Ashdown Forest podcast

• 8: Wildlife, Soil & Farming – Special

  Season 2, Episode 2 - Summer episodeHow can farming work with nature?(00:00) Intro with wildlife guide Tom Forward – soil, the last frontier and a whistlestop guide to the five principles of regenerative farming.(05:31) What is conservation grazing? - with Rich Allum and Tristram Stuart (16:45) A tour round Elizabeth Buchanan’s organic farm (27:51) Trip to Groundswell, the Regenerative Agriculture Festival with:· John Cherry, co-founder of Groundswell · Henry Dimbleby, author of ‘National Food Strategy' · Martin Lines, CEO of Nature Friendly Farming Network and others…(41:41) Peter Brown explains biodynamic farming – which celebrates its 100th year.(52:01) Closing thoughts with Tom ForwardKeen listeners with headphones: spot the cuckoo which we didn't notice in the background of one of the interviews.This podcast takes the Ashdown Forest as a springboard for conversations about wildlife. Please subscribe and leave a review.You can support the production of the Ashdown Forest podcast by donating here: https://ashdownforest.org/get-involved/ Please specify ‘podcast’ where it says ‘Tell us more about your gift’. Thank you!Podcast webpage‘So professional and well-constructed.' Vanessa Williams, Director BBC Countryfile'This podcast is a total delight and an immersion in nature itself.' Isabella Tree, rewilding pioneerLinks:Groundswell, the Regenerative Agriculture Festival: www.groundswellag.comNature Friendly Farming Network: www.nffn.org.ukRegenerative farming documentary: www.sixinchesofsoil.orgWe are hugely grateful to the Halleria Trust for funding this episode and to The Ashdown Forest Foundation (TAFF) for supporting our fundraising.Link to our social platformsProducer: Eka MorganGuitar: Jared ThodeArtwork: Carry AkroydTechnical support: David KittoIf you have suggestions for future subjects or if you can sponsor future episodes, please get in touch: [email protected].

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• 7: Childhood & Nature: Bumper Episode

  Season 2, Episode 1 - Spring episodeHow can we connect children with nature more?Are children still excited about the outdoors? Hear from 9-17 year olds.‘Slimed, scratched, bitten and stung’? Is this the way to ignite curiosity? Hear from outdoor educators Lisa Stevens and Paula Da Luz.The magic of the humble stick…with Rich Skrein, Forest School specialist.Teenagers on a dusk walk… discovering biofluorescence.Link to our social platformsThis podcast takes the Ashdown Forest as a springboard for conversations about wildlife. Please subscribe and leave a review.You can support the production of the Ashdown Forest podcast by donating here: https://ashdownforest.org/get-involved/ Please specify ‘podcast’ where it says ‘Tell us more about your gift’. Thank you!With thanks to Dara McAnulty for permission to read from his ‘Diary of a Young Naturalist’.Natural History GCSEAshdown Forest Youth Volunteer Group (13-17 years) is every 3rd Sunday of the month: Find out more and reserve a free placeFor Rich Skrein see: richardskrein.com. Rich works with the Garden Classroom, the inner-city nature connection charity: www.thegardenclassroom.org.ukBackground reading:‘Learning with Nature’ by Marina Robb, Victoria Mew and Anna Richardson.‘The Nature Seed, How to Raise Adventurous and Nurturing Kids’, by Lucy Jones and Kenneth Greenway.‘So professional and well-constructed.' Vanessa Williams, Director BBC Countryfile'This podcast is a total delight and an immersion in nature itself.' Isabella Tree, rewilding pioneerWe are hugely grateful to the Titcomb Foundation and the Friends of Ashdown Forest for their generous funding towards this episode of the podcast. We also appreciate all the support that The Ashdown Forest Foundation (TAFF) gives us to keep this podcast going. Producer: Eka MorganGuitar: Jared ThodeArtwork: Carry AkroydTechnical support: David KittoIf you have suggestions for future subjects or if you are in a position to sponsor future episodes, please get in touch: [email protected].

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• 1 minute trail

  Here’s our one minute trail – what we’re about and what’s coming up…This podcast takes the Ashdown Forest as a springboard for conversations about wildlife. Link to our social platformsPlease subscribe and leave a review.You can support the production of the Ashdown Forest podcast by donating here: https://ashdownforest.org/get-involved/ Please specify ‘podcast’ where it says ‘Tell us more about your gift’. Thank you!If you have suggestions for future subjects or if you are in a position to sponsor future episodes, please get in touch: [email protected] webpage'An invaluable source of information. I actually thought I was listening to a Radio 4 broadcast, it was so professional and well constructed.' Vanessa Williams, Director BBC Countryfile'This podcast is a total delight and an immersion in nature itself.' Isabella Tree, rewilding pioneer'Magical, life-enhancing and full of pearls of wisdom.'Christina Coleman, Environmental Advisor to the UK Government'So educational, quirky and fun.'Khorshied Nusratty, Director of Media Relations at Gallup, USA

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• 6: Dawn: deer management, Winnie-the-Pooh author A.A. Milne's biographer, dusk: youth rangers and rutting deer

  Did you know that Ashdown Forest is the '100 Aker Wood' (Christopher Robin's spelling) from the Winnie-the-Pooh stories? Hear from Pooh enthusiasts visiting the Forest...• What was the real Christopher Robin like? Ann Thwaite, biographer of Winnie-the-Pooh author A. A. Milne, tells us.• Dawn: how to manage the ever-increasing deer population. • Dusk: youth rangers join our search for rutting deer.Link to our social platformsThis podcast takes the Ashdown Forest as a springboard for conversations about wildlife. Please subscribe and leave a review.You can support the production of the Ashdown Forest podcast by donating here: https://ashdownforest.org/get-involved/ Please specify ‘podcast’ where it says ‘Tell us more about your gift’. Thank you!If you have suggestions for future subjects or if you are in a position to sponsor future episodes, please get in touch: [email protected] webpage'So professional and well constructed.' Vanessa Williams, Director BBC Countryfile'This podcast is a total delight and an immersion in nature itself.' Isabella Tree, rewilding pioneerWe are hugely grateful to a wildlife enthusiast for generous funding towards this episode of the podcast. Producer: Eka MorganGuitar: Jared ThodeArtwork: Carry AkroydTechnical support: David Kitto

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• 5: Bird ringing, cats and wildlife, Mary Colwell & bat spotting

  Cats, bats and curlews...· Dawn: bird ringing explained· Cats: how to reduce their impact on wildlife· Curlews, lynx, wildcats & the Natural History GCSE with author and campaigner Mary Colwell· Dusk: bat spotting on the Forest.Link to our social platformsThis podcast takes the Ashdown Forest as a springboard for conversations about wildlife. Please subscribe and leave a review.You can support the production of the Ashdown Forest podcast by donating here: https://ashdownforest.org/get-involved/ Please specify ‘podcast’ where it says ‘Tell us more about your gift’. Thank you!If you have suggestions for future subjects or if you are in a position to sponsor future episodes, please get in touch: [email protected] webpage'So professional and well constructed.' Vanessa Williams, Director BBC Countryfile'This podcast is a total delight and an immersion in nature itself.' Isabella Tree, rewilding pioneerWe are hugely grateful to a wildlife enthusiast for generous funding towards this episode of the podcast. Producer: Eka MorganGuitar: Jared ThodeArtwork: Carry AkroydTechnical support: David KittoMusic extract: The Arc by David Gray from Simmerdim: Curlew Sounds.

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