Send us a text As we say farewell to September… Tom Pattinson’s reflecting on a patchy but canny spring summer of flowers and crops… and the joys of soft and top fruits… and growing tetties for Christmas! Tom Cadwallender’s full of good news about the breeding season… and he’s following migrations and keeping tabs on crossbills… And we’ll be lookin…

Send us a text Tom Pattinson’s checking some of the more common specimens in our gardens and asking: how well do you know them? Tom Cadwallender is out with the waders and rising tides… and he’s looking back on the early years of his birding on the Northumberland coast… And we’ve got some top tips for the garden from Tom P… Support the show You can…

Send us a text Tom Pattinson’s getting creative and investing time to propagate plants, Tom Cadwallender’s up with the larks for the dawn chorus… and he’s super excited on Coquet Island… home of the roseate tern... Steve Lowe’s trying his hand at beekeeping at the Creswell Pele Tower garden… And… Dr Zoe Randall from Butterfly Conservation is here t…

Send us a text Tom Pattinson is fresh back from the Chelsea Flower Show and full of inspired ideas for small garden spaces and containers… Tom Cadwallender’s reflecting on a very moist May and in awe at some amazing ‘first ever’ bird observations in the county Steve Lowe’s looking forward to a proper celebration for the opening of the Creswell Pele…

Send us a text Tom Pattinson is looking at shrubs and options for gardens of all styles and sizes… Tom Cadwallender’s along the leafy lanes of Lesbury observing the comeback of a beautiful finch… And Steve Lowe’s out and about on the beach at Seaton Sluice… he’s got a canny life, that chep! Plus… Tulip bulbs and turmoil, and how silver plates could…

Send us a text Tom Pattinson… is up and at ‘em in the garden and taking care as he brings us a very important ‘gan canny’ message. There’s great excitement on the Aln estuary and coast where Tom Cadwallender is watching the spring gatherings of birds… And we’ll be hearing from Butterfly Conservation and their findings on how well or not so well dif…

Send us a text In this episode… A little bit of wintertime reflection and a chance to look ahead as January begins… bringing time, hopefully, after the festive celebrations to think about adventures, plans and dreams…. We bring you some thoughts on the year ahead and the one gone from the two Toms: Tom Cadwallender and Tom Pattinson… Plus some top …

Send us a text It’s time to deck the halls with boughs of holly, to dress the tree and to celebrate... And in this December edition, our correspondents are here to spread some cheer so stand by for the two Toms on Christmas trees and some alternative Christmas birds... Steve Lowe on the giving gifts that can really help people across the world… And…

Send us a text Autumn’s well and truly arrived and Tom Pattinson’s enjoying the botanical fireworks and nature’s planting time… During these stormy times… Tom Cadwallender’s keeping track of the amazing arrivals of seasonal birds and there are some wonderful surprises to watch out for… Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P… All coming up… on…

Send us a text Autumn’s arrived and Tom Pattinson’s got heap lie on in the garden… and he’s enjoying the seasonal blooms and foliage. Leaves are falling and so are feathers… Tom Cadwallender’s here to tell us more about the great moult… and he’s keeping an eye on urban skies. And we’re going back in time on an archaeological dig with Steve Lowe and…

Send us a text The Lindisfarne Gospels were created on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne around 1300 years ago. Professor Michelle Brown takes us on an amazing journey to the place where Eadfrith, Bishop of Lindisfarne, designed and produced this incredible book. Support the show You can follow Tom Pattinson, Steve and Tom Cadwallender and our wonderf…

Send us a text Hurrah for the flower shows… Tom Pattinson’s prepping his clipboard and getting ready for the competitions… Tom Cadwallender’s here with good news about the bird that’s the RSPB’s emblem… and he’s enjoying the wonders and diversity of our seabirds... The laburnum’s a beautiful tree but why did it have to be removed from schoolgrounds…

