Beneath the trees at Hardcastle Crags, millions of tiny workers are busy building a city of their own.
Follow Rosie Holdsworth down to the forest floor, as she meets the northern hairy wood ants and discovers busy motorways, high-rise homes, and even an onsite food production line.
Production
Host: Rosie Holdsworth
Producer: Nikki Ruck
Sound Recordist : Jesus Gomez
Sound Design : Nikki Ruck

Contributors :
Anthony Arak
Steve Blacksmith
Alice James

photo credit : ©National Trust Images/Robert Morris

If you would like to visit Hardcastle Crags you can find out more here

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/yorkshire/hardcastle-crags


Watch a video of this podcast on the National Trust’s YouTube channel

If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk

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Join National Trust ranger Ajay Tegala in conversation with Zoe Hill, the National Trust’s first-ever Tree Nursery Officer. Zoe offers a fascinating insight into what it takes to grow climate-resilient trees for future generations, from caring for 50,000 young saplings to helping them thrive in an increasingly challenging climate. She also shares practical tips for growing and caring for trees in your own garden.

Together, Zoe and Ajay look ahead to the British landscape of 50 years’ time, exploring how the trees we plant today could shape the future of our countryside, and the vital role they can play in tackling climate change.

Watch a video of this podcast on the National Trust’s YouTube: https://youtu.be/BrAcTeGQKJw

Production
Host: Ajay Tegala
Producer: Pippa Tilbury-Harris
Sound: Jesus Gomez
Contributor: Zoe Hill

Image copyright: ©National Trust Images/ Trevor Ray Hart

Discover more:
If you’d like to visit Holnicote, you can find out more here: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/somerset/countryside-woodland/explore-holnicote-estate

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If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk

Bats are some of Britain’s most mysterious mammals. From caves and woodlands to parks and abandoned buildings, they’ve adapted to an astonishing range of habitats, and as night falls, you might spot them emerging from their roosts.

National Trust ranger Rosie Holdsworth joins bat conservationist Steve Roe on a series of surveys across the Peak District, tracking these elusive creatures through winter and spring. Part of the National Bat Monitoring Programme, the surveys are helping to build a vital picture of how bat populations are faring across the UK.

Often feared and misunderstood, bats are far more fascinating than their reputation suggests. Join us on a journey into their hidden world to discover the remarkable lives of Britain’s bats, and why monitoring and protecting them matters.

Watch a video of this podcast on the National Trust’s YouTube:
https://youtu.be/ZT4mlDD6j8U

Production
Host: Rosie Holdsworth
Producer: Jack Glover, Michelle Douglass, Jesus Gomez, Pippa Tilbury-Harris
Sound: Jesus Gomez
Contributor: Steve Roe, Allan Roe, Jess Eades, Helen Ball

Cover image copyright: Steve Roe


Discover More:

Want to know more about bats? Why not listen to BatChat, a podcast dedicated to these amazing creatures and hosted by Steve Roe, our main collaborator in this episode.

If you’d like to learn more about The National Bat Monitoring Programme and the bat surveys, you can sign up here.

To find your nearest bat group search this page.

Follow Steve’s Instagram account @steveroebatman

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If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk

Join us as we delve into the lives of the Clever Corvids, uncover the reasons behind their menacing image and find out that there’s more to these super brainy birds than a reputation for being frightening.

Production
Hosts: Rosie Holdsworth and Ajay Tagala
Producer: Katy Kelly
Sound design: Jesus Gomez
Contributors: Professor Nicky Clayton and Dr. Jo Wimpenny

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Watch a video of this podcast on the National Trust’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nationaltrustcharity/podcasts

If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk

Join National Trust ranger Ajay Tegala in another Wild Voices conversation with conservationist and content creator Emily Askew, and naturalist and wildlife advocate Ben Rumsby.
Recorded live at the Global Bird Fair in Rutland, Emily and Ben explore how social media is reshaping the world of birding and inspiring a new generation to connect with nature. From balancing the demands of the algorithm with authentic storytelling to building welcoming online communities, they discuss the opportunities, challenges and responsibilities of sharing the natural world online.

Watch a video of this podcast on the National Trust’s YouTube: https://youtu.be/1XeTSNw6dgs

Production
Host: Ajay Tegala
Producer: Pippa Tilbury-Harris & Ajay Tegala
Sound: Jesus Gomez
Contributors: Emily Askew and Ben Rumsby

Discover More
You can follow Emily on Instagram here: @emilyinnature_

And Ben here: @brnature1

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If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk

A two-hour ferry ride from the North Devon coast lies a tiny island often described as Britain's very own Galápagos.

It's home to all sorts of wildlife, including a plant that grows nowhere else on Earth. And hidden among its leaves is a tiny beetle that only lives there too.

Join us as we head to Lundy to meet the people who spend their days counting cabbages, and discover why this little-known plant has become such an important conservation story.

Production
Narrator : Rosie Holdsworth
Producer and sound design by Nikki Ruck

Contributors

Tara McEvoy-Wilding - Assistant Warden Lundy Island
Laura Larkin – Buglife
Karim Vahed - Buglife
Joseph Pavitt – MS Oldenburg

We recorded this episode at Lundy Island
To find out more about the island and how to get there

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/lundy

www.landmarktrust.org.uk/lundyisland/

To find out more about the Lundy Cabbage
lundy-cabbage

To find out more about the Lundy Flea Beetle
www.buglife.org.uk

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Watch a video of this podcast on the National Trust’s YouTube

If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at podcasts@nationaltrust.org.uk