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The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes

The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes

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A trip down the garden path and country lane with nature enthusiasts and gardeners chatting about the flowers and trees, and the birds and the bees and more.

© 2025 The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes
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Episodes
  • Ripening
    Aug 19 2025

    It's peak summer and still wonderfully warm in Northumberland and Tom P’s ripening crops and harvesting potatoes and onions…

    Tom Cadwallender’s turning the calendar page to a new season of birds and checking the Aln estuary for avian ins and outs…

    Steve Lowe’s reflecting on the life of someone who inspired him to dive deep into conservation... we celebrate the work of Doctor Angus Lunn, a Northumberland Wildlife Trust stalwart and map maker extraordinaire.

    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 X via: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and on Facebook: The Nature Garden.

    And you can also tune in to our monthly live radio show on Saturdays at 11am on www.lionheartradio.com
    Or email us: gardenersradio@outlook.com
    Thank you for your support!

    Music link: Gaia by Carl Cape Band on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk

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    40 mins
  • Summertime
    Jul 27 2025

    It's mid-summer and the temperature’s rising and so is Tom P’s excitement… we join him on a tour of his raised beds, and flowers and veg…

    Tom Cadwallender’s watching the summer skies for swifts and more….and listening to the classic sounds of summer…

    We’re at the ‘Love Northumberland’ awards at Alnwick Castle with Steve Lowe…

    The big butterfly count is underway and Dr Jamie Wildman is here to help us join in… it’s a wonderful way to help butterflies!

    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 X via: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and on Facebook: The Nature Garden.

    And you can also tune in to our monthly live radio show on Saturdays at 11am on www.lionheartradio.com
    Or email us: gardenersradio@outlook.com
    Thank you for your support!

    Music link: Gaia by Carl Cape Band on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk

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    39 mins
  • Uplands
    Jul 2 2025

    It’s time for some self-care and safety and we should all take our time to listen to Tom P...

    Tom Cadwallender’s out and about in the uplands of Northumberland and enjoying the collective nouns of bird, and the amazing ‘drumming’ of snipe.

    And we’re going medieval with Steve Lowe for a colourful re-enactment

    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 X via: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and on Facebook: The Nature Garden.

    And you can also tune in to our monthly live radio show on Saturdays at 11am on www.lionheartradio.com
    Or email us: gardenersradio@outlook.com
    Thank you for your support!

    Music link: Gaia by Carl Cape Band on Amazon Music - Amazon.co.uk

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    47 mins
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