I chat to Becky Pullinger who is Head of Land Use Planning for the Wildlife Trust about the Planning and Infrastructure Bill and why it will be such bad news for wildlife in the UK and won’t help deliver more homes for people to live in, and what you can do to stop it.

We talk to Mark Anthony aka ATM Street Art about his amazing work, creating massive wildlife art pieces on human made structures and how it helps connect people to wildlife ATM Street Art Website here https://atmstreetart.com/street-art

In the 1st of our episodes recorded at Global Bird Fair, we talk to Luke Massey about the Wildlife haven he and his family have created in Spain: Wild Finca

We talk all about wildlife photography competitions – Vic gives some tips, from her perspective as a judge, on how to enter and we talk about our experiences in competitions and if it is worth entering them anymore.

We talk all about Golden Eagles, their ecology and the problems they face in the modern world

Neil goes for a walk back in May 2023 at Essex Wildlife Trust Thameside Nature Park, to see what bird species he can hear singing.A bonus episode before we start posting the normal episodes again soon!

We are back and we are talking all about Little Owls!

The 2nd part of the interview with Mike Dilger (from episode 83) where we talk about dragonflies, garden visitors, getting into wildlife TV / media and book writingThis episode was available back in May for our members. Check out our Buy me a coffee page to see how to become a UK Wildlife Podcast member

We talk to Peter Howe of 3rd Eye Technology about PROJECT CamTag, his plan to develop satellite tags used on birds of prey to more modern technology, including cameras to catch criminals persecuting them. Also in news Neil rants about the Grouse moor originations attacking Dr Amir Khan for calling their claims about benefiting conservation out and the government scraping nutrient neutrality legislation, but there is also some good news of breeding birds and rare species



Find out more about Camtag here

We all chat about what we’ve enjoyed about Birdfair, Hares, ladybirds, Red Kites, Grass Snake poo and anal secretions….

The 1st of our episodes recorded live at Global Birdfair, we talk to Nigel Marven about how in got into wildlife, his pet caiman, his journey to becoming a wildlife presenter and how he ended up being chased by dinosaurs. We also talk about why Birdfair is such a great event and the positive impact Steve Irwin had on the over looked reptiles and amphibians.

We talk to Steffan Walton warden for the Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory Trust, all about the wildlife that can be found in Sandwich Bay area, the species found there and the work carried out by SBBOT.To donate to their appeal to buy Jubilee Field, or to find out more about the site head to their website here: https://sbbot.org.uk/

We talk all about the Cockchafer or May Bug. It’s lifecycle, habits, folklore and interesting historic relationship with humansIn wildlife news we talk about Gannets changing eye colour, the water companies poor offer to clean their own mess and more Hen harriers being killed

We look look at Britain’s orchids and give an introduction to this fascinating group of plants

We talk to Mike Dilger about his quest to see 1000 plants species in a year, which he talks about in his book One Thousand Shades of Green

We Talk to Hilary Jeffkins, series producer on the Wild Isles, talking to her about this great new BBC Series on wildlife in the British Isles, stories from making the show, her favourite moments in the filming and how she got started in making TV programs helping to crate the Really Wild Show.

We talk all about Springtails aka collembola , the little jumpy used-to-be-but-are-no-longer-are-insects with the national recorder for the group, Dr Peter Shaw

To celebrate World Wetlands Day, here is an episode on a seriously underrated pond (and lake!) creature, the Phantom Midge Chaoborus sp. a transparent fly larva, the UK’s fastest striking predator and the only insect that is truly planktonic

We talk about the Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna, its adaptions to flowering in winter, its medicinal uses and how it spreads

We talk to Kat Mayer about the The Langholm Initiative and Tarras Valley Nature Reserve, what wildlife is there, how the community buyout happened, what projects are taking place to improve the site and the plans for the future