Ashdown Forest podcast

Season 2, Episode 1 Children & Nature: Bumper Episode Link to our social platforms This podcast takes the Ashdown Forest as a springboard for conversations about wildlife. Please subscribe and leave a review. You can support the production of the Ashdown Forest podcast by donating here: https://ashdownforest.org/get-involved/ Please specify ‘podcast’ where it says ‘Tell us more about your gift’. Thank you! With thanks to Dara McAnulty for permission to read from his ‘Diary of a Young Naturalist’. Natural History GCSE Ashdown Forest Youth Volunteer Group (13-17 years) is every 3rd Sunday of the month: Find out more and reserve a free place For Rich Skrein see: richardskrein.com. Rich works with the Garden Classroom, the inner-city nature connection charity: www.thegardenclassroom.org.uk Background reading: ‘Learning with Nature’ by Marina Robb, Victoria Mew and Anna Richardson. ‘The Nature Seed, How to Raise Adventurous and Nurturing Kids’, by Lucy Jones and Kenneth Greenway. ‘So professional and well-constructed.' Vanessa Williams, Director BBC Countryfile 'This podcast is a total delight and an immersion in nature itself.' Isabella Tree, rewilding pioneer We are hugely grateful to the Titcomb Foundation and the Friends of Ashdown Forest for their generous funding towards this episode of the podcast. We also appreciate all the support that The Ashdown Forest Foundation (TAFF) gives us to keep this podcast going. Producer: Eka Morgan Guitar: Jared Thode Artwork: Carry Akroyd Technical support: David Kitto If you have suggestions for future subjects or if you are in a position to sponsor future episodes, please get in touch: ashdownpodcast@gmail.com.

Here’s our one minute trail – what we’re about and what’s coming up… This podcast takes the Ashdown Forest as a springboard for conversations about wildlife. Link to our social platforms Please subscribe and leave a review. You can support the production of the Ashdown Forest podcast by donating here: https://ashdownforest.org/get-involved/ Please specify ‘podcast’ where it says ‘Tell us more about your gift’. Thank you! If you have suggestions for future subjects or if you are in a position to sponsor future episodes, please get in touch: ashdownpodcast@gmail.com. Podcast webpage 'An invaluable source of information. I actually thought I was listening to a Radio 4 broadcast, it was so professional and well constructed.' Vanessa Williams, Director BBC Countryfile 'This podcast is a total delight and an immersion in nature itself.' Isabella Tree, rewilding pioneer 'Magical, life-enhancing and full of pearls of wisdom.' Christina Coleman, Environmental Advisor to the UK Government 'So educational, quirky and fun.' Khorshied Nusratty, Director of Media Relations at Gallup, USA

Did you know that Ashdown Forest is the '100 Aker Wood' (Christopher Robin's spelling) from the Winnie-the-Pooh stories? Hear from Pooh enthusiasts visiting the Forest... • What was the real Christopher Robin like? Ann Thwaite, biographer of Winnie-the-Pooh author A. A. Milne, tells us. • Dawn: how to manage the ever-increasing deer population. • Dusk: youth rangers join our search for rutting deer. Link to our social platforms This podcast takes the Ashdown Forest as a springboard for conversations about wildlife. Please subscribe and leave a review. You can support the production of the Ashdown Forest podcast by donating here: https://ashdownforest.org/get-involved/ Please specify ‘podcast’ where it says ‘Tell us more about your gift’. Thank you! If you have suggestions for future subjects or if you are in a position to sponsor future episodes, please get in touch: ashdownpodcast@gmail.com. Podcast webpage 'So professional and well constructed.' Vanessa Williams, Director BBC Countryfile 'This podcast is a total delight and an immersion in nature itself.' Isabella Tree, rewilding pioneer We are hugely grateful to a wildlife enthusiast for generous funding towards this episode of the podcast. Producer: Eka Morgan Guitar: Jared Thode Artwork: Carry Akroyd Technical support: David Kitto

Cats, bats and curlews... · Dawn: bird ringing explained · Cats: how to reduce their impact on wildlife · Curlews, lynx, wildcats & the Natural History GCSE with author and campaigner Mary Colwell · Dusk: bat spotting on the Forest. Link to our social platforms This podcast takes the Ashdown Forest as a springboard for conversations about wildlife. Please subscribe and leave a review. You can support the production of the Ashdown Forest podcast by donating here: https://ashdownforest.org/get-involved/ Please specify ‘podcast’ where it says ‘Tell us more about your gift’. Thank you! If you have suggestions for future subjects or if you are in a position to sponsor future episodes, please get in touch: ashdownpodcast@gmail.com. Podcast webpage 'So professional and well constructed.' Vanessa Williams, Director BBC Countryfile 'This podcast is a total delight and an immersion in nature itself.' Isabella Tree, rewilding pioneer We are hugely grateful to a wildlife enthusiast for generous funding towards this episode of the podcast. Producer: Eka Morgan Guitar: Jared Thode Artwork: Carry Akroyd Technical support: David Kitto Music extract: The Arc by David Gray from Simmerdim: Curlew Sounds.

