45 Best UK Wildlife & Nature Podcasts
UK Wildlife & Nature Podcasts
Here are 45 Best UK Wildlife & Nature Podcasts worth listening to in 2024
1. BBC Gardeners' World Magazine Podcast
Join the team from BBC Gardeners' World Magazine as we share lively conversations about all things gardening. We'll be exploring growing for health an...d for wildlife, success with homegrown food and flowers, making a thriving garden for you and your family to enjoy, plus how to green up your indoors, and much more. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or are just setting out on your growing journey, we promise you an enjoyable and useful escape into gardening with every episode.more
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458.7K 121.8K 480.2K 2 episodes / week Avg Length 19 min Nov 2020
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2. Ramblings
London, England, UK
Clare Balding joins notable and interesting people for a walk through the countryside.
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925.4K 533.4K 21.7K 2 episodes / quarter Avg Length 26 min Sep 2002
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3. Open Country
London, England, UK
Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles
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916.1K 533.4K 21.7K 1 episode / day Avg Length 25 min Sep 2010
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4. BatChat
Vauxhall, London, UK
Trustee and ecologist Steve Roe talk to the experts as well as local heroes to bring you the stories from the bat conservation movement. Designed for ...both Bat Conservation Trust members and the wider bat conservation community, Series 2 had episodes released every second Wednesday from autumn 2020 all the way through to the spring of 2021.more
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124.5K 56.8K 30K 1 episode / week Avg Length 33 min Oct 2019
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5. Outdoor Lives by Mike Raine
Snowdonia, North Wales, UK
A podcast for hillwalkers and climbers about the people we share the hills with. Get to know some of the other users, managers, and owners of our upla...nds. Meet characters and personalities who live Outdoor Lives. This podcast is aimed at informing mountain leaders, hill and moorland leaders and mountaineering instructors, but it's hoped anyone who climbs or walks in the hills of the UK and Ireland might be interested too.more
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3.5K 2.7K 1.8K 3 episodes / month Avg Length 46 min Mar 2020
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6. Tree Lady Talks
Takeley, England, UK
The Tree Lady, Sharon Durdant-Hollamby, Vice-President of the Institute of Chartered Foresters. talks all things trees, nature, and well-being to fasc...inating people from all walks of life.more
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192 1.3K 4 episodes / month Avg Length 52 min Jul 2020
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7. Nature's a Hoot
Llandovery, Wales, UK
This is the wildlife podcast brought to you by the Hawk Conservancy Trust. In each episode, we'll talk about all things 'nature' from beet...les and butterflies to badgers, bats, and barns owls! Learn more about vital conservation projects, and pick up some helpful tips on what we can all do to help the wildlife we find in our back gardens and beyond.more
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34K 11.6K 17.6K 1 episode / month Avg Length 28 min Jul 2020
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8. The Wildlife Explorer
Colchester, England, UK
Welcome to The Wildlife Explorer, a podcast by Essex Wildlife Trust, where we aim to inspire you with our work to protect the wildlife and wild places... of Essex and what you can do to help wildlife wherever you live. Whether you're tuning in from Essex or Outer Mongolia, join us for a show full of fun facts, interviews with our experts and special guests, and top tips to help wildlife thrive.more
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28.8K 17.7K 21K 6 episodes / year Avg Length 33 min Dec 2020
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9. The Bearded Tit's Podcast
The Podcast for nature nuts from wildlife cameraman Jack Perks. Jack interviews presenters, artists, scientists, and conservationists giving a light-h...earted look into their specialisms, stories, and backgrounds seeing what drives people to become so utterly fascinated by the natural world.more
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957 731 60.6K 1 episode / week Avg Length 41 min Mar 2020
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10. The Lodge Cast
A brand new podcast brought to you by Beaver Trust as we start to welcome beavers back to our rivers and explore the state of nature in the UK. Hosted... by Sophie Pavelle and Eva Bishop. Produced and edited by Emma Brisdion.more
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4.5K 11.5K 3 episodes / quarter Avg Length 46 min
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11. Into The Wild
London, England, UK
A weekly podcast series dedicated to wildlife & nature where host Ryan Dalton chats to experts in the field of natural science. Discussing everything ...from facts of individual species to more complex conservation topics. You need to look no further for your wildlife updates. Also featuring a monthly side series about plants, trees & fungi called into The Foliage with co-host Janet Garnermore
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2.8K 4 episodes / quarter Avg Length 58 min Mar 2020
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12. Nature Friendly Farming Podcast
UK
Join us to hear from nature-friendly farmers from across the UK who are farming and improving nature on their land.
