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The Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs and Northants
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S2E4 Busy Busy Beavers with Pete and Ben
The beaver family at the Nene Wetlands in Northants has been with us now for over a year. Find out what amazing, and surprising, work they've been up to in and around the water (enough to justify…
S2E3 A Sparkling in the Chalk Stream with Ruth
Over 80% of the world's chalk streams are right here in the UK, and they are under increasing pressure, especially in Cambridgeshire. Water for Wildlife Officer Ruth Hawksley gives us the lowdown on…
S2E2 A Wild Start in Life with Debbie
Giving children access to nature and wild spaces in their early years—and beyond—is vitally important, and, unfortunately, not something that can be taken for granted in our busy and modern lives. We…
S2E1 Women in Conservation with Hilary
From hellcats to belligerence to sheer determination: Dr Hilary Allison, Chair of Trustees for the Wildlife Trust BCN, introduces us to some of the brilliant women she's come across in her extensive…
S1E14 Episode 14: Changing Climate, Changing Wildlife with Brian
In the last of the current series of podcasts, join Chief Exec of the Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs and Northants Brian Eversham as he discusses how wildlife, and the Wildlife Trust, has fared over…
S1E13 Episode 13: Nature and Mental Health with the Young People's Forum
From four very different perspectives, we hear about how nature has helped members of our Young People's Forum with their own mental health challenges, and how important it is for young people in…
S1E12 Episode 12: Bats About Bats with Gwen
This episode is all about bats. Senior Monitoring and Research Officer Gwen Hitchcock knows all about these miraculous mammals through her work recording them, and we find out what it is the Wildlife…
S1E11 Episode 11: Wilding Communities with Matt
Find out how we're getting communities involved with wildlife and wild places in Luton with our Communities and Education Manager Matt Sutcliffe. We explore the principles of keeping young people…
S1E10 Episode 10: Wildlife of the Great Fen with Henry
Join host Sophie Baker as she chats to Monitoring & Research Officer at the Great Fen, Henry Stanier, about the wildlife that can be found colonising, and recolonising, our huge wetland…
S1E9 Episode 9: When to Mow a Meadow with Becky
Cutting back our glorious meadows full of wildflowers in summer often looks brutal. Join podcast host Sophie Baker on a tour of Trumpington Meadows in Cambridge with Senior Ranger Rebecca Green and…
S1E8 Episode 8: The Wonders of Ancient Woodland with Matt
Senior Reserves Manager Matt Hamilton takes podcast host Sophie Baker on a tour of Wistow Wood, an ancient woodland of the Fen Edge in Cambridgeshire full of weird and wonderful coppice stools, the…
S1E7 Episode 7: Nearly-dawn Chorus with Nathan
Join Corporate Partnerships Manager, and keen birder, Nathan Long for a nearly-dawn chorus in Cambridgeshire with podcast host Sophie Baker to celebrate International Dawn Chorus Day, which this year…
S1E6 Episode 6: Grazing's Amazing with Thomas
The new episode of In Conservation features the lawnmowers! Whether its cows, sheep or even pigs, the Trust has a whole host of animals that are deployed to take care of our grasslands and make them…
S1E5 Episode 5: Beavers About with Matt, Ben and Pete
Podcast host Sophie Baker gets a front row seat to the historic release of eight beavers to the Wildlife Trust BCN's Nene Wetlands nature reserve in Northamptonshire. Go behind-the-scenes with…
S1E4 Episode 4: A Great Fen for People with Lorna and Alison
Podcast host Sophie Baker chats to Great Fen Project Manager Lorna Parker and Communities & Education Manager Alison Chaves about our huge landscape-scale Peatland Progress project from the point…
S1E3 Episode 3: Strawberry Hill Forever with Chantelle
Take a tour of Strawberry Hill and learn more about the history and development of this rewilded farm in the heart of the nature-depleted Bedfordshire countryside - and our plans for this fantastic…
S1E2 Episode 2: Car Parks and Pavements with Iain
Join podcast host Sophie Baker and Community Conservation Officer Iain Webb on a wildlife safari around the wilds of Madingley Road Park and Ride in Cambridge. You might be surprised by what they…
S1E1 Episode 1: Moth Talk with Mischa
Join podcast host Sophie Baker as she and Senior Reserves Officer Mischa Cross open a moth trap at Pitsford Water nature reserve in Northamptonshire, where moths have been monitored every day for…
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In Conservation... has published 18 episodes since November 2024, covering topics in Natural Sciences, Nature.
In Conservation... is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 57m.
