Welcome back to a special episode of the podcast where we cover the rather big topic of predation in angling! Otters, Cormorants we cover them both as we chat to Mark Owen from the Angling Trust and Dave Webb for The UK Wild Otter Trust!Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel Angling Trust - UK Wild Otter TrustPapers...

In the last episode of season 2, I speak with three guests from the UK Sturgeon Alliance in the form of Jenny Murray from Blue Marine Foundation, Hannah McCormick from London Zoological Society & Steve Colclough from Institute of Fisheries Management. We discuss the history of sturgeon in the UK and its potential future of returning. Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

This week in the penultimate episode for this season I have long time friend and wildlife filmmaker Laura Turner and her cat Henry! We talk about what cat owners can do to limit the damage cats do and how to protect your garden from cats if your gardener.  Lauras Youtube Channel Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

In todays podcast I speak to Rachel Mulrenan & Matt Palmer from Wildfish Cons to talk about salmon farming and how it impacts wild salmon stocks. Wild Fish & Off the table Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

In this weeks episode I talk to one of the top professional underwater photographers in the world Alex Mustard. We talk about who inspired him in the industry, how to get into it and what aspects he maybe doesn't like about it.  Alex's Website Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

This week my guest is Ashleigh Whiffin Ash is an entomologist and curator at National Museums Scotland, based in Edinburgh. For the last 8+ years she's been responsible for the care and development of the museum's insect collection, containing approximately 2.5 million preserved specimens. She's an advocate for the less glamorous insects and her greatest love are carrion beetles. Follow more beetle appreciation and a peek behind the scenes at the museum, follow her on social media...

In today's episode Jack heads out with Luke Butel an estates manager who controls deer numbers in the East Midlands. We talk about the damage deer do to the wider environment, how its undertaken and whats done with the meat afterwards.Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

This week on the podcast we have Hannah Rudd. Hannah Rudd is a marine biologist and writer, based in Suffolk, who has studied sharks in global marine hotspots, including South Africa and the Maldives. Her first book, Britain’s Living Seas, in collaboration with the Wildlife Trusts and Bloomsbury Publishing is out now. Hannah is currently the Policy & Advocacy Manager for the Angling Trust, a co-founder and marine scientist for Shark Hub UK, and a Youth Ambassador for the High Seas...

In this bonus episode I talk about the reasons I don't generally tell people where, how or what gear I use for filming wildlife. (I'm not a complete w*nker honestly!)   Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

In todays Jack Does Stuff, I grab a cuppa and do the big garden birdwatch a citizen science project the RSPB do at the end of January to gather data on the birds that enter our gardens. I talk about how to attract birds, what birds I've had on my garden list and how to take part in the big garden bird watch. Big Garden Birdwatch Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

This week I head to the Cairngorms to chat with Peter Cairns about lynx reintroduction to the UK and when we last had them here, what are the pros and cons and when they could make a return.   Scotland The Big Picture Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel  

This week I head over to Foston to visit hedgehog rescuers Janet & Sally to talk about what you do when you find a sick or injured one and how to help them in your gardens.  Janets Email - [email protected] Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

Join me this week as I'm joined with Mike Blackmore from Wessex Rivers Trust as we chat all things chalkstream! A rare habitat pretty much exclusive to England.Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

In todays episode of Jack Does Stuff I head out to try twitching! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

This week I'm joined by vet and broadcaster Sean McCormack as we delve into the horrific practice of cropping dogs ears."Dr Sean McCormack BSc (Hons), MVB, MRCVS is a qualified vet with a degree in Animal Science, a lifelong conservationist and self confessed nature geek. He’s a published author and vet columnist, hosts his own wildlife podcast and YouTube channel as well as running the growing conservation organisation Ealing Wildlife Group."Buy Me a Coffee Facebook...

In this episode I cover non native crayfish in the UK and the damage they cause while looking if their is light at the end of tunnel to finally get rid of them.Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube...

Join me this week as I head back the banks of the River Trent with friend, angler and scientist Dr Mark Everard as we chat all things tiny with minnows, gudgeon and bleak. We celebrate the smaller fish in life and find out why you should to. Marks Website Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

In this episode Jack heads out the River Trent to try and find the Zander a predatory fish thats made many UK rivers in home.   Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

In this episode I speak with Alan Henshaw the farm manager of the environment agencies Calverton Fish Farm. I find out what a fish farm is, how they work and why they are sometimes needed. I also go over the top 10 most downloaded episodes of the podcast at then end! Buy Me a Coffee AT Film Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel  

In this episode Jack is joined by Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust's Michael Walker as they visit Ploughmans Wood & Colwick Park to try and find Bats.   Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

Today I'm joined by Elliott Kean who is the Engagement Officer with Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and also works with the Beavers at Idle Valley Nature Reserve. I visit him at the site as we look for signs of beaver and talk about the impacts they have both positive and negative.  Buy Me a Coffee Fish Calendars Wildlife Photography Course at Attenborough Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

This is the first episode in the side series of "Jack Does Stuff" with this time Jack going out bird ringing with fellow Jack, Jack Baddams! We visit Creswell Craggs and may or may not catch a kingfisher live! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

The Podcast is back! This week we are joined by guest Ashley Smith of W.A.S.P (Windrush Against Sewage Pollution) as we talk about the sorry state this river and many across the UK are in mainly due to the dumping of sewage.Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

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In the third and final takeover for the podcast our guest host is Stephen Moss an acclaimed author, naturalist  and university lecturer. He's chatting to this week's guest Lucy McRobert who is also a communications specialist in wildlife and currently works for the isles of scilly wildlife trust as well as also being a writer.  They natter about getting into birding as a young adult, how it helped with a family loss, if turning your hobby into a job is the best choice and challenging the...