Voices of the Lost Gardens: Recent Episodes
The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Immerse yourselves in our bite-sized interviews with animals and plants in this slightly different approach to learning more about them, and to understanding their perspective on their environment.
Each creature and plant will be given a voice by a well-known personality, with the line-up including Dame Judi Dench, Jimmy Doherty, Adam Henson and Hannah Stitfall.
Bum-breathing hand-nibbling powder-blue inhabitant of the Poultry Orchard, seen in summer around ponds and lakes, and even in gardens.
Expert: Steve Jones – Author & Dragonfly Expert
Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Illustrations by Anna Gonen
Spreading like a carpet across the Lost Valley, meet the blue, quintessential flower of British springtime.
Expert Nicola Bradley – Head Gardener, Lost Gardens of Heligan
Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Illustrations by Anna Gonen
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Keeper of wing cases, flying ace and aphid hunter, meet the prettiest beetle at Heligan.
Expert: Laura Larkin, Bug life
Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Illustrations by Anna Gonen
From tickly haircuts to being the most efficient mother, meet the curliest residents of Heligan’s Home Farm.
Expert: Pip Coard and Louis Duddridge - Rare breed farm park team, The Lost Gardens Heligan
Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Illustrations by Anna Gonen
Towering over the gardens, and standing witness to so much human endeavour, this majestic Queen of trees has much to share.
Expert Dame Judi Dench – Actress and Tree Enthusiast
Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Illustrations by Anna Gonen
Busy but illusive, meet the shy and gentle river dweller who’s reshaping the landscape as we know it.
Expert: Eva Bishop, The Beaver Trust
Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Illustrations by Anna Gonen
Hardy and humorous, he’s the four-legged pony of the moors.
Expert: Adam Henson Rare breed farmer and TV Presenter
Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Illustrations by Anna Gonen
King of tunnels and underground larders, he's a frequent visitor to the productive gardens and lawns.
Expert: Sam Corfield – author, horticulturalist and wildlife expert.
Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Illustrations by Anna Gonen
A late riser, fastidiously tidy, and very proud of his white socks, meet Heligan’s Berkshire Pig. From back scratching to mind games, discover how he passes his days in Pig Palace.
Expert: Jimmy Doherty, Farmer, Entomologist and TV Presenter
Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Illustrations by Anna Gonen
From pottering in the paddock to hauling and heavy work in the fields, meet Heligan’s gentle giant with a long history at the estate.
Expert: Keith Trickey from Cornwall Heavy Horse Society
Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Illustrations by Anna Gonen
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Leaf-loving, Jungle-dwelling, burrow-building king of slime. Find out why the world would fall apart without our magnificent earthworm.
Expert: Alasdair Moore - Head of Gardens and Estate, The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Illustrations by Anna Gonen
Busy in the borders and banks, meet the industrious slug-snuffler who is getting ready for autumn.
Expert: Hannah Stitfall, Zoologist, Filmmaker and Wildlife TV Presenter
Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Illustrations by Anna Gonen
As everyone else is getting ready for bed, Heligan’s twilight skies are busy with creatures who are just waking up.
Expert: Rick Payne – Chair of Cornwall Bat Group
Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Illustrations by Anna Gonen
Across the fields and meadows of the Heligan Estates, meet the ultimate grass superfan, who chomps, chews and burps his way through the day.
Expert: Adam Henson - Rare Breed Farmer, Author & TV presenter
Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Illustrations by Anna Gonen
Champion of nettles, and seasoned traveller, discover one of the most striking characters from the Heligan gardens who is in search of the illusive ‘perfect flutter’.
Expert: Jeremy Roberts – Three bays Wildlife Group Co-founder
Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Illustrations by Anna Gonen
From the wildflower meadows, to the borders of the formal gardens, meet one of the busiest beings at Heligan and discover why nectar drives our Buff-tailed Bumblebee barmy.
Expert: Jimmy Doherty, Farmer, Entomologist and TV Presenter
Produced by Annabel Ross for The Lost Gardens of Heligan
Illustrations by Anna Gonen