Tom Pattinson… is up and at ‘em in the garden and taking care as he brings us a very important ‘gan canny’ message.  There’s great excitement on the Aln estuary and coast where Tom Cadwallender is watching the spring gatherings of birds…   And we’ll be hearing from Butterfly Conservation and their findings on how well or not so well different types of butterflies are doing across the UK… and they’ve got some great advice on how to help butterflies.   Plus some top tips for the garden from...

In this episode…  A little bit of wintertime reflection and a chance to look ahead as January begins… bringing time, hopefully, after the festive celebrations to think about adventures, plans and dreams….  We bring you some thoughts on the year ahead and the one gone from the two Toms: Tom Cadwallender and Tom Pattinson… Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P… Support the showYou can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers,...

It’s time to deck the halls with boughs of holly, to dress the tree and to celebrate...  And in this December edition, our correspondents are here to spread some cheer so stand by for the two Toms on Christmas trees and some alternative Christmas birds...  Steve Lowe on the giving gifts that can really help people across the world…  And John and Dean return with mistletoe and ivy… something a little different from the Alnwick Poison Garden!  Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom...

Autumn’s well and truly arrived and Tom Pattinson’s enjoying the botanical fireworks and nature’s planting time…   During these stormy times… Tom Cadwallender’s keeping track of the amazing arrivals of seasonal birds and there are some wonderful surprises to watch out for… Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P…   All coming up… on the Nature Garden Podcast…. Support the showYou can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds...

Autumn’s arrived and Tom Pattinson’s got heap lie on in the garden… and he’s enjoying the seasonal blooms and foliage.  Leaves are falling and so are feathers… Tom Cadwallender’s here to tell us more about the great moult… and he’s keeping an eye on urban skies.  And we’re going back in time on an archaeological dig with Steve Lowe and the Anglo-Saxons… Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P. Support the showYou can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our...

The Lindisfarne Gospels  were created on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne around 1300 years ago. Professor Michelle Brown takes us on an amazing journey to the place where Eadfrith, Bishop of Lindisfarne, designed and produced this incredible book. Support the showYou can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds and projects on Twitter: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and on Facebook: The Nature Garden. And you can tune in to our...

Hurrah for the flower shows… Tom Pattinson’s prepping his clipboard and getting ready for the competitions… Tom Cadwallender’s here with good news about the bird that’s the RSPB’s emblem… and he’s enjoying the wonders and diversity of our seabirds... The laburnum’s a beautiful tree but why did it have to be removed from schoolgrounds? John and Dean from the Alnwick  Poison Garden will tell us more… and some tips on how not to gas yourself with cherry laurel... Steve Lowe’s down by the...

Summer’s here and Tom Pattinson’s out smelling the roses and revelling in their colours, scents and fragrances…  Tom Cadwallender’s off in search of the nocturnal Nightjar and migrating birds on the Aln Estuary…  And Steve Lowe is out on in the hay fields around Allendale surrounded by the charismatic calls of curlews… Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P… Support the showYou can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds...

Enjoying your gardening is the name of the game but Tom Pattinson’s got some wise advice that could really make a difference...  Eiders are one of Northumberland’s joys and Tom Cawallender is down on the waterline checking out the ducks… We’re also joining a celebration of cherries with John and Dean from the Alnwick  Garden. And we have an amazing story about a pied flycatcher.  Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P… All coming up… on the Nature Garden Podcast….   Support the showYou...

Everything’s looking peachy in the garden with the promise of fragrance to come… and Tom Pattinson’s on a tomato flavoured journey of discovery… Oh…Tiptoe from the garden, by the garden of the willow tree and tip toe  through the tulips… with care… really you should tiptoe and take care… join  John and Dean for more cautionary tales from the Alnwick Poison Garden. Tom Cadwallender’s ‘fettling up’ on Coquet Island in rather cold weather to help puffins and terns… and there’s news of a very...

Spring has sprung and we’re celebrating the change of seasons… New shoots and the colours and scents of bulbs in the garden…Tom Pattinson’s here to tell us more… Our resident adventurer… Tom Cadwallender’s watching the early spring birds coming in and we’re joining him on his travels in Costa Rica.  And we welcome two new guests to the Nature Garden… John Knox and Dean Smith from the Alnwick Poison Garden in a series of botanical features you really won’t want to miss! Plus some top tips for...

In this episode…  Colouring the winter months and creating shelter with hedging…Tom Pattinson’s here to tell us more… The rising of the sun and the running of the deer… and our Steve Lowe who’s saving trees from deer with lambswool… And Tom Cadwallender’s enjoying a performance of the seedcracker… a winter visitor to his garden with a mighty seed cracking beak, and did you know that the turkey isn’t from turkey? Tom’s tracking this festive superstar Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom...

