Nature's Voice

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Nature's Voice episodes

  • Government Cuts and the RSPB

    The RSPB has welcomed the government's commitment to increasing funding for wildlife friendly farming in October's comprehensive spending review.  But it's not all good news and on this episode of Nature's Voice Jane Markham talks to the RSPB's Director of Conservation Mark Avery about what cuts at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will mean for nature. We look ahead to Feed the Birds day and there's a spooky Great Moment with Nature from the assistant warden of the RSPB's Otmoor reserve. 

    9 min
  • Every Child Outdoors

    Climbing trees, playing conkers and making daisy chains - the simple outdoor pleasures of being a child. But these are becoming a thing of the past according to Every Child Outdoors, newly published research by the RSPB.  In this edition of Nature's Voice Jane Markham visits out of classroom learning sessions at RSPB reserves and  talks to children and field teachers to find out why contact with nature is so important, and why the RSPB is committed to ensuring that as many children as possible continue to have access to it.   

    14 min
  • Hope Farm and the Nature of Farming Award

    10 years ago the RSPB bought Hope Farm.  It's run a commercial venture to prove that wildlife friendly strategies can work alongside modern farming methods to the benefit of farmland birds like skylarks and yellowhammers while still turning a profit.  On this edition of Nature's Voice we visit Hope Farm with the RSPB's Director of Conservation, Mark Avery to celebrate its tenth birthday.  We also take a look at this year's Nature of Farming Award plus Bill Oddie chooses a great moment with nature from the top of one of the world's most iconic buildings.

    13 min
  • Bill Oddie on Rainham Marshes plus protecting wildlife from budget cuts.

    Bill Oddie joins the celebrations to mark 10 years since work began to turn  Rainham Marshes in Essex from urban desolation into the great place it is for wildife and visitors today. And Jane Markham talks to the RSPB's Martin Harper about the charity's biggest ever campaign - The Letter to the Future. As the number of signatures nears a quarter of a million he discusses the prospects for protecting wildlife from the government budget cuts being discussed this summer.

    14 min
  • Volunteering Special
    Volunteers play a key role in the work of the RSPB.  In this episode of Nature's Voice we take a look at what they do and why they do it. We hear from volunteers themselves and Jane Markham talks to Alan Murray who heads the volunteering unit at RSPB headquarters at Sandy in Bedfordshire and finds out how to get involved. Plus this month's Great Moment with Nature is from the grasslands of Iowa
    11 min
  • Springwatch 2010
    BBC Springwatch is back at the end of this month and in this edition of Nature's Voice Tim Scoones, the show's executive producer, looks forward to taking the cameras to his native Dorset and remembers boyhood visits to the RSPB's Arne reserve. The place had a profound effect on him as a child and we track down Arne's former warden who was to influence Tim's choice of career. Also - Richard Bashford tells us how to get involved with this year's Make Your Nature Count and there's a startling appearance of the only venomous snake in the UK
    13 min
  • Nesting kestrels and polystyrene ospreys..
    Kestrels nesting at Aston University will be
    educating staff, students  and visitors at
    the RSPB's date with nature events in and around Birmingham 
    this summer. Jane Markham finds out how you can watch the birds live online. You can also find out why RSPB staff are building nests for ospreys in Dorset and
    putting polystyrene dummies in them. This month's Great Moment with Nature is
    on the trail of one of the UK's most threatened mammals. Plus there's an unplanned appearance of a cuckoo...it must be spring at last! 
    13 min
  • Election Special
    In the run up to the general election Kate Humble and 24 young people from RSPB Phoenix went to Westminster to put questions to MPs. On this edition of Nature's Voice we hear how they got on. Jane Markham talks to Judith Howell, the RSPB's head of government affairs about her role in focusing the minds of MPs, and aspiring MPs, on environmental issues at the this important time. Plus the results of this year's Big Garden Birdwatch are released.
    13 min
  • Birds of Prey Special
    This month DEFRA Wildlife Minister Huw Irranca-Davies was
    presented with the RSPB's best supported petition ever - more than
    200,000 people signed the pledge demanding an end to the killing of
    birds of prey.  In this edition of Nature's Voice we report from the
    Houses of Parliament and hear from the minister, supporters and
    organisations who put their names to the pledge.  Plus Jane Markham
    talks to RSPB species officer Jeff Knot celebrating the success of some
    species like the Red Kite and updating us on how threatened species like
    the Hen Harrier are doing.
    15 min
  • Little Schools join the Big Garden Birdwatch
    How will the hard winter affect the birds in our gardens? Jane Markham talks to RSPB scientist Dr Mark Eaton who will be analysing the figures from this year's Big Garden Birdwatch when they come in after the count on the 30th and 31st of january. Plus what will the children at Woodentops pre school be doing as they join the first ever Little Schools Birdwatch. And Countryfile presenter John Craven shares a great moment with nature.
    13 min

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