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• 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 general to have access to nature. It's a moving and eye-opening episode, and we are so grateful to Kaitlyn, Anidunnu, Charlie and Harvey for their openness and honesty in sharing their stories.

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• 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 Trust does do to keep tabs on them - and what amazing creatures they really are - whilst scouting for sites for monitoring them at Strawberry Hill. Find out what links jazz hands, wet slaps and inbuilt ear defenders... hint: it's bats. Amazing!

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• 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 interested and engaged through some of their most difficult teenage years of educational and social change, and discuss just how important it is that people have access to nature and green spaces. Join us to delve deeper into some of our most challenging and rewarding work.

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• 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 restoration project in Cambridgeshire. There are dragons galore - of the amphibious and invertebrate variety - and a whole host of other species, many of which are regularly monitored by our dedicated team.

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• 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 find out why we do it, how we determine when to do it - and what amazing wildlife you can find at a meadow near you this summer, before or after the hay cut.

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