WILD: The Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Podcast

Ep 5. Wild for Water

Bob Hockenhull sits down with the Trust’s Campaigns Officer, Catherine Craig, and former Natural Heritage Development Officer, Alex Jones, to learn more about our work for water. Listen to find out about the county’s water voles, otters, and even brown trout! Wild for Water is a campaign for better water quality across Warwickshire, Coventry, and Solihull. Celebrating everything clean water gives us, from wildlife to wild spaces, the campaign aims to engage local people with their waterways and advocate for clean, healthy waterways. Go Wild for Water at https://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/wild-for-water Learn more about our work at https://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk Liked this episode? Leave us a comment or review!

Ep 4. How green is Warwickshire?

Warwickshire has over 10,000km of hedgerow - that’s almost the distance, as the crow flies, from London to Tokyo! This insight, and many more, come from a new State of Habitats report for Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull. In this episode Bob joins Ian Jelley, the Trust's Director of Landscape Recovery, to discuss nature insights from the report created by the Trust and local authorities. The team used 25 years of data to create a ground-breaking overview of the land across our county; the types of habitats, their condition, and how they’ve changed since 2013. The new report will help us plan conservation efforts across the whole county. By thinking bigger we can focus our resources, help our most at-risk habitats, and track how land is changing over time. Listen to learn more about Warwickshire’s most-threatened habitats, and how much progress has been made towards our 30by30 target. Read the report here. [https://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/state-habitats]

Ep 3. Cash to trash nature?

How nature and development can work together to create sustainable, healthy homes for everyone. In this episode Bob is joined by Ed Green, chief executive of Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, and Ian Jelley, Director of Landscape Recovery, to discuss why Part 3 of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill could be bad news for nature and communities. Email your MP today. [https://action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/171483/action/1] Find more information at https://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/planning-infrastructure-bill-25 [https://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/planning-infrastructure-bill-25] If you enjoyed this episode, please rate it and leave us a review. You can get in touch with us at ⁠⁠marketing@wkwt.org.uk⁠⁠ [marketing@wkwt.org.uk].

Ep 2: Can nature help our mental wellbeing?

It’s estimated that green prescribing could save the NHS over £635 million per year1. Many people report positive effects on their mental health after spending time in nature, but how does it work and how can more people benefit? To find out, host Bob Hockenhull speaks with Anna Wright, Health and Wellbeing Manager for Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, and Dionne Sambrook, Creative Programme and Performance Manager at Escape Arts. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate it and leave us areview. You can get in touch with us at marketing@wkwt.org.uk [marketing@wkwt.org.uk]. [1]https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/health-projects-save-nhs-time-and-money [https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/health-projects-save-nhs-time-and-money] Visit the website for Escape Arts at https://www.escapearts.org.uk/ [https://www.escapearts.org.uk/] Learn more about Warwickshire Wildlife Trust atwarwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk [warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk]

Ep 1: How bad is it?

Bob Hockenhull talks to Ian Jelley, Director of Landscape Recovery, and Karl Curtis, Director of Nature Reserves, about the state of nature in Warwickshire and what we're doing to help it. They discuss threats to nature, working with farmers and developers, and reasons to be hopeful for the future of wildlife. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate it and leave us a review. You can get in touch with us at marketing@wkwt.org.uk. Learn more about Warwickshire Wildlife Trust at warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk [warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk]