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Looking After Nature . . . so nature can look after you
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Wildlife in Rivers
Hampshire’s rivers are home to lots of incredible wildlife such as water voles, otters and white-clawed crayfish. Hear about the work being done to protect them and how you can help us too.
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Butterfly Conservation UK
Hear from Butterfly Conservation UK on this episode of Looking After Nature.
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Pollinator Q&A session with our rangers
Hear from our Pollinator Project Officer Karima who joins us on this episode of Looking After Nature.
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Inspiring teenagers to get outdoors
Inspire teenagers to spend time in nature with some top tips from Lottie and Becky.
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Hampshire Swifts
Karima sits down with Catharine from Hampshire Swifts to talk about the beloved bird, and what you can do to help their declining population
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Busting Countryside Myths
Can cows tell when it’s about to rain? Do toads give you warts? Join Andy and Ben as they explore popular myths about nature.
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Fantastic Frog Facts with Froglife
Karima is joined by Kathy from the national wildlife charity Froglife.
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Sustainable Living
Gemma is joined by Jessica and Hope from the Waste Prevention Team to give you some top tips on living sustainably and reducing your waste.
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A Walk Along the River Itchen
Join Carly and Andy at the River Itchen to speak to Abbie from the Rights Of Way team in the Parish of Itchen Stoke and Ovington.
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Pollinators at Martin Down
Join Carly and Andy as they visit Martin Down National Nature Reserve to meet the site manager, Mike.
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Rights of Way: Path Wardens and Volunteers
Carly and Gemma meet Judy who is a volunteer and path warden who helps looking after public rights of way.
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Farming
We’re back with July’s podcast and we’re coming to you from Itchen Farm, Compton.
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Pollinators
For June we’ve headed out to Martin Down National Nature Reserve near Fordingbridge.
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Hedgerows
We’re finally back out in the wild! For May, we’re coming to you from Abbotstone Down near Alresford.
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Trees and Seeds at Queen Elizabeth Country Park
Join Carly and Andy as they visit Queen Elizabeth Country Park to meet Ashlea, one of our brilliant rangers.
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Heathlands
April is here and so is the seventh episode of the Looking After Nature podcast.
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Bird Aware Solent
This month joining Carly and Andy we have David Long and Mark Appleton from the Bird Aware team.
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Conservation Grazing
Joining Carly and Andy for this episode was Rob Groves who is the senior farm ranger at Manor Farm.
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Basingstoke Canal
This episode comes from the glorious Basingstoke Canal where we heard from the Canal Manager, Fiona Shipp.
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Slow Ways
This episode features an interview with Dan Raven-Ellison who is the founder of the fascinating Slow Ways project.
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Lymington and Keyhaven
This month’s episode comes to you from Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve.
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Mindfulness with Jo
A series all about using nature to help us ‘be present in the moment’. These are brought to you by Jo Heath, a qualified mindfulness teacher.
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Everything Trees!
The first full length episode of our Looking After Nature podcast is here.
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Bird Aware Solent
This episode comes to you from Hook with Warsash nature reserve.
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Mad About Moths!
We have a bonus episode here for all you who signed up to our #PollinatorPledge!
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Wildlife Gardening
For August, we’re coming to you from the Sensory Garden at Lepe Country Park to discuss all things wildlife gardening.
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Marine Wildlife
For September’s episode, we were joined by Rachel and Ben from the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.
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Ancient Trees
October’s podcast episode is here and we’re right on the Hampshire-Berkshire border for this one.
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Trees and Climate Change
Carly and Andy are joined by James Lovegrove from our ‘Trees and Woodland’ team.
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Food Waste and Recycling
For our final episode of the year, we joined forces with our colleagues in the Smart Living team to discuss all things recycling and food waste.
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Garden Birdwatching
Carly and Andy met up with ranger Tara to discuss the type of birds you might see from your garden.
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Signs of Spring
February’s podcast is here and we have a familiar face (or voice!) joining us, Jo Heath, the former head of Hampshire Countryside Service.
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Dog Control
For our latest episode, Carly and Andy headed down to River Hamble Country Park.
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A Wander Around Whitchurch
We visit to Whitchurch where Andy and Carly meet Jonathan Woods, the strategic manager for the Hampshire Countryside Service.
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England Coast Path
Join Carly on a visit to Wicor Recreation Ground in Portchester to meet Allison, England Coast Path Project Manager.
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Rights of Way: British Horse Society
Carly and Gemma meet Petronella from the British Horse Society to see how people and horses can safely use rights of way paths.
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Rights of Way: Ramblers
Carly and Gemma meet members of the Ramblers, a charity that promote walking for health and pleasure.
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Rights of Way: Walking With The Wounded
Carly and Gemma meet members from the Walking With The Wounded charity. They do some great work in helping us maintain the rights of way paths.
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Rights of Way: Parish Council
We head to Hurstbourne Tarrant to meet Mark, a parish councillor who has helped maintain the footpaths in the area.
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