Into The Wild

Well, we made it. The last episode of Into The Wild for 2021. 12 months, 50 episodes & almost 30,000 downloads. A massive thank you to everyone who listens, shares & sends love. It's always tough to decide what to talk about for the last episode of the year, but after a quick think of what some of the main nature topics have been this year, I suddenly thought, community based conservation. It's something that has, rightfully, been pushed forward as a priority & spoken about a lot when working with nature so why not end the year of that. For this I asked wildlife presenter & marine photographer Madison Bowden Parry (aka Madison Wildlife) to join me for a chat. Starting with her love of photographing the marine world we then lead on to chatting about why involving a community can help strengthen the success of a wildlife conservation project. If you'd like to keep up to date with Madison then you can follow her on Twitter & Instagram @MadisonBP / @Madison_Wildlife To follow us on social

With approximately 400,000 known species, you'd be very fussy to say that there isn't at least 1 beetle you love! With a variety like that it was tough for me to know what to actually talk about when I planned an episode just about them however, picking the person to talk to was easy. Joining me on today's episode to journey under the log to learn about these wonderful insects is entomologist & assistant curator of entomology at National Museums Scotland, Ash Whiffin. If you'd like to keep up to date with Eva then you can follow her on Twitter & Instagram @AshWhiffin / @Ash_Whiffin To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a coffee to say ta at https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod MERCH: intothewildpodcast.teemill.com Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a hug

What kind of British wildlife podcast would we be if we didn't talk, once again, about the fabulous & nature restoring beavers. Over the last 12 months, so much attention has rightly been on these animals & the work to get them back established in the UK. For me to find out more about the progress, where we are at & what work is currently happening with these wonderful animals, I was joined by Communications Director for The Beaver Trust, Eva Bishop. If you'd like to keep up to date with Eva then you can follow her on Twitter @evabishop To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a coffee to say ta at https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod MERCH: intothewildpodcast.teemill.com Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a huge variety of wild topics. This episode is

"Oh these tomatoes we grew at home are way better than the supermarket ones!" A sentence we hear all too often & something we know is true. Home grown is way better than store bought, but, how easy is it to do? Where do you start? Why bother? What are the benefits? All these questions that Jan & I had & luckily, had the person to ask them too. Fruit & veg grower & horticulturist, Sam Corfield explains all in this episode of Into The Foliage. From how Sam got into growing his own, to why he thinks its important for people to connect more with where their food comes from. Sam dives into why where our food comes from, is important for us & the planet. If you'd like to keep up to date with Sam then you can follow him on Instagram @the_hair_horticulturist To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Jan on @janetgarnercomedy or Ryan on @mrryanjdalton Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us

With the last couple of weeks being super intense, it's about time we journey back to the volt of Nature Room 101. An episode dedicated to the parts of nature we don't really like or enjoy to moan about. Joining me on this episode to grumble & groan about aspects of wildlife is author & conservationist Dr Dani Rabaiotti & science educator Dr Alex Evans. Join us as we pick 3 topics in the nature industry & pick or gripes to then vote & decide which one stays in Nature Room 101 forever! So sit back, go in with an open mind & remember it's all in the name of fun & enjoy our rants. If you'd like to keep up to date with Lucy & Jack you can follow them on Twitter & Instagram @DaniRabaiotti & @AlexEvans91 To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a coffee to say ta at https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod MERCH: in

Good lord the last 2 weeks have been eco & planet intense eh? We've had to sit back & watch/listen as world leaders have made pledges & finalised plans to help the planet reach 1.5C & get rid of fossil fuels. It's not been easy & to be honest a lot of us are unsure how we feel about the outcomes. On Saturday 6th November, it was the Global Day of Action & thousands of people around the world marched to show support for climate & human justice. Along with those people were myself, naturalist Indy Green & PhD student Lauren Cook. After our march in London, we grabbed 20 minutes to sit down at London's Natural History Museum to chat about how we feel about the future of the planet. If you'd like to keep up to date with Indy & Lauren, you can follow them on Twitter @GreeneIndy & @LaurenSJCook To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton Love the show or simply enjoyed thi

For years we have been shown documentaries of life in the polar regions whilst likely forgetting, that someone has had to wrap up, prep a warm drink & head out to those freezing temperatures & show us the wildlife in the cold. This week I chat with marine biologist & researcher, Ella Potts. From Ella's top tips of dealing with the cold to why she chose to work in such inhospitable environments, Ella tells us all about life of working in the polar regions. Inevitably, we also discuss the future of these environments & about COP26. Ella shares with us her hopes & a few fears for the future. If you'd like to keep up to date with Ella, you can follow him on Twitter @ellapottsnaturalist To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a coffee to say ta at https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod MERCH: intothewildpodcast.teemill.com Into The

