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Connect to Nature

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About the show

Log off. Touch grass. 🌍 Join us to connect to nature, big feelings and positive actions with Amy Chapman & Katrina Ridley.   Connect to Nature is a new visualised podcast and social media brand with a strong focus on nature and the environment, discussing eco-anxiety and embracing positive actions. Hosted by Amy Chapman (@inthecottagegarden) and Katrina Ridley (@katrina_ridley) Connect to Nature redefines what it means to get close to nature and looking after the planet.

Latest episodes

  • The HEALING power of micro adventures with Tinuke Oyediran

    September 14, 2026 · 35 min

    Can nature help you grieve? 🏔️In this episode, Amy Chapman and Katrina Ridley chat with Tinuke Oyediran, outdoor presenter, Guinness World skater record holder, adventure therapist in training and self-proclaimed nature addict, about how…

  • Eating for a BETTER future: sustainable food secrets with Doug McMaster

    September 7, 2026 · 37 min

    Chef Doug McMaster explains how the food we eat can reconnect us with nature, from regenerative farming to zero-waste living and healthier systems. Food is one of the most powerful ways we connect with nature, but how often do we stop to…

  • Why your food choices are a climate justice issue with Larissa Kennedy

    August 31, 2026 · 32 min

    What does your weekly shop have to do with climate justice? 🌍In this episode of Connect to Nature, Amy Chapman and Katrina Ridley are joined by Larissa Kennedy, doctoral researcher, community builder and trustee of the Fairtrade…

  • Johnathon Miller-McCall: from credit control to London's WILD spaces

    August 24, 2026 · 39 min

    Johnathon Miller-McCall was on his way to becoming an accountant. Instead, he handed in his notice, started an animal management and conservation degree that same week, and never looked back.The naturalist and content creator, known online…

  • What Nature taught Poppy Okotcha about life and death

    August 17, 2026 · 38 min

    After walking runways for a living, Poppy Okotcha found herself empty, unwell, and searching for something the fashion industry could never give her. She found it in soil.The regenerative grower, author, and new mother has become one of…

  • Mads St Claire on the secrets of our underwater worlds

    August 10, 2026 · 39 min

    From diving with bubble-loving manta rays in Indonesia to wrestling off nibbly seals in the Bristol Channel, Madeline St Claire’s tales of life underwater are full of unexpected twists and turns. The marine biologist and underwater…

  • Zakia Sewell on folklore, identity & the magic beneath the surface

    August 3, 2026 · 40 min

    Who gets to be British? Writer, broadcaster and DJ Zakia Sewell wants you to look beneath the surface and discover the ancient stories, folk traditions, and seasonal customs that offer a radically different answer In this episode, Zakia…

  • Queer Ecologist Connor Butler on Bugs, Bias and Belonging

    July 26, 2026 · 34 min

    Ecologist and entomologist Connor Butler joins Connect to Nature to challenge our ideas of what nature really is. From dung beetles and cockchafers to queer ecology and the hidden wildlife beneath logs, this thought-provoking episode…