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Season 4

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…