It's no secret that on Into The Wild, topics that have nuance are some of my favourites. The reason being is that I like to challenge my brain & hear other view points or information that I didn't previously know. Running & hosting this show, that has certainly happened & my stance on some topics have changed. This week I wanted to dive a bit deeper into why nuance is so important when discussing topics in wildlife conservation & why sometimes media or ARA organisations, may miss the nuance. To help answer some of my questions, I was joined my senior lecturer in biodiversity at Manchester Met Uni, Alex Lees. We cover a lot in this episode & I also get the chance to discuss 2 recent Twitter threads from Alex that cover some very interesting research papers he was involved in. If you'd like to keep up to date with Alex, you can follow him on Twitter @Alexander_Lees To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ry

In the last 20 months, controlling diseases or viruses has been dominating the news, but what if we told you, there's a whole other side to disease or pest control that we rarely hear about, & that's plant disease. This week on Into The Foliage, Jan & I are super lucky to have a chat with the UK Chief Plant Health Advisor for the UK, Nicola Spence. Nicola opened the door to show us just how much work goes on to keep our native species & our garden plants safe from disease & pests. As Jan & I say on this show, we will never say we are busy again after talking with Nicola! If you'd like to keep up to date with Nicola then you can follow her on Twitter @plantchief To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Jan on @janetgarnercomedy or Ryan on @mrryanjdalton Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a coffee to say ta at https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod MERCH: intothewildpodcast.teemill.com

Now hear me out. I KNOW I've said in the past that birds are not my thing & I don't find them that interesting.....& they're not & I don't, I stand by that, but I will never underestimate their importance.  This week I welcome a guest that focuses specifically on 2 UK species to discuss what's happened to them, what's being done for them & why these birds are so important for the UK & it's biodiversity. Birder & naturalist Nick Acheson has a wealth of experience working around the world working to bring people closer to it's wildlife & now, since committing to not flying, he finds himself in Norfolk working to save the Curlew & Corncrake. If you'd like to keep up to date with Nick, you can follow him on Twitter @themarshtit To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton To vote in the Leica Charity Competition click here  Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can b

Every year in England, the topic of Bovine TB & Badgers hits the media, & rightly so. Our governments solution to try to eradicate this disease or control the problem is to shoot A LOT of badgers. Has it worked? What else could be done? Why lethal control? Is this affecting badgers? Could we not try something less....aggressive? These are all questions I wanted answers to & I was lucky enough to get the chance to talk with veterinarian & naturalist Alick Simmons about this very topic. Alick has had a extensive career working in public health, animal welfare & epidemic disease control & I was keen to get the run down on what the heck has been going on with B-TB for the last several years. If you'd like to keep up to date with Alick, you can follow him on Twitter @AlickSimmons To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a co

I love chatting with wildlife filmmakers. It's never the same & always reveals new discoveries. This episode feels like it's been in the planning ever since Into The Wild began back in March 2020 because that's almost when I contacted this week's guest to ask her to be on the show. We both finally were able to pin a date in & I got the absolute pleasure to talk with assistant producer for Silverback Films, Tania Esteban. Diving in to the style of Tania's filmmaking & what she loves most about making & watching documentaries to focusing on a short film Tania made & released during August & the Tokyo Olympics, The Guardians of Ikigai. This film is a beautiful mix of wildlife, culture & a sense of Japanese philosophy, which Tania dives beautifully into during this chat.  If you'd like to keep up to date with Tania, you can follow her on Instagram @Tania.rose.esteban or on Twitter @Eagletigger You can also watch Tania's short film, The Guardians of Ikigai here To follow us on soci

It's not secret that the biodiversity of the UK (and the rest of the planet) is in deep deep trouble, but how often do we consider the plants in this? What kind of plants are rare in England, Scotland & Wales? What plants have we lost? And quite simply, why? On this episode I (because Jan is not well at the moment GET WELL JAN) talk with ecologist in the highlands of Scotland, Gus Routledge. Not only do we discuss rare plants, we also talk about why certain habitats are in trouble, what habitats we have lost & is it possible to bring these back. If you'd like to keep up to date with Gus then you can follow him on Instagram & Twitter @pinkfootedgus To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Jan on @janetgarnercomedy or Ryan on @mrryanjdalton Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a coffee to say ta at https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod MERCH: intothewildpodcast.teemill.com Into The Foliage is y

Listeners of Into The Wild will know that I am always keen to talk about topics that can often be divisive or that people will already have strong views on. This is mainly because these topics sometimes have biases from each side when being discussed in media or online. This week's episode is one of those topics. I am joined by deer stalker & land manager Megan Rowland to discuss how hunting is used for conservation purposes in the UK. Along with talking about how this works, Megan also explains the evolution of hunting in the UK & why it seems to be built around class when this isn't the case in other countries. For this episode I ask you to leave your opinions or views to one side & remember shows like this are here to add to your research & not here to change your mind. If you'd like to keep up to date with Megan is working on, you can follow her on Twitter @Wayfaringhind To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also