In this episode…  We’re enjoying Nature’s planting time and chi energy…with Tom Pattinson… Tall tales, gunge and fox poo remedies and history brought to life at the Cresswell Pele Tower… And Tom Cadwallender looks into the names of geese and their wonderful wanderlust… Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P… All coming up on Nature Garden Podcast….   Support the showYou can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds and...

Hello and welcome to the Nature Garden Podcast, with me, Carl Stiansen, and the Weekending Show Team from Lionheart Radio.  It’s a chance to take a wander down the garden path and country lane… with the birds and the bees and the flowers and trees…  and an opportunity to hear stories from the past and present… In this episode…  Autumn fruitfulness with Tom Pattinson… strawberry and raspberry stock taking and it’s jam time! We’re out and about with Steve Lowe who’s on the trail of native...

It’s the height of summer for some crops in the garden and Tom Pattinson is as busy as a bee… Steve Lowe is out and about looking for aliens as he goes in search of close encounters of the vegetative kind… We’re out and about with Tom Cadwallender’s who has another episode in his ‘great places to see birds’ series… Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P… Support the show

Sunny sunshine vibes with Tom Pattinson who is exploring the summertime garden and our living history… We’re out and about with Tom Cadwallender’s who has a sad update on avian flu… and another exciting episode in his ‘great places to see birds’ series… Tom Heap from BBC Countryfile’s reflecting on ways to save the planet and why what we do really matters… Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P… Support the show

Planetary awareness with Tom Pattinson who is focused on being kind to mother earth…. And ways in which we can all help to make this a wonderful world. We’re out and about with Tom Cadwallender’s who’s keeping a canny count of our winged wonders, dropping macaroni in nests (!)… and reveals another great place for watching birds… Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P… Support the show

We’re filled with all the delights that May brings…plants and shrubs and trees are growing fast and late spring/summer birds are arriving... Tom Pattinson is looking at the darling buds of May… and being safe in the garden. Tom Cadwallender’s enjoying the wonderful space of Druridge Bay, Northumberland, and the amazing array of birds that flock there… And Steve Lowe’s taking out a subscription this week… to the green gym! Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P. Support the show

In this episode…  We’re full of positive vibes for the return of spring and the joy of being back in the garden…  Tom Pattinson is contemplating the lawn, first cuts, salads and vegetables Tom Cadwallender’s welcoming back puffins and has news of how a blacksmith has helped kittiwakes to nest… And Steve Lowe’s venturing out on Long Nanny with some young adventurers… Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P… Support the show (https://www.buymeacoff.ee/thenaturegarden)

We’re reflecting on a year where so much has happened…  Tom Pattinson is looking back through the seasons and successes in the garden… Tom Cadwallender’s looking back and forwards to some amazing birding highlights. And Steve Lowe’s thinking about gifts we can give at any time to help ourselves and the planet in 2022… Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P… Support the show (https://www.buymeacoff.ee/thenaturegarden)

Festive delights from the Nature Garden: The holly and the ivy… and folklore and mistletoe with Tom Pattinson …  Tom Cadwallender’s charting the rise in popularity at Christmas of robins and turkeys. And  Steve Lowe’s on a nature stroll in North Northumberland  Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P…  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoff.ee/thenaturegarden)

Hello and welcome to the Nature Garden Podcast, with me, Carl Stiansen, and the Weekending Show Team from Lionheart Radio.  In this episode…  There’s a touch of natural tinsel with Tom Pattinson’s guide to Christmas trees…  Tom Cadwallender is following the highs and lows of the curlew… And have you ever wondered who keeps an eye on our coast and some two hundred miles of sea around us? …. Steve Lowe’s here to tell us more… And, some festive music...  and a chance to put your feet up.  Plus...

Tom Pattinson is getting ready for National Tree Week and looking at the ecological wonder of trees…  Can you imagine a hundred thousand birds flying together in amazing synchronous patterns? Tom Cadwallender reports from starling HQ at the Somerset Levels. And we’re going retro …. as Steve Lowe delves into the world of period fashion and flintlocks… Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P… Support the show (https://www.buymeacoff.ee/thenaturegarden)

An All Hallows’ Eve spectacular… Tom Pattinson reveals the science of autumn colours and how to grow your own pumpkins for next Halloween….  Tom Cadwallender is looking at the folklore of scary birds and the spooky superstitions inspired by owls and crows…  And some ghostly goings on…. as Steve visits one of his favourite haunts… in search of the white lady of Cresswell… Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P… Support the show (https://www.buymeacoff.ee/thenaturegarden)