As the Season Turns

For our colourful November episode, we celebrate winter's brightest flowers, chrysanthemums. We share a recipe for bonfire toffee apples, explore nature's November fireworks - the Leonids meteor shower - and spend time with the remarkable Atlantic salmon, who will be swimming upriver this month. As the Season Turns is an award-winning podcast presented by Lia Leendertz and created by Ffern, makers...

For October, we follow the vast, though little understood migration of the European eel. We hear the tale of Merlin's apples, ponder why October's full moon is known as the Hunter's Moon, and wonder when the first frosts will reach us. As the Season Turns is an award-winning podcast presented by Lia Leendertz and created by Ffern, makers of small-batch, seasonal perfume. To find out more visit www...

In September's episode, we track the slow drift into autumn. Hearing a tale of Ganesh and the moon, we explore the names for September's full moon. We visit the border between France and Switzerland for a very special cheese, follow the migrations of Nathusius' pipistrelle bats, and encounter the spirit of the corn. As the Season Turns is an award-winning podcast presented by Lia Leendertz and cre...

We trace the epic migrations of dragonflies along with the rasping music of the grasshopper chorus. We discuss the wonders of the Perseids meteor shower (look up on the 13th and 14th of this month) and walk through a garden meditation for August.⁠ As the Season Turns is an award-winning podcast presented by Lia Leendertz and created by Ffern, makers of small-batch, seasonal perfume. To find out mo...

In this episode, we celebrate the rich offerings of July, the 'Month of the Hay'. We check in on the hedgerows, discover the delights of oxeye daisies, and explore what's happening in the skies this month, reflecting on the names for July's full moon. ⁠ As the Season Turns is an award-winning podcast presented by Lia Leendertz and created by Ffern, makers of small-batch, seasonal perfume. To find...

For our June episode, we plan for summer. We revisit the dormice and hedgehogs we saw nesting in earlier months, check in on the ever-changing flowers of the hedgerows, hear of the epic migrations of painted lady butterflies, and explore the folk traditions surrounding midsummer. As the Season Turns is an award-winning podcast presented by Lia Leendertz and created by Ffern, makers of small-batch,...

For the May episode of our podcast, we explore the changing hedgerows, the traditions and folklore surrounding May Day, why primroses might help with fairies, the return of the swallows and the names of the full moon: Mother’s Moon, Bright Moon and Flower Moon. As the Season Turns is an award-winning podcast presented by Lia Leendertz and created by Ffern, makers of small-batch, seasonal perfume....

For April, we explore the changing hedgerows, the beauty of the bluebell, how to navigate by the crescent moon, the flowers to pick and the flowers to plant and why decorated eggs came to be associated with Easter. As the Season Turns is an award-winning podcast presented by Lia Leendertz and created by Ffern, makers of small-batch, seasonal perfume. To find out more visit www.ffern.co Hosted on A...

For March, we explore the traditional names for the month, the moons and the tides, the changing hedgerows, the hedgehogs coming out of hibernation, the migration of Bewick’s swans and the history and folklore surrounding the humble daffodil. As the Season Turns is an award-winning podcast presented by Lia Leendertz and created by Ffern, makers of small-batch, seasonal perfume. To find out more vi...

For February, we explore the Romani name for February, why it is the time for plans and new beginnings, the blue tit’s mating rituals, the migration of the toad and the moons that will grace our night sky. Meanwhile, Lia sings a traditional sea shanty and gives a recipe for blood orange polenta drizzle cake. As the Season Turns is an award-winning podcast presented by Lia Leendertz and created by...

'As the Season Turns' begins with January - an episode in which the nature writer Lia Leendertz takes us through the origins of the month’s name, as well as January’s moons, tides and folklore traditions. As the Season Turns is an award-winning podcast presented by Lia Leendertz and created by Ffern, makers of small-batch, seasonal perfume. To find out more visit www.ffern.co Hosted on Acast. See...