EP80 – Springtails aka collembola with Dr Peter Shaw
UK Wildlife Podcast
by Neil Phillips + Victoria Hillman
1M ago
We talk all about Springtails aka collembola , the little jumpy used-to-be-but-are-no-longer-are-insects with the national recorder for the group, Dr Peter Shaw ..read more
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EP80 – Phantom Midge Larva – Chaoborus sp
UK Wildlife Podcast
by Neil Phillips + Victoria Hillman
1M ago
To celebrate World Wetlands Day, here is an episode on a seriously underrated pond (and lake!) creature, the Phantom Midge Chaoborus sp. a transparent fly larva, the UK’s fastest striking predator and the only insect that is truly planktonic ..read more
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EP79 – Lesser Celandine
UK Wildlife Podcast
by Neil Phillips + Victoria Hillman
1M ago
We talk about the Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna, its adaptions to flowering in winter, its medicinal uses and how it spreads ..read more
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EP78 – Tarras Valley Nature Reserve with Kat Mayer
UK Wildlife Podcast
by Neil Phillips + Victoria Hillman
3M ago
We talk to Kat Mayer about the The Langholm Initiative and Tarras Valley Nature Reserve, what wildlife is there, how the community buyout happened, what projects are taking place to improve the site and the plans for the future ..read more
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EP77 – British Wildlife and Podcast News.mp3
UK Wildlife Podcast
by Neil Phillips + Victoria Hillman
3M ago
We catch you up on some recent British Wildlife News and update you on the some podcast news as well. Transcript ..read more
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EP76 – The Attack on Nature with Tony Whitehead from the RSPB
UK Wildlife Podcast
by Neil Phillips + Victoria Hillman
5M ago
We talk to Tony Whitehead who is one of the communications managers for RSPB England, and we discuss the Attack on Nature. Tony explains the concerns about the threat to the Habitats Directive (and what this directive does) from the Retained EU Law Bill, the harm that could come from ‘Investment Zones’ and the uncertainty ..read more
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EP73 – Rebugging the Planet with Vicki Hird
UK Wildlife Podcast
by Neil Phillips + Victoria Hillman
6M ago
We talk to Vicki Hird about the topic of her book Rebugging the Planet. We discuss the subjects covered in her book, what we can do to help bugs and Vicki also explains the current situation with ELMs, the scheme to help farmers farm in an more wildlife and environmental friendly way which seemed to ..read more
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EP71 – Wildlife Filmmaking with Doug Allan
UK Wildlife Podcast
by Neil Phillips + Victoria Hillman
7M ago
We talk to Bafta Award winning wildlife cameraman Doug Allan about how he started his career in natural history videography, what its like filming polar bears and leopards seals, filming in a pub garden, his favourite wildlife sites and his upcoming talks. We have also included an automated transcription of the episode below, you can ..read more
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EP70 – All Creatures Small and Great with Dr George McGavin
UK Wildlife Podcast
by Neil Phillips + Victoria Hillman
11M ago
We talk to Dr George McGavin about the insects and arthropods that are the topic of his new audiobook All Creatures Small and Great. How he decided what to write and talk about, his guests and who else he would have liked to have included and generally chat about the wonderful world of invertebrates. We ..read more
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EP66 – Teeny Tiny Creatures with Chantelle Lindsay + Rory Crawford – Part 1.mp3
UK Wildlife Podcast
by Neil Phillips + Victoria Hillman
1y ago
We talk to the hosts of the Cbeebies show Teeny Tiny Creatures, Chantelle Lindsay and Rory Crawford, about how they got to be presenting the show, getting a job in conservation (and how hard it is!) and their dream creature to do a Teeny Tiny episode on. We also chat about how Dr Amir Khan’s ..read more
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