· Tom and Eka revel in a moth bonanza… · ‘Conservation Hero’ Dave Goulson (Professor of Biology at the University of Sussex) sees a world in a cowpat… · Musician Sam Lee rhapsodises about Nightingales. Link to our social platforms This podcast takes the Ashdown Forest as a springboard for conversations about wildlife. Please subscribe and leave a review. You can support the production of the Ashdown Forest podcast by donating here: https://ashdownforest.org/get-involved/ Please specify ‘podcast’ where it says ‘Tell us more about your gift’. Thank you! If you have suggestions for future subjects or if you are in a position to sponsor future episodes, please get in touch: ashdownpodcast@gmail.com. Podcast webpage 'So professional and well constructed.' Vanessa Williams, Director BBC Countryfile 'This podcast is a total delight and an immersion in nature itself.' Isabella Tree, rewilding pioneer We have been fortunate to receive a generous contribution from a local individual towards this episode of the podcast. Producer: Eka Morgan Guitar: Jared Thode Artwork: Carry Akroyd Technical support: David Kitto Hoverfly sound effect: Simon Elliott Grasshopper sound: Baudewijn Odé Music extracts: The Garden of England (Seeds of Love) from Sam Lee’s ‘Old Wow’ album. Singing with Nightingales collaborators: Sam Lee on Shruti Box followed by Anna Mudeka on vocals and Mbira. www.singingwithnightingales.co.uk

· Tom joins in with the dawn chorus and at dusk, the eerie, electric sound of Nightjars churring... · Clare Balding from BBC Radio 4’s Ramblings brings her ‘Tigger’ energy to the Forest… · Rewilding trailblazer Isabella Tree tells Eka about her new ‘Book of Wilding’. And by the way, we do know that 2 x 85 is 170, not 160…but it was dark and we were being eaten by midges. However, what we are referring to is very exciting. Link to our social platforms This podcast takes the Ashdown Forest as a springboard for conversations about wildlife. Please subscribe and leave a review. You can support the production of the Ashdown Forest podcast by donating here: https://ashdownforest.org/get-involved/ Please specify ‘podcast’ where it says ‘Tell us more about your gift’. Thank you! Podcast webpage 'So professional and well constructed.' Vanessa Williams, Director BBC Countryfile 'This podcast is a total delight and an immersion in nature itself.' Isabella Tree, rewilding pioneer We have been fortunate to receive a generous contribution from a local individual towards this episode of the podcast. Producer: Eka Morgan Guitar: Jared Thode Artwork: Carry Akroyd Technical support: David Kitto If you have suggestions for future subjects or if you are in a position to sponsor future episodes, please get in touch: ashdownpodcast@gmail.com.

This soundscape of the Ashdown Forest is dedicated to James Adler. James was the Chief Executive of the Conservators of Ashdown Forest from January 2021 to May 2023. Why is Ashdown Forest special? This soundscape is a compilation of highlights of interviews with people who know and love the Forest, blended with wildlife sounds. It is a celebration of this rare space, so close to the biggest city in Europe. Produced by Eka Morgan in 2017. Link to our social platforms Please subscribe and leave a review. You can support the production of the Ashdown Forest podcast by donating here: https://ashdownforest.org/get-involved/ Please specify ‘podcast’ where it says ‘Tell us more about your gift’. Thank you! Podcast webpage 'A stunning example of how audio can be so much more powerful than video.’ Anna Buckley, London, Producer, BBC Radio 4’s Life Scientific ‘Wonderful! A real delight to listen to.’ Cheryl Tipp, Curator, Wildlife and Environmental Sounds, British Library With thanks to the following interviewees, who you hear from in this order: Corin Stuart Peter Kirby Diana Hurrell Mike Parcell Rich Allum Sue Hollingsworth David Brett – reading from William Cobbett and later Winnie the Pooh Martin Wilkinson Gregers Brinch Tom Forward Michael Blencowe David Streeter Fred Marshall Henry Osborne Steve Alton Mossy Marshall Podcast webpage Producer: Eka Morgan Artwork: Carry Akroyd If you have suggestions for future subjects or if you are in a position to sponsor future episodes, please get in touch: ashdownpodcast@gmail.com.

· Dawn walk – a lonely lapwing, dogs and adders… · Tony Juniper, dedicated wildlife campaigner and Chair of Natural England... · Kari Dunbar – how to improve your dogs impact on wildlife… · Dusk – the delight of children, frogs, toads and an intimate encounter with a woodcock. This podcast takes the Ashdown Forest as a springboard for conversations about wildlife. Link to our social platforms Please subscribe and leave a review. You can support the production of the Ashdown Forest podcast by donating here: https://ashdownforest.org/get-involved/ Please specify ‘podcast’ where it says ‘Tell us more about your gift’. Thank you! Podcast webpage Mystery sounds revealed – where you can also see a photo of the frog mating with a toad. 'So professional and well constructed.' Vanessa Williams, Director BBC Countryfile 'This podcast is a total delight and an immersion in nature itself.' Isabella Tree, rewilding pioneer Producer: Eka Morgan Guitar: Jared Thode Artwork: Carry Akroyd Technical support: David Kitto If you have suggestions for future subjects or if you are in a position to sponsor future episodes, please get in touch: ashdownpodcast@gmail.com.

· Dawn walk with wildlife guide Tom Forward – introducing the Forest… · James Adler, Chief Executive of the Conservators of Ashdown Forest… · Green MP Caroline Lucas on wildlife corridors… · Dusk walk… with owls galore. Link to our social platforms This podcast takes the Ashdown Forest as a springboard for conversations about wildlife. Please subscribe and leave a review. You can support the production of the Ashdown Forest podcast by donating here: https://ashdownforest.org/get-involved/ Please specify ‘podcast’ where it says ‘Tell us more about your gift’. Thank you! Podcast webpage Mystery sounds revealed 'So professional and well constructed.' Vanessa Williams, Director BBC Countryfile 'This podcast is a total delight and an immersion in nature itself.' Isabella Tree, rewilding pioneer Producer: Eka Morgan Guitar: Jared Thode Artwork: Carry Akroyd Technical support: Martha Littlehailes If you have suggestions for future subjects or if you are in a position to sponsor future episodes, please get in touch: ashdownpodcast@gmail.com.