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Wild Tales | Nature Podcast

Delve into intriguing stories from our weird, wonderful and utterly wild world.

You’ll experience nature in a whole new way, from untangling the strange world of spider sex and digging up the greatest fossil finds, to meeting mysterious ocean giants and finding out why there’s no such thing as a seagull.

Join rangers Rosie Holdsworth and Ajay Tegala on adventures in the UK’s diverse habitats and uncover fascinating tales that connect us with wildlife.

New Wild Tales are released twice a month.

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Get in touch with feedback and your favourite topics on instagram www.instagram.com/wildtalesnt or by emailing podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk

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This podcast is made by the National Trust, Europe’s biggest conservation charity. Looking after history, nature and beauty for everyone to enjoy.

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Our first Welsh language podcast is coming soon Jul 29, 2022

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On the Fringe of Extinction | Heritage Crafts Jul 28, 2022

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At Knole house in Kent, there’s an endangered red list species lurking amid the antique furniture.
After remaining at the property for hundreds of years, the house team are doing all they can to ensure its survival for the future.
Curator James Grasby unravels this story of heritage craft work as he finds out the lengths and efforts going into this item's survival.
Production
Host: James Grasby
Producer: Claire Hickinbotham
Sound editor: Jesus Gomez
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For more information about Knole please visit: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/kent/knole
To find out more about Annabel Westman's book, Fringe, Frog and Tassel you can click here

Follow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk

Seaside Butterflies | Robots in the countryside Jun 30, 2022

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After 5 years of climate change and fluctuating weather, we catch up with the highs and lows of our fluttery friends, the Silver Studded Blue butterfly in this revisted episode.
Ranger Kate Martin hears how the team at Hafod Garregog nature reserve have been caring for the habitat of this peculiar butterfly species away from their usual home on the coast and learns how a team in Devon are making best use of some robotic helpers.
Production
Host: Kate Martin
Producer: Jack Glover
Sound editor: Jesus Gomez and Jack Glover
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For more information about the places mentioned in this episode please visit: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wales/hafod-estate
and
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/sidmouth-countryside/salcombe-hill-circular-walk
For more information on the Silver Studded Blue and more butterflies and moths please visit our friends at Butterfly Conservation.
https://butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/silver-studded-blue
To take part in the Big Butterfly Count organised by Butterfly Conservation please visit Big Butterfly Count (butterfly-conservation.org)

Follow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk

Beatles Beginnings | At home with Mike McCartney Jun 16, 2022

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If you stumble upon 20 Forthlin Road, without knowing its history, you may assume it’s an unremarkable house, on an unremarkable suburban street. But it’s when you meet its former resident you realise, there’s much to this house than meets the eye.
Producer and presenter Sean Douglas heads to Liverpool to meet the brother of Beatle, Paul McCartney.
Now a photographer and visual artist, Mike McCartney recalls what it was like growing up in a creative household and relives tales from their childhood.
Production
Host: Sean Douglas
Producer: Sean Douglas
Sound editor: Jesus Gomez
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For more information about visiting the Beatles homes please visit
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/liverpool-lancashire/the-beatles-childhood-homes

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Appeal
Four teenagers from Liverpool started meeting up to make music together.
They went on to become the Beatles.

Do you have an exciting idea but not enough time and space to make it a reality? If you’re aged 16–25, we’d like to hear your big idea and give you the chance to bring it to life at Isaac Newton’s home, the world’s centre of gravity.

