We produce The Wildlife Garden Podcast, all about what you can do for wildlife right at home! Every fortnight, we take an in-depth look at a particular topic, host a book club or talk to an exciting guest. We also champion a ‘native plant of the week’ with each recording too. Listen to one of our episodes below, complete with links to everything we discuss and where you can subscribe for future episodes.
Gorgeous Grasses and Sanguisorba
If you’ve enjoyed a break from the lawn during ‘No Mow May’ but ended up with ‘just grass’, then we hope in this episode to convince you of the beauty and importance of grasses in their own…
Nick Tew and Shrubby Cinqfoil
We are very excited this episode to introduce our listeners to PhD student Nick Tew who discusses some of the most up-to-date science around what plants are best for pollinators. In the same vein, we look at…
Native vs Non-native plants and Viper’s-Bugloss
This time we tackle the complex topic of whether we should be planting more native plants for wildlife, and what ‘native’ actually means. We also get to discuss the charming Viper’s-Bugloss, which is lending a blue hue…
‘Do Bees Need Weeds?’ and Red Campion
This episode we chat about ‘Do Bees Need Weeds’, a fantastic book for the beginner wildlife gardener with 100 tips and tricks for your garden at home. We also host Red Campion as our ‘Native Plant of…
Cow parsley and biological controls
This episode we cover the news and take a detailed look at a range of garden products called biological controls. Rather than spending money, we recommend improving your range of garden habitats as the best way to…
Interview: Gareth Richards plus Nettles
This episode we host our first ever guest. Author and RHS Digital Features Editor Gareth Richards gives us a tour around his allotment and talks us through what allotmenteers can do for wildlife. We also talk about…
Night scents and The Nottingham Catchfly
This episode is all about sweet scents and fragrant clouds enveloping your evening garden, plus of course why night flowering plants are good for wildlife. We also talk about a lovely native night-flowerer, the Nottingham Catchfly or…
Ponds and Purple Loosestrife
As our ponds fill with croaks and tadpoles, we talk about our latest book club offering, ‘The Wildlife Pond Book’ by Jules Howard. To go alongside, we cover a wonderful wetland plant that is also great for…
Hedges and Daffodils
This episode we discuss the importance of hedges for wildlife and the beautiful native daffodil, Narcissus pseudonarcissus. Here are the links to all the organisations, campaigns and events we talked about in the latest episode. Listen and…
Garden pests and Celandine
This week we talk about our top three things to keep in mind when dealing with garden pests in a way that doesn’t damage wildlife, and discuss one of our favourite gardening books by Kate Bradbury. We…
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