Episodes

June 16, 2025

The Buff Tailed Bumblebee

Bumblebees are at their peak right now and this Buff Tailed is fairly easy to spot. Keep a look out. This one comes from the collection I made for The Lost Gardens of Heligan , called Voices from the Lost Gardens . Jimmy Doch...

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June 10, 2025

The Leatherback Turtle

It’s World Ocean Week , an important yearly event for the future of all marine life. Ocean animals need our attention. They need to be heard. Please spread their messages far and wide. This series, Voices from the Ocean, was ...

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June 10, 2025

The Silky Shark

It’s World Ocean Week , an important yearly event for the future of all marine life. Ocean animals need our attention. They need to be heard. Please spread their messages far and wide. This series, Voices from the Ocean, was ...

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June 10, 2025

The White Spotted Wedgefish

It’s World Ocean Week , an important yearly event for the future of all marine life. Ocean animals need our attention. They need to be heard. Please spread their messages far and wide. This series, Voices from the Ocean, was ...

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June 10, 2025

The Staghorn Coral

It’s World Ocean Week , an important yearly event for the future of all marine life. Ocean animals need our attention. They need to be heard. Please spread their messages far and wide. This series, Voices from the Ocean, was ...

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June 10, 2025

The Sperm Whale

It’s World Ocean Week , an important yearly event for the future of all marine life. Ocean animals need our attention. They need to be heard. Please spread their messages far and wide. This series, Voices from the Ocean, was ...

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June 10, 2025

The Phytoplankton

It’s World Ocean Week , an important yearly event for the future of all marine life. Ocean animals need our attention. They need to be heard. Please spread their messages far and wide. This series, Voices from the Ocean, was ...

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June 10, 2025

The Goliath Grouper

It’s World Ocean Week , an important yearly event for the future of all marine life. Ocean animals need our attention. They need to be heard. Please spread their messages far and wide. This series, Voices from the Ocean, was ...

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June 10, 2025

The Copepod

It’s World Ocean Week , an important yearly event for the future of all marine life. Ocean animals need our attention. They need to be heard. Please spread their messages far and wide. This series, Voices from the Ocean, was ...

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June 10, 2025

The Coelacanth

It’s World Ocean Week , an important yearly event for the future of all marine life. Ocean animals need our attention. They need to be heard. Please spread their messages far and wide. This series, Voices from the Ocean, was ...

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May 13, 2025

The Bittern

The Bittern is part of a series commissioned by Future Places Centre at Lancaster University in collaboration with Leighton Moss RSPB . With many thanks to Jarrod Sneyd, RSPB Leighton Moss, for embodying this Bittern. "For me...

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May 13, 2025

The European Eel

The European Eel is part of a series commissioned by Future Places Centre at Lancaster University in collaboration with Leighton Moss RSPB . With many thanks to Kath Smith, RSPB Leighton Moss, for embodying this European Eel....

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May 13, 2025

The Reed Warbler

The Reed Warbler is part of a series commissioned by Future Places Centre at Lancaster University in collaboration with Leighton Moss RSPB . With many thanks to Beth Fox, RSPB Leighton Moss, for embodying this Reed Warbler. "...

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May 13, 2025

The Caddis Fly

The Caddis Fly is part of a series commissioned by Future Places Centre at Lancaster University in collaboration with Leighton Moss RSPB . With many thanks to Kath Smith, RSPB Leighton Moss for embodying this Caddis Fly. "I'v...

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May 13, 2025

The Marsh Harrier

The Marsh Harrier is part of a series commissioned by Future Places Centre at Lancaster University in collaboration with Leighton Moss RSPB . With many thanks to Joseph Klein, RSPB Leighton Moss, for embodying this Marsh Harr...

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Feb. 14, 2025

The Mole

Always smaller than we think but incredibly strong and so vital to the health of our soils. These little creatures need a lot more respect than we give them. It's their lawn, not ours. With many thanks to Sam Corfield, author...

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Jan. 28, 2025

The Cinnabar Moth

This Cinnabar Moth is part of an installation, Voices from the Meadow , commissioned by Wakehurst (wild sister of Kew Gardens) for their Meadowland exhibition last year. It has a slightly different feel to the usual recording...

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Jan. 28, 2025

The Scissor Bee

This Scissor Bee is part of an installation, Voices from the Meadow , commissioned by Wakehurst (wild sister of Kew Gardens) for their Meadowland exhibition last year. It has a slightly different feel to the usual recordings ...

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Jan. 28, 2025

The Meadow Grasshopper

This Grasshopper is part of an installation, Voices from the Meadow , commissioned by Wakehurst (wild sister of Kew Gardens) for their Meadowland exhibition last year. It has a slightly different feel to the usual recordings ...

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Nov. 5, 2024

The Dipper

This Dipper is part of a series commissioned by University of Derby’s Nature Connectedness Research Group for The River Derwent. With many thanks to Mark Cocker , author and naturalist. " I think it’s a fantastic quiet bit of...

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Nov. 5, 2024

The Mayfly

This Mayfly is part of a series commissioned by University of Derby’s Nature Connectedness Research Group for The River Derwent. With many thanks to Charles Foster , author and academic. Producer, Presenter annabel@annabelros...

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Nov. 5, 2024

The Water Vole

This Water Vole is part of a series commissioned by University of Derby’s Nature Connectedness Research Group for The River Derwent. With many thanks to Christine Gregory, writer, photographer and painter. The Water Vole: The...

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Nov. 5, 2024

The Fairy Shrimp

This episode is especially made to accompany the work of the painter and print maker, Frances Gynn , for her exhibition on Fairy Shrimps as part of her Public Erasures series. It's powerful stuff so please go along if you can...

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Sept. 8, 2024

The Earthworm

Earthworms are arguably our most vital animal. They're quite funny too. (This one has been added to the podcast for a second time to be used in Derby City as part of their Wildlife Festival.) With many thanks to Nicky Scott, ...

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