Looking After Nature: Recent Episodes
Hampshire Countryside Service
The official podcast of the Hampshire Countryside Service. Here you’ll find everything from what’s going on at your local country park to wildlife wisdom to tips on mindfulness.
In this episode, we learn about Hampshire's chalk stream rivers, discuss the amazing wildlife living in them and the work being done to protect their habitat.
Learn about pollinators and how you can help support the Hampshire Countryside Service team efforts from our Pollinator Project Officer on this episode of Looking After Nature.
Learn about butterflies and moths and what you can do to help them as Ashlea chats to Dr Zoë Randle from Butterfly Conservation UK.
Inspire teenagers to spend time in nature with some top tips from Lottie and Becky in this episode of Looking After Nature.
Find out more about frogs, their natural habitats and how you can help to protect them.
Join Carly and Andy as they walk along the river Itchen and spot some wildlife along the way.
Join Carly and Andy as they visit Queen Elizabeth Country Park to learn all about trees and seeds.
Join Carly and Andy as they visit the pollinators at Martin Down National Nature Reserve.
Join Carly on a visit to Wicor Recreation Ground in Portchester to meet Allison, England Coast Path Project Manager.
Andy and Carly join Jonathan in his hometown to explore the local village and discover the wildlife on show.
The final episode of our right of way mini-series and we're near Andover to meet a parish councillor.
Part 5 of our rights of way series and we're joined by members of the Walking With The Wounded charity.
Part 4 of our rights of way series sees us meet members of the Ramblers, a charity that promote walking for health and pleasure.
Part 3 of our rights of way series sees us meet Petronella from the British Horse Society to see how people and horses can safely use rights of way paths.
Part of of our rights of way mini-series and Carly and Gemma meet Judy, a path warden and volunteer.
Andy introduces the topic of nature recovery and how it can help prevent climate change.
We're back for the new year coming to you from Bishop's Waltham ahead of the Big Garden Birdwatch.
Carly and Andy are at a former landfill site in Southampton to talk waste with the Smart Living team.
August's episode sees us coming to you from Lepe Country Park to talk wildlife gardening.
For July, we're at Itchen Farm talking to a couple of special guests all about farming.
Episode 10 sees us out at Martin Down taking in the glorious views and talking pollinators.
It's time for episode 9 and we're out in the wild! We learn more about the importance of hedgerows to animal habitats and there are some anthill sightings.
We're back for episode 5 and this time we're at the Basingstoke Canal to find out more about this fabulous waterway.
Episode 3 is here. This month we're at Lymington & Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve with the site manager Pete.
We're back for episode 2! This month we're at Hook with Warsash with the Birdaware Solent team.
The first full length episode of our Looking After Nature podcast is here. Each month we will be bringing you closer to nature in Hampshire with conversations from our Hampshire Countyside Service rangers.
The final episode of the series is here and Jo wraps up with a look at happiness and an experiment.
This week's episode is about stress and shows us an experiment that can help when we feel overwhelmed.
Episode 6 of the podcast is a look at connection and Jo takes us through another mindfulness exercise.
Episode 5 of our podcast mini-series is another meditation, this time it is a breathing anchor.
Episode 4 of our podcast mini-series with Jo tells us to how to better appreciate the present.
In this episode, the Head of the Hampshire Countryside Service takes us on a journey of how to better check in to the present.
Welcome to the first episode of the brand new podcast brought to you by the Hampshire Countryside Service!