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Trees A Crowd

by David Oakes

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About the show

Ever wondered what happens when you fill a cello with bees? Or how robins have successfully colonised the outer reaches of our universe? Or why the world is destined to be populated purely by female turtles? Trees A Crowd celebrates nature and the people who care deeply for it. Actor and ecologist David Oakes, Vice President of The Wildlife Trusts and a Woodland Trust ambassador, talks with scientists, artists, rangers and campaigners, from local nature reserves to the Galápagos and Hwange National Park, and the global negotiations that decide the fate of wildlife. Relaxed, curious conversations about the natural world and why it matters to all of us. All episodes: https://www.treesacrowd.fm/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Latest episodes

Zack Polanski: Wild Card at the Wild Summit

September 23, 2026 · 27 min

Recorded live at the Wild Summit, Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, sits down with David Oakes to talk about what his "Green Britain" could actually look like. They probe the paradox at the heart of nature…
Painted Dogs of Hwange: Where the Wild Pack Runs

May 12, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

Recorded on the outskirts of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, this episode drops David into the high-stakes reality of animal conservation. Guided by Peter Blinston and his team at Painted Dog Conservation, David joins the people whose…
The Executive Branch: Beccy Speight (RSPB), Darren Moorcroft (Woodland Trust) and Craig Bennett (The Wildlife Trusts)

March 17, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min

Around a table at the Woodland Trust's headquarters in Grantham, David sits down with three of the most powerful voices in British conservation: Darren Moorcroft, Chief Executive of the Woodland Trust; Craig Bennett OBE, Chief Executive of…
Rakan Zahawi: Giant ambitions at the Charles Darwin Foundation

March 3, 2026 · 33 min

Following on from two episodes recorded on San Cristóbal Island, this episode finds David having set sail across the Galapagos archipelago for Santa Cruz; destination: the headquarters of the Charles Darwin Foundation — the research…
Prof. Carlos Mena: Trust the Locals, Trust the Science, Protect the Galápagos

February 24, 2026 · 37 min

This episode finds David in conversation with the Galápagos-born geographer, Director of Universidad San Francisco de Quito’s Galápagos campus and Co-Director of the Galápagos Science Centre, Professor Carlos F. Mena (recorded with a…
Prof. Diana Pazmiño: Rays, Research and the Real Guardians of the Galápagos

February 17, 2026 · 55 min

A Galápagos native – born on Isla Isabela – marine biologist and conservation geneticist Diana Pazmiño focuses her research on rays, sharks, and the human communities that live alongside them. In this relaxed discussion with David Oakes…
Abraham Joffe: The Secret Trade in Polar Bears (or, “How to Save an Animal Everyone Thinks Is Already Protected!”)

December 9, 2025 · 35 min

In the second of two CITES-centric episodes, this episode finds David in conversation with Australian filmmaker Abraham Joffe – director of Trade Secret, the award-winning documentary exposing the global trade in polar bear skins. While…
Iris Ho: Primates, Policy, and the Power of CITES

December 8, 2025 · 31 min

Recorded on the outskirts of Samarkand, Uzbekistan, this episode finds David at the 20th Conference of the Parties to CITES – the global treaty that has regulated international trade in endangered species for the past 50 years. Inside…