The Bearded Tit‘s Podcast

This week on the podcast we have Hannah Rudd. Hannah Rudd is a marine biologist and writer, based in Suffolk, who has studied sharks in global marine hotspots, including South Africa and the Maldives. Her first book,  Britain’s Living Seas , in collaboration with the Wildlife Trusts and Bloomsbury Publishing is out now. Hannah is currently the Policy & Advocacy Manager for the Angling Trust, a co-...

In this bonus episode I talk about the reasons I don't generally tell people where, how or what gear I use for filming wildlife. (I'm not a complete w*nker honestly!)   Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

In todays Jack Does Stuff, I grab a cuppa and do the big garden birdwatch a citizen science project the RSPB do at the end of January to gather data on the birds that enter our gardens. I talk about how to attract birds, what birds I've had on my garden list and how to take part in the big garden bird watch. Big Garden Birdwatch Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

This week I head to the Cairngorms to chat with Peter Cairns about lynx reintroduction to the UK and when we last had them here, what are the pros and cons and when they could make a return.   Scotland The Big Picture Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel  

This week I head over to Foston to visit hedgehog rescuers Janet & Sally to talk about what you do when you find a sick or injured one and how to help them in your gardens.  Janets Email - janethedgehog49@gmail.com Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

Join me this week as I'm joined with Mike Blackmore from Wessex Rivers Trust as we chat all things chalkstream! A rare habitat pretty much exclusive to England. Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

In todays episode of Jack Does Stuff I head out to try twitching!  Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

This week I'm joined by vet and broadcaster Sean McCormack as we delve into the horrific practice of cropping dogs ears. "Dr Sean McCormack BSc (Hons), MVB, MRCVS is a qualified vet with a degree in Animal Science, a lifelong conservationist and self confessed nature geek. He’s a published author and vet columnist, hosts his own wildlife podcast and YouTube channel as well as running the growing c...

In this episode I cover non native crayfish in the UK and the damage they cause while looking if their is light at the end of tunnel to finally get rid of them. Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel   Papaers https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2664.13758 https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/11/3/29 https://theconversation.com/invasive-species-why-...

Join me this week as I head back the banks of the River Trent with friend, angler and scientist Dr Mark Everard as we chat all things tiny with minnows, gudgeon and bleak. We celebrate the smaller fish in life and find out why you should to. Marks Website Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

In this episode Jack heads out the River Trent to try and find the Zander a predatory fish thats made many UK rivers in home.   Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

In this episode I speak with Alan Henshaw the farm manager of the environment agencies Calverton Fish Farm. I find out what a fish farm is, how they work and why they are sometimes needed. I also go over the top 10 most downloaded episodes of the podcast at then end! Buy Me a Coffee AT Film Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel  

In this episode Jack is joined by Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust's Michael Walker as they visit Ploughmans Wood & Colwick Park to try and find Bats.   Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

Today I'm joined by Elliott Kean who is the Engagement Officer with Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and also works with the Beavers at Idle Valley Nature Reserve. I visit him at the site as we look for signs of beaver and talk about the impacts they have both positive and negative.  Buy Me a Coffee Fish Calendars Wildlife Photography Course at Attenborough Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Ch...

This is the first episode in the side series of "Jack Does Stuff" with this time Jack going out bird ringing with fellow Jack, Jack Baddams! We visit Creswell Craggs and may or may not catch a kingfisher live!  Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

The Podcast is back! This week we are joined by guest Ashley Smith of W.A.S.P ( Windrush Against Sewage Pollution ) as we talk about the sorry state this river and many across the UK are in mainly due to the dumping of sewage. Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel

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In the third and final takeover for the podcast our guest host is Stephen Moss an acclaimed author, naturalist  and university lecturer. He's chatting to this week's guest Lucy McRobert who is also a communications specialist in wildlife and currently works for the isles of scilly wildlife trust as well as also being a writer.  They natter about getting into birding as a young adult, how it helped...

What do you do when owed money by a client? It can be a tough situation for a freelancer so in this episode I detail a recent ordeal I've had and where others can hopefully get some advice of what to do If in the same boat!   Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter

Burbot were once so common in British rivers they were used as pig feed and an important cog in the larger wheel of a rivers lowland ecosystem. Fast forward to the early 21st century and they are extinct from our waterways. Why did they die out? Why bother to bring them back? Who is working to bring them back? Are rivers healthy enough for them and will they cause issues with fish currently in riv...

In the second takeover for the podcast our guest host is Sophie Pavelle a science communicator and zoologist who hosts the beaver trusts lodge cast podcast. She's chatting to this weeks guest Emma Brisdon who is also a science communicator . They natter about the current climate crisis (this was recorded during a 90mph storm), getting gen z into nature and Enya.  Emmas Podcast Sophies Podcast Buy...

In the first takeover for the podcast our guest host is Billy Heaney a presenter and zoologist who has a special love for dolphins something he shares with this weeks guest Charlie Philips who is an accomplished wildlife photographer and dolphin researcher. They natter about past encounters with British dolphins, Charlie meeting a sperm whale in Skye and that time they thought they'd discovered a...

In the final episode of the current run of the podcast I chat with One Show TV presenter and ecologist Mike Dilger. We cover the start of his career in TV, what its like guiding tours and his current book he's working on One Thousand Shades of Green as he travels the UK looking for 1,000 plant species. Mike's Website Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter

This week I'm chatting to Joe Harkness the author of Bird Therapy and we speak about the benefits of birdwatching for mental health and wellbeing. As well as living with various issues himself, he works in special education and is highly experienced at connecting with vulnerable people.   Joes Website Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter

In this episode I speak with good friend and fellow wildlife photographer Josh Jaggard as we cover his career and delve into the wildlife photography industry covering how the job effects friends, family and lifestyle as well as if sponsorship or a degree is needed and the politics between other professionals.    Josh's Website Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter