Best Froude Podcasts (2025)

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Claire Whittle Regenerative Vet Christmas Special 1:03:00

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9d ago1:03:00

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Claire Whittle is now very well known in the regenerative agriculture sphere - she has a significant presence on social media and talks both vocally and passionately about natural systems and managing animals as naturally as possible - indeed this comes across as soon as you get into conversation. Claire trained as a vet and worked until recently i…

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Aland Episode 1 - Patricia and Romy 1:09:23

25d ago1:09:23

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In summer 2025 Tree Amble was invited to the Finnish Island of Aland to meet with a group of people trying to safeguard and restore the traditional wood pastures on the island through regenerative practices. The project, run by Patricia Wiklund and her colleagues, is aimed at bringing farmers together to learn and discuss regen techniques and to lo…

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Epping Forest Mini Series Episode 4 Tanith Cook 50:45

1M ago50:45

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The fourth of our mini series talking with the team who manage Epping Forest - a 6000 acre ancient woodland which sits cheek by jowl with the City of London. The forest stretches from the core of the city right out to the M25. Now it also has an area called the Borderlands where there is potential to create a new forest extension and its here that …

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Season 4 Episode 3: The Cyber Security Podcast 33:38

2M ago33:38

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By Master Builders Australia

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Epping Forest - John Phillips - Cattle in the Forest 42:47

2M ago42:47

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John Phillips manages the long horn cattle in Epping Forest - John's episode is third in our series of 4 podcasts about Epping Forest. This amazing 6000 acre ancient woodland and site of special scientific interest is literally cheek by jowl with the city of London - the woodland sits mainly between the London boroughs of Chingford and Epping - an …

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Epping Forest - Andy Froud - Pollarding and Nature 51:24

2M ago51:24

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Andy's episode in second in our series of 4 podcasts about Epping Forest. This amazing 6000 acre ancient woodland and site of special scientific interest is literally cheek by jowl with the city of London - the woodland sits mainly between the London boroughs of Chingford and Epping - an area of woodland that rises not far from the city and travels…

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Epping Forest - Tom Boughton - History and Culture 39:42

3M ago39:42

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Tom Boughton's episode kicks off our series of 4 podcasts about Epping Forest. This amazing 6000 acre ancient woodland and site of special scientific interest is literally cheek by jowl with the city of London - the woodland sits mainly between the London boroughs of Chingford and Epping - an area of woodland that rises not far from the city and tr…

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Series 5 Episode 9 - James Rebanks Upland Cumbrian Farmer 1:13:11

3M ago1:13:11

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James needs little by way of introduction - he's well known for his views on farming and both his books and many broadcasts and interviews he's had on the subject. We were lucky enough to have worked with James on the farm with various hedge and tree planting events over the years. Enjoy an episode about farming planting trees and hedges and not lo…

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Girl in a Tree – Bianca Thomas - @girlinatree – E41 31:45

3M ago31:45

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Bianca Thomas is a climbing arborist whose sole purpose in life has become to learn and gather wisdom from trees, following an ayahuasca induced epiphany that she’s never looked back from. In this end of season special with a final twist, Bianca tells Tom why trees have become her most trusted of guides since leaving behind a career in molecular bi…

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Series 5 Episode 10 - Coppice worker Lee Basset talks Sweet Chestnut 43:47

3M ago43:47

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We meet coppice worker Lee Bassett on a Cumbrian farm talking about his work to bring farm woodlands back into economic use and value to farms. Given the increase in planting on farms we need to value wood on our farms either using it directly or for sale. Lee is especially interested in bringing sweet chestnut into use in Cumbria, and on this farm…

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Natural Burial Site Owner - Simon Ferrar - E40 38:06

3M ago38:06

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TEDx speaker, Simon Ferrar, is founder and creator of Clandon Wood Natural Burial Ground, a multi award winning nature reserve where people are laid to rest sustainably, in harmony with natural processes. Tom gets Simon's thoughts on how trees are like silent watchers over our lives, learns about the ancient burial practices coming back to life at …

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Tree Hugging Lawyer - Sarah Dodd - E39 40:23

4M ago40:23

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Sarah Dodd is CEO and founder of the UK’s first and only law firm specialising solely in tree-specific legal and protection issues. With the dust still settling after the Sycamore Gap trial, Tom gets Sarah’s expert opinion on exactly where this world famous case now leaves us, what might have motivated those who felled the iconic tree that night an…

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Season 4 Episode 2: The Forecast Podcast 0:31

4M ago0:31

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Hosts Max Rafferty and Ben Conolly speak with Master Builders Australia's Chief Economist Shane Garrett about the release of the September Building and Construction Industry Forecasts.By Master Builders Australia

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Tree Bat Guru - Jim Mulholland - E38 50:49

