The Wandering Ecologist Podcast

The Sussex Study - 56 years of monitoring invertebrates and flora on South Downs farms

In this bitesize episode I’m out in the field at the Wiston Estate with a team from the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. They’re here to collect data as part of an exc

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 t

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 far

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

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

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

Hope Beneath the Waves: the recovery of our kelp forests

Join me for a bit of autumn sunshine on the beach as I meet up with inspiring conservationist Henri Brocklebank, Director of Conservation at the Sussex Wildlife Trust. In

Marginal Gains: how conservation options on farms are delivering the goods

Episode 5 takes us on top of the South Downs at the Wiston Estate where I join awesome entomologist, Graeme Lyons, on some invertebrate surveys. We’re looking at the bene

Return of the Giants: the White-tailed Eagle's return to our skies

Join me for episode 4 as I learn all about the return of Britain’s largest and most epic bird of prey to southern England…the White-tailed Eagle.  This episode was recor

When Bush-crickets Bite Back: the life and times of the Wart-biter

Join me at Brighton’s Castle Hill National Nature Reserve for episode 3, where I’m hot on the trail of Britain’s most endangered insect: the Wart-biter Bush-cricket. The

In Service to the Duke: the epic comeback of the Duke of Burgundy butterfly

It’s episode 2 and I’m high up on the South Downs to meet up with my chum and amazing field naturalist, Neil Hulme.  Today we’re focusing on the Duke of Burgundy, and ho

One Good Tern Deserves Another: nesting rafts at Chichester Harbour

Join me on a trip to the Sussex coast for episode 1, where I’ll be meeting up with my good friend, Pete Hughes, Ecologist for the Chichester Harbour Conservancy. We will

The Wandering Ecologist Podcast Trailer

Trailer for the forthcoming Wandering Ecologist Podcast!