The Podcast for nature nuts from wildlife cameraman Jack Perks. Jack interviews celebrities, artists, scientists and conservationists giving a light hearted look into their specialisms, stories and backgrounds seeing what drives people to become so utterly fascinated by the natural world.
Episodes
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
In this Podcast I chat to BAFTA awarding winning camera operator Lindsay McCrae about his start in the Natural History Unit and his 11 month stay in Antarctica for Dynasties.
News: Pheasants wiping adders in the UK in the next 12 years.
Lindsay's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/badgerboy05/?hl=en
Top 5 Things to Have in Your Camera Bag
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Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
In this Podcast I chat to Patrick Barkham about a whole range of subjects from finding all of the UK's butterflies to controversy of the badger cull.
In the News I talk about why animals eat jellyfish when they have such little calorific content.
Patricks's Twitter - https://twitter.com/patrick_barkham
Nature Reserve of the Week: RSPB Strumpshaw Fen
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Friday Oct 23, 2020
Friday Oct 23, 2020
This week I do a different Podcast each day to celebrate World Fish Migration Day on the 24th October with my special guest Dr Adrian Pinder of The Masheer Trust chatting about this iconic fish of Asia being one of the largest freshwater fish in the world.
WFMD Website - https://www.worldfishmigrationday.com/
Masheer Trusts Website - https://www.mahseertrust.org/
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Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
In this Podcast guest host Polly Pullar chats to Jack Perks talking about how his career started, his work with freshwater fish and the other wildlife he's worked with over years being a professional wildlife photographer . In the news Polly talks about some unusual arrivals like a bearded vulture in Derbyshire and some very lost moths in the Hebrides.
Nature Reserve of the Week: Loch Gruinart & The Mull of Oa
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Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
This week I do a different Podcast each day to celebrate World Fish Migration Day on the 24th October with my special guest Matthew Wright a TV presenter from The Wright Stuff, This Morning and I'm a celebrity get me out of here but he's also a passionate river conservationist and vice president of The Wild Trout Trust so we have a good natter about trout.
WFMD Website - https://www.worldfishmigrationday.com/
Matthews Website - http://www.matthewwrightofficial.com
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
Tuesday Oct 20, 2020
This week I do a different Podcast each day to celebrate World Fish Migration Day on the 24th October with my special guest Emily Cooper of The River Trust chatting about UK rivers, the threats they face and what can be done to help them.
WFMD Website - https://www.worldfishmigrationday.com/
River Trusts Website - https://www.theriverstrust.org/
Emily Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ohdeeremily/
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Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
This week I do a different Podcast each day to celebrate World Fish Migration Day on the 24th October with my special guest Andrew Kerr of the Sustainable Eel Group as we delve into the mysterious world of the European eel!
WFMD Website - https://www.worldfishmigrationday.com/
SEG Website - https://www.sustainableeelgroup.org/
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Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
I take a look back at my archive to a visit to regents park looking for the UK's only non native snake, the aesculapian snake and chat to will atkins about them.
Nature Reserve of the Week: Walthamstow Wetlands
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Tuesday Oct 06, 2020
Slightly different in this weeks podcast as I venture outdoors and breath in the spring air during a trip to the peak district and take the opportunity to talk about internet trolls and how to beat them.
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Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
In this Podcast I chat to David Lindo AKA The Urban Birder who has featured on multiple wildlife programmes as well as organising the national bird vote. He's international known for his work engaging the public with wildlife in cities. In the news I look at the giant Asian Hornet AKA murder hornets and if they are coming to Britain.
David's Website - https://theurbanbirder.com/
Nature Reserve of the Week: Rye Harbour Nature Reserve
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Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
In this Podcast I chat to Lizzie Daly a wildlife broadcaster and wildlife biologist based in Wales. We talk about if she always wanted to be a TV presenter, how its good to work on personal projects and her encounter with a huge barrel jellyfish among other topics. In the news I look at rising numbers of endangered black rhinos
Nature Reserve of the Week: Cors Caron National Nature Reserve
Lizzies Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lizziedalywild/
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Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
This week I'm joined by Lucy Hodson who works for the RSPB as a communcaitons officer while also doing lots of work in her personal time to connect people with nature. In the News I talk about a new species of snake named after a harry potter character!
Nature Reserve of the Week - RSPB Sandwell
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
In this Podcast I chat to Ben Andrew who works for the RSPB Picture Library about the current state of stock photography, what a photo stock agency is looking for and how it's changed. In the news I talk about the white storks that have bred in the UK, the first since the 1400s.
Nature Reserve of the Week: Chanonry Point
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Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
In this Podcast I chat to Nina Constable about her career and how she takes on multiple roles in filmmaking. In the news I look at the raw sewage thats been allowed to flow into the olympic wildlife haven.
