The Wildlife Garden Podcast

Ep. 28 Should we Rewild our Gardens?

A big question many wildlife gardeners may have asked themselves...should we Rewild our gardens? After a chat about our opinion, we get 'fernatical' about the Hart's Tongue, the first fern as part of our native plant of the month! Find all the inform…

Ep 27. A Festival of Fruit with the Humble Hawthorne

In this episode we ask...what is fruit? And what fruits are good for wildlife? Then, as our native plant of the month, we take on the thorny yet fruity staple of the British garden and countryside, the humble Hawthorn. Find all the information and li…

Beguiling Bees and Knockout Knautias

Have you ever wondered what all the buzz is about in your garden? This episode we get to grips with some of the wild bees you are likely to find, with the help of 'The Secret Life of Garden Bees' by Jean Vernon. We then learn about a knockout Knautia…

Compost, Worms and the Flowering Rush

This week we dive deep into the musty world of your compost bin and look at the wildlife you could find there. We are also joined for the second time by worm expert Dr Emma Sherlock. Then, we cover our first native pond plant, the charming Flowering …

Purple Moor Grass and Dr Emma Sherlock on Worms

In a jam packed episode we ask: Is spring coming earlier? We then take a closer look at earthworms with Senior Curator of Annelids at the Natural History Museum, Dr Emma Sherlock. Finishing the episode, a favourite grass, Molinia caerulea or Purple M…

Happy Birthday to Yew (and us)!

We've made it! One year of the podcast and 24 episodes later, we have a chat about our own way into gardening and test ourselves on what we've learned so far. Then we look at our most ancient native tree, the Yew. Find all the information and links m…

Delightful Dog Roses and Dr Ian Bedford pt. 2

It's been nearly a year since we started our fundraiser! If you'd like to help us hit our target for the year, you have just two weeks left to donate to our Go Fund Me page Get The Wildlife Garden Podcast Some Gear. Thanks! A new year is upon us and …

Interview: Dr Ian Bedford and Incredible Crab Apples

As winter comes on more birds start to visit our garden and we discuss some of the plants looking good right now. Then, our guest Dr Ian Bedford tells us about how he gardens for wildlife and insects. We also discuss a botanical mystery about the fab…

Pollination perfection and ‘The Gin Shrub‘

Book club is upon us so we delve deep into the world of pollination with a fantastic book by ecologist Professor Jeff Ollerton. After that, Ellie takes a sip of our homemade Sloe Gin while Ben waxes lyrical about the fantastic (if thorny) shrub Prunu…

Spiky characters: Hedgehogs and Teasel

As Hedgehogs roam the British countryside looking for a place to nestle down and hibernate for the winter, we discuss how you can help them in your own gardens. Then we take a look at a favourite wildflower of ours that looks fantastic in any garden:…