4M ago50:49

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Jim Mulholland is a bat and veteran tree specialist with a knack for leaving a big impression in the expert talks and training courses he delivers. In this wide-ranging interview, recorded at Savernake Forest, Tom and Jim cover everything from bat poo, bat discos and Batman to neurodiversity in the scientific communities Jim is a part of and why Di…

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Epping Forest Biodiversity Officer - Andy Froud - E37 29:57

4M ago29:57

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Nobody knows Epping Forest quite like Andy Froud, a man who has spent the past quarter century looking after its 55,000 veteran trees and getting up close and personal with the super-rare wildlife that lives in and alongside them. Tom and Andy chat about his early years spent in West Ham Park, the challenges of managing a vast ancient forest just 1…

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Fungal Ecologist - Professor Lynne Boddy - E36 44:48

5M ago44:48

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Lynne Boddy is Professor of Mycology at Cardiff University and has been a true pioneer in progressing our knowledge of much maligned but essential tree and forest fungal communities for the past 50 years. Tom and Lynne discuss some of the strangest and rarest fungi hiding in our woods, why the Wood Wide Web concept definitely needs more work and di…

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Series 5 Episode 8 - Ancient Woodland Walk with Maurice Pankhurst 53:44

5M ago53:44

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In this episode we meet Maurice Pankhurst who spent his life working for nature and especially trees and woods. Maurice recently retired as the National Trust's forester for Borrowdale in the north of the English Lake District - and, for this interview, we meet him close to his home in Borrowdale for a walk in some of his favourite woods and trees.…

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Heritage Trees Specialist - Julian Hight - E35 49:07

5M ago49:07

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Julian Hight is a heritage trees author and storyteller who has travelled the globe in search of nature’s oldest veterans and the timeless tales we attach to them. He chats with Tom about his many tree-inspired adventures, the rich historical and sacred significance of trees he’s encountered and why Windsor’s age-defying ancients continue to leave …

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Tree Architecturalist - Tom Joye - E34 56:27

5M ago56:27

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Dubbed “the education of the eye” by its founders, Tree Architecture is an alternative way of seeing and interpreting trees and ex-forester, Tom Joye, has been leading sold out courses on the subject for some years now in the UK, creating a quiet revolution in how we think about and manage the trees we look after. Tom shares the core perspective-sh…

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Series 5 Episode 7 - The Courtyard Dairy with Andy Swinscoe 58:02

5M ago58:02

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Andy and Kathy Swinscoe have developed, from very small beginnings, a cheese retail business that now employs over 20 people in the heart of Yorkshire. The business has been located just outside Settle since 2017 and has grown to include the Cheese Shop, cheese production facility, museum and restaurant. Andy has spent a life in and around cheese b…

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Rainforest Communicator - Alejandra Hart - E33 47:27

6M ago47:27

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Alejandra Hart is a writer and Woodland Trust Communications Officer whose heartfelt stories inspire people to care more deeply about temperate rainforest restoration in the UK. Tom and co-host, Arifah Sheikh, learn about the unique meeting of minds that Alejandra took part in at Buckland Wood on Dartmoor, discuss why pausing to listen is so essent…

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Series 5 Episode 6 - Ecological Monitoring Mike Douglas 1:00:00

6M ago1:00:00

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Mike has been ecologically monitoring habitat restoration sites for us for nearly a decade. He has shown to us several times over not just the value of monitoring change but also how, when you do monitor change after a habitat restoration project, nature responds rapidly.... but not always by the book! He has uncovered lots of positive changes that…

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Worm Guy - Kevin Chase - E32 46:26

6M ago46:26

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Forest Entomologist, Kevin Chase Ph.D, is a Researcher with Bartlett Tree Experts who grew up in the Appalachian mountains of Pennsylvania, USA. Tom and Kevin talk about their special collaboration around worms, unearth what makes these humble ecosystem engineers so vital to trees and then burrow deep into the fascinating 'Allee Effect' philosophy.…

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Bonsai Collector - Amelia Williams - E31 53:19

7M ago53:19

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Bonsai connoisseur, Amelia Williams, has been studying and working with trees of all sizes for more than 20 years, most recently as Director of UK tree consultancy firm - the Arb Company. Tom and Amelia zoom in on the miniature world of tiny tree craft and discuss what bonsai can teach us about better looking after bigger trees, as well as ourselve…

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Agroforestry Show Special with Soil Association's Rose and Steve 51:16

7M ago51:16

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The second agroforestry show is coming to Woodoaks Farm, Maple Cross in Hertfordshire on 10th and 11th of September. Here at tree Amble we really support the bringing back together of trees and farming - particularly with all the benefits for animal welfare, productivity and nature that can be gained from well planned agroforestry systems. So, we w…

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Series 5 Episode 5 - Peter Livingstone Part 2 39:06

