The Natural History Cupboard Podcast

This week we welcome the amazing Derek Gow, from Rewilding Combeshead, into the cupboard to talk all things rewilding as well as the importance of beavers. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week in the Natural History Cupboard Podcast we have news of Wonderful Welsh fossils that have been discovered. German wolves look to be under threat . We then meet the most widespread bird on the planet that you probably don’t even notice most of the time the house sparrow. All this and more this week. The cupboard is open come on in!

This week in the Natural History Cupboard Podcast we have great news of successful Partula snails releases . Scottish lynx take another step closer to being a reality. Then journey to prehistoric China to meet the microraptor a tiny treasure all this week and more. The cupboard is open come on in!

This week in the Natural History Cupboard we talk about newly discovered Sea grass beds right of the Cornish coast. Aaron has the run down on the announcement of the second series of prehistoric planet . Then head to one of the most remote islands on earth to hear the sad tail of the st. Helena giant earwig and it’s unfortunate demise. All this and more this week. The cupboard is open come on in!

This week Drew has news of the best daddy of all hellbenders and Gareth talks maniraptorian dinosaur teeth. Then take a dip into the sea with Aaron to come face to snout with the Yellow Seahorse. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we hear about a newly protected peregrine falcon nest. Drew gives us a review of the controversial Wild isles sixth episode. Then head to Australia where we meet the king of the skies, the wedge-tailed eagle. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we talk T-rex lips, the newest paleo controversy. As well as that we have new sabre tooth cat finds from the USA. Then we meet the European tree frog , and ask the question is it native to the Uk or not. All this and more this week . The cupboard is open come on in!

This week we have news of beavers returning to London for the first time in 400 years and a mysterious Amazonian canid becomes less mysterious. Then hide amongst the undergrowth with Africa’s most camouflaged snake, the gaboon viper. All this and more, the cupboard is open, come on in!

This week in the cupboard we hear about the death of Rambo the fox and how this helps Australian wildlife. We also talk spinosaurus brains. Then dive into ancient seas and meet the ichthyosaurs, the first giants of the sea. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we have news about a new species of Pokémon-inspired cockroach and Aaron fills us in about how the government is making bad decisions for the environment and on your TV. Drew then draws our eyes down to the ground to take a look at plant often passed by or mown over, the Dandelion. Plus your questions and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we have a new paper that changes what we thought Dunkleosteus looked like, as well as ancient and medieval literature knowing more about whales than we do. Then meet one of the oddest of mammals from the Eocene, Andrewsarchus. Plus your questions and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

It's International Women's Day this week and to celebrate, our regular creature feature is taking a break so we may look at a real pioneer of palaeontology, the late and great Mary Anning. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we answer the question can snakes hear you scream, as well as a new Yorkshire therapod footprint. Then meet the sailed stem mammal often sold as a dinosaur the Dimetrodon. All this and more, the cupboard is open, come on in!

This week is entirely devoted to the obscure scaly mammal, the pangolin, in celebration of Pangolin Day on the 18th of February. We cover what pangolins are, where they've come from, and - most importantly - what is being done to help them. And we also have a very special guest with some very special news! The cupboard is open, come on in! 

This week we have news of a London woodland being protected by people power and can your fish and chip order make a difference to shark populations? Then take a dip in a Tasmanian creek and meet the giant claws of the Tasmanian giant crayfish. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we have double palaeo news with a new pterosaur from Germany and a very well preserved nodosaur. Then we scurry up into the trees to meet the spotted wonder that is the common genet. All this and more this week. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we have news of giant alien toads roaming the north of Australia, and a very naughty duck on the loose in Lancashire. We then go in search of the largest creature on the planet, the blue whale. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week we have news of the UK banning single-use plastics and the amazing evolutionary gains of a group of tiger snakes. Then meet the animal that feared nothing, Dreadnoughtus! All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

It’s finally here... the 100th episode! Join us 8pm Sunday the 15th of Jan for our first Cupboard livestream. Stay tuned to our social media for a link on the evening or head over to our YouTube channel and subscribe. The cupboard is open, come on in... live! https://youtube.com/@thenaturalhistorycupboardp4374

We are back for our first episode of 2023. To kick things off we have news of Tasmanian devils being mistaken for cuddly toys and RSPCAs weirdest rescues of the last year. Then take a trip to Galapagos Islands to meet the animal that is embodiment of this amazing biosphere, the Galapagos Giant Tortoise. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

It's our last episode of the year and to round it off, we're excited to have another quiz for you (and us)! Once again, Jess is back to quiz us on several topics, including a look back on what happened this year in the weird and wonderful world of conservation and natural history! Feel free to play along too! The cupboard is open, come on in!

Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas cupboard dwellers! To celebrate the holidays we bring you three neatly wrapped creature features. So settle yourself down and enjoy a festive feature or two. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week Gareth (the Professor) has disappeared (!), Aaron is on holiday, and Drew is left to keep this show on the road. Coming to his assistance is his considerably better half, Jess, who thoroughly answers a question on falconry. In the news, we discuss Thylacines in cupboards (*not ours) and a new walrus! Then we take another trip to the Galapagos to meet an amazing bird that is often the sub...

This week we hear the interesting tale of a man who fell into the sea and maybe swam with sharks, then see how Dartmoor is proving to be a stronghold for the rare blue ground beetles. And we slip below the weed covered surface of an African river to meet the amazing Bichir! All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!

This week there's news of Scottish wild cats being released in Devon and a wildlife park has an issue with some swearing parrots. Then follow Aaron down into the undergrowth to meet the original tarantula. All this and more. The cupboard is open, come on in!