill and moorland leaders and mountaineering instructors, but it's hoped anyone who climbs or walks in the hills of the UK and Ireland might be interested too.MORE Host Mike Raine
Producer/Network Mike Raine
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Facebook 4.1KTwitter 2.7KInstagram 2K Avg Length 45 min Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

19. The Bearded Tit's Podcast

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The Podcast for nature nuts from wildlife cameraman Jack Perks. Jack interviews presenters, artists, scientists, and conservationists giving a light-hearted look into their specialisms, stories, and backgrounds seeing what drives people to become so utterly fascinated by the natural world.MORE Producer/Network Jack Perks
Email ****@hotmail.co.uk
Apple Rating 3.3/5Facebook 1KTwitter 711Instagram 162.2K Avg Length 38 min Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

20. The Lodge Cast

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A brand new podcast brought to you by Beaver Trust as we start to welcome beavers back to our rivers and explore the state of nature in the UK. Hosted by Sophie Pavelle and Eva Bishop. Produced and edited by Emma Brisdion.MORE Hosts Eva Bishop, Sophie Pavelle
Producer/Network Beaver Trust
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 6.7KTwitter 12.3K Avg Length 46 min Get Email Contact

21. Talk of the Thames

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Listen to relaxed and insightful conversations about the tidal Thames, including history, riverside development, environmental issues, and wildlife. Hosted by Eve Sanders.
Producer/Network Thames Estuary Partnership
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Facebook 405Twitter 2.3KInstagram 1.1K Avg Length 47 min Since May 2020 Get Email Contact

22. The Garden Podcast

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A peek behind the scenes at The Garden magazine with exclusive interviews, gardening advice, and more. Come behind the scenes with editor Chris Young as we meet the people behind the stories and articles featured in the UK's biggest gardening magazine, The Garden. Each month we'll be delving a little deeper into a range of horticultural topics, meeting garden designers, wildlife experts, nurserymen and women, and other luminaries of the gardening world.MORE Host Chris Young
Producer/Network Royal Horticultural Society
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 433.1KTwitter 204.7KInstagram 305.5K Avg Length 27 min Get Email Contact

23. Call Of The Wild

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Discover how choices around food, lifestyle, and money impact our environment, and learn how using your voice and holding our leaders to account can make a difference. We want to empower our listeners to take action and make a positive change. That's why we invite you to rate our podcast five stars, leave a review, and join the conversation. The Wild is calling. It's time to act.MORE Producer/Network WWF
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 799.5KTwitter 247.2KInstagram 364.3K Avg Length 28 min Get Email Contact

24. Trees A Crowd

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Ever wondered what happens when you fill a cello with bees? Or how robins have successfully colonized the outer reaches of our universe? Or why the world is destined to be populated purely by female turtles? This podcast celebrates nature and the stories of those who care deeply for it. Join artist, actor, and Woodland Trust ambassador David Oakes, for a series of informal, relaxed conversations with artists, scientists, creatives, and environmentalists as they celebrate the beauty of the natural world and how it inspires us as human beings.MORE Host David Oakes
Producer/Network David Oakes
Email ****@treesacrowd.fm
Apple Rating 4.9/5Twitter 2.9KInstagram 1.7K Avg Length 53 min Since Feb 2019 Get Email Contact

25. The Wildlife Explorer

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Welcome to The Wildlife Explorer, a podcast by Essex Wildlife Trust, where we aim to inspire you with our work to protect the wildlife and wild places of Essex and what you can do to help wildlife wherever you live. Whether you're tuning in from Essex or Outer Mongolia, join us for a show full of fun facts, interviews with our experts and special guests, and top tips to help wildlife thrive.MORE Producer/Network Essex Wildlife Trust
Email ****@essexwt.org.uk
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 30.7KTwitter 17.7KInstagram 22.4K Avg Length 33 min Since Dec 2020 Get Email Contact

26. The Call Of Nature

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A grassroots Nature podcast for everyday people. Hear our sounds and stories of UK wildlife, then come on the show and tell us yours!
Producer/Network The Call of Nature
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 830Twitter 212Instagram 1.5K Avg Length 34 min Since May 2020 Get Email Contact

27. Grubbing In The Filth

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If it lacks a backbone, we're interested. In this podcast, we are exploring the world of invertebrates, discovering the amazing lives they lead, and thinking carefully about our relationships with these much-maligned creatures. With the help of experts, we are lifting stones, peering into the water, and grubbing in the filth.MORE Producer/Network Grubbing In The Filth
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 640Instagram 304 Avg Length 63 min Since Nov 2020 Get Email Contact

28. Living Beeing

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Through an awe-inspiring audio journey, this podcast series brings to life the love of bees. It lifts the lid on a world of fascinating behaviors and wondrous endeavors. Who knew, for example, that to produce a pound of honey, a colony of honeybees must visit 2 million flowers? Or that a bumblebee with a full stomach is only ever 40 minutes away from starvation! We talk to people who are passionate about bees, from entomologists to botanists, scientists, beekeepers, honey experts, historians, artists, and API-therapists.MORE Producer/Network livingbeeing
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 607Twitter 338 Avg Length 55 min Since Jun 2020 Get Email Contact

29. Get Birding

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Get Birding is a podcast to help everyone, anywhere, discover more about the birds on our doorsteps. Hosted by 18-year-old ornithologist and conservationist Dr. Mya-Rose Craig, this entertaining, cross-generational series is aimed at beginners, families, and diverse audiences living in both cities and countryside making birdwatching accessible to all through unique, inspired voices. MORE Hosts Dr Mya-Rose Craig, Hamza Yassin, Kwesia
Producer/Network Peanut & Crumb
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 272Twitter 1.4KInstagram 2.4K Avg Length 43 min Since Jan 2021 Get Email Contact

30. Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation

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There's a lot of talk about conservation, but this really is the hands-on kind. Follow wildlife conservation in the field, as Roy Dennis, based in the Highlands of Scotland, works with his team on the restoration of species in the UK and abroad.MORE Producer/Network Moira Dennis
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 11.7KTwitter 10.7K Avg Length 24 min Since Aug 2019 Get Email Contact

31. Drunk on Porpoise

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A wildlife podcast set on not taking itself too seriously. I get a bit too drunk, and a bit too passionate about my favorite subject: wildlife and the environment.
Producer/Network Katya
Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 249Instagram 174 Avg Length 43 min Since Feb 2020 Get Email Contact

32. Wildlife and Photography

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If you'd like to learn a little more about the natural world and how to take better pictures? This is the podcast for you. These podcasts are about inspiring a passion for wildlife. Explaining taking incredible pictures isn't that difficult. We're Mark and Jacky Bloomfield, and we take photos of the natural world for a living. We want to help people understand, enjoy and learn about the things we are passionate about, wildlife and photography.MORE Hosts Jacky Bloomfield, Mark Bloomfield
Producer/Network M & J Bloomfield
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Apple Rating 3.4/5Facebook 103Twitter 150Instagram 97 Avg Length 25 min Since Nov 2020 Get Email Contact

33. The Countryside Hour

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Farmer and nature lover Chris Skinner shares wildlife recordings and answers questions.
Producer/Network BBC Radio Norfolk
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 64.5KTwitter 75.4K Avg Length 54 min Since Jan 2016 Get Email Contact

34. The Reintroduction & Rewilding Summit Podcast

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The Reintroduction & Rewilding Summit on the 10th of April, created by Birds of Poole Harbour and the Self-Isolating Bird Club, Charlie Moores will be interviewing a series of wildlife restoration leaders, discussing the details, aims, and inspiration behind each scheme. With many of these topics or ideas sometimes being considered controversial, these open discussions aim to lay all cards on the table, allowing listeners to hear about the processes, practicalities, and outcomes of each of the projects and how they fit into a wider context of conservation.MORE Producer/Network Birds of Poole Harbour
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Facebook 11.5KTwitter 12.9K Avg Length 49 min Since Feb 2021 Get Email Contact

35. Nature Friendly Farming Podcast

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Join us to hear from nature-friendly farmers from across the UK who are farming and improving nature on their land.
Producer/Network Ben Eagle, Will Evans
Email ****@nffn.org.uk
Twitter 16.3KInstagram 7.3K Avg Length 30 min Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact

36. The Sustainable Food Trust Podcast

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The Sustainable Food Trust podcast questions current food production methods and sheds light on the future of farming. Chief Executive Patrick Holden hears from a range of voices, including policymakers, business leaders, food producers and campaigners, about some of the issues facing farming systems across the world.MORE Producer/Network Patrick Holden
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 30.3KTwitter 29.8K Avg Length 34 min Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

37. TheHive

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The Hive provides insights into the UK conservation sector. Through conversations with people in the industry, Mollie and Brian explore how to get that all-important first job, gain skills fit for a modern-day conservationist, and discuss exciting new projects and ideas that could help those managing wildlife. This is a fun, collaborative, and insightful podcast for those working outdoors, or interested in nature!MORE Producer/Network Mollie Taylor & Brian Heppenstall
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Facebook 120Twitter 28Instagram 51 Avg Length 43 min Since Dec 2020 Get Email Contact

38. PLANT Voices

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A podcast from Tayport Community Garden where we tell local stories about gardening, food, nature, and climate change.
Producer/Network PLANT Voices
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Facebook 1.9KInstagram 449 Avg Length 34 min Since Oct 2018 Get Email Contact

39. The Stubborn Light of Things

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I am a nature writer and novelist, and I'm lucky enough to be able to walk out of my cottage straight into Suffolk's beautiful open countryside. For six months as spring, 2020 broke over the British Isles, and summer turned to autumn I documented the wonder and richness of the natural world and the changing seasons and brought the outdoors into as many locked-down homes as I could.MORE Twitter 23.4K Avg Length 30 min Since Oct 2020 Get Email Contact

40. Ecology - Tales from the field

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'Ecology - Tales from the Field' is a podcast conversation about wildlife conservation. Join Tim Body and Fleur Wilson, ecologists with a passion for British wildlife, with their guests to hear interesting people tell real-life stories from the world of ecology and conservation in the UK.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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41. Looking After Nature

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The official podcast of the Hampshire Countryside Service. Here you'll find everything from what's going on at your local country park to wildlife wisdom to tips on mindfulness.
Producer/Network Hampshire Countryside Service
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Facebook 12.5KTwitter 673Instagram 4.1K Avg Length 27 min Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact

42. Hive Talkin

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A Podcast with a global perspective. Honeybee keepers, farmers, and scientists love talking about bees and honey production and their audience will be intrigued by this hidden, female-led, democracy producing one of the most ancient of sweet treats. Kin Media introduces a funny, informative, and sometimes moving journey through the currently popular past time of beekeeping. This series of podcasts aims to fascinate, educate and inspire the listener to understand more about these tiny, wild creatures which are so familiar to us and yet so alien.MORE Email ****@kinmedia.co.uk
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