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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. 

    Follow us on your favourite podcast app and never miss an episode. 
     
    Get in touch with feedback and your favourite topics on instagram www.instagram.com/wildtalesnt or by emailing podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk 

    Discover more from National Trust podcasts

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

    Listen to Back When history podcast, taking you inside stories of our past: podfollow.com/back-when 

    Discover Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers, perfect for kids aged 5-8:
    podfollow.com/national-trust-kids-podcast

    Follow National Trust podcasts on Youtube:
    www.youtube.com/@nationaltrustcharity/podcasts  

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    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pet Craze May 21, 2025
    Show notes

    It’s the 1980s and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise has burst onto the scene, scoring millions of young fans.


    Half-human, half-turtle fighters Donatello, Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo originated as comic book characters before spawning phenomenally popular films and cartoons.
    But “turtlemania” also inadvertently sparked a pet craze that ultimately led to an invasive species problem.
    Red-eared terrapins were a particularly popular pet. But many people didn’t realise they would grow from a matchbox-sized hatchling to a dinner-plate sized adult that lives for more than 40 years.
    As a result a significant number of freshwater turtles were illegally released in the late 80 and 90s.
    Rosie joins Turtle Tally UK’s Suzie Simpson to uncover the wild origin story of how invasive freshwater turtles became a familiar sight in our waterways.
    [Ad] Wild Tales is sponsored by Cotswold Outdoor, your outside retailer and epic guides to adventure.
    Quick breathers, calming walks or heart-pounding hikes. We feel better when we get out more.
    Find quality kit and 50 years of outdoor wisdom. Plus, supporters save 15% in-store and online. Feel in your element, in the elements, at Cotswold Outdoor.
    https://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/
    Production:
    Host: Rosie Holdsworth
    Producer: Michelle Douglass
    Sound Editor: Jesus Gomez
    Contributor:
    Suzie Simpson, Turtle Tally UK
    Image:
    (c) Suzie Simpson / Turtle Tally UK
    Discover More:
    Head to Turtle Tally UK citizen science project to discover more about freshwater turtles in the UK and submit your sightings
    https://www.turtletally.co.uk/
    Find out about the National Trust’s work protecting our waterways and how you can help
    https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/our-cause/nature-climate/climate-change-sustainability/protecting-coasts-and-rivers
    The National Trust cares for places so people and nature can thrive. Everyone can get involved, everyone can make a difference. Nature, beauty, history. For everyone, for ever. You can donate to us at https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/donate
    Follow Wild Tales nature podcast on your favourite podcast app or Youtube @nationaltrustcharity. And join us on Instagram @wildtalesnt.
    If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story idea you’d love to hear, contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk
    Remembering Sycamore Gap May 14, 2025
    Show notes

    On September 27th 2023, the famous Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland was felled overnight in an act of vandalism, triggering a far-reaching wave of shock and sorrow.

    Join Heather Birkett, as she goes behind the scenes to explore the enduring impact of this beloved landmark, the aftermath of its loss, and the community’s efforts to preserve its memory.
    This episode has been updated from an previous release; National Trust Podcast - Sycamore Gap |One Year on
    [Ad] Wild Tales is sponsored by Cotswold Outdoor, your outside retailer and epic guides to adventure. Quick breathers, calming walks or heart-pounding hikes. We feel better when we get out more. Find quality kit and 50 years of outdoor wisdom. Plus, supporters save 15% in-store and online. Feel in your element, in the elements, at Cotswold Outdoor.
    www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/
    Production
    Host: Heather Birkett
    Producer: Nikki Ruck, Katy Kelly, Pippa Tilbury-Harris
    Sound Design: Nikki Ruck
    Discover more
    To find out the latest information surrounding The Sycamore Gap Tree including The Trees of Hope campaign
    www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sycamore-gap
    Find out what’s on in Northumberland Park and The Sill: National Landscape Discovery Centre
    https://www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/whats-on/
    Follow Wild Tales on your favourite podcast app or on Instagram @wildtalesnt. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected to our wild world, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk
    Bird Accents | Saving Urban Birdsong May 07, 2025
    Show notes

    When Ajay Tegala discovers that chaffinches, a small songbird, have a different accent every 30 miles, he’s intrigued.

    However, under threat from disease these birds are dying out in urban areas, and their unique urban songs may be lost for ever. But all is not lost. There's a way to find out how this disease is spreading...by recording their song.
    Follow Ajay and ecologist and UKYouth4Nature advocate Şeniz Mustafa as they search for this disappearing birdsong.
    To send Joe a chaffinch recording:
    • Identify a chaffinch. You can use apps like Merlin to help you make sure it’s the right bird.
    • Point your phone at the chaffinch. Be safe and don’t do anything you wouldn’t normally do!
    • Record for anywhere up to 5 minutes.
    • Send to joe.cooper@bto.org
    • Your recording will be added to the database!
    [Ad] Wild Tales is sponsored by Cotswold Outdoor, your outside retailer and epic guides to adventure.
    Quick breathers, calming walks or heart-pounding hikes. We feel better when we get out more.
    Find quality kit and 50 years of outdoor wisdom. Plus, supporters save 15% in-store and online. Feel in your element, in the elements, at Cotswold Outdoor.
    www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/
    Production:
    Hosts: Ajay Tegala and Rosie Holdsworth
    Producer: Marnie Woodmeade
    Assistant Producer: Katy Kelly
    Sound Designer: Jesus Gomez
    Contributors:
    Şeniz Mustafa
    Joe Cooper
    Ian Johnson
    Discover more:
    Find out more about chaffinches and the British Trust for Ornithology here: https://www.bto.org/understanding-birds/birdfacts/chaffinch
    Pteridomania | When Fern Frenzy Swept the UK Apr 23, 2025
    Show notes