Find out more about the competition: nationaltrust.org.uk/time-and-space

The Stranger at Attingham Park Dec 16, 2021

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A family trip takes a surprising turn when a mysterious encounter changes the course of National Trust member Sally’s life.
Hear how a chance meeting with a stranger set off a chain of events in this will they, won't they tale of romance and adventure.
Production
Host: Heather Birkett
Producer: Michelle Douglass
Sound editor: Jesus Gomez
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For more information about visiting Attingham Park please visit
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/shropshire-staffordshire/attingham-park

Follow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk

Black Hiking | Pen y Fan Oct 12, 2021

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As a Black Brit from London, going out for a hike used to feel like an alien concept for Sean.
However, after 4 years working at the National Trust, he’s now developed a love for the great outdoors and all things Wilderness.
His sister, like many others, has never been for a hike in her life.
Can Sean convince her to embrace the outdoors on her first ever hike as they venture into Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) to climb Pen y Fan or will she be on the first train back to the capital?
Production
Host: Sean Douglas
Producer: Sean Douglas
Sound editor: Jesus Gomez
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For information on hiking Pen y Fan and for other walks around Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) please visit
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wales/bannau-brycheiniog-brecon-beacons/exploring-pen-y-fan-and-corn-du
If this podcast has inspired you to venture into the great outdoors, you may find this list of walking groups and outdoor resources helpful https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/blackhiking
[Ad] This podcast is supported by Cotswold Outdoor. For more info please visit https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/our-partners/cotswold-outdoor-our-exclusive-walking-partner
Follow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk

A Beginner's Guide to Bikepacking | Part 2 Aug 26, 2021

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Jo and Katherine are back on two wheels to continue their bikepacking adventure cycling along the Cornish and Devon coast finding out everything you need to know about taking a holiday by bike.
This time on their bikes, they’re given some unexpected assistance, they come face to face with some curious creatures and they visit one of the National Trust’s most quirky properties.
Production
Host: Jo Dyson
Producer: Pippa Tilbury-Harris
Sound editor: Jesus Gomez and Jack Glover
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For more information on some of our favourite places to explore by bicycle please visit https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/outdoor-activities/best-places-to-go-cycling
For more top tips and essentials on Bikepacking please visit Katherine's website https://katherinebikes.com/
[Ad] This podcast is supported by Raleigh. For more info please visit https://www.raleigh.co.uk/gb/en/offers/raleigh-and-the-national-trust/
Follow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk
Our competition mentioned in this episode has now closed. You can find terms and conditions here: https://nationaltrust.org.uk/ntp100

A Beginner's Guide to Bikepacking | Part 1 Aug 05, 2021

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You’ve probably heard of backpacking and/or bike touring, but BikePacking is a combination of the two that makes for an exciting and exhilarating way to explore the great outdoors.
In this episode join Jo Dyson on her two day bikepacking adventure along the North Cornish Coast.
Production
Host: Jo Dyson
Producer: Pippa Tilbury-Harris
Sound editor: Jesus Gomez
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For more information on some of our favourite places to explore by bicycle please visit https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/outdoor-activities/best-places-to-go-cycling
For more top tips and essentials on Bikepacking please visit Katherine's website https://katherinebikes.com/
[Ad] This podcast is supported by Raleigh. For more info please visit https://www.raleigh.co.uk/gb/en/offers/raleigh-and-the-national-trust/
Follow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk

Wicken Fen | Revisited Jul 22, 2021

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Wicken Fen is the National Trust's oldest Nature reserve and home to some of England's most spectacular wildlife.
Three years after her first visit to Wicken Fen, Ranger Kate Martin catches up with wildlife photographer Richard Nicoll, for whom lockdown has presented some unique photographic opportunities.
Production
Host: Kate Martin
Producer: Sean Douglas
Sound editor: Jesus Gomez
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For more information about Wicken Fen please visit: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cambridgeshire/wicken-fen-national-nature-reserve

Follow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk

Shaw's Corner | Revisited Jul 01, 2021

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In this episode we catch up with Shaw’s Corner, the former home of celebrated playwright George Bernard Shaw.
We'll be finding out how things have changed since we were last there and how the house team have being tackling the challenge of Covid-19.
Production
Host: James Grasby
Producer: Sean Douglas
Sound editor: Jesus Gomez
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For more information about the places mentioned in this episode please visit: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/essex-bedfordshire-hertfordshire/shaws-corner

Follow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk

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