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15.7K 5.7K 1 episode / year Avg Length 30 min Sep 2020
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13. The Sustainable Food Trust Podcast
Bristol, England, UK
The Sustainable Food Trust podcast questions current food production methods and sheds light on the future of farming. Chief Executive Patrick Holden ...hears from a range of voices, including policymakers, business leaders, food producers and campaigners, about some of the issues facing farming systems across the world.more
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28.9K 29.8K 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 34 min Apr 2020
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14. Woodland Walks | The Woodland Trust Podcast
Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK
Welcome to the debut season of the Woodland Trust podcast, Woodland Walks. We'll be exploring some of the greatest woods, forests, and sites in th...e Woodland Trust estate. Join our host, Adam Shaw, as we discover the stories and characters that make each of our woods so very special. Well explore awe-inspiring ancient woodland and get lost together in the rich habitats that support our native wildlife. We'll meet the site managers and the magnificent volunteers who protect woods and plant trees.more
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489.6K 277.1K 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 31 min May 2019
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15. The Knepp Wildland Podcast
Dial Post, West Sussex
Join Knepp ecologist, Penny Green, and experience some of the wildlife wonders encountered, the secrets uncovered, and the remarkable people who are p...art of the Knepp Wildland Project.more
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3 10.8K 2 episodes / quarter Avg Length 46 min May 2020
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16. Talk of the Thames
London, England, UK
Listen to relaxed and insightful conversations about the tidal Thames, including history, riverside development, environmental issues, and wildlife. H...osted by Eve Sanders.more
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381 2.4K 1K 2 episodes / quarter Avg Length 41 min May 2020
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17. Grubbing In The Filth: An Invertebrate Podcast
London, England, UK
If it lacks a backbone, we're interested. In this podcast, we are exploring the world of invertebrates, discovering the amazing lives they lead, a...nd thinking carefully about our relationships with these much-maligned creatures. With the help of experts, we are lifting stones, peering into the water, and grubbing in the filth.more
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618 290 1 episode / month Avg Length 58 min Nov 2020
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18. The Nature Garden | Gardening, Wildlife & Nature Notes
UK
A trip down the garden and country lane with nature enthusiasts and gardeners chatting about the flowers and trees, and birds and bees and more.
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330 1 episode / month Avg Length 40 min Apr 2020
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19. UK Wildlife
UK
Neil Phillips author of UK Wildlife is an Environmental Educator, Wildlife Photographer Naturalist. Read about UK wildlife News, photos, links, and po...sts from his blog.more
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6.7K 7.2K 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 29 min Nov 2019
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20. Trees A Crowd
London, England, UK
Ever wondered what happens when you fill a cello with bees? Or how robins have successfully colonized the outer reaches of our universe? Or why the wo...rld is destined to be populated purely by female turtles? This podcast celebrates nature and the stories of those who care deeply for it. Join artist, actor, and Woodland Trust ambassador David Oakes, for a series of informal, relaxed conversations with artists, scientists, creatives, and environmentalists as they celebrate the beauty of the natural world and how it inspires us as human beings.more
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3.1K 1.6K 1 episode / month Avg Length 54 min Feb 2019
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21. The Casual Birder Podcast
UK
The Casual Birder is a weekly podcast for people who are interested in wild birds. Suzy talks about bird-watching experiences, describes featured bird...s, and shares feedback from listeners.more
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225 3K 1.2K 1 episode / month Avg Length 30 min Nov 2017
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22. The Wild Episode
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
A Collection of Wonders, Curiosities and Occasionally Horrors from the Animal Kingdom. Zoology, natural history, and sometimes human history too. Amaz...ing stories about amazing wildlife.more
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370 157 4 episodes / quarter Avg Length 30 min Feb 2018
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23. Big Cat Conversations
United KIngdom
The People's Podcast on Big Cat encounters in Britain. In each episode Rick Minter discusses big cat sightings with different witnesses, finding o...ut what they saw or sensed, how they felt, and how these cases fit a bigger picture.more
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2 episodes / month Avg Length 72 min Aug 2019
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24. Prompted by Nature
Brighton, England, UK
The Prompted by Nature podcast is a series of interviews punctuated by meditations and writing prompts inspired by each conversation. It explores the ...connection between nature and creativity through story-telling.more
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176 2.3K 1 episode / quarter Avg Length 47 min Apr 2020
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25. The Countryside Hour
Norfolk, UK
Farmer and nature lover Chris Skinner shares wildlife recordings and answers questions.