    It’s the mid-1800s and pteridomania – or fern frenzy – is the new big craze.

    Across the UK, plant enthusiasts are heading into the countryside to pick all the prized specimens they can find.
    And fern fans far and wide are avidly creating collections and displays of the leafy green plants to show off.
    Uncover the truth about this Victorian phenomenon and how it influenced our love of house plants.
    But who were the pteridomaniacs? What did ferns secretly symbolise about young women and sex? And how can we learn from the conservation consequences of the craze?
    Join Presenter and Ranger Rosie Holdsworth and Curator Clara Woolford to unfurl the curious story of Victorian fern fever.
    [Ad] Wild Tales is sponsored by Cotswold Outdoor, your outside retailer and epic guides to adventure.
    Quick breathers, calming walks or heart-pounding hikes. We feel better when we get out more.
    Find quality kit and 50 years of outdoor wisdom. Plus, supporters save 15% in-store and online. Feel in your element, in the elements, at Cotswold Outdoor.
    https://www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/
    Discover more:
    Visit Cragside in Northumberland for a taste of fern fever. See the fernery, rockery and glass houses designed by Lady Armstrong in the 1800s, now cared for by the National Trust.
    https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/north-east/cragside
    Production:
    Host: Rosie Holdsworth
    Producer: Michelle Douglass
    Sound Editor: Jesus Gomez
    Follow Wild Tales nature podcast on your favourite podcast app or on Instagram @wildtalesnt. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story idea you’d love to hear, contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk
    Dolphin Social Networks | Mothers, Besties and Bodyguards Apr 09, 2025
    Show notes

    Beneath the waves of West Wales lies a complicated network of relationships that determines not only who’s belly rolling who, but which calf survives.

    Join Katrin Lohrengel and her team at Sea Watch to search for one of the ocean's most loved and misunderstood creatures: bottlenose dolphins.
    For the Welsh transcript of this episode please click here.
    [Ad] Wild Tales is sponsored by Cotswold Outdoor, your outside retailer and epic guides to adventure.
    Quick breathers, calming walks or heart-pounding hikes. We feel better when we get out more.
    Find quality kit and 50 years of outdoor wisdom. Plus, supporters save 15% in-store and online. Feel in your element, in the elements, at Cotswold Outdoor.
    www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/
    Production:
    Host: Rosie Holdsworth
    Producer: Marnie Woodmeade
    Sound Designer: Jesus Gomez
    Discover more:
    Find out more about the dolphins in Cardigan Bay: www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk/
    Did you know , you can see dolphins from the shore at Cardigan Bay? Explore the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty’s coastal walks: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wales/strumble-head-to-cardigan
    Special thanks to Katrin Lohrengel for extra fact checking work and the whole team at Sea Watch.
    Follow Wild Tales on your favourite podcast app or on Instagram @wildtalesnt. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected to our wild world, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk
    The Elusive Leaping Shark | Searching for Cryptic Creatures Mar 26, 2025
    Show notes

    Join Ranger Rosie Holdsworth to uncover the mystery of the leaping shark.

    On a boat off Cornwall, wildlife guide Jenny spots a huge animal she’s never seen before jumping out of the water. But what exactly has she witnessed?
    Across the world in Florida, shark-obsessed Dr Molly Kressler sets off on a mission to discover more about what is beneath the calm of the surface. More than that, she wants everyone else to be able to get to know and love creatures of the deep too.
    [Ad] Wild Tales is sponsored by Cotswold Outdoor, your outside retailer and epic guides to adventure.
    Quick breathers, calming walks or heart-pounding hikes. We feel better when we get out more.
    Find quality kit and 50 years of outdoor wisdom. Plus, supporters save 15% in-store and online. Feel in your element, in the elements, at Cotswold Outdoor.
    www.cotswoldoutdoor.com
    Production:
    Host: Rosie Holdsworth
    Producer: Marnie Woodmeade
    Sound Editor: Jesus Gomez
    Additional research: Funbi Bakare
    Discover more:
    Find out more about thresher sharks at sharkstrust.org.uk.
    If you want to be kept up to date with Molly’s research, you can find her on X, Instagram or TikTok at @marinemollyk.
    For incredible views of the Cornish coast, why not visit Trevose Head? Jutting out into the Atlantic, you can see for miles. Shark sightings not guaranteed (but possible!)
    Special thanks to Dr Molly Kressler and Jenny from Padstow Sea Life Safaris.
    Follow Wild Tales on your favourite podcast app or on Instagram @wildtalesnt. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story idea, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk
    Gangster Gulls | Uncovering the Truth About Seagulls Mar 26, 2025
    Show notes

    Seagulls have a bad reputation. But is it deserved?

