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WILD: The Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Podcast shares stories of the natural world in Warwickshire, Coventry, and Solihull. Learn how nature benefits us all and what you can do to help it.
Episodes are recorded in the Hide Out at Brandon Marsh, so expect to hear from robins, blackbirds, collared doves and more in the background as well as our wonderful guests. 🐦
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Episode 1: How bad is it?
Bob Hockenhull talks to Ian Jelley, Director of Landscape Recovery, and Karl Curtis, Director of Nature Reserves, about the state of nature in Warwickshire and what we're doing to help it.
They discuss threats to nature, working with farmers and developers, and reasons to be hopeful for the future of wildlife.
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Episode 2: Can nature help our mental wellbeing?
It’s estimated that green prescribing could save the NHS over £635 million per year1. Many people report positive effects on their mental health after spending time in nature, but how does it work and how can more people benefit?
To find out, host Bob Hockenhull speaks with Anna Wright, Health and Wellbeing Manager for Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, and Dionne Sambrook, Creative Programme and Performance Manager at Escape Arts.
1 https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/health-projects-save-nhs-time-and-m…
Visit the website for Escape Arts at https://www.escapearts.org.uk/
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Ep 3. Cash to trash nature?
How nature and development can work together to create sustainable, healthy homes for everyone.
In this episode Bob is joined by Ed Green, chief executive of Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, and Ian Jelley, Director of Landscape Recovery, to discuss why Part 3 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill could be bad news for nature and communities.
Ep 4. How green is Warwickshire?
Warwickshire has over 10,000km of hedgerow - that’s almost the distance, as the crow flies, from London to Tokyo! This insight, and many more, come from a new State of Habitats report for Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull.
In this episode Bob joins Ian Jelley, the Trust's Director of Landscape Recovery, to discuss nature insights from the report created by the Trust and local authorities. The team used 25 years of data to create a ground-breaking overview of the land across our county; the types of habitats, their condition, and how they’ve changed since 2013.
Read the report here: https://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/state-habitats
Ep 5. Wild for Water
Bob Hockenhull sits down with the Trust’s Campaigns Officer, Catherine Craig, and former Natural Heritage Development Officer, Alex Jones, to learn more about our work for water.
Listen to find out about the county’s water voles, otters, and even brown trout!
Wild for Water is a campaign for better water quality across Warwickshire, Coventry, and Solihull. Celebrating everything clean water gives us, from wildlife to wild spaces, the campaign aims to engage local people with their waterways and advocate for clean, healthy waterways.