If you need to take a pause, then this weeks podcast might just help you to take a moment and see the bigger picture.
In this episode I talk to author and naturalist Mark Cocker.
Mark is passionate about the environment and the significance of nature. He writes and broadcasts on nature and wildlife in a variety of national media. In 2018 he completed 30 years as a country diarist for The Guardian and Guardian Weekly and has written over 1,000 articles for both papers. His 12 books include works of biography, history, literary criticism and memoir.
In this conversation we chat about the environmental crisis and how it underpins his work but also how he celebrates and finds joy in nature - despite the startling facts and figures.
We talk about the landscape of Norfolk, and in particular Buckenham Marshes and the walk we took there to witness the incredible display of 30-40,000 Rooks and Jackdaws coming in to roost.
Mark has just made the move from Norfolk back to his childhood home of Derbyshire, and there is some reflection on this in our conversation.