Charlotte Petts takes a look back at the year that was on Growing Wild and revisits a few of the folk who've featured this year. Including natural navigator Tristan Gooley, herbalist Alice Bettany, wild swimmer and photographer Vivienne Rickman-Poole and many more.

What makes up our soil and maintaining its health is a MASSIVE subject. Liz Bowles, Head of Farming at the Soil Association and earthworm champion Jackie Stroud of Rothamsted Research both help us to try and understand the current situation and ways in which we can help improve it. Lucy Nixon, a Brighton community composter also joins us to highlight one way we can contribute.

This month we talk all things allotment. How to get one, what to do with one, what they bring to your life and how brilliant they are generally. We hear from Emma Houldsworth of Plot 22, resident gardener Sophie and Diane Appleyard of the National Allotment Society. Dig in.

This month we talk all things allotment. How to get one, what to do with one, what they bring to your life and how brilliant they are generally. We hear from Emma Houldsworth of Plot 22, resident gardener Sophie and Diane Appleyard of the National Allotment Society. Dig in.

There is waaay too much plastic in our sea and in our rivers. This show is full of people trying to do something about it! Claire Potter of Plastic Free Pledge, Bex Band and Erin Bastian of Paddle Pick Up and Natalie Fee of City to Sea.

This month we talk land. Access to, obstruction of and how we farm it. Featuring Marion Shoard, Outdoor Spaces Society and film makers Asa and Hilary from The Worm is Turning.

This month we talk land. Access to, obstruction of and how we farm it. Featuring Marion Shoard, Outdoor Spaces Society and film makers Asa and Hilary from The Worm is Turning.

Wild swimming special! Featuring photographer and swimmer Vivienne Rickman Poole, the Outdoor Swimming Society and Leap In by Alexandra Heminsley. Plunge in!

This month we hear from BHOGG, an organic growing group based in Brighton; Sussex Wildlife Trust tells us about their initiative 30 days Wild and we return to Susanna and her Romney sheep to see how the last year has gone.

This month Charlotte meets natural navigator; Tristan Gooley, chats with Beth Nicholls about her citizen science project and Ben Cross talks to us about the current state of the British cut flower industry.