A special Christmas episode celebrating an iconic seasonal bird, the robin. Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella. Produced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media. The Warren: The Critter Shed is a founding member of https://www.thewarren.ie/ podcast network. The Warren is a collection of some of the most innovative podcasts in Ireland, all of which are independently owned and produced. Pop on over to discover great new podcasts to listen to and TELL YOUR FRIENDS if you like...

We meet some lucky garden ladies who are literally out of this world - it's the ladybird show!   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A chat about animals that pack an unexpected punch.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Meet Sindbad the Stowaway, Collie's newest housemate. And we have an update on Sam the Fox from Trinity College Dublin. Click here for more information on the Kildare Animal Wildlife Unit: https://www.facebook.com/Wildlifeunitkildare/ Don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/ TWITTER: @crittershedpod EMAIL: [email protected] Music: Podington:...

Collie finds a living fossil and becomes a surrogate mother to 15 feathery offspring...   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Holly English watched a wildlife documentary when she was 10 and it changed her life. The documentary was about the beautiful and enigmatic African wild dogs and now she studies them for a living. This episode is an ode to African wild dogs. FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/ TWITTER: @crittershedpod EMAIL: [email protected] Music: Podington: Curious, Sunset Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella. Produced by Colette Kinsella for Red Hare Media. The...

Which came first chicken or the nest? Collie and Colette talk turkey about nests, who made the first one, and who makes the biggest one.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

There's a Nintendo Switch video game doing the rounds now that is basically Collie's life in digital: Animal Crossing. Podcaster and writer Rosemary Mac Cabe and producer Liam Geraghty are both big fans of the game, and they take us to their digital islands and introduce us to the animals they meet there. We also visit the natural history museum and find out how much real natural history information you can glean from this game.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Isn't nature sounding amazing at the moment? Now that many of us are in lockdown, and there are fewer noisy machines on the road on in the air, we can actually hear nature more clearly than ever. Collie and Colette listen in to the nature sounds collected and sent in by listeners from around the world, and it's a treat.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we soothe your corona-isolated soul with one of the most beautiful sounds of all: chattering budgies! Do you know where they are native to? Well, struth, we have the answer! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Like centipedes? Then you'll love this giant carnivorous animal that can take out BATS! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Like zombie movies? Then you'll love this episode because we examine the darker side of the mating season... and it gets very dark... Further reading: Here's a great read from The Guardian. Don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/ TWITTER: @crittershedpod EMAIL: [email protected] Music: Podington: Curious, Algo Rhythm Natural. Presented by Collie Ennis...

In these socially distant times of ours, we have a special episode dedicated to an underrated amphibian: the cane toad! We dispel myths like: "they're Australian, aren't they?" Er, no. Or "they are sadistic killers of all life on Earth, aren't they?" Again, no... and after this episode, we hope you will agree that they are just gorgeous animals. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Collie and Colette celebrate the great and important BEETLE family... with a cameo by a very lucky and lovely bunny. Photo copyright Colette Kinsella Don't forget to hit us up on our various channels with questions, queries or things you'd like us to get nerdy about: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TheCritterShedDUB/ TWITTER: @crittershedpod EMAIL: [email protected] Music: Podington: Curious, Firefly Presented by Collie Ennis and Colette Kinsella. Produced by Colette Kinsella...

This is a live recording in front of an audience in The Crawford Art Gallery in Cork, and we're all about SPIDERS!!! For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

We hear stories about lesser-celebrated Christmas animals like Yule felines, yule arachnids, yule goats and even yule marsupials.

We went to Dublin Zoo to chat with keeper Brendan Walsh about a study he carried out on the zoo's largest residents, one that gave him new and remarkable insights into their nocturnal lives.

A bonus episode of The Critter Shed introducing the podcasts in The Warren network.

We visit the unsung heroes of the environment: woodlice!

The Critter Shed visits a former waste ground that has become a biodiversity hotspot: Tallaght wetlands, Dublin.

The Critter Shed meets a gentle - and leggy - giant of the invertebrate world.

A trip to the My Lovely Horse Rescue farm to learn about the wonderful (and often sad) life of domestic pigs.

This week the critter shed becomes 'the love shack' as we delve into the to sensuous, sumptuous and scintillating love lives of SNAILS!

A conversation about why cats should be kept indoors, and an after-hours tour of Dublin Zoo.

Tackling the thorny issue of the rights and wrongs of keeping exotic pets and the unregulated pet trade.