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64.5K 75.1K 28 episodes / year Avg Length 54 min Jan 2016
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26. Call Of The Wild
UK
Discover how choices around food, lifestyle, and money impact our environment, and learn how using your voice and holding our leaders to account can m...ake a difference. We want to empower our listeners to take action and make a positive change. That's why we invite you to rate our podcast five stars, leave a review, and join the conversation. The Wild is calling. It's time to act.more
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806.9K 247.2K 352.9K 1 episode / year Avg Length 28 min
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27. The Reintroduction & Rewilding Summit Podcast
UK
The Reintroduction & Rewilding Summit on the 10th of April, created by Birds of Poole Harbour and the Self-Isolating Bird Club, Charlie Moores will be... interviewing a series of wildlife restoration leaders, discussing the details, aims, and inspiration behind each scheme. With many of these topics or ideas sometimes being considered controversial, these open discussions aim to lay all cards on the table, allowing listeners to hear about the processes, practicalities, and outcomes of each of the projects and how they fit into a wider context of conservation.more
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6.6K 12.1K Feb 2021
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28. The Call Of Nature
UK
A grassroots Nature podcast for everyday people. Hear our sounds and stories of UK wildlife, then come on the show and tell us yours!
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722 234 1.5K May 2020
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29. Natural Wanders - The Plodcast.
Natural Wanders is a Plodcast that gets you outside to connect with people and nature. In each episode, Mandi Stark is joined for a chat by a guest wa...nderer from the worlds of TV, film, wildlife, or conservation as they take an exploratory plod around a wild place they love.more
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911 3 episodes / year Avg Length 5030 min Mar 2020
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30. TheHive
Bournemouth, England, UK
The Hive provides insights into the UK conservation sector. Through conversations with people in the industry, Mollie and Brian explore how to get tha...t all-important first job, gain skills fit for a modern-day conservationist, and discuss exciting new projects and ideas that could help those managing wildlife. This is a fun, collaborative, and insightful podcast for those working outdoors, or interested in nature!more
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120 27 54 Dec 2020
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31. PLANT Voices
A podcast from Tayport Community Garden where we tell local stories about gardening, food, nature, and climate change.
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1.6K 420 Oct 2018
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32. Living Beeing
Through an awe-inspiring audio journey, this podcast series brings to life the love of bees. It lifts the lid on a world of fascinating behaviors and ...wondrous endeavors. Who knew, for example, that to produce a pound of honey, a colony of honeybees must visit 2 million flowers? Or that a bumblebee with a full stomach is only ever 40 minutes away from starvation! We talk to people who are passionate about bees, from entomologists to botanists, scientists, beekeepers, honey experts, historians, artists, and API-therapists.more
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615 355 Jun 2020
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33. The Stubborn Light of Things
UK
I am a nature writer and novelist, and I'm lucky enough to be able to walk out of my cottage straight into Suffolk's beautiful open countrysid...e. For six months as spring, 2020 broke over the British Isles, and summer turned to autumn I documented the wonder and richness of the natural world and the changing seasons and brought the outdoors into as many locked-down homes as I could.more
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24.8K 1 episode / year Avg Length 30 min Oct 2020
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34. Get Birding
Get Birding is a podcast to help everyone, anywhere, discover more about the birds on our doorsteps. Hosted by 18-year-old ornithologist and conservat...ionist Dr. Mya-Rose Craig, this entertaining, cross-generational series is aimed at beginners, families, and diverse audiences living in both cities and countryside making birdwatching accessible to all through unique, inspired voices. more
