The Land Trust: A Talk in the Park: Recent Episodes
The Land Trust
A podcast by national land management charity, the Land Trust, discussing topics relating to green space in the UK.
Estates Manager Charles Langtree talks through the history and transformation of two Land Trust sites: The Avenue and Pleasley Pit. Hear how the Avenue was transformed from one of the most polluted coking works sites in Europe into a thriving country park, and how Pleasley Pit was rediscovered and preserved, becoming a hub for the community once more.
In this episode we speak to Estates Manager Charles Langtree about his role in managing the Land Trust's midlands sites.
We take a look at how managing residential green spaces makes a difference to communities, and discuss this with Nick Sturges-Alex, Chair of the Upton Meadows Residents Association.
The Land Trust's Green Angels training programme has been running for over five years, and despite the fact that we can't run group activities on sites at the moment, the team have been keeping people engaged with nature.
We spoke to Carolyn Hassall and Josie Muncaster from our Green Angels team to hear all about what Green Angels is and how it's having a positive impact across the country. We also hear from some Green Angels graduates about their stories with the scheme.
In this episode we speak to Andy Scargill, Chair of the Friends of the Countess of Chester Country Park and a dedicated volunteer. He talks about his achievements since volunteering at the park and the benefits of volunteering.
Welcome to the first episode of A Talk in the Park. We speak with the Land Trust's Director of Portfolio Management, Alan Carter, about the work of the Trust and hear how green space has had such a positive impact on people since the Covid-19 pandemic.
We also hear from members of the Trust's portfolio team about what changes they've noticed on our sites in the last six months.