The Biodiversity Podcast by Teasels

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.Episode 26- Benny Hawksbee

In this podcast I sit down with the boys from Wild City Studio, Jon Davies and Steve Williams.

Footnotes: Rewliding of Allestree Park- Mentioned at 11mins 30 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/11/derby-approves-uk-largest-urban-rewilding-project-aoe Affric Highlands Rewilding - Mentioned at 40-mins https://rewildingeurope.com/landscapes/affric-highlands/ Langholm Moor and Tarras Valley- Mentioned at 48-mins https://www.langholminitiative.org.uk Little Green Spec- Mentioned at 53:58-mins http://www.littlegreenspace.org.uk https://twitter.com/LGSpace?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor The state of Nature report - Mentioned at 1 hour : 6 mins https://nbn.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/State-of-Nature-2019-UK-full-report.pdf Lynx to Scotland Project - Mentioned at 1 hour: 9 mins https://treesforlife.org.uk/about-us/lynx-to-scotland/

Footnotes: Rewliding of Allestree Park- Mentioned at 11mins 30 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/11/derby-approves-uk-largest-urban-rewilding-project-aoe Affric Highlands Rewilding - Mentioned at 40-mins https://rewildingeurope.com/landscapes/affric-highlands/ Langholm Moor and Tarras Valley- Mentioned at 48-mins https://www.langholminitiative.org.uk Little Green Spec- Mentioned at 53:58-mins http://www.littlegreenspace.org.uk https://twitter.com/LGSpace?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor The state of Nature report - Mentioned at 1 hour : 6 mins https://nbn.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/State-of-Nature-2019-UK-full-report.pdf Lynx to Scotland Project - Mentioned at 1 hour: 9 mins https://treesforlife.org.uk/about-us/lynx-to-scotland/

Nigel's bio A background in both art and zoology has led me to working with our own species as well as a bunch of others. I like group or collective working, collaboration and mixed discipline problem solving. I’m interested in the nurturing of social capital & natural capital and the impacts they have, to a lesser degree, on economic capital and to a greater degree on the functionality of commnuities. Note: I think ‘capital’ is an unfortunate term, for me, in this case, social and natural capitals are more about healthy stocks of informal community value and less about how cash rich a place is.

Footnotes: Paul Farley; As mentioned at 1 hour 19 minutes https://www.leadinglanguageandliteraturepodcast.com/episodes/paul-farley-poet-and-professor-of-creative-writing-lancaster Soil Inversion case study; https://cieem.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1.-Philip-Putwain.pdf Tony Bradshaw- Restoration ecologist- As mentioned at 1 hour 42 minutes https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/sep/11/evolution Halewood Triangle- As mentioned at 1 hour 42 minutes https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/halewood-park-triangle/ Gunnersbury Triangle- As mentioned at 1 hour 42 minutes https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/halewood-park-triangle/ Wheeldon Copse Cheshire- As mentioned at 1 hour 47 minutes https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/wheeldon-copse/ National Vegetation Classification (NVC) with John Rodwell - As mentioned at 1 hour 49 minutes https://englandscommunityforests.org.uk/ecf-news/national-vegetation-classification-with-john-rodwell Episode segments Edit audio

Footnotes: Paul Farley; As mentioned at 1 hour 19 minutes https://www.leadinglanguageandliteraturepodcast.com/episodes/paul-farley-poet-and-professor-of-creative-writing-lancaster Soil Inversion case study; https://cieem.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/1.-Philip-Putwain.pdf Tony Bradshaw- Restoration ecologist- As mentioned at 1 hour 42 minutes https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/sep/11/evolution Halewood Triangle- As mentioned at 1 hour 42 minutes https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/halewood-park-triangle/ Gunnersbury Triangle- As mentioned at 1 hour 42 minutes https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/halewood-park-triangle/ Wheeldon Copse Cheshire- As mentioned at 1 hour 47 minutes https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/wheeldon-copse/ National Vegetation Classification (NVC) with John Rodwell - As mentioned at 1 hour 49 minutes https://englandscommunityforests.org.uk/ecf-news/national-vegetation-classification-with-john-rodwell

