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 Tom P…  All coming up… on the Nature Garden Podcast…. Support the show Yo ..read more

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 show You 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 Garde ..read more

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 P… Support the show You can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonder ..read more

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 show You 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 ..read more

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 show You can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds and projects on Twitter: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and ..read more

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 show You 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 monthly live radio show on Saturdays at 11am on www.lionheartradio.com Or email us: gardenersradio ..read more

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 river where he’s tackling a rather nasty invader…. Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P…   ..read more

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 show You 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 ..read more

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 the garden from Tom P… All coming up on Nature Garden Podcast….   Support the show You can fo ..read more

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 Northumbrian crayfish…  The fantastic flashes of riverside royalty…. Tom Cadwallender is ..read more