    Join Ranger Rosie Holdsworth to meet the gulls in Poole Harbour known for their chip-stealing behaviour. Are these birds feathered thugs or smart survivors? We’ll discover the myths and surprising truths about one of Britain’s most controversial birds.
    From their behaviours to their vital role in coastal ecosystems, uncover just what makes these ‘Gangster Gulls’ tick. Plus, we take part in a citizen science survey that helps track how these much-maligned seabirds are surviving in a changing world.
    [Ad] Wild Tales is sponsored by Cotswold Outdoor, your outside retailer and epic guides to adventure.
    Quick breathers, calming walks or heart-pounding hikes. We feel better when we get out more.
    Find quality kit and 50 years of outdoor wisdom. Plus, supporters save 15% in-store and online. Feel in your element, in the elements, at Cotswold Outdoor.
    www.cotswoldoutdoor.com/
    Production
    Presenter: Rosie Holdsworth
    Producer and sound designer: Nikki Ruck
    Contributors
    Mya Bambrick
    Dr Viola Ross-Smith
    Paul Morton
    Emma Caulfield
    Katy
    Sophie
    Discover more
    Find out more about bird conservation in Poole harbourBirds of Poole Harbour
    Take part in citizen science survey in your area BTO – British Trust for Ornithology
    Follow us @wildtalesnt Instagram account
    If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story idea, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk
    Introducing Back When Mar 19, 2025
    Show notes Imagine being a fly on the wall throughout history.
    Historians Helen Antrobus and James Grasby take you inside the stories of the people, places and moments that made us.
    Experience the Great Stink of London. Make an entrance onto the Georgian dating scene. Find out if you'd survive a medieval battle. And unlock the secrets of Britain’s space race.
    Our past is all around us. Be transported behind the scenes at landmarks from castles to dance halls and WWII bunkers to workhouses. You’ll meet people from all walks of life whose fascinating stories help us make sense of who we are now.
    Lean in for a tale from time: introducing Back When, a new history podcast from the National Trust, launching 2 April.
    Follow Back When on your favourite podcast app and never miss an episode: podfollow.com/back-when
    Introducing Wild Tales Mar 19, 2025
    Show notes Wild Tales is launching 26 March. Immerse yourself in intriguing stories from our weird, wonderful and utterly wild world.
    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 nature experts Rosie Holdsworth, Ajay Tegala and Heather Birkett on adventures around the UK’s diverse habitats and uncover fascinating tales that connect us with wildlife.
    New Wild Tales will be released twice a month.
    Follow us on your favourite podcast app to keep up with every episode.
    www.instagram.com/wildtalesnt
    World Heritage Heroes | Roots to Roses in Ethiopia & England Feb 27, 2025
    Show notes

    Journey to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and Mottisfont garden in Hampshire, to discover a story of heritage and horticulture through two of the world’s most prestigious rose collections.


    We meet Princess Esther Selassie Antohin, founder of Heritage Watch Ethiopia, to explore the Tsegereda Rose Garden Project, an initiative that restores a link to Ethiopia’s imperial legacy and also tackles climate conservation challenges. The International National Trusts Organisation (INTO) has twinned the Tsegereda rose garden with one of the most important rose gardens in the world, the National Trust’s Mottisfont.
    Uncover surprising connections between Ethiopia and the UK – from Emperor Haile Selassie’s wartime exile in Bath, to Sylvia Pankhurst, an English activist who championed Ethiopia’s independence. Follow the fight to keep this heritage alive through extraordinary roses.
    Discover a story of gardens that have transcended borders to become symbols of heritage, resilience, and international collaboration.
    [Ad] Open the door to more with a National Trust membership. As well as free entry and parking at over 500 places we care for, you’ll receive:
    • Access to our online Members’ Area, full of exclusive member-only content,
    • A yearly handbook packed with visit inspiration,
    • And our award-winning member magazine 3 times a year. Now also available digitally.
    Become a National Trust member:
    nationaltrust.org.uk/become-a-member.
    For a taste of the digital magazine, visit nationaltrust.org.uk/historic-recipes, or if you're a member and you'd like to switch, look for My Account on the website.
    Production
    Producer and host: Jesse Edbrooke
    Sound Design: Jesus Gomez
    Discover more
    We protect and care for places so people and nature can thrive. Everyone can get involved, everyone can make a difference. Nature, beauty, history. For everyone, for ever.
    You can donate to us at www.nationaltrust.org.uk/donate
    Read more about International National Trust Organisation Twinning (INTO) project www.into.org/withstanding-change-twinning/
    Visit Heritage Watch Ethiopia website www.hwethiopia.org
    Find out more about Mottisfont’s Rose Garden, Hampshire, England www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/hampshire/mottisfont/the-rose-garden-at-mottisfont
    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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