The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes
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Reflections & resolutions
The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes
01/09/22 • 35 min
We’re reflecting on a year where so much has happened...
Tom Pattinson is looking back through the seasons and successes in the garden...
Tom Cadwallender’s looking back and forwards to some amazing birding highlights.
And Steve Lowe’s thinking about gifts we can give at any time to help ourselves and the planet in 2022...
Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P...
You can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds and projects on Twitter: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and on Facebook: The Nature Garden.
And you can tune in to our monthly live radio show on Saturdays at 11am on www.lionheartradio.com
Or email us: [email protected]
Thank you for your support!
Music link: Gaia by Carl Cape Band on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk
Why do birds sing? Ospreys & garden safety.
The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes
06/18/21 • 34 min
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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You can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds and projects on Twitter: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and on Facebook: The Nature Garden.
And you can tune in to our monthly live radio show on Saturdays at 11am on www.lionheartradio.com
Or email us: [email protected]
Thank you for your support!
Music link: Gaia by Carl Cape Band on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk
Peppers, migrations & tetties
The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes
04/22/21 • 35 min
A bonny wee 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...
You say potato and I say tomato... and Tom Pattinson’s looking at both and at peppers sweet and hot...
We’re down by the river Coquet with Steve Lowe from the Northumberland Rivers Trust...
And Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology is tracking the amazing journeys of migratory birds....
Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P...
All coming up on Nature Garden Podcast....
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04:00: Tom Pattinson:
Tomatoes and potatoes are mainstays of many a table and dish across the world, hot or cold, from saag aloo to pasta... and rightly one of our go to crops in the garden or backyard...let’s join Tom Pattinson who’s been checking out his toms and tetties...
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10:05: Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology:
The comings and goings of birds have fascinated us from ancient times to modern and Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology is here to tell us more about the amazing journeys that birds undertake.
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14:38: Tom Pattinson: Peppers come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and they aren’t that difficult to grow... and more and more of us are giving them a go... Here’s a scorcher of a report from Tom Pattinson...
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20:33: Steve Lowe from the Northumberland Rivers Trust:
Getting a job working with nature and in the countryside is a dream for many people and, in these days of a green revolution, it could be an area with more job opportunities. Let’s hope so. Steve Lowe from the Northumberland Rivers Trust reports on a project that’s good for the environment and is helping people to learn invaluable skills...
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25:50: Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology:
Tom Cadwallander’s been tracking the fantastic journeys of our feathered friends and here’s the second part of his look at bird migrations...
29:54: And so to Tom with some things to be getting on with in the garden...
35:08: Carl Stiansen:
You’ve been listening to gardener, Tom Pattinson; birder, Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology; and Steve Lowe from The Northumberland Rivers Trust. I’m Carl Stiansen and do check out our Twitter and Facebook page: The Nature Garden and we’ll be back in soon and in the meantime, enjoy your gardening and time outdoors with nature... bye for now.
Intro theme music: Princess of the Ocean, Carl Cape Band:
You can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds and projects on Twitter: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and on Facebook: The Nature Garden.
And you can tune in to our monthly live radio show on Saturdays at 11am on www.lionheartradio.com
Or email us: [email protected]
Thank you for your support!
Music link: Gaia by Carl Cape Band on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk
Summer joy, terns & dolphins
The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes
08/04/20 • 46 min
Everything’s rosy in the magical gardens at Alnwick and Howick, and there is great news for fans of Earl Grey tea...
The magnificent Union chain suspension bridge over the River Tweed between Scotland and England is 200 years old and we’re celebrating its beauty and wonderful engineering...
Steve Lowe is walking the south Northumberland coast and looking out for dolphins, sea glass and watch towers...
Tom Cadwallander tells us the heartwarming story of the rare Roseate Tern and how Coquet island has helped.
Plus top tips and jobs for the week in the garden.
Featuring: gardener, Tom Pattinson; birder, Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology, Steve Lowe from The Rivers Trust and Naturally Northumbria, and Martha Andrews, a trustee of the Union Chain Bridge, with the Nature Garden host, Carl Stiansen.
Update to show info: the three house martin chicks have now fledged... check out our Twitter (@TheNatureGarden), Facebook page (@TheNatureGarden) and our website: www.naturegardennotebook for more information on our stories and notes. We're away for a few weeks on a summer break but we’ll be back in September.
A muckle ‘Big thanks’ to all our contributors who make the show happen and to you dear listener - wishing you a great rest of the summer...