Useful resource; The Ecological Restoration and Habitat Creation Special Interest Group: Practical Restoration and Creation: Lowland and Upland Grasslands https://cieem.net/resource/cieem-erhc-sig-east-midlands-section-committee-2019-conference-dr-phil-sterling/ Jane Jacobs- The Death and Life of Great American Cities - As mentioned at 11 minutes https://www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Great-American-Cities-Vintage/dp/067974195X National Vegetation Classification:As mentioned at 13 minutes https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/a407ebfc-2859-49cf-9710-1bde9c8e28c7 St Vincent School- As mentioned at 21:30 minutes https://www.stvin.com

Useful resource; The Ecological Restoration and Habitat Creation Special Interest Group: Practical Restoration and Creation: Lowland and Upland Grasslands https://cieem.net/resource/cieem-erhc-sig-east-midlands-section-committee-2019-conference-dr-phil-sterling/ Jane Jacobs- The Death and Life of Great American Cities - As mentioned at 11 minutes https://www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Great-American-Cities-Vintage/dp/067974195X National Vegetation Classification:As mentioned at 13 minutes https://hub.jncc.gov.uk/assets/a407ebfc-2859-49cf-9710-1bde9c8e28c7 St Vincent School- As mentioned at 21:30 minutes https://www.stvin.com Episode segments Edit audio

In this podcast, I chat with a kindred spirit, Sam Taylor Hunt. This podcast is a no-holds barred podcast on biodiverse gardening. We slay (and savagely discredit) a few sacred canards of the (biodiverse) gardening world. Fancy hearing some free-range conversation instead of the usual battery-thinking around horticulture? Sam Taylor Hunt is the owner of Modica Gardens-. Check them out at https://www.modicagardens.com. They undertake some fabulous projects in the Cheltenham /Cotswold area. Please subscribe to follow clips of this podcast and the other podcasts I have recorded, discussing the subject of biodiversity.

In this podcast, I chat with a kindred spirit, Sam Taylor Hunt. This podcast is a no-holds barred podcast on biodiverse gardening. We slay (and savagely discredit) a few sacred canards of the (biodiverse) gardening world. Fancy hearing some free-range conversation instead of the usual battery-thinking around horticulture? Sam Taylor Hunt is the owner of Modica Gardens-. Check them out at https://www.modicagardens.com. They undertake some fabulous projects in the Cheltenham /Cotswold area. Please subscribe to follow clips of this podcast and the other podcasts I have recorded, discussing the subject of biodiversity.

In this podcast, I chat with a kindred spirit, Sam Taylor Hunt. This podcast is a no-holds barred podcast on biodiverse gardening. We slay (and savagely discredit) a few sacred canards of the (biodiverse) gardening world. Fancy hearing some free-range conversation instead of the usual battery-thinking around horticulture? Sam Taylor Hunt is the owner of Modica Gardens-. Check them out at https://www.modicagardens.com. They undertake some fabulous projects in the Cheltenham /Cotswold area. Please subscribe to follow clips of this podcast and the other podcasts I have recorded, discussing the subject of biodiversity.

Dick is a lifetime birdwatcher. He has applied his experience as an engineer and software designer to the problem of halting the decline of Swifts with the team at Action for Swifts. The team, headed by Dick Newell, has an extensive knowledge of the needs of Swifts and the requirements of the construction industry. The S Brick is the culmination of many years of research and experience aimed at providing a simple, long-lasting and sustainable solution to reversing the decline of the endangered Swift. Action for Swifts mission Our mission is to reverse the decline of Swifts. Swifts in the UK are on the Birds of Conservation Concern (BoCC) Red List and are classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List assessment of extinction risk for Great Britain. Swifts declined by 58% between 1995 and 2018. They declined by 41% in just 10 years up to 2018, that is over 5% per annum! One of the reasons, perhaps the main reason, is loss of nest sites. Provision of new housing provides a big opportunity to install Swift bricks for Swifts, and other small cavity-nesting birds. We regard the S Brick as a ”Universal” nesting brick as it can accommodate Swifts, House Sparrows, Tree Sparrows, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Starlings and even House Martins. It is our goal to find the optimum compromise between the requirements of the birds and the constraints of the building, making it as easy as possible for the builder on site, as well as resulting in something aesthetically pleasing, and at a low cost.

In this podcast, I chat with a kindred spirit, Sam Taylor Hunt. This podcast is a no-holds barred podcast on biodiverse gardening. We slay (and savagely discredit) a few sacred canards of the (biodiverse) gardening world. Fancy hearing some free-range conversation instead of the usual battery-thinking around horticulture? Sam Taylor Hunt is the owner of Modica Gardens-. Check them out at https://www.modicagardens.com. They undertake some fabulous projects in the Cheltenham /Cotswold area. Please subscribe to follow clips of this podcast and the other podcasts I have recorded, discussing the subject of biodiversity.

