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Oct. 23, 2024

The Magnificent Oak: Nature's Majestic Icon

This week's Wildlife Matters podcast delves into the pressing issues of rising wildlife crime and animal cruelty in the UK, highlighted by alarming incidents involving the shooting of protected species like otters. Host Nige…
Sept. 25, 2024

Wildlife Matters podcast at 50! - A Celebration

Hello and welcome to this week’s Wildlife Matters Podcast. I’m your host, Nigel Palmer. In today’s Bonus episode, we will look back over our first 50, yes, 5-0 episodes, that is, four complete series, and chat through some o…
Sept. 11, 2024

Badger Cull - National Day of Action London 3 September 2024

Last week Wildlife Matters joined hundreds of other advocates outside Parliament in London to call for an en immediate end to the Badger culls in England. Speakers included Chris Packham, Dominic Dyer, Rosie Wood, Chair of t…
Aug. 28, 2024

The Grouse Shoot is Over for Today

Hello and welcome to this week’s Wildlife Matters Podcast. I’m your host - Nigel Palmer, and we have another exciting show for you today. It’s been a busy time at Wildlife Matters HQ. This week’s main feature will be our tri…
Aug. 14, 2024

Uncovering Britain's rarest woodland wildflowers Part Two

Hello and welcome to this week's Wildlife Matters Podcast. I'm your host, Nigel Palmer. In today's action-packed episode, we embark on an exclusive adventure to discover some of the rarest wildflowers in the UK. It's a uniqu…
July 31, 2024

Uncovering Britain's rarest woodland wildflowers Part One

Hello and welcome to this week's Wildlife Matters podcast. In this week's episode, we are embarking on an exhilarating mission that will take us all around the UK as we strive to uncover Britain’s rarest woodland wild plants…
July 19, 2024

Wild Bees and Natural Beekeeping

Hello, and welcome to the Wildlife Matters podcast. In this episode, we will talk to Matt Somerville of Bekindhives, who introduces us to natural beekeeping. Many of you may be sceptical of beekeeping. While we all want to e…
July 3, 2024

An Introduction to British Bats

On this week's Wildlife Matters podcast we are delighted to bring you our Introduction to British Bats. My fascination with bats began in childhood when I watched them gracefully fly around our garden. This childhood curiosi…
June 19, 2024

Restore Nature Now March 22.06.24 and A Bronze Age Solstice day walk to Stonehenge

Restore Nature Now London March and A Bronze Age Solstice day walk to Stonehenge. Hello and welcome to this week’s Wildlife Matters Podcast. We are fast approaching midsummer’s day—or solstice day—so we have followed a Bronz…
June 5, 2024

Urban Squirrels with Natalia Doran

We are talking to Natalia Doran on this week’s Wildlife Matters Podcast. Natalia founded Urban Squirrels, a London-based specialist grey squirrel rescue and is also an advocate for wildlife, being on the council of Animal Ai…
May 22, 2024

A Night with the Pine Martens

Join Wildlife Matters as we spend a night with the Pine Martens Hello, and a big warm welcome to this week's Wildlife Matters. I’m your host, Nigel Palmer, and we have a real treat for you today. But it’s not the Q&A you ma…
May 8, 2024

Wildlife Care Badge - Self Regulation for Wildlife Rescues or Rehabbers

On this week's Wildlife Matters podcast, we have a feature-length chat with Alana, the co-founder of the Wildlife Care Badge. Wildlife Care Badge was set up by a collective of vet professionals, wildlife professionals, and w…
April 24, 2024

The Bloody Ivory Trade

The Bloody Ivory Trade We have had a very wet winter here in the UK, but now the signs of spring are all around. With its many shades of green and the bluebells currently carpeting our woodlands, the birds are nesting, and t…
April 10, 2024

UK River Pollution Why are our Rivers dying?

Hello and welcome to this week’s Wildlife Matters Podcast. I’m your host, Nigel Palmer. It’s Springtime here in the UK, and nature is bursting back into life. There are so many shades of green - and every shade is so fresh a…
March 13, 2024

Trophy Hunting - The Illusion of Conservation

This week's Wildlife Matters Podcast concludes Season Three with a feature on international wildlife. Wildlife Matters Investigates returns to expose the Trophy Hunting trade, Trophy Hunting - in An Illusion of Conservation,…
Feb. 28, 2024

All About Hedgehogs with Deborah from Hedgepigs

Hello, and welcome to the Wildlife Matters podcast. On today’s action-packed show, we are talking to Deborah from the Hedgepigs. A dedicated hedgehog rescue based in the East Midlands, we will find out how a hedgehog rescue …
Feb. 14, 2024

Amphibians, Reptiles and Toad Patrols and Valentine Special Love in the wildlife world

On today’s action-packed Wildlife Matters Podcast, we are talking to Maiya from the Nottingham Amphibian and Reptile group, finding out about our native amphibians and reptiles and why toad patrols are so important. And, of …
Jan. 31, 2024

Wildflower Woodland Walk

Today, on the Wildlife Matters Podcast, join me for a walk through a wild meadow on the edge of woodland as we look at some of the plants that thrive in a meadow environment, some of the traditional uses in herbal medicine, …
Jan. 17, 2024

Why is the British govt still killing badgers?

WHY is the question on this week's Wildlife Matters podcast? Why are the British government still killing Badgers when the science and available evidence show that the issue of BovineTB is in dairy cows and, more specificall…
Jan. 3, 2024

Hoglets - All about baby Hedgehogs and Why lion cub petting is so wrong

On today’s Wildlife Matters podcast, we will be talking about hoglets young hedgehogs and in Wildlife Matters Investigates we look at Lion cub petting and why it is wrong. This week, nature News is close to our hearts as we …
Dec. 24, 2023

Christmas Special Hedgehogs in Folklore and The Fox and the Puzzle Hall

It's Christmas! Hello and welcome to the Wildlife Matters Christmas Special We have passed Winter Solstice, and the Yule log keeps the house warm, and Santa is on his way... What better way to spend Christmas Eve than to sit…
Dec. 20, 2023

Why woodlands are so good for our well-being and Where have all the Raptors Gone?

Welcome to the Wildlife Matters Podcast. Today is our 1st-anniversary edition. Just a year ago, we launched with a passion for wildlife and a burning desire to highlight the good, the bad and the downright ugly things happen…
Dec. 6, 2023

Why we are Backing the Hunting Ban

Welcome to today's episode of the Wildlife Matters Podcast. In this episode, we will discuss our stance on hunting with dogs in England and Wales and explain why we support a complete ban on this practice. Additionally, we w…
Nov. 24, 2023

What do Hedgehogs eat? and the Incredible ways Wildlife adapts to Winter

So what do Hedgehogs eat? We all love our spiky mammalian cousins, but do they eat slugs and snails or fish catfood - Join us as we find out the best food for wild hedgehogs. And we take another nature adventure to discover …