Send us a text Summer’s here and Tom Pattinson’s out smelling the roses and revelling in their colours, scents and fragrances… Tom Cadwallender’s off in search of the nocturnal Nightjar and migrating birds on the Aln Estuary… And Steve Lowe is out on in the hay fields around Allendale surrounded by the charismatic calls of curlews… Plus some top ti…

Send us a text Enjoying your gardening is the name of the game but Tom Pattinson’s got some wise advice that could really make a difference... Eiders are one of Northumberland’s joys and Tom Cawallender is down on the waterline checking out the ducks… We’re also joining a celebration of cherries with John and Dean from the Alnwick Garden. And we ha…

Send us a text Everything’s looking peachy in the garden with the promise of fragrance to come… and Tom Pattinson’s on a tomato flavoured journey of discovery… Oh…Tiptoe from the garden, by the garden of the willow tree and tip toe through the tulips… with care… really you should tiptoe and take care… join John and Dean for more cautionary tales fr…

Send us a text Spring has sprung and we’re celebrating the change of seasons… New shoots and the colours and scents of bulbs in the garden…Tom Pattinson’s here to tell us more… Our resident adventurer… Tom Cadwallender’s watching the early spring birds coming in and we’re joining him on his travels in Costa Rica. And we welcome two new guests to th…

Send us a text In this episode… Colouring the winter months and creating shelter with hedging…Tom Pattinson’s here to tell us more… The rising of the sun and the running of the deer… and our Steve Lowe who’s saving trees from deer with lambswool… And Tom Cadwallender’s enjoying a performance of the seedcracker… a winter visitor to his garden with a…

Send us a text In this episode… We’re enjoying Nature’s planting time and chi energy…with Tom Pattinson… Tall tales, gunge and fox poo remedies and history brought to life at the Cresswell Pele Tower… And Tom Cadwallender looks into the names of geese and their wonderful wanderlust… Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P… All coming up on Nat…

Send us a text Hello and welcome to the Nature Garden Podcast, with me, Carl Stiansen, and the Weekending Show Team from Lionheart Radio. It’s a chance to take a wander down the garden path and country lane… with the birds and the bees and the flowers and trees… and an opportunity to hear stories from the past and present… In this episode… Autumn f…

Send us a text It’s the height of summer for some crops in the garden and Tom Pattinson is as busy as a bee… Steve Lowe is out and about looking for aliens as he goes in search of close encounters of the vegetative kind… We’re out and about with Tom Cadwallender’s who has another episode in his ‘great places to see birds’ series… Plus some top tips…

Send us a text Sunny sunshine vibes with Tom Pattinson who is exploring the summertime garden and our living history… We’re out and about with Tom Cadwallender’s who has a sad update on avian flu… and another exciting episode in his ‘great places to see birds’ series… Tom Heap from BBC Countryfile’s reflecting on ways to save the planet and why wha…

Send us a text Planetary awareness with Tom Pattinson who is focused on being kind to mother earth…. And ways in which we can all help to make this a wonderful world. We’re out and about with Tom Cadwallender’s who’s keeping a canny count of our winged wonders, dropping macaroni in nests (!)… and reveals another great place for watching birds… Plus…

Send us a text We’re filled with all the delights that May brings…plants and shrubs and trees are growing fast and late spring/summer birds are arriving... Tom Pattinson is looking at the darling buds of May… and being safe in the garden. Tom Cadwallender’s enjoying the wonderful space of Druridge Bay, Northumberland, and the amazing array of birds…

Send us a text In this episode… We’re full of positive vibes for the return of spring and the joy of being back in the garden… Tom Pattinson is contemplating the lawn, first cuts, salads and vegetables Tom Cadwallender’s welcoming back puffins and has news of how a blacksmith has helped kittiwakes to nest… And Steve Lowe’s venturing out on Long Nan…

Send us a text We’re reflecting on a year where so much has happened… Tom Pattinson is looking back through the seasons and successes in the garden… Tom Cadwallender’s looking back and forwards to some amazing birding highlights. And Steve Lowe’s thinking about gifts we can give at any time to help ourselves and the planet in 2022… Plus some top ti…

Send us a text Festive delights from the Nature Garden: The holly and the ivy… and folklore and mistletoe with Tom Pattinson … Tom Cadwallender’s charting the rise in popularity at Christmas of robins and turkeys. And Steve Lowe’s on a nature stroll in North Northumberland Plus some top tips for the garden from Tom P… Support the show You can follo…

Send us a text Hello and welcome to the Nature Garden Podcast, with me, Carl Stiansen, and the Weekending Show Team from Lionheart Radio. In this episode… There’s a touch of natural tinsel with Tom Pattinson’s guide to Christmas trees… Tom Cadwallender is following the highs and lows of the curlew… And have you ever wondered who keeps an eye on our…

Send us a text Tom Pattinson is getting ready for National Tree Week and looking at the ecological wonder of trees… Can you imagine a hundred thousand birds flying together in amazing synchronous patterns? Tom Cadwallender reports from starling HQ at the Somerset Levels. And we’re going retro …. as Steve Lowe delves into the world of period fashion…

Send us a text An All Hallows’ Eve spectacular… Tom Pattinson reveals the science of autumn colours and how to grow your own pumpkins for next Halloween…. Tom Cadwallender is looking at the folklore of scary birds and the spooky superstitions inspired by owls and crows… And some ghostly goings on…. as Steve visits one of his favourite haunts… in se…

Send us a text Tom Pattinson is propagating… and his guide can help you to make plants for free… and ooph up your borders and veg beds… Steve Lowe from the Cresswell Pele Tower Project and Northumberland Rivers Trust… is catching up on the heritage side of conservation… Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology is on a road trip to hi…

Send us a text Hello and welcome to the Nature Garden Podcast, with me, Carl Stiansen, and the Weekending Show Team from Lionheart Radio. It’s a chance to take a wander down the garden path and country lane… with the birds and the bees and the flowers and trees… and an opportunity to hear stories from the past and present… In this episode… Tom Patt…

Send us a text Tom Pattinson on the joys of greenhouse gardening… We’re down in the grounds of the restoration project at Cresswell Pele Tower with Steve Lowe from the Northumberland Rivers Trust… Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology is excited about an albatross-related visitor from afar... And, we’ll be taking a musical interlu…

Send us a text Tom Pattinson’s taking stock of the fruit and veg and flowers in the garden and the benefits of good garden design and crop rotation Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology is celebrating the success of a project helping the beautiful Roseate Tern to live here in Northumberland on Coquet Island.. Steve Lowe from the N…

Send us a text On today's show: We’re joining an amazing project that has helped Ospreys return to Northumberland… Tom Pattinson’s here full of sunshine enjoying some warm gardening while keeping an eye on hazards… his advice could save your life… And... Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology is listening to birds and asking why do…

Send us a text Tom Pattinson’s musing on the benefits of ’No Mow May’ and keeping your grass long... We’re down in the garden of Cresswell Pele Tower but not in the rockery… this week we’re checking out the rookery with Steve Lowe and why do we say a ‘murder of crows’…? And…. Tom Cadwallender from the British Trust for Ornithology is looking AUK-wa…

Send us a text We’re getting herby and we’re off to the west side of Northumberland … Tom Pattinson’s here to tell us all about herbs and the famous herbalists of yore, including the great Morpethian and Northumbrian chap, William Turner. We’re down in the garden of the magical Cresswell Pele Tower restoration with Steve Lowe from the Northumberlan…

Send us a text It’s time to tiptoe through the tulips and yes, we’re mad about them but not quite the way that people were in the seventeenth century… Tom’s looking back at ‘tulipmania' and has some tips on how to grow terrific tulips. We’re down by the river Coquet with Steve Lowe from the Northumberland Rivers Trust. And Tom Cadwallender from the…

