About this podcast
Learn about UK nature, conservation and rewilding in this immersive podcast hosted by award-winning BBC broadcaster and journalist, Rob Smith. Rob meets people and visits projects on the ground that are helping to tackle the nature and climate crisis by reintroducing species, rethinking farming, managing landscape-scale conservation projects, teaching and educating the public and even studying cultures of soil in a lab. There are so many ways people are making a difference - join Rob to find out more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
- A Walk Through Time at Downe Bank · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 2🎙️ New Episode: A Walk Through Time at Downe Bank 🌿🦋 Join Talk on the Wild Side as Rob Smith meets Kent Wildlife Trust Warden Paul Glanfield at the breathtaking Downe Bank…
- Roadside Nature Reserves · 22 min · Season 2 Episode 1Welcome to a brand-new season of Talk on the Wild Side! 🌿 In this feel-good season opener, our roving presenter Rob Smith hits the road to catch up with Bethany, Wild Road Verge…
- Sea Link with National Grid's Adrian Pierssene · 21 min · Season 1 Episode 17In this exciting episode of Talk on the Wild Side, Rob heads to the stunning Pegwell Bay to chat with Adrian Pierssene from National Grid about their ambitious Sea Link Project…
- Rewilding a churchyard in Sandwich · 20 min · Season 1 Episode 16A run down and overgrown medieval churchyard in Sandwich has been restored to a beautiful wildlife haven by a group of local volunteers. In this amazing story, you'll hear from…
- Farming through natural systems · 1 h 10 min · Season 1 Episode 15Iain Tolhurst NBE is a pioneering organic farmer and owner of Tolhurst Organic Farms. This farm has made quite a name for itself because it is able to feed 350 families on 14…
- A community's plan to restore turtle doves in Kent · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 14Once heard purring in every corner of Marden, the turtle dove is now under threat; both in Africa where it spends its winters, and here in the UK where it spends its summers…
- A national citizen science project to count insects! · 15 min · Season 1 Episode 13Bugs Matter is a national citizen science survey aiming to create a picture of insect decline in the UK by looking at the windscreen phenomenon. You may not remember this but…
- The Not-So-Common Nightingale at Moat Farm Kent · 24 min · Season 1 Episode 12Rob Smith visits Moat Farm in Kent to figure out where the nightingales went and how farmer Michael Bax has been on a mission to bring them back. Learn all about nightingales…
- Rewilding at the Knepp Estate · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 11Meet Charlie Burrell, Co-Owner of the Knepp Estate and Chair of Rewilding Britain. Some 20 years ago, Charlie and his wife Isabella Tree decided they needed to take a different…
- Conservation at Scotney Castle and Gardens · 1 h 4 min · Season 1 Episode 10Join Rob Smith as he walks around Scotney Castle and Gardens learning about how the team here are managing the land for nature whilst welcoming 180,000 visitors a year. Rob meets…
- Making Space for Nature at Nonnington Farms · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 9The Government has made legally-binding commitments to end nature declines and they've mandated local councils to propose actions and priorities for their areas through a Local…
- Eco-Tourism at Elmley Nature Reserve · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 8In this episode of Talk on the Wild Side, we explore the wetlands. First, we visit Elmley Nature Reserve, a private estate owned and managed by Gareth Fulton and his family. The…
- It's time for National Grid to "Rethink Sea Link" · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 7🦭The 7th episode of Talk on the Wild Side touches on a very important topic. The Sea Link cable National Grid are proposing will run through Sandwich and Pegwell Bay with a…
- Reintroducing Chough in Dover · 1 h 5 min · Season 1 Episode 6We're choughed to bring you our 6th episode of Talk on the Wild Side, featuring the reintroduction of the red-billed chough to the Kent countryside thanks to a partnership with…
- Reintroducing Oysters in Essex · 1 h 4 min · Season 1 Episode 5Rob Smith heads to Brightlingsea Marina in Essex to talk oysters with Matt Uttley, Restoration Project Manager at Blue Marine Foundation. He discovers the difference between our…
- Farming for Waders at RSPB's Northward Hill · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 4As the Autumnal months set in, we return for the 4th instalment of Kent Wildlife Trust's podcast; Talk on the Wild Side. In this episode, we head to RSPB Northward Hill Nature…
- Soil Science at the Natural History Museum · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 3Join us as we head deep into the Natural History Museum to private access areas where scientists are lurking. We meet Piotr Cuber, Senior Molecular Microbiologist at the Natural…
- Low Carbon Lettuce at GrowUp Farms · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 2As part of our second installment of Talk on the Wild Side, Rob visits GrowUp Farms in Sandwich; an unassuming building where the future of farming is being successfully…
- Mob Grazing in Shadoxhurst · 51 min · Season 1 Episode 1In the first ever episode of Talk on the Wild Side, hosted by Rob Smith, you'll hear from Kent Wildlife Trust CEO, Evan Bowen-Jones, you'll join Rob on safari as he takes a tour…
- Talk On The Wild Side Trailer · 1 min · Season 1Kent Wildlife Trust have teamed up with Rob Smith, previously co-anchor on the BBC South East Today news programme, to bring you an audio feast. This brand-new podcast will lift…
