Tree Lady Talks

Send us Fan Mail Tree Aid helps the drylands of Africa to lift themselves out of poverty and protect their environment. We speak to their Chair, Shireen Chambers MBE, Georges Bazongo, Operations Director, and fundraisers  Bell Martin & James Ogilvie about the work done by this fabulous charity. For more episodes in the Tree Lady Talks Archive click here. 

Send us Fan Mail TREE AID helps people in the drylands of Africa to lift themselves out of poverty and protect their environment. People here live in some of the toughest conditions on earth and trees are essential to their survival. Trees provide nutrition, generate income and help to create a healthy environment. TREE AID works with local communities to help them protect and grow trees, for them...

Send us Fan Mail Vikki Bengtsson is an ecologist and has worked professionally with nature conservation since 1992. Up until 2003, she worked in England and now works primarily in Sweden. Vikki has worked throughout her career with issues relating to practical management and restoration of ancient trees and wood pastures. She also trains arborists, landscape architects, site managers and planners...

Send us Fan Mail Xander Johnston, 'Ant Boy' as he is known to Countryfile, Springwatch and Autumnwatch viewers, talks about all things Ants to Tree Lady Talks, as part of a double header with Vikki Bengtsson who discusses veteran trees and ecology. For more episodes in the Tree Lady Talks Archive click here. 

Send us Fan Mail Vikki Bengtsson discusses veteran trees and ecology to Tree Lady Talks as part of this double-header, leading into Xander Johnston, 'Ant Boy' talking about all things Ants!  For more episodes in the Tree Lady Talks Archive click here. 

Send us Fan Mail Johan Östberg is an associate professor at the Department of Landscape Architecture, at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Alnarp, where he´s been working since 2007. Johan has a M.Sc. in Landscape Planning from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (2008), a PhD in Landscape Planning also from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (2013) and ha...

Send us Fan Mail Cecil discusses how we can make sure nature is in the heart of our urban areas with colleague Johan Ostberg. Here's his soundbite.  Cecil Konijnendijk has been an urban forestry researcher, educator, advisor, and speaker for over 25 years. His passion has taken him to different parts of the globe. Cecil’s publications have included books such as ‘The Forest and the City: the...

Send us Fan Mail Johan discusses how we can make sure nature is in the heart of our urban areas with colleague Cecil Konijnendijk. Here's his soundbite. Johan Östberg is an associate professor at the Department of Landscape Architecture, at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Alnarp, where he´s been working since 2007. Johan has a M.Sc. in Landscape Planning from the Swedish Un...

Send us Fan Mail Featuring three specialists and including contributions from members of the public:- Matilda Van Den Bosch , a trained physician and a PhD in landscape planning and public health. Currently, she is an assistant professor at The University of British Columbia in Canada with a joint appointment between the Faculties of Medicine and Forestry. She is the primary editor of the Oxford T...

Send us Fan Mail Featuring three specialists and including contributions from members of the public:- Matilda Van Den Bosch , a trained physician and a PhD in landscape planning and public health. Currently, she is an assistant professor at The University of British Columbia in Canada with a joint appointment between the Faculties of Medicine and Forestry. She is the primary editor of the Oxford T...

Send us Fan Mail Featuring Richard Collins, Director at Landvest Developments, and with contributions from Tracy Clarke of Tracy Clarke Tree Consultancy, Dr Suzy Cardy, Chartered Ecologist, Catherine Xavier of Guarda Landscape, Chartered Landscape Architect, and Joshua Daniels, Senior Site Manager at Wates Residential. For more episodes in the Tree Lady Talks Archive click here. 

Send us Fan Mail ‘Build, Build, Build’ . But what does this mean for the natural environment? Listen to what happens, why and where things are heading in a time of change for planning.  We speak to Richard Collins, Director of Landvest Developments, and consultants who work in the industry – Tracy Clarke (Chartered Arboriculturist), Dr Suzy Cardy (Chartered Ecologist) and Catherine Xavier (Charter...

Send us Fan Mail Mima Letts is the Assistant Forester on the Chatsworth Estate in Derbyshire and also the Founder and Director of Tree Sparks. Mima studied Forestry at Bangor University after stumbling across the course when trying to work out what to do after school. Lacey Rose grew up on the 53° N parallel in Labrador, Canada. Graduating from the University of New Brunswick in 2006 with a Bachel...

Send us Fan Mail County Forester at Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. For more episodes in the Tree Lady Talks Archive click here. 

Send us Fan Mail Assistant Forester at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire.  For more episodes in the Tree Lady Talks Archive click here. 

Send us Fan Mail On being Arboricultural Manager for the London Borough of Islington, heat mapping to create green space in essential areas, and his 'dream scenario'. For more episodes in the Tree Lady Talks Archive click here. 

Send us Fan Mail Jon Ryan talks in this podcast about being a tree officer and why we need more tree planting where society needs trees most. For more episodes in the Tree Lady Talks Archive click here. 

Send us Fan Mail A precis of this weeks interviewee, John Parker, is that he is  Technical Director at the Arboricultural Association, where he has worked since August 2019. He has more than ten years of experience in public sector tree management and from 2012-2019 was a member of the Executive Committee of the London Tree Officers Association, which he Chaired in 2016-18, and until 2019 was a Di...

Send us Fan Mail Enjoy this clip from the first podcast, with John Parker, Technical Director, Arboricultural Association. For more episodes in the Tree Lady Talks Archive click here.