The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes

Jan 31 2025 67 ep. 37 mins 148
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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. 

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Frost & moths

Jan 31 2025 42 mins  
Send us a text We’re catching up with Tom Pattinson in the bleak mid-winter and he’s full of busy in and out of the garden… Tom Cadwallender’s reflecting on the good and the bad as we move into a New Year of birding. And we’ll be looking into the magical mystical world of moths, Dr Zoe Randall is here from Butterly Conservation to tell us how we can help them. And there�

Oaks & auks

Dec 05 2024 33 mins  
Send us a text Tom Pattinson’s delving into late season colour and singing the praises of indoor plants, and it’s national tree planting week And, Tom Cadwallender’s in search of a small Arctic seabird that’s as tough as they come, and he’s looking at the curlew and the pressures they’re facing... Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P. Support the show You can fo

Leave the leaves

Oct 29 2024 41 mins  
Send us a text As October passes its magical baton on to November… Tom Pattinson’s taking a trip into the kaleidoscope of colours and toffee apple smells in the garden… and he’s also joining forces with Naturalist, David Mizejewski from the National Wildlife Federation, USA on why it’s so important to ‘Leave the leaves’. And Tom Cadwallender’s looking at one of the

Autumn's arrival

Oct 04 2024 41 mins  
Send us a text As we say farewell to September… Tom Pattinson’s reflecting on a patchy but canny spring summer of flowers and crops… and the joys of soft and top fruits… and growing tetties for Christmas! Tom Cadwallender’s full of good news about the breeding season… and he’s following migrations and keeping tabs on crossbills… And we’ll be looking at the results

Wise words & wading birds

Aug 12 2024 41 mins  
Send us a text Tom Pattinson’s checking some of the more common specimens in our gardens and asking: how well do you know them? Tom Cadwallender is out with the waders and rising tides… and he’s looking back on the early years of his birding on the Northumberland coast… And we’ve got some top tips for the garden from Tom P… Support the show You can follow Tom Pattinson,

Up with the larks

Jul 14 2024 40 mins  
Send us a text Tom Pattinson’s getting creative and investing time to propagate plants, Tom Cadwallender’s up with the larks for the dawn chorus… and he’s super excited on Coquet Island… home of the roseate tern... Steve Lowe’s trying his hand at beekeeping at the Creswell Pele Tower garden… And… Dr Zoe Randall from Butterfly Conservation is here to inspire us all t

As big as the sky

Jun 07 2024 45 mins  
Send us a text Tom Pattinson is fresh back from the Chelsea Flower Show and full of inspired ideas for small garden spaces and containers… Tom Cadwallender’s reflecting on a very moist May and in awe at some amazing ‘first ever’ bird observations in the county Steve Lowe’s looking forward to a proper celebration for the opening of the Creswell Pele Tower garden… And…

Shrubs & finches

May 10 2024 45 mins  
Send us a text Tom Pattinson is looking at shrubs and options for gardens of all styles and sizes… Tom Cadwallender’s along the leafy lanes of Lesbury observing the comeback of a beautiful finch… And Steve Lowe’s out and about on the beach at Seaton Sluice… he’s got a canny life, that chep! Plus… Tulip bulbs and turmoil, and how silver plates could foil plotters… we

Gan canny

Apr 09 2024 38 mins  
Send us a text Tom Pattinson… is up and at ‘em in the garden and taking care as he brings us a very important ‘gan canny’ message. There’s great excitement on the Aln estuary and coast where Tom Cadwallender is watching the spring gatherings of birds… And we’ll be hearing from Butterfly Conservation and their findings on how well or not so well different types of butt

Reflect and refresh

Jan 14 2024 35 mins  
Send us a text In this episode… A little bit of wintertime reflection and a chance to look ahead as January begins… bringing time, hopefully, after the festive celebrations to think about adventures, plans and dreams…. We bring you some thoughts on the year ahead and the one gone from the two Toms: Tom Cadwallender and Tom Pattinson… Plus some top tips for the garden from T