Is this episode I sit down with John and Joanne and we discuss Biodiversity Net Gain, both strategically and how it will be implamented on the ground. Furthermore we discuss how the importance of establishing the baseline calculations. Nicholsons Lockhart Garratt is the result of a union between Nicholsons, who provide high quality landscaping, forestry and arboriculture services and Lockhart Garratt, who are industry leaders in environmental planning, forestry, ecology, arboriculture, soils and landscape architecture. Bio's; John is the Principal Consultant at Nicholsons Lockhart Garratt. Over 30 years experience as a Rural Chartered Surveyor, specialising in forestry and environmental planning. Fellow of the British Agricultural Consultants since 2014 and participates in numerous government-led forums on forestry, tree health, carbon, biodiversity net gain and natural capital. In 2020 I was appointed as Non-Exec Director to the Forestry Services Board and sit on the Conservation Committee of the Queen's Green Canopy. More recently I have been taking a lead in green infrastructure planning for large developments and supporting Defra in promoting woodland creation on vacant and derelict land. Joanne is an Ecological Consultant and Head of Ecology at Lockhart Garratt Experienced ecological consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the law practice industry. Skilled in faunal surveying techniques, report writing, and development mitigation practices for wildlife. Strong administrative professional with a Bachelor of Science honours degree in Land Management from the University of Northampton.

Highlands Rewilding purpose is to enable nature recovery and community prosperity through rewilding, as a mass ownership company. By doing this, they aim to become one of the most impactful accelerators of nature-based solutions in the world by 2026. Daniel's Bio Daniel’s career in conservation and forestry began with an Honours degree in Environmental Biology from Napier University where his thesis focused on the freshwater fishes of Sulawesi. This was followed by a Masters in Conservation Biology with a focus on the use of riparian habitats by large mammals. Since then he has worked on a wide variety of research projects including a year supporting ecologists in the Ecuadorian Amazon and a year spent monitoring the behavior and activity patterns of Pine Martens in the Highlands of Scotland. Daniel has also worked on the front line of habitat restoration for many years, having planted close to one million native trees across the Highland area and removed acres of invasive species. Daniel has a strong interest in regenerative agriculture and in particular, agroforestry practices. He has established his own 2 acres food forest in the Highlands experimenting with over 200 species of edible and useful plants and trees suitable for this climate. He is also a keen wood carver and sculptor crafting unique pieces of art and bespoke yurts.

In this podcast with Molly Biddell we discuss the business of Rewilding and Regenerative Agriculture and how land owners/land managers will be financially incentivised and supported to undertake Rewilding projects and transition to an regen farming system Molly's bio. My areas of interest include understanding how farming systems and supply chains can better integrate environmental outcomes, the potential of the private market and public sector to enable investment into natural capital, and restructuring of food production systems. I come from a rural background and obtained a BA in Geography from the University of Cambridge. Links to the podcast UK partnership launched to tackle agricultural challenges https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-partnership-launched-to-tackle-agricultural-challenges Landscape Enterprise Networks https://landscapeenterprisenetworks.com Sustainable Farming Incentive: how the scheme will work in 2022 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sustainable-farming-incentive-how-the-scheme-will-work-in-2022/sustainable-farming-incentive-how-the-scheme-will-work-in-2022 Local Nature Recovery: more information on how the scheme will work https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-nature-recovery-more-information-on-how-the-scheme-will-work/local-nature-recovery-more-information-on-how-the-scheme-will-work Landscape Recovery (Relevant to Rewilding) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-land-management-schemes-overview/environmental-land-management-scheme-overview Keywords: Regen Agriculture, biodiversity net gain, natural capital, biodiversity, Rewilding, wilding, Rewildng Great Britain.

In this podcast I chat with the wonderful Wendy Allen and Charlotte Hitchmough of Rain Garden Uk. In this interactive, visual podcast ( accompanied by slides), we discuss SUDS, Rain planters and rain gardens.

Dominic is projector manager at the Wild Ken Hill Estate. Wild Ken Hill is returning land to nature and farming sustainably in coastal west Norfolk. They use rewilding, regenerative farming, and traditional conservation practices side-by-side in a unique, innovative approach.