Best of Natural History Radio Podcast
The ´óÏó´«Ã½ Natural History Unit produces a wide range of programmes that aim to immerse a listener in the wonder, surprise and importance that nature has to offer.
Episodes to download
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Saving Species Ep 21
Tue 11 Oct 2011
Research biologist Lucy Hawkes from Bangor University is in the studio reporting on on...
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Bitten By The Bug - Ep.2
Tue 11 Oct 2011
Bitten By The Bug: "The Flies Workshop" In the second of this series of five exploring...
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Bitten By The Bug - Ep.1
Mon 10 Oct 2011
Bitten By The Bug: BSBI Field Trip In the first of this series of five programmes the...
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Saving Species 2 - 04 Oct 2011 Ep 20
Tue 4 Oct 2011
20/30 The Pika is a small mammal that lives in the high altitude grasslands in ranges...
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Saving Species 2 Ep 19
Tue 27 Sep 2011
19/30 We have our third report from the tundra of the Alaskan North Slope.S.
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Saving Species Ep 18
Tue 20 Sep 2011
18/30 Saving Species goes to Alaska to find the Spectacled Eider, a duck which is the...
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Saving Species Ep 17
Tue 13 Sep 2011
17/30 Butterfly expert Matthew Oates is tramping the wilds with Brett looking for the...
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Saving Species Ep 16
Tue 6 Sep 2011
Presenter Brett Westwood introduces the the Horrid Ground Weaver - a miniscule hairy -...
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Saving Species Ep 15
Tue 30 Aug 2011
Brett Westwood presents. The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem is the oldest known nesting in...
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Living World - Malham Caddisfly
Sun 21 Aug 2011
The Malham Sedge has not been seen for four years. Paul Evans joins a research project...
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Living World - Vampire Plants
Sun 14 Aug 2011
The Weardale uplands are home to rich and varied plant communities. For this weeks' Dr...
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LW - Limestone Pavements
Sun 7 Aug 2011
The Yorkshire Dales has some of the most spectacular scenery in England.
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Living World - Puffins
Sun 31 Jul 2011
Its summertime and for this weeks Living World Paul Evans crosses over to the Farne he...
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Saving Species 2 Programme 14
Tue 26 Jul 2011
14/30 Chris the cuckoo is south bound, heading for Africa - but where exactly is he?...
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Saving Species Series 2 Episode 13
Tue 19 Jul 2011
Brett Westwood presents. Ponds in the UK are the target for significant conservation...
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Saving Species 2 Programme 12
Tue 12 Jul 2011
Brett Westwood presents. Saving Species has an interview with Sperm Whale biologist...
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Saving Species 2 Programme 11
Tue 5 Jul 2011
11/30 The Green Turtle is one of nature's great travellers, migrating from feeding to...
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Saving Species 2 Programme 10 28-Jun-11
Tue 28 Jun 2011
10/30 This week in the Saving Species studio we have Lucy Hawkes visiting who is a on...
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Saving Species 2 Programme 9 21-Jun-11
Tue 21 Jun 2011
As part of the Saving Species mini-series "Citizen Conservation", presented by Sarah a...
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Savnig Species Series 2 Programme 8
Tue 14 Jun 2011
8/30 Britain is internationally important for seabird species. There are colonies of a...
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Saving Species Series 2 Programme 7
Wed 8 Jun 2011
This week's Saving Species explores the mysteries of bird migration. Joanna Pinnock on...
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Saving Species 2 Programme 6
Tue 31 May 2011
Saving Species reports the extraordinary findings of a twenty year study into the of a...
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Saving Species 2 Programme 5
Tue 24 May 2011
Saving Species is in front of an audience on the Tyntesfield Estate near Bristol – a...
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Living World - Raft Spiders
Sun 22 May 2011
Presenter Paul Evans meets up with John Hughes from the Shropshire Wildlife Trust to a...
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Saving Species 2 Programme 4
Tue 17 May 2011
Brett Westwood presents. Saving Species reports from a project in Norfolk restoring an...
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Living World - Oil Beetles
Sun 15 May 2011
Devon is home to all four oil beetle species recorded in Britain. For this weeks' Paul...
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Saving Species 2 Programme 3
Tue 10 May 2011
Saving Species reports from the Congo and the future of Lowland Gorilla's and the of...
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Living World - Dymock Daffodils
Sun 8 May 2011
Paul Evans follows the Poet's Path into the heart of wild daffodil country as he in in...
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Saving Species 2 Programme 2
Tue 3 May 2011
The re-introduction of European Beavers into the British countryside continues to be a...
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Living World - Islay Birds
Sun 1 May 2011
Islay is a haven for birds. For this weeks' Living World, Michael Scott joins long for...