Nature Reserve of the Week: Stanage Edge
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Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
This week I'm joined by Tom Horton a PHD student at the University of Exeter who is working on Thunnas UK a project to study bluefin tuna of the british coastline. In the News I talk about the rise in global seas and rivers is spelling doom for over 700 fish species.
Nature Reserve of the Week - AK Wildlife Cruises
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
In this Podcast I chat to Billy Heaney a wildlife broadcaster and zoologist with love for seals and cetaceans. We talk about studying at Exeter University (even though its at Falmouth) and his experiances using camera traps for conservation. In the news I talk about Boris's bullshit about the "Newt Crisis"
Nature Reserve of the Week: Bass Rock
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Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
In this podcast I have a slight rant about cats that enjoy a crap in my garden and kill anything that moves!
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Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
Tuesday Aug 11, 2020
In this Podcast I chat to Rick Minter of Big Cat Conversations about the sitings and evidence behind big cats on the loose in Britain.
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Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
In this Podcast I chat to Alan McFayden, owner of scottish photography hides as we chat about baiting wildlife, trying to get images that stand out in hides and where it all started for him. In the news I talk about the huge numbers of elvers to the river severn.
Nature Reserve of the Week: Alans Photo Hides
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Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
I'm joined by David McMahon the director of photography on the MSC Biological Photography & Imaging course at the University of Nottingham as we discuss the masters degree and what it entails but also is it necessary for people to have a degree to make it as a wildlife photographer.
News - Badger cull update
Nature reserve of the week - Highfields Park (University of Nottingham)
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
This week I'm joined by Fiona McKenna of the British Dragonfly Society as we talk all things damsel & dragon. In the News I talk about the rise in rod license sales which is a boost for rivers.
Nature Reserve of the Week - Whisby Nature Park
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
In this Podcast I chat to Matt Doogue who is a incredibly talented macro photographer but also has struggled with mental health over the years and explains how photography can be the perfect tonic to combat inner demons. In the news I look at the how lockdown has resulted in multiple birds of prey being illegally shot.
Nature Reserve of the Week: Red Hill Coronation Meadow
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Monday Jul 06, 2020
Monday Jul 06, 2020
In this Podcast I chat to Isla Hodgson who has a PHD in Wildlife Conflict having worked with both sides of the game shooting and conservationist groups. She also works for basking shark Scotland so get to mention those a the end. In the news I look at the Spinosarus and how a new fossil find has changed the way we look at these dinosaurs.
Nature Reserve of the Week: Rutland Water
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Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
In this Podcast I chat to Polly Pullar who is a nature writer, conservationist and wildlife rehabilitator to name a few. We talk about her passion for pine martens and red squirrels. I leave out the news in this episode and talk about my set up for podcasts.
Nature Reserve of the Week: Lochindorb
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Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
In this Podcast I chat to David Fielding who is a enthusiastic amateur pond fancier. He's created sereral ponds in his south london garden which are brimming with wildlife he shares how he's done it and whats turned up. In the news I talk about the recent extinction of the Chinese paddlefish a 7 metre behemoth.
Nature Reserve of the Week: Idle Valley Nature Reserve
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Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
In this Podcast I chat to Will Millard who is a BBC Presenter having featured on My Year With The Tribe, Hideen Wales, Hunters of The South Seas & Go Fish. We talk about his passion for angling and how to get into being a TV presenter. In the news I talk look at the recent influx of basking sharks to Cornwall and how they travel in family groups.
Nature Reserve of the Week: Skomer Island
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Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
In this Podcast I chat to Kate MacRae AKA WildlifeKate who has littered her garden with a network of cameras and shares her insight and tips into filming garden wildlife. In the news I talk about the rise of horny hedgehogs!
Nature Reserve of the Week: My Back Garden
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Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
In this Podcast I chat to Joesph Gray who worked for various conservation groups like Back from the brink and project seagrass. He also mentions life after university and the skills needed.In the news I talk about the white storks that have bred in the UK, the first since the 1400s.
Nature Reserve of the Week: Kennall Vale
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Tuesday May 26, 2020
Tuesday May 26, 2020
I'm joined by Nick Gates, a broadcaster, writer and vlogger who has worked on many wildlife programmes. We talk about how to encourage and nurture wildlife into your garden and those unsung heroes the plants!
News - Lockdown Helps Plants!
Nature reserve of the week - RSPB Minsmere
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
I'm joined by Neil philips aka pondman as he shares his passion for pond photography giving tips on the subject and buildling a wildlife pond.
News - Grey Squirrels No Longer to be released
Nature reserve of the week - RSPB Rainham Marsh
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