Wilder Lincolnshire Podcast Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
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We have launched a brand new monthly podcast where we will discuss all things wildlife around Lincolnshire and take a deeper look into the workings of the Trust where nature is concerned. We will regularly be joined by a special guest who will share their expertise and experience of a life in conservation. Make sure to check out footage of the interviews on our YouTube!
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Episode 5: Dawn Chorus at Whisby Nature Park
This month, Matthew and Melvyn set their alarm clocks early and headed to one of our most popular nature reserves, Whisby Nature Park, just on the outskirts of Lincoln. As a keen birder, Matthew guided Melvyn around the reserve listening out and looking for the wealth of birds found at Whisby. But what did they find?
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Episode 4: From Wartime Bombers to Woodlarks and Lincoln Reds
This month, we visit the Trust’s cluster of nature reserves around Woodhall Spa - Lincolnshire’s answer to the New Forest and a place with a fascinating wartime history. We hear from Mid-Lincs Warden, Kevin James, on managing the reserves and also from Livestock Assistant, Cicely Brayshaw, on the importance of cattle on our nature reserves.
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Episode 3: Behind the scenes at Far Ings!
In the latest episode of our 'Wilder Lincolnshire' podcast, Melvyn and Matthew head to one of our most popular nature reserves, Far Ings, to take a closer look with a 'behind the scenes' tour, learning about a range of things that take place on the reserve, from practical management of reed beds and meadows to school visits and the day to day running of the Visitor Centre.
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Episode 2: Beavers and babbling brooks
In our second ever episode of our new monthly 'Wilder Lincolnshire' podcast we discuss the reintroduction of beavers to our county for the first time in 400 years and what the Trust is doing themselves to 'slow the flow' of water in our rivers. This month, Melvyn has been out and about speaking with Hannah Dale from Wild Wrendale and Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Warden, James Forrester.
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Episode 1: New Year, New Podcast!
It is a new year, and with it we have launched a brand new monthly podcast where we will discuss all things wildlife around Lincolnshire and take a deeper look into the workings of the Trust where nature is concerned. This month we are joined by former Reserves Manager, Barrie Wilkinson, who has over 70 years experience of being involved with the Trust.