Voices from the Underground - Giving Nature a Voice

Voices from the Underground - Giving Nature a Voice

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Voices from the Underground - Giving Nature a Voice episodes

  • Heligan's Tardigrade - Dr George McGavin

    Introducing a marvellous micro-animal, also known as the moss piglet or water bear. These little chaps have a toothy mouth ring, and can live just about any place on Earth where there's water.


    Expert: Dr George McGavin -  Zoologist, Entomologist & TV Presenter


    Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan


    Illustrations y Anna Gonen

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    6 min
  • Heligan's Naked Amoeba - Professor Karl Ritz

    King of the tiny microhabitats, these microscopic species are so closely linked to soil particles we can't even count their population...


    Expert: Professor Karl Ritz - Emeritus Professor of Soil Ecology, University of Nottingham


    Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan


    Illustrations by Anna Gonen

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    5 min
  • Heligan's Lion Mane Fungus - Merlin Sheldrake

    Anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic, protected, illusive and with an uncanny resemblance to a mop-head, meet the most magnificent of fungus, voiced by the inimitable Merlin Sheldrake.


    Expert: Merlin Sheldrake, Biologist & Author


    Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan


    Illustrations by Anna Gonen

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    6 min
  • Heligan's Springtail - Dr Felicity Crotty

    From the Artic to Antarctica, with a unique jumping organ, Springtails are one of the most abundant animal groups on the planet.


    Expert: Dr Felicity Crotty, Senior Lecturer in Soil Ecology, Royal Agricultural University


    Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan


    Illustrations by Anna Gonen

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    6 min
  • Heligan's Wood Ant - Professor Adam Hart

    Meet the honey-dew loving, tree-climbing Wood Ant, the largest UK ant species.


    Expert: Professor Adam Hart, Entomologist and Professor of Science Communication, University of Gloucestershire


    Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan


    Illustrations by Anna Gonen


    A huge thank you to Gregory Ovenden for his ant recordings in this episode: http://www.thesoundfarmer.com 

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    6 min
  • Heligan's Woodlouse - Lucy Lapwing

    Meet God's little pigs - the detritivore with seven pairs of legs, uropod (drinking straw which extends from the bottom) and year round log dweller.


    Expert: Lucy Lapwing, wildlife enthusiast, and Spring Watch presenter


    Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan


    Illustrations by Anna Gonen

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    6 min
  • Heligan's Nematode - Professor Karl Ritz

    Accounting for 1 in 5 animals on earth, nematodes live in the vast underground network of soil - meet the free-living, film-wriggling nematode who spends his days dodging fungi lassos.


    Expert: Professor Karl Ritz, Emeritus Professor of Soil Ecology at University of Nottingham


    Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan


    Illustrations by Anna Gonen

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    6 min
  • Heligan's Fly Agaric Fungus - Merlin Sheldrake

    Living in the network of the soil, meet Heligan's brightest mushroom and discover plant partners and chemical conversations.


    Expert: Merlin Sheldrake, Biologist and Writer of Entangled Life


    Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan


    Illustrations by Anna Gonen

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    7 min
  • Heligan's Badger - Steve Backshall

    From stripy face markings to team excavations, meet Heligan's 'champion excavator' who's cleaner than a kingfisher, banquets on grubs and kisses with his bottom...


    Expert: Steve Backshall, Adventurer, natural history TV presenter, public speaker and author


    Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan


    Illustrations by Anna Gonen

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    6 min
  • Heligan's Maggot - Dr Erica McAlister

    The ultimate recycler, who gets munching when the weather warms up and breathes through their bottom - meet the Heligan Maggot!


    Expert: Dr Erica McAlister, Entomologist from the Natural History Museum


    Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan


    Illustrations by Anna Gonen

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    5 min

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Immerse yourselves in our bite-sized interviews with the animals and plants of the soil, in this slightly different approach to learning more and understanding the perspectives of the animals in…