Warwickshire Wildlife Trust

WILD: The Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Podcast

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WILD: The Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Podcast shares stories of the natural world in Warwickshire, Coventry, and Solihull. Learn how nature benefits us all and what you can do to help it. Episodes are recorded in the Hide Out at Brandon Marsh, so expect to hear from robins, blackbirds, collared doves and more in the background as well as our wonderful guests. 🐦Cover image by David Tipling/2020VISION.

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Warwickshire Wildlife Trust

Episodes

Ep 5. Wild for Water 06.11.2025 15:11

Bob Hockenhull sits down with the Trust’s Campaigns Officer, Catherine Craig, and former Natural Heritage Development Officer, Alex Jones, to learn more about our work for water. Listen to find out about the county’s water voles, otters, and even brown trout! Wild for Water is a campaign for better water quality across Warwickshire, Coventry, and Solihull. Celebrating everything clean water gives...

Ep 4. How green is Warwickshire? 02.10.2025 16:52

Warwickshire has over 10,000km of hedgerow - that’s almost the distance, as the crow flies, from London to Tokyo! This insight, and many more, come from a new State of Habitats report for Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull. In this episode Bob joins Ian Jelley, the Trust's Director of Landscape Recovery, to discuss nature insights from the report created by the Trust and local authorities. The te...

Ep 3. Cash to trash nature? 12.06.2025 18:12

How nature and development can work together to create sustainable, healthy homes for everyone. In this episode Bob is joined by Ed Green, chief executive of Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, and Ian Jelley, Director of Landscape Recovery, to discuss why Part 3 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill could be bad news for nature and communities. Email your MP today. Find more information at https://www...

Ep 2: Can nature help our mental wellbeing? 19.02.2025 16:24

It’s estimated that green prescribing could save the NHS over £635 million per year1. Many people report positive effects on their mental health after spending time in nature, but how does it work and how can more people benefit? To find out, host Bob Hockenhull speaks with Anna Wright, Health and Wellbeing Manager for Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, and Dionne Sambrook, Creative Programme and Perfor...

Ep 1: How bad is it? 06.12.2024 23:09

Bob Hockenhull talks to Ian Jelley, Director of Landscape Recovery, and Karl Curtis, Director of Nature Reserves, about the state of nature in Warwickshire and what we're doing to help it. They discuss threats to nature, working with farmers and developers, and reasons to be hopeful for the future of wildlife. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate it and leave us a review. You can get in touch...