7M ago39:06

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Part 2 of our conversation with Peter Livingstone at his not for profit tree nursery near Glasgow. We hear more about about the other species Peter is working on and more about his motivations, people and projects.By Peter Leeson

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Season 4, Episode 1: The HAFF Scheme 22:55

8M ago22:55

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The Master Builders Podcast is back! Master Builders' National Manager Technical Policy, Max Rafferty, chats with David Denney, the Federal Safety Commission about the OFSC, the HAFF scheme and the WHS Accreditation Scheme. Season 4, Episode 1By Master Builders Australia

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Series 5 Episode 4 - Aspen with Peter Livingstone of EADHA 1:24:32

8M ago1:24:32

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As a younger man Peter got involved with remediating derelict land in Scotland's central belt. His work eventually exposed him to using trees to aid restoration and before long he discovered that aspen was used all over Europe for restoration but not at home. Research and grant aid later finds him collecting and growing aspen clones for planting on…

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The Mystery Guest - E30 30:38

8M ago30:38

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Tom meets a mystery guest in what ends up being a particularly revealing interview for him personally... Find links to all The Meaning of Trees Podcast channels and content here: https://linktr.ee/themeaningoftreespodcastBy Tom Hill

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IN ARBORETUM Filmmaker - Kate Colenbrander - E29 54:34

8M ago54:34

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Kate Colenbrander is a Canadian filmmaker, photographer, writer and UCL Anthropology graduate who brings hidden stories to light from beneath the surface of mainstream conversation. Tom and Kate discuss her provocative new film - In Arboretum - which poses important questions about the lack of protection our oldest trees face versus development, wh…

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Series 5 Episode 3 - Willow Legend and Basket Maker Phil Bradley 1:03:42

8M ago1:03:42

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Mention Phil's name in West Cumbria and many folks will know him. He has created a wonderful community of people around him through his work as a basket maker and willow weaver. Phil grows willow and makes baskets but he also shares his knowledge widely and engages in many other willow related things - including river restoration! Phil is a complet…

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Deep Time Forest Researcher - Elena Pearce - E28 37:05

9M ago37:05

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Elena Pearce is a post-doctoral Researcher with Aarhus University in Denmark with a special curiosity in what Europe’s forest ecology was like before the last ice age. Hear her explanation of the long term warming and cooling cycles of our planet, her thoughts on how studying the forests of the past can help us better understand the present picture…

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Series 5 Episode 2 Archaeologists Rose and Anwen 1:01:07

9M ago1:01:07

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Rose, Anwen and I met at a farming conference and very quickly hit it off. We were all wondering why a tree lover and two archaeologists would spend a weekend talking about mob grazing and soils. Yet it is obvious really - learning about how we manage land reflects on where we have come from and how we might restore nature to farming once more. Ros…

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Big Tree Hunter - Fred Breglia - @bigtreehunters - E27 46:46

9M ago46:46

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Fred Breglia is Director of the Landis Arboretum in Upstate New York and a huge advocate for the protection of old growth forests and champion trees, connecting more than 1.5 million tree enthusiasts from around the world through his much loved Instagram and Facebook accounts. Tom and Fred talk about his very first encounter with a giant tree, the …

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Series 5 Episode 1 Neil Heseltine 1:05:46

10M ago1:05:46

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Neil and Leigh Heseltine farm in the North Yorkshire village of Malham - famous for its amazing geology and beautiful setting. Neil's journey into farming with nature, in fact farming nature, is fascinating. He has moved from farming sheep to farming cattle. He loves the landscape he has farmed all his life and it comes across in this episode.…

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Series 4 Episode 10 Glen Finglas Woodland Restoration 1:03:16

10M ago1:03:16

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In this episode of Tree Amble we head up to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park in Central Scotland to meet Hamish Thompson the Estate Manager of the Woodland Trust's largest single site Glen Finglas. Hamish and his team are responsible for managing over 4000 ha / 10,000 acres of ancient woodland, wood pasture, peat bog and mountain. This i…

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Ancient Tree Ecologist - Vikki Bengtsson - E26 44:19

11M ago44:19

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As a founding member of the Ancient Tree Forum, Vikki Bengtsson has studied Europe's veteran trees and their special ecology for more than 30 years and her latest research remains at the cutting edge of tree related-science. Tom and Vikki chat holes, hollows and cavities, delve deep into the idea that trees might live forever (if we let them) and d…

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Series 4 Episode 9 Caring about our Cows with Lindsay Whistance 1:07:26

11M ago1:07:26

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Have you ever thought about beef or dairy from the cow's perspective? In this episode of Tree Amble we meet Dr Lindsay Whistance who has a life long passion for cows and is deeply concerned about our relationship with them. She works as the senior livestock researcher at the Organic Research Centre and has 4 themes to her work: * Farm animal behavi…

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Artist & Father - Luke Adam Hawker - @lukeadamhawker - E25 52:43

