The Wandering Ecologist Podcast
From the creator of the Knepp Wildland Podcast, join me, Penny Green, on some wildlife adventures where I will be celebrating positive nature conservation news...one story, one friendship, one wild place at a time.
The Wandering Ecologist Podcast
Latest Episodes
Drumming Up Enthusiasm: harnessing technology to monitor Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers
In this episode we shine the spotlight on the remarkable Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, one of Britain’s rarest and most secretive woodland birds. Join us as we hammer into the details of a pioneering survey with passionate woodpecker-philes, Ken a...
The Way of Water: bringing water and life back to High Fen
I head up to Norfolk to visit my pal Matthew Hay, at High Fen Wildland. This 292 hectare site was originally farmed for arable and daffodil growing but was too wet to farm commercially. So, in 2022 nature restoration company Nattergal purchased...
Living the High Life: saving House Martins and Swifts
In this episode I visit my friend Paul Stevens, just down the road from home, to gawp at a fantastic set-up on his house. His sidewall is bedecked in Swift nest boxes and House Martin nest cups, providing a beautiful bird metropolis where these...
Warblers, Wolves and a Wild Finca - Part 2
Transport yourself to the beautiful mountains of northern Spain as we visit our lovely friends Katie and Luke at their Wild Finca – an old farm they are managing through agri-wilding, creating the most wonderful diverse habitat mosaics for natu...
Warblers, Wolves and a Wild Finca - Part 1
Transport yourself to the beautiful mountains of northern Spain as we visit our lovely friends Katie and Luke at their Wild Finca – an old farm they are managing through agri-wilding, creating the most wonderful diverse habitat mosaics for natu...