Birth of a Naturalist

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Award-winning author and writer of The Times 'Nature Notebook,' Jonathan Tulloch lives deep in the North Yorkshire countryside. Join him as he wanders through the quiet back lanes. Music by Aidan Tulloch.

Jonathan Tulloch

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Bats and betony

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 15:18

"It lay on the wayside like a magic carpet."

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Hedgehogs and yellow wagtails

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 16:08

"No wonder yellow wagtails used to be called the sunshine bird."Get in touch! Email us on birthofanaturalist@gmail.com

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Kingfishers and shepherd's purse

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 15:40

"In a world with kingfishers, isn't anything possible?"Music by Aidan Tulloch (www.aidantulloch.com)

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Churchyards and buttercups

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 16:00

"Graveyards: they're our places of life. It's the common, little things that are the most beautiful."

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House martins and bogbeans

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 15:22

"They bring the sky to us."

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Lady's smock and damselflies

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2020 15:22

"I felt as though I was looking down on some tributary of the Amazon; it's all here, on our doorstep."

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Field voles and pike

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 16:00

"It hung for a while like a snagged branch"

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Bridleways and bird nests

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 16:22

"It must have lain unseen, snagged in some bush, for years"

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Arctic terns and birch trees

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 14:59

"That day it was a blazing beacon of life. It stands as one of the glories of the world."

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Sparrows and dandelions

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 15:10

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Orchards and little owls

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 15:40

"It's like biting into the sun; I used to sleep here and look out the window at the orchard."

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Wild bees and the moonlight

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 15:28

"Did you notice it last night? It was a supermoon."Music by Aidan Tulloch (www.aidantulloch.com)

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Butterbur and willows

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 14:08

"Here is a rarity: a flower whose leaves take the limelight."Music by Aidan Tulloch (www.aidantulloch.com)

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Bicycles and wheatears

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 14:24

"So, we're living in lockdown. Even as we're sitting here, spring is on the move."Music by Aidan Tulloch (www.aidantulloch.com)

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Song thrushes and woodcocks

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 15:02

"It's the bird of the poets. You know, when you hear a song thrush, you really do think everything's going to be okay."Music by Aidan Tulloch (www.aidantulloch.com)

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