Send us a text A bonny wee wander down the garden path and country lane with the birds and the bees and the flowers and trees… and an opportunity to hear stories from the past and present… In this episode… You say potato and I say tomato… and Tom Pattinson’s looking at both and at peppers sweet and hot… We’re down by the river Coquet with Steve Low…

Send us a text Easter gardening without the full-on lockdown, oh yes… and it seems that many of us are up with the larks... Tom Pattinson is getting set to enjoy the garden and the bursting buds and blossom this bank holiday … We go Fulmar spotting and beach cleaning with Steve Lowe… Some are little, some are tawny, but whatever their size or colou…

Send us a text Happy spring! The times they are a-changing in a most glorious and beautiful way… and our correspondents are here to celebrate all the joys of spring… Tom’s giving ‘thanks for the plants’ and the colours, scents and joy that they have brought through winter and here now to the exciting eve of the new season… Steve Lowe from the North…

Send us a text We look back at was has been a topsy-turvy 2020 and look ahead with positive thoughts about the New Year … Tom Pattinson reflects on a very unusual gardening year … and has some wonderful apple scented seasonal tips on yule logs Steve Lowe, Northumberland Rivers Trust, is out and about with nature on a wander along a hidden jewel of …

Send us a text Tree planting and Christmas trees with Tom and how you can help save the planet with a tree or two no matter how small it is… Steve Lowe is out and about with nature on a classic countryside walk beside and across the River Aln - watch out Steve! Tom Cadwallander is celebrating the birds of Christmas and the ornithological story behi…

Send us a text Tom’s here with some colourful cures for seasonal blues… a planting antidote to disappearing flowers and foliage... Steve Lowe is out and about with the National Trust at the magnificent Wallington Estate in Northumberland… Tom Cadwallander is continuing his autumn diary and celebrating a champion of murmurations… the spectacular sta…

Send us a text Tom Pattinson’s looking at gardening and how it can save the day again during lockdown 2 and he’s full of beans... growing great things in pots for the kitchen... Steve Lowe wants us all to do our bit to help save the hedgehog and he has some practical advice on how you can help... (there are lots of things you can do : ) ).... Tom C…

Send us a text In this episode… we’re looking at the beauty of ‘growing your own’ and the treats of October Tom Pattinson’s waxing lyrical about the benefits of growing a little bit of fruit and veg and how it helps to save the planet… Tom Cadwallender is continuing his autumn diary and tracking the amazing arrivals of birds from all over the world…

Send us a text In this episode… we’re looking at the wonders of October: Tom Pattinson’s here to explain the chemistry that creates the colours of autumn and the fall of leaves… Tom Cadwallander, British Trust for Ornithology, has been tracking the amazing arrivals of birds from all over the world to our coast and we take a countryside walk with hi…

Send us a text We’re marking the change of the season from summer into autumn and catching up on seasonal reports from our correspondents… Tom Pattinson is looking at the importance of short and long day flowering and how the light affects our plants… We’re catching up on many of the comings and goings of birds over the recent weeks with Tom Cadwal…

Send us a text Everything’s rosy in the magical gardens at Alnwick and Howick, and there is great news for fans of Earl Grey tea... The magnificent Union chain suspension bridge over the River Tweed between Scotland and England is 200 years old and we’re celebrating its beauty and wonderful engineering... Steve Lowe is walking the south Northumberl…

Send us a text The coronavirus has caused a lot of disruption to all of us but where have all the flower shows gone? Tom Pattinson is here with some good news… You may have noticed more butterflies than ever in your garden, yard or favourite park and you can help our understanding of butterflies by taking part in an exciting nationwide survey… And …

Send us a text In this episode… if you fancy taking up gardening or restarting a garden project, … from pots to plots and veg patches to allotments… Tom is here to inspire you It’s one of our most recognisable birds… whose image is found on seaside souvenirs and we just love them and their colours… Tom Cadwallander is joining the circus of puffins……