The Wildlife Explorer

On today’s episode we’ll be talking about one of most fundamental aspects of being able to live a happy and healthy life – and that’s our wellbeing. Specifically, we’ll be looking at how nature can have such an important part to play in helping us to achieve this.

From Random Acts Of Wildness to meditation, the power of volunteering to the importance of instilling a love of nature in our children, we hope there will be something that everyone can find useful on their own personal journey to enhancing their sense of wellbeing.

On today’s episode of The Wildlife Explorer, we’ll be getting up at the crack of dawn to experience one of nature’s greatest gifts – the dawn chorus. We’ll also be delving a bit deeper into the lives of nightingales, which many people would say are the showpiece of the dawn chorus, as well as finding out about the coastal and migratory birds that still like to get involved in the action; albeit with a background of rolling waves rather than rustling trees. We’ll also be answering your question of the week and sharing lots of other facts along the way.

On today's episode of The Wildlife Explorer we'll be talking bats, badgers and swallows and I'll be joined by some experts from across the Trust who will be delving into these creatures often secretive lives to tell us a bit more about what they're up to now spring has burst into life.  We'll also be answering your question of the week and telling you about some of the species and spectacles you can hope to see this month. Grab a cuppa and come and join us for a wander through the countryside. 

Today’s bumper episode of The Wildlife Explorer is all about trees and we’re going to be joined by special guest James Canton, who’s the author of the BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week 'The Oak Papers'. He will be sharing his experiences with one special tree in particular, an aged oak called the Honywood which he visited through the seasons and in all weathers. 

He’ll be telling us about what he learnt from sitting underneath the ancient boughs and how we can all be more intimately connected with nature. We’ll also be joined by some special guests from across the Trust helping you to decide which trees are best to plant in your own garden, the magic of trees in spring, at what point an ancient woodland becomes an ancient woodland and you can learn more about our very own tree of life situated at our Fingringhoe Wick reserve.

Today’s episode of The Wildlife Explorer is a bird special and I will be joined by some expert special guests from across the Trust, who are going to be telling us lots of things you may not know about our feathered friends! So, come with us for a walk along the beach to learn about some of the wonderful waders that live there, find out the difference between dabbling and diving ducks, learn the best way to feed the birds that come into your garden, why you might not want to be neighbours with a wren and finally, how to tell the difference between crows, rooks and ravens.

Welcome to The Wildlife Explorer, a podcast by Essex Wildlife Trust, where we aim to inspire you with our work to protect the wildlife and wild places of Essex, and what you can do to help wildlife wherever you live.

In today's episode, we will be talking about how lockdown has affected our wildlife in positive, negative and sometimes surprising ways, amazing wildlife spectacles you can see this winter, how saltmarshes are our unsung heroes in the fight against climate change, we share our top winter wildlife gardening tips and answer the question - where do butterflies go over the winter?

Whether you live in Essex or Outer Mongolia, join us for a show full of fun facts, interviews with our experts and special guests and top tips to help wildlife thrive.