FINALLY, after 72 episodes we are talking about my favourite group of animals, crocodilians! A few months ago I stumbled across someone on Twitter who was sharing the most adorable baby Alligator content. So it's no surprise that this person joins me today on the show to discuss the wonderful world of crocodilians. Herpetologist & MS student at Georgia University, Laura Kojima, splashes into the world of these prehistoric reptiles from how many species there are, to where we can find them & most importantly, a baby crocodilian impression competition with myself!    If you'd like to keep up to date with Laura is working on, you can follow her on Twitter @laurakojima To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a coffee to say ta at https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod MERCH: intothewildpodcast.teemill.com Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife

If you're a fan of nature (of course you are) & you're on social media (very likely too) then you will know that within the conservation industry there often debates or dare I say battles between people or organisations with opposing views. For example the shooting industry & the RSPB. This got me thinking, how does this affect the progress & overall end result of projects or debates. To help teach me more about this I spoke with conservation scientist & ambassador for Save Our Seas Foundation, Isla Hodgson. Before we spoke about conservation conflicts I HAD to talk to Isla about another passion in her life, Basking Sharks. Isla has spent many hours in the presence of these wonderful animals & her love for them came across perfectly. We then swiftly moved on to discuss the human behaviour side of conservation conflicts & what impact this can have on the success for the protection of the planet. If you'd like to keep up to date with Lucy is working on, you can follow her on Instagram

It's been made incredibly clear that Jan & I love gardening & we spoke about that on the last episode of Into The Foliage HOWEVER one thing we haven't focused on yet is how to garden whilst being kind to the planet & wildlife. On this episode, we speak with hosts of The Wildlife Garden Podcast, Ellie & Ben all about that. From how to deal with certain critters to where is best to buy plants & other gardening tools to ensure that your own private green space is not only great for you, but great for the things that want to visit it. If you'd like to keep up to date with Ellie & Ben then you can follow them on Instagram & Twitter @thewildgdn To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Jan on @janetgarnercomedy or Ryan on @mrryanjdalton Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a coffee to say ta at https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod MERCH: intothewildpodcast.teemill.com Into The Foliag

I've genuinely never heard someone say "Sloths? Me? Nah, not a fan." Because how could anyone not love them. So when I was sat wondering what animal to talk about next, it hit me......slowly (because it was a Sloth). Joining me on this week's episode is NatGeo Young Explorer, Zoologist & Sloth advocate, Lucy Houliston. From where we can find them, to how many species & more importantly, what they sound like & how they.......you know....poop. Lucy dives into the detail. We also touch on the conservation of Sloths & not only why these animals are at risk but also why they are such an important ambassador species for their habitat. After our chat we also spoke about another passion of Lucy's & that's "weird wildlife". Lucy has always favoured the 'not so loved' & is taking part in something called Change for Strange which she told me on about.  If you'd like to keep up to date with Lucy is working on, you can follow her on Twitter @lucyhouliston To follow us on social media visit @int

Nature is wonderful. It's beautiful. It's interesting. It's cute. It's simply something that many of us adore & need within our lives........HOWEVER there are also parts of nature that we don't like. You simply can't like every part of it, it's impossible. So in order to embrace the dislike in the world of nature this special episode I am joined by wildlife photographer Jack Perks & author Lucy McRobert for Nature Room 101. On this show we have 3 categories in nature including An Animal We Dislike, The Nature Industry & Weather. Each of us select our "thing" in that category that we would like to put in Room 101 FOREVER, then we vote. So sit back, go in with an open mind & remember it's all in the name of fun & enjoy our rants. If you'd like to keep up to date with Lucy & Jack you can follow them on Twitter & Instagram @JackPerksPhoto & @LucyMcRobert1 To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Rya

For months, everyone was told to stay indoors or told to limit their time outside to only 1 hour meaning people around the world suddenly started to look more & appreciate local wildlife & greenspaces on their doorsteps. One person who did this to the max was wildlife biologist & presenter or BBC Earth & National Geographic, Lizzie Daly. Lizzie tells us all about what her absolute favourite animals to see on her doorstep & what appreciating local wildlife can do for not just you, but for a local community. Lizzie also tells us about her best nature spots to go to in the UK & what her most memorable animal moment has been in the UK. Get ready for an episode packed full of appreciation for nature, but for stuff right outside your door. If you'd like to keep up to date with Lizzie is working on, you can follow her on Twitter @LizzieDalyWild To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton L