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Kent Wildlife Trust have teamed up with Rob Smith, previously co-anchor on the BBC South East Today news programme, to bring you an audio feast. This brand-new podcast will lift you out of your eco-anxiety and give you a tour of the heroes and heroines bringing nature back from the brink. Rob will visit farms, nature reserves, councils, labs, gardens, schools and businesses who are making a difference in their communities. Join us today, to take a Talk on the Wild Side.
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Individual Interviews
We turn all three interviews in each podcast episode into transcriptions for people who still want to enjoy the podcast through reading. Find the latest below or click 'View all transcripts' to enjoy reading from older episodes.
Why Bugs Matter & what you can do to help
This is Talk on the Wild Side. I'm Rob Smith, and in this episode, bugs matter. And bugs really do matter. Don't just take my…
The not-so-common nightingale at Moat Farm, Kent
Rob Smith heads to Moat Farm Kent to visit a farmer who's lucky enough to live in a stronghold of a rare and elusive bird species…
Rewilding at the Knepp Estate
Welcome to a special episode of Talk on the Wild Side dedicated to just one subject, or rather just one place: the Knepp Estate in…
The art of hedgelaying & why wildlife depends on hedges
In episode 10 of Talk on the Wild Side, Rob Smith spends a day at Moat Farm for a Healthy Hedgerows workshop. He speaks to a self-…
Pine martens, feasibility studies, and what reintroduction could look like
Now what's the difference between a weasel and a stoat? Well, of course one is weaselly recognised while the other one is stoatally…
Conservation Management at Scotney Castle and Gardens
Join Rob Smith as he walks around Scotney Castle and Gardens learning how the team here are managing the land for nature whilst…