Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s Podcast
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Episode 21: Smardale Nature Reserves – it's flowers and geology
Our host and Head of Nature Reserves, Joe Murphy, talks to reserves officer Andrew Walter and geologist Sylvia Woodhead about the flora that can be found at this unique reserve and how the geology…
Episode 20: Pine marten reintroduction to Cumbria
This month Joe talks to conservationists and volunteers about their efforts to bring back the pine marten to Cumbria. Hear about the challenges and rewards of their work, and find out how…
Episode 19: Protecting South Walney's coastal wildlife from disturbance
Staff and volunteers work really hard to keep habitat at South Walney Nature Reserve's the ideal place for wildlife to rest, nest or to pass through on migration. Our host and Head of Reserves, Joe…
Episode 18: A Wilder Cumbria approach to working with communities
Cumbria Wildlife Trust is taking a new approach to working with people and we're calling it Wilder Cumbria. It's about individuals, communities and organisations taking action to help nature in their…
Episode 17: 2025 End of Year Round-Up
What an amazing year we've had at Cumbria Wildlife Trust! In this episode we re-visit some of the staff we've talked to over the last year and hear how their nature conservation projects and…
Episode 16: A Year On - Skiddaw Forest
It's been a year since Cumbria Wildlife Trust purchased Skiddaw Forest and created England's highest nature reserve. Joe, our host and Head of Nature Reserves, talks to the key people involved in the…
Episode 15: Eycott Hill Nature Reserve
This year we're celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Cumbria Wildlife Trust's ownership of Eycott Hill Nature Reserve. In this episode Joe Murphy, host and Head of Nature Reserves is joined by…
Episode 14: Incredible invertebrates
This month Joe is in conversation with butterfly expert Martin Wain. Now North of England Conservation Manager with Butterfly Conservation, Martin explains how butterflies are great indicators of the…
Episode 13 - Peatland, high and low
Despite covering much of Cumbria's uplands and areas around Morecambe Bay and the Solway, many people aren't aware of this special habitat. Close-up, peatlands are full of small but beautifully…
Episode 12 - Species-rich grasslands
Learn more about our beautiful grasslands, species-rich grasslands and pollinators with the help of Tanya St Pierre, from our Grasslands and Pollinators team. Recorded at our Bowber Head Farm Nature…
Episode 11 - Protecting coastal birds
We are so lucky to have such a huge variety of wildlife on our coastline. In this episode, you’ll find out more about some of birds you are likely to see. We joined Steph Leow from the RSPB, who is…
Episode 10 - Dawn chorus and seagrass at Walney
Experience the dawn chorus at Smardale Nature Reserve with Reserves Officer Scott Petrek. He guides us through the bird song we're likely to hear in spring and why it's worth getting up early for the…
Episode 9 – Healing Nature
Have you ever thought about how nature lifts your spirits if you take time to stop, look and listen? Staff at Cumbria Wildlife Trust have been working with people with dementia and people suffering…
Episode 8 – Gosling Sike, Our Wildlife Haven Near Carlisle
Our host Joe Murphy, Head of Nature Reserves, talks to guest host Adam McGinley, Cumbria Wildlife Trust's Gosling Sike Manager & Horticulture Manager. In this episode hear about what goes on at…
Episode 7 - Young People and Nature Conservation
It's the start of a new year and in this episode you'll hear about how Cumbria Wildlife Trust helps young people make a start in a career in nature conservation. We hear from apprentices, and…
Episode 6 - Cumbria Wildife Trust's 2024 Year
In episode 6, our host Joe Murphy, Head of Nature Reserves, welcomes CEO Stephen Trotter, and Head of Fundraising, Hazel Jones, to talk about the ups and downs of the 2024 year for Cumbria Wildife…
Episode 5 - Beavers and red squirrels in Cumbria
Mammals are amoungst our most-loved wildlife. They are usually cute and we'll go to quite a lot of effort to see them as they give so much joy. In this podcast we talk to Elizabeth Ogilvie, Ecologist…
Episode 4 - Seals and birds at South Walney Nature Reserve
In this episode we hear about life on the edge. In the far south west of Cumbria, on the southern tip of Walney Island is a very special nature reserve providing a haven to grey seals and many…
Episode 3 - Skiddaw Forest - creating England's highest nature reserve
Can Cumbria Wildlife Trust bring nature back to the Lake District and create England's highest nature reserve? In this episode we hear about plans to fundraise and purchase Skiddaw Forest, a 3,000…
Episode 2 - Cumbria's wild coast & the Irish Sea
In our second podcast we visit Cumbria's amazing coast and hear about our annual celebration of marine wildlife at Seafest. Listen to two of our passionate and knowledgeable volunteer Marine…
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Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s Podcast has published 21 episodes since June 2024, covering topics in Business, Nature.
Cumbria Wildlife Trust’s Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 36m.
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