Bye for now : )
You can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds and projects on Twitter: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and on Facebook: The Nature Garden.
And you can tune in to our monthly live radio show on Saturdays at 11am on www.lionheartradio.com
Or email us: [email protected]
Thank you for your support!
Music link: Gaia by Carl Cape Band on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk
Herbs, sparrows & making a pond
The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes
06/02/20 • 33 min
Our 'How to identify birds' (part two) feature and a focus on sparrows with birder Tom Cadwallender (British Trust for Ornithology)...
And Jack Hills from Holy Island talks to us about how to begin creating a nature pond.
You can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds and projects on Twitter: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and on Facebook: The Nature Garden.
And you can tune in to our monthly live radio show on Saturdays at 11am on www.lionheartradio.com
Or email us: [email protected]
Thank you for your support!
Music link: Gaia by Carl Cape Band on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk
Nature's planting time
The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes
11/09/22 • 36 min
In this episode...
We’re enjoying Nature’s planting time and chi energy...with Tom Pattinson...
Tall tales, gunge and fox poo remedies and history brought to life at the Cresswell Pele Tower...
And Tom Cadwallender looks into the names of geese and their wonderful wanderlust...
Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P...
All coming up on Nature Garden Podcast....
You can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds and projects on Twitter: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and on Facebook: The Nature Garden.
And you can tune in to our monthly live radio show on Saturdays at 11am on www.lionheartradio.com
Or email us: [email protected]
Thank you for your support!
Music link: Gaia by Carl Cape Band on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk
Mellow fruitfulness
The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes
10/19/22 • 32 min
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...
Autumn fruitfulness with Tom Pattinson... strawberry and raspberry stock taking and it’s jam time!
We’re out and about with Steve Lowe who’s on the trail of native Northumbrian crayfish...
The fantastic flashes of riverside royalty.... Tom Cadwallender is in the company this week of some kingfishers ...
Plus, some top tips for the garden from Tom P...
And we’ll be taking tea for two... a time to put your feet up and relax as we take a little musical interlude.
All coming up on Nature Garden Podcast....
You can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds and projects on Twitter: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and on Facebook: The Nature Garden.
And you can tune in to our monthly live radio show on Saturdays at 11am on www.lionheartradio.com
Or email us: [email protected]
Thank you for your support!
Music link: Gaia by Carl Cape Band on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk
Dog days of summer
The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes
08/17/22 • 47 min
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...
You can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds and projects on Twitter: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and on Facebook: The Nature Garden.
And you can tune in to our monthly live radio show on Saturdays at 11am on www.lionheartradio.com
Or email us: [email protected]
Thank you for your support!
Music link: Gaia by Carl Cape Band on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk
Sunshine & clouds
The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes
07/13/22 • 41 min
Sunny sunshine vibes with Tom Pattinson who is exploring the summertime garden and our living history...
We’re out and about with Tom Cadwallender’s who has a sad update on avian flu... and another exciting episode in his ‘great places to see birds’ series...
Tom Heap from BBC Countryfile’s reflecting on ways to save the planet and why what we do really matters...
Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P...
You can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds and projects on Twitter: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and on Facebook: The Nature Garden.
And you can tune in to our monthly live radio show on Saturdays at 11am on www.lionheartradio.com
Or email us: [email protected]
Thank you for your support!
Music link: Gaia by Carl Cape Band on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk
The darling buds of May
The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes
05/20/22 • 38 min
Tom Pattinson is looking at the darling buds of May... and being safe in the garden.
Tom Cadwallender’s enjoying the wonderful space of Druridge Bay, Northumberland, and the amazing array of birds that flock there...
And Steve Lowe’s taking out a subscription this week... to the green gym!
Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P.
You can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds and projects on Twitter: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and on Facebook: The Nature Garden.
And you can tune in to our monthly live radio show on Saturdays at 11am on www.lionheartradio.com
Or email us: [email protected]
Thank you for your support!
Music link: Gaia by Carl Cape Band on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk
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How many episodes does The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes have?
The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes currently has 68 episodes available.
What topics does The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes cover?
The podcast is about Leisure, Conservation, Home & Garden, Gardening, Nature, Wildlife, Podcasts, Science, Birds and Birding.
What is the most popular episode on The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes?
The episode title 'Mellow fruitfulness' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes?
The average episode length on The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes is 37 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes released?
Episodes of The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes are typically released every 18 days, 22 hours.
When was the first episode of The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes?
The first episode of The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes was released on Apr 24, 2020.
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