Get Birding

Aug 23 2023 1.5k
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Helping everyone, anywhere, discover more about the birds on our doorsteps. We believe that nature should be for everyone, and that it's essential for wildlife broadcasting to become more diverse.

Series 1 was hosted by Dr Mya-Rose Craig.

Series 2 was hosted by Strictly winner Hamza Yassin.

Series 3 sees Kwesia aka City Girl In Nature take the hotseat.

Winner of the Climate Award at the British Podcast Awards 2024 & 2022, as well an International Women's Podcast Award, Lovie Award & Anthem Award.

Kwesia claimed Silver for Rising Star at the British Podcast Awards in 2024 and Gold for Best New Voice at the Audio Production Awards in 2023.

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Crisis Talks

Aug 23 2023 39 mins  
The UK is nature-depleted and degraded, and the globe is living through climate crisis. How can we get where we need to be, empowered and living as part of a flourishing ecosystem?As Get Birding closes its third series, Kwesia learns about the citizen's assembly that created the People's Plan for Nature, which sets out a public vision for reversing declines in Britain’s biodivers

Music Of The Skies

Aug 09 2023 26 mins  
Can paying attention to birdsong improve our music-making skills? And why do birds sing anyway?Indie artist Albertine Sarges reveals how birdwatching in a Berlin park made her a better musician (and friend!)Professor of philosophy & music David Rothenberg goes out in the world to improvise with the wildlife.Meanwhile Nemone Metaxas - radio legend & therapist - delivers a mi

Safety In Nature

Jul 26 2023 25 mins  
Why is the outdoors so often still seen as a male realm? How can women feel protected and at ease when out in nature? What are the risks when birding alone, and how should we mitigate them? Kwesia aka City Girl In Nature finds out ...BBC Springwatch naturalist Lucy Lapwing details a horrible incident of sexual assault she experienced whilst birding, while Sheridan Alford discusses

Words & Birds

Jul 12 2023 31 mins  
Iconic actor Alison Steadman and bestselling author Jonathan Franzen talk about how a love of birds inspires creativity.Meanwhile host Kwesia aka City Girl In Nature delivers some nature-inspired spoken word poetry.Get Birding believes that access to nature is a universal right, not a privilege. Series 3 of the podcast is a Peanut & Crumb production, proudly supported by Canada

Nesting

Jun 28 2023 30 mins  
As well as being a podcast presenter & wildlife ambassador, Kwesia aka City Girl In Nature is a new mother & qualified doula. In this episode she asks what we can learn about parenting by observing birds with their chicks.Nathalie Mahieu shows how to spot Peregrine Falcons nesting in the heart of London.Writer and podcaster Charlie Bingham gives tips on how to get kids enga

City Girl In Nature

Jun 14 2023 37 mins  
Get Birding returns for another series, making birdwatching & nature accessible for all. Your new host is the inspirational Kwesia aka City Girl In Nature.Episode 1 finds Kwesia exploring busy, bustling London, in search of emotional wellbeing, nature, and feathered friends.What better first guest than David Lindo, who made his name as the original Urban Birder? Lindo spells ou

S3! Coming Soon!

May 24 2023 2 mins  
Get Birding is back! Following in the footsteps of Dr Mya-Rose Craig & Hamza Yassin, our host for Series 3 is the brilliant Kwesia aka City Girl In Nature. Get Birding is a Peanut & Crumb production. Series 3 is sponsored by Canada Water. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get Birding's RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch Special: Chris Packham, Samuel West, Miranda Krestovnikoff , Dr Amir Khan, Sam Lee & Edwyn Collins

Jan 27 2022 52 mins  
In this special one-off episode featuring a host of voices, Get Birding celebrates the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch 2022 in collaboration with the charity for their annual citizen science event.Presenter Hamza Yassin encourages anyone in the UK to spend an hour spotting birds in their local park, green space or garden as part of this yearly weekend event. In 2021 over 1 million pe

Series 2: Episode 6 - Adrian Thomas, Kim Wallace and Chad Crouch

Dec 16 2021 46 mins  
Being in lockdown has unleashed our love for nature. Get Birding is a podcast for budding birdwatchers and aims to help everyone, anywhere, discover more about the birds on our doorsteps. We want to break down barriers to birdwatching and believe that access to nature should be a right, not a privilege.In this, the last in the current series of Get Birding, Hamza is settling in for

Series 2: Episode 5 - Ajay Tegala, Duncan Halpin and Martin Noble

Dec 02 2021 48 mins  
Hamza lives in the west coast of Scotland by the sea and has a small brackish loch just yards from his house. He’s surrounded by birds of many different kinds. But water attracts birds in whatever environment you live in, from your local pond, to a puddle at the side of a busy street. This week Hamza meets people who live in or near water and explores the varied birdlife that the