11M ago52:43

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Luke Adam Hawker is a tree-inspired artist, a devoted father, a Sunday Times best selling author and a Woodland Trust ambassador. After a short walk in the Surrey Hills, Tom and Luke sit down to discuss the timeless powers of trees in storytelling, the way his son Harry has irreversibly shaped his life for the better and how trees can offer faith i…

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Wild Boar Expert - Chantal Lyons - E24 48:16

11M ago48:16

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Chantal Lyons is author of ‘Groundbreakers: The Return of Britain’s Wild Boar’ and has spent the past few years immersing herself into the world of megafauna. After walking in the Forest of Dean, Tom and Chantal discuss wild boars’ special role in supporting forest ecology, the perceptions of danger that often accompany them and her hopes for a wor…

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Series 4 Episode 8 Kate Hanley - Peat Restoration 55:23

11M ago55:23

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We met Kate Hanley down at Dovestones just east of Oldham on a very wet day in 2024. Kate works for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and manages a brilliant project on land above Dovestones which is owned by water company United Utilities but leased to the RSPB for nature recovery. Kates work here is really drilling down into ho…

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iTaukei Mental Health Advocate - Meli Tanuku - E23 25:53

12M ago25:53

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Meli Tanuku Nakauvadra is a Counselling and Education student at Fiji's National University and a strong advocate for mental health awareness in indigenous iTaukei culture. Tom and Meli talk about why trees and natural spaces matter so much in a developing country with a rich indigenous heritage to protect and discuss the concept of 'dominion' in t…

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Tree Amble Special - Specialist Cheesemakers Association Gathering 1:14:25

12M ago1:14:25

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In this Tree Amble Special we went back to Torpenhow [pronounced Tre'pen'ah] - Mark and Jenny's Farm - and joined the Specialist Cheesemakers Association at their annual gathering. We had a ball with these amazing cheese makers eating and talking about the best of the best cheeses in the UK. These folks are brilliant food producers and all concerne…

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The Mythical Seacraft - E22 15:10

12M ago15:10

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The story of Na Waqa Drua, a revolutionary project to create a giant twin-hulled, wind-powered ocean canoe combining ancient and cutting edge technologies in a shared mission to sail around the world. Tom interviews Carson Young and his diverse team of innovators to learn how they are bringing back to life a Fijian odyssey whilst ensuring that it’s…

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Series 4 Episode 7 Wild Boar with Chantal Lyons 57:40

1y ago57:40

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In this episode we talk to the brilliant Chantal Lyons about her book "Groundbreakers" which is all about Wild Boar. For us in the UK this is a challenging species which we hunted from our shores many years ago but for which there is an ecological argument for restoration. It is challenging this one though, they make a huge mess and are difficult t…

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Ministry of Forestry Official - Sanjana Lal - E21 26:01

1y ago26:01

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Sanjana Lal is Fiji’s national Conservator of Forests and heads up the Fijian Government’s Ministry of Forestry department, advocating for sustainable forest stewardship in a country with 61% tree cover where 80% of the land is owned and inhabited by indigenous communities. Tom and Sanjana explore her thoughts and philosophies on protecting pristin…

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Intangible Heritage Protector - Simione Sevudredre - E20 48:58

1y ago48:58

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Simione Sevudredre is one of Fiji’s best-known advocates when it comes to protecting indigenous heritage and human rights in the South Pacific. Tom and Simione chat in depth about Fijian totem trees, the humble coconut, Fijian tribal values and the many virtues of living a nature-based identity. Find links to all The Meaning of Trees Podcast channe…

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Series 4 Episode 6 Crofting On Lismore Claire and Mike 1:19:17

1y ago1:19:17

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We took some time out last spring to head out to Lismore - a wee island a short ferry ride from Oban - to meet Claire and Mike on their beautiful productive and, as it turned out, biodiverse croft. Crofting is a very old tradition in Scotland with small areas of land managed for food production in often remote communities. Claire and Mike have crea…

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SENTINELS Videographer - Pita Yee - @woahstudiosfj - E19 54:04

1y ago54:04

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Season 2 kicks off with guest host Arifah interviewing Tom on his return from Fiji alongside talented Videographer and Woah Studios Director, Pita Yee. We learn about the making of their new documentary - 'Sentinels: Protecting Fiji's Heritage Trees' - and Pita shares some amusing insights into his life and art form. Watch our documentary - 'Sentin…

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Series 4 Episode 5 Farming at Matson Ground Windermere 1:10:50

1y ago1:10:50

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Matson Ground is a traditional Lake District Estate with house, gardens and cottages (some available as holiday accommodation) a few small offices and about 500 ha of organic farmland situated just south and East of Windermere in the Lake District. In this Tree Amble episode we meet Madelaine who is the current owner of the estate which came into h…