TEDx speaker, Simon Ferrar, is founder and creator of Clandon Wood Natural Burial Ground, a multi award winning nature reserve where people are laid to rest sustainably, in harmony with natural processes.

Tom gets Simon's thoughts on how trees are like silent watchers over our lives, learns about the ancient burial practices coming back to life at Clandon Wood and asks for advice on how best to plan for his own death one day.

Find out more about Clandon Wood Natural Burial Ground here - https://www.clandonwood.com/

See Simon's TEDx Talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HHwBH_fWSI

Find links to all The Meaning of Trees Podcast channels and content here: https://linktr.ee/themeaningoftreespodcast

Sara Dodd is CEO and founder of the UK’s first and only law firm specialising solely in tree-specific legal and protection issues.

With the dust still settling after the Sycamore Gap trial, Tom gets Sara’s expert opinion on exactly where this world famous case now leaves us, what might have motivated those who felled the iconic tree that night and how likely a similar event might be tomorrow.

Learn more about Sara's firm, Tree Law, here: https://www.treelaw.co.uk/

Sign up for Sara's free Tree Law conference (September 2025) here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tree-law-conference-tickets-1215193840489?aff=oddtdtcreator

Find links to all The Meaning of Trees Podcast channels and content here: https://linktr.ee/themeaningoftreespodcast

Jim Mulholland is a bat and veteran tree specialist with a knack for leaving a big impression in the expert talks and training courses he delivers.

In this wide-ranging interview, recorded at Savernake Forest, Tom and Jim cover everything from bat poo, bat discos and Batman to neurodiversity in the scientific communities Jim is a part of and why Die Hard's opening scene is something we could all learn a thing or two from.

Sign up for Jim's Bats & Trees Masterclass training here: https://bats.thinkific.com/courses/Bats-and-Trees-Masterclass

Find links to all The Meaning of Trees Podcast channels and content here: https://linktr.ee/themeaningoftreespodcast