Will and Ben, the Wildlife Men

This week, Ben tells the fascinating story of how hazel trees recolonised Britain.

A slightly different format this time. For World Mountain Day, Ben and Will chat about their favourite mountain animal tales - including how Scottish Manx Shearwaters rely on high mountains and how a tiny midge in the Himalayas has evolved to survive solely on glaciers. An appreciation of these beautiful, monolithic but fragile habitats that are the mountains.

Insects travel thousands of kilometres around the globe every year, but how can we track them? In this podcast Will dives into the blossoming world of insect tracking. Learn how water is being used to track hoverflies and the story of planes following moths through the Alps!

This time, Will describes how the incredible journeys of insects (which travel thousands of kilometres each year) first started.

Our tenth episode! This week's focus is a fittingly special species indeed, who calls a scattering of islands off the Welsh coast its home. Ben exposes some of this seabird's fascinating life history, whilst Will updates us on his insect migration research from the spectacular Pyrenean mountains.

With the wet weather and talk of migrants on the news, this episode Will tells us about the fascinating migrant history of UK slug species. Learn about where our slugs came from and just how important slugs are to our soils!

This week Ben tells us all about the amazing Yellow Rattle flower, or meadow maker. Learn how this flower can help restore meadows into the vibrant habitats that are so important for our pollinators and how it's a perfect tool for councils on roadside verges. We'll also share some ideas about how you can encourage this flower (and many others) into your gardens to make them a haven for wildlife.

In this episode, Will leads us underground to explore life beneath the soil. Past hungry glowworms, walls painted by ancient hands, and down into the realm of the stygobites...