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The Nature Garden: gardening, wildlife and nature notes

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Berries, pods & tribes

October 20, 2026 · 39 min

Send us Fan Mail Tom Pattinson’s keeping the container show going, and enjoying the colourful changes of his trees and shrubs. Tom Cadwallender’s watching the seasonal shift of birds in the garden… and some tribal antics and the return of…
Seeds, swifts & nurdles

August 18, 2026 · 37 min

Send us Fan Mail The good, the bad and the downright disastrous. Tom Pattinson’s full of positivity in the garden, harvesting and storing seeds. Tom Cadwallender’s scanning the summer skies for swifts and reflecting on the season’s…
Golden days & olden ways

July 21, 2026 · 42 min

Send us Fan Mail In this episode… What’s in a name? Tom Cadwallender’s delving into the wonderful world of local bird names, throssels, howlets and all. Steve Lowe brings us news of exciting Anglo-Saxon discoveries at an archaeology dig…
Shakespeare & Cuthbert

June 20, 2026 · 29 min

Send us Fan Mail Shakespearian inspiration, cuddy ducks and saints, and the beautiful sound of sedge warblers. Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P. Support the show You can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our…
Scarborough Fair

May 21, 2026 · 38 min

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, sunshine and frost, and Herbidacious highlights in the garden beds and pots. Tom Pattinson’s spending time in the herb garden in search of parley, sage, rosemary and thyme. We’re off to the sunshine with…

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Birds sing and pair again

April 11, 2026 · 41 min

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, spring colours and sounds galore... Tom Pattinson’s revelling in the spring bulbs and shrubs, and the exciting signs of new shoots in the flower borders and veg beds. Tom Cadwallander’s taking a look at…
Gifting

December 8, 2025 · 43 min

Send us Fan Mail A homespun guide to some of the gifts our contributors are thinking about to make things merry and brighter. The ‘Two Toms’ and Steve Lowe with some wonderful ideas, that don’t have to cost a fortune, but may help to save…
Crab apples & plover

November 21, 2025 · 33 min

Send us Fan Mail It's that time of the year known as ‘Nature’s planting time’ and Tom Pattinson’s here with lots of exciting options for reinvigorating your garden… Tom Cadwallender’s been observing the changes in his crab apple tree and…
Roots & kingfishers

October 23, 2025 · 39 min

Send us Fan Mail It's mid-autumn and Tom Pattinson’s making the most of the seasonal changes and preparing for Nature’s planting time. Tom Cadwallender’s spotted a fabulous kingfisher and he's enjoying the incoming Vs of honking…
Ripening

August 19, 2025 · 40 min

Send us Fan Mail It's peak summer and still wonderfully warm in Northumberland and Tom P’s ripening crops and harvesting potatoes and onions… Tom Cadwallender’s turning the calendar page to a new season of birds and checking the Aln…
Summertime

July 27, 2025 · 39 min

Send us Fan Mail It's mid-summer and the temperature’s rising and so is Tom P’s excitement… we join him on a tour of his raised beds, and flowers and veg… Tom Cadwallender’s watching the summer skies for swifts and more….and listening to…
Uplands

July 2, 2025 · 47 min

Send us Fan Mail It’s time for some self-care and safety and we should all take our time to listen to Tom P... Tom Cadwallender’s out and about in the uplands of Northumberland and enjoying the collective nouns of bird, and the amazing…

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About the show

A trip down the garden path and country lane with nature enthusiasts and gardeners chatting about the flowers and trees, and the birds and the bees and more.