Welcome to the fifth edition of SustainabiliTREE, a podcast that explores all things trees and woodlands, with a specific focus on the issue of plastics within the forestry sector.

In each episode we’ll be looking at a variety of topics around this theme, including woodland creation, funding streams, plastic pollution, deer, soils, ecology and so much more!

Episode 5 looks at fluffy creatures – our native small mammals – and now they can damage trees.

Episode Notes:

0:33: Welcome… let’s bang on about the weather

3:30: Voles, rabbits, squirrels, mice…

4:05: Squirrels, how they impact trees and what can we do?

Grey squirrel and deer damage to trees

Identifying squirrel damage

8:15: Ring barking

15:36: Contraception in squirrels

14:45: Pine Marten return

22:30: Tree diseases

27:20: Voles…

34:00: Preparing the ground

40:40: Time for bunnies….

44:40: Pillow Mounds

46:00: Shifting sands project

52:30: Quiz time! Can Katie beat these Hare-y questions?

59:05: Next time out…

1:02:10: Parish Notices

Get in touch! [email protected]

Plot That Plastic App and Citizen Science Project

Forest Plastics Working Group Website

Plastic Tree Shelter Recycling

SustainabiliTREE is a Mascarandy Media production. You can contact the team at [email protected]

Music by Bensound.com/free-music-for-videos

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Welcome a bonus episode of SustainabiliTREE, a podcast that explores all things trees and woodlands, with a specific focus on the issue of plastics within the forestry sector.

To celebrate National Recycling Week we are looking at how the sector is cleaning up its act!

Episode Notes:

0:35 National Recycling Week

2:20 Why do we recycle?

3:30 Carbon

4:10 Seven generation sustainability

4:50 What waste does the sector produce?

7:28 Tree shelter recycling

8:12 YDMT Plastic Free Woodlands project

Tubex recycling

9:00 UKFS page 10 and page 20.

15:40 Plot That Plastic App and Citizen Science Project

Plot That Plastic Dashboard

Forest Plastics Working Group Website

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Welcome to the third edition of SustainabiliTREE, a podcast that explores all things trees and woodlands, with a specific focus on the issue of plastics within the forestry sector.

In each episode we’ll be looking at a variety of topics around this theme, including woodland creation, funding streams, plastic pollution, deer, soils, ecology and so much more!

Episode 3 looks at deer management and features a lovely chat with Ben Harrower from BH Wildlife Consultancy – we learnt a lot!

Episode Notes:

0:28: Summer’s making a retreat

2:15: What are we talking about – deer!

3:30: Deer in the Dales

4:25: Deer in Essex – the whole lot!

6:10: Deer in the UK

8:50: How many deer are out there in the UK?

9:50: Ben Harrower is welcomed to the podcast

(no more time stamps for Ben – we want you to listen to the full interview!)

42:35: Our key takeaways from Ben

46:10: A change of plan for the next episode

47:20: How can we manage deer? What are the options?

51:35:  John Muir Trust – Clear on Deer

55:05: FPWG Conference

56:30: Deer Management Consultations

England

Scotland

Wales

58:18: Quiz time!

1:04:10: Parish Notices

Forest Plastics Working Group Website

Plot That Plastic App and Citizen Science Project

Plastic Tree Shelter Recycling

1:05:50: Countrystride Podcast

SustainabiliTREE is a Mascarandy Media production. You can contact the team at [email protected]

Music by Bensound.com/free-music-for-videos

License code: GWONJNIUPEIMF1GC

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Welcome to the second edition of SustainabiliTREE, a podcast that explores all things trees and woodlands, with a specific focus on the issue of plastics within the forestry sector.

In each episode, we’ll be looking at a variety of topics around this theme, including woodland creation, funding streams, plastic pollution, deer, soils, ecology and so much more!

Episode 2 looks at plastic pollution and the use of tree shelters and other guards. It’s also Mike’s turn to put co-host Katie on the spot with a tricky tree fact quiz.

Episode Notes:

0:35 Welcome back!

4:17 Setting the scene on plastic pollution in Forestry

5:02 Is Katie’s magic hat genuine?

