What a joy the garden is at this time of the year, but please do ‘take care’… Tom’s got a timely reminder for us all…

The Dipper is one of our cleverest birds and we’ll find out all about their magical eyelids… 

Ponds can make a huge difference to our garden spaces and to the environment… and Jack is back to tell us about his wildlife-friendly creation…

Plus, the team behind a walled garden restoration at Cresswell can take a much deserved bow… Steve Lowe has the latest on this wonderful heritage project…

And some top gardening tips and 'jobs for the week' from Tom Pattinson...

All coming up on the Nature Garden Podcast….  

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Gardening delights: 
You say potarto and I say potaytoe..well actually we say tettie around here… Tom Pattinson has been digging around to enlighten us about our spuds (potatoes!) and tomaytoes… I mean tomatoes!… 

Hydro heritage can help wildlife and tourism
Steve Lowe from the Northumberland Rivers Trust has found a link between pioneering hydro-electric schemes in the USA and UK on the Watouga river in North Carolina and the  Aln at Denwick, Northumberland… standby for an amazing story…

And,
Birding record on Holy Island
It’s been a very exciting week for birdwatchers on Holy island, Northumberland, UK… a new county record for a very rare bird visitor to our shores… Tom Cadwallender will tell us all about the Asian Desert Warbler…#birding

All coming up on the Nature Garden Podcast….  : ) 

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You can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds and projects on X via: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and on Facebook: The Nature Garden.

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If you’re like me and get a bit confused about pruning… Tom Pattinson has a brief guide on why, how and when to trim your shrubs and bushes … 

Steve Lowe from the Rivers Trust is on ‘top of the world’ on a fifteenth century Pele Tower that’s being restored…

And if you’d like the lowdown on eider ducks… Tom Cadwallender’s here to tell us all about one of our most distinctive sounding birds and the connection to Saint Cuthbert and the Farne Islands.

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From scented wonders to hybrid teas, we adore roses and Tom Pattinson’s looking through rose-tinted spectacles… 

Steve Lowe from the Northumbria Rivers Trust is working on a ladder for fish….

Tom Cadwallender’s is here to tell us about one of our large and colourful residents, the shelduck…

And, Beekeepers are bracing themselves for a new threat to colonies, the Asian hornet, we’ll have more on this destructive invader and how you can help our bees…

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You can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds and projects on X via: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and on Facebook: The Nature Garden.

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Support the show

You can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds and projects on X via: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and on Facebook: The Nature Garden.

And you can also tune in to our monthly live radio show on Saturdays at 11am on www.lionheartradio.com
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From ‘Dig for Victory’ to 'Pick for Britain', Tom Pattinson takes us on a potted history of compost and how a special recipe (John Innes) helped win the day…

Steve Lowe’s keeping an eye on river levels and the future is looking brighter in Northumberland for crayfish thanks to a project with Northumberland Zoo… 

Could Beavers be coming to Northumberland? Mike Pratt, CEO, Northumberland Wildlife Trust, explains more about the plan to bring back one of nature’s eager engineers. 

And, if you (like me) struggle to identify birds (I’m rubbish at it), fear not, we’ve got an exciting new feature to help from our very own birder, Tom Cadwallender (British Trust for Ornithology).

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You can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds and projects on X via: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and on Facebook: The Nature Garden.

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The Nature Garden Podcast team take a wander down the garden path and country lane… with stories from the past and present…

In this episode...Sweet scents and bright new stars in the garden with, writer and broadcaster, Tom Pattinson...

Tom Cadwallender’s delighted that House Martins are nest building… and is looking out for the flashing white dive bombers… here come the terns… 

Anthony Johnston, from the Northumberland Wildlife Trust reports on how Druridge Bay is faring under the Covid-19 restrictions… and…watch out…  there are some pesky crows about... what a story - you couldn't make it up! 

All coming up on Nature Garden Podcast….  

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You can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds and projects on X via: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and on Facebook: The Nature Garden.

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Welcome to a special episode of the Nature Garden podcast… it’s something a little different: a calming nature meditation to help you to relax and to be mindful.  

Meditation can help us at any time in life and, like any exercise, it isn’t always easy at first... but it can bring great rewards. Kris Kitchun (Kiczun), a specialist occupational therapist working for the NHS, is here to guide us.

This gentle journey will take you into nature for just over 15 minutes. 

So, calm thoughts time now as Kris walks us through a nature meditation…

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A weekly wander along nature paths, river banks and beaches, through woods and wetlands, parks and gardens... and a chance to look at all things Northumbrian, gardening and nature.

On today's show:

Plants for free and surprises in the garden... the beautiful and amazing story of swifts... silty streams and willowy solutions... and the first cuckoo of spring.

Join: gardening writer, Tom Pattinson; birder, Tom Cadwallender (British Trust for Ornithology); and Steve Lowe from Naturally Northumbria; for nature, gardening and heritage tales, observations, tips and reports, with your host, Carl Stiansen.

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You can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds and projects on X via: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and on Facebook: The Nature Garden.

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Join the Nature Garden podcast team for more tales from Northumberland and a gentle wander down the garden path and country lane...

Tom Pattinson is talking rhubarb and why he loves this wonderful plant so much, and he’ll clear up a little confusion about it… 

Steve Lowe brings us tales from a walled garden rescue, a strange burial ground and a Knights Templar medieval hospital…

And, Tom Cadwallender explains how he got into bird watching and why it’s really good for you.

Support the show

You can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderful guests and featured flowers, birds and projects on X via: @gardenersradio @TheNatureGarden and on Facebook: The Nature Garden.

And you can also tune in to our monthly live radio show on Saturdays at 11am on www.lionheartradio.com
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