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235 1.4K 2.1K 7 episodes / year Avg Length 43 min Jan 2021
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35. Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation: Hands-on conservation
UK
There's a lot of talk about conservation, but this really is the hands-on kind. Follow wildlife conservation in the field, as Roy Dennis, based i...n the Highlands of Scotland, works with his team on the restoration of species in the UK and abroad.more
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9.2K 10.4K Aug 2019
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36. Drunk on Porpoise
A wildlife podcast set on not taking itself too seriously. I get a bit too drunk, and a bit too passionate about my favorite subject: wildlife and the... environment.more
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241 179 3 episodes / year Avg Length 43 min Feb 2020
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37. Wildlife and Photography
Inverness, Scotland, UK
If you'd like to learn a little more about the natural world and how to take better pictures? This is the podcast for you. These podcasts are abou...t inspiring a passion for wildlife. Explaining taking incredible pictures isn't that difficult. We're Mark and Jacky Bloomfield, and we take photos of the natural world for a living. We want to help people understand, enjoy and learn about the things we are passionate about, wildlife and photography.more
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98 156 94 1 episode / year Avg Length 25 min Nov 2020
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38. Ecology - Tales from the field
UK
'Ecology - Tales from the Field' is a podcast conversation about wildlife conservation. Join Tim Body and Fleur Wilson, ecologists with a passion for ...British wildlife, with their guests to hear interesting people tell real-life stories from the world of ecology and conservation in the UK.more
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39. Looking After Nature
Winchester, England, UK
The official podcast of the Hampshire Countryside Service. Here you'll find everything from what's going on at your local country park to wild...life wisdom to tips on mindfulness.more
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11.8K 673 3.5K 8 episodes / year Avg Length 27 min Sep 2020
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40. Nature Tripping
Todmorden, England, UK
Jo and Cathy go out to immerse themselves in the sights and sounds of nature at various locations around the British Isles. Join them as they chat abo...ut the wildlife around them and listen in to their surroundings.more
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488 4 episodes / year Avg Length 46 min Nov 2019
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41. Hive Talkin | Beekeeping Podcast
A Podcast with a global perspective. Honeybee keepers, farmers, and scientists love talking about bees and honey production and their audience will be... intrigued by this hidden, female-led, democracy producing one of the most ancient of sweet treats. Kin Media introduces a funny, informative, and sometimes moving journey through the currently popular past time of beekeeping. This series of podcasts aims to fascinate, educate and inspire the listener to understand more about these tiny, wild creatures which are so familiar to us and yet so alien.more
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UK Wildlife & Nature Podcasters
Podcaster Name | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | |
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The Weekending Show | buzzsprout.com | 47 | |
Immediate Media | gardenersworld.com | 45 | |
The Tree Lady | treeladytalks.buzzsprout.com | 40 | |
Birds of Poole Harbour | podcasters.spotify.com | 14 | |
BBC Radio 4 | bbc.co.uk | 13 | |
BBC Radio Norfolk | bbc.co.uk | 13 | |
HortWeek | hortweek.com | 10 | |
Hawk Conservancy Trust | podcasters.spotify.com | 7 | |
Peanut & Crumb | shows.acast.com | 7 | |
The Pace Brothers | byronpace.co.uk | 6 | |
Rick Minter | bigcatconversations.com | 6 | |
Suzy Buttress | casualbirder.com | 5 | |
Jack Perks | beardedtit.podbean.com | 5 | |
Ryan Dalton & Nadia Shaikh | intothewild.podbean.com | 5 | |
Helen Forester | promptedbynature.co.uk | 5 | |
David Oakes | treesacrowd.fm | 4 | |
Jo Kennedy & Cathy Shaw | jokennedysound.com | 4 | |
Neil Phillips + Victoria Hillman | uk-wildlife.co.uk | 4 | |
M.H. Studios | byronpace.co.uk | 4 | |
Essex Wildlife Trust | podcasters.spotify.com | 4 | |
Penny Green | knepp.co.uk | 3 | |
Hampshire Countryside Service | lookingafternature.co.uk | 3 | |
Mike Raine | podcasters.spotify.com | 3 | |
Brian Ruckley | thewildepisode.com | 3 | |
Patrick Holden and Liz Earle | sustainablefoodtrust.org | 1 |