6:20 What types of plastics are used in Forestry and woodland management

8:20 FAO report on plastics in forestry use

10:00 Origin of the tree shelter

14:30 Why do we use tree shelters

19:30 Sten Gustaf Thulin

28:15 Microplastics

Definition

Potential harm to humans

33:13 Where does grant funding stand on plastic use?

BN11

HE3

38:00 UK Forestry Standard

40:45 UN Plastics Treaty

41:30 Plastic Tree Shelter Recycling

49:10 Plot That Plastic App and Citizen Science Project

53:55 Quiz Time!

56:40 Listener Questions

59:15 The Next topic…

1:00:00 Parish Notices

https://www.forestplasticsworkinggroup.co.uk/

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Welcome to SustainabiliTREE, a new podcast that explores all things trees and woodlands, with a specific focus on the issue of plastics within the forestry sector.

In each episode, we’ll be looking at a variety of topics around this theme, including woodland creation, funding streams, plastic pollution, deer, soils, ecology and so much more!

Episode 1 looks at why we plant trees whilst podcast host Katie puts her co-host, Mike, on the spot with a tricky tree fact quiz.

Episode Notes:

0:35 Introductions

1:56 Why SustainabiliTREE

5:02 Katie’s magic hat…

7:20 Why do we plant trees?

The UK is the third largest importer of timber

Coppicing

15:18 Ash Dieback and Deadwood

16:44 UK Forestry Standard (UKFS)

17:30 Natural Regeneration

England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO)

20:40 Tree Fact Quiz!

25:10 All the gear…

27:50 The next podcast…

28:20 Plot That Plastic

29:55 Parish Notices

Forest Plastics Working Group Case Studies

Reducing the Use of Plastic in Amenity and Woodland Planting

SustainabiliTREE is a Mascarandy Media production. You can contact the team at [email protected]

Music by Bensound.com/free-music-for-videos

License code: GWONJNIUPEIMF1GC

Podcast logo by Ryan Collins t/a Wild Whenever.

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Why isn’t caving more mainstream? What makes a caver and why are the media so down on us.

I make no excuses for the fact I’m a caver and love being underground. But why do we do it? In this free ranging chat I spoke to Jack Overhill who is the training officer at the Red Rose Caving and Pothole Club as well as being a volunteer for Cave Rescue.

Jack takes people underground for a living and has also worked with those with special needs.

We chat about all things to do with adventure tourism and also speak about the cave rescue that took place in Brecon recently.

This is a cracking chat, I’m sure you’ll agree!

You can follow Jack on Instagram

Feel free to drop me a line here.

You can support this free podcast by leaving a tip here.

This podcast was from 29.11.21

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Hear my chat with author John D Burns for his Outside In Podcast.

Recently, I got together with the author of Sky Dance, The Last Hillwalker and Bothy Tales to talk about creativity in lockdown, how I got into writing and my thoughts on the future of the Yorkshire Dales and its uplands.

I don’t get chance to chat to a fellow scribe often so it was great opportunity to talk about books and the outdoors – as well as woodland creation and a bit of caving too.

You can check out the podcast here with John also giving me permission to embed it below (after listening me go on for half an hour!)

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The tenth edition of the Mascarandy Meanders podcast looks at the tricky world of anxiety and the outdoors…

It is a follow up to this blog.

Feel free to get in touch on what you hear – [email protected]

You can support this free podcast by leaving a tip here.

Remember to subscribe and leave a review too – it really helps more people become more aware of the Mascarandy Meanders!

Music: Many thanks to Jason Shaw for the use of ‘Running Waters’.

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The ninth edition of the Mascarandy Meanders podcast asks for your help! What do you want to hear on the podcast? Also, news on new projects and lockdown blues.

Feel free to get in touch on what you hear – [email protected]

You can support this free podcast by leaving a tip here.

Remember to subscribe and leave a review too – it really helps more people become more aware of the Mascarandy Meanders!

Music: Many thanks to Jason Shaw for the use of ‘Running Waters’.

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The eighth edition of the Mascarandy Meanders podcast provides a little update at what has been happening at Mascarandy Towers during lockdown, and how the time hasn’t exactly helped the creative process.

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