In this episode the rain finally stops and instead there is a flurry of snow. It turns bitterly cold but three of us dress warmly to explore the footpaths of Kersey.This episode is the week from the 8th to the 14th January 2024.

S2 Episode 01 A Nature Diary

Jan 13th, 2024 13m 3s

We return to Swallows on the Wire with week one of 2024, 1st - 7th January. Over this week there was an awful lot of rain, a continuation of months of rain before. The land is waterlogged and weary from storms. But, when you look, there is alwa

Episode 52, a nature diary - the full year

Aug 3rd, 2022 14m 28s

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 18th to the 24th July, 2022. This week concludes a full year of nature watching with something written for each precious day. This week it seems as if Autumn has arriv

Episode 51, a nature diary

Jul 27th, 2022 12m 24s

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 18th to the 24th July, 2022.This week, the heatwave hits and we reach temperatures of over 41 degrees Celsius. The world becomes bleached and pale; flint becomes too h

Episode 50, a nature diary

Jul 20th, 2022 11m 22s

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 11th to the 17th July, 2022.This week, we start heading towards the coming heatwave. Everything becomes bleached pale and the earth hard, dusty and dry. Vegetables are

Episode 49, a nature diary

Jul 13th, 2022 10m 55s

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 4th to the 10th July, 2022This week, linnets join the chorus and a jay comes to visit. It turns very hot, dusty blueberries deepen their colour and selfheal sprouts up

Episode 48, a nature diary

Jul 6th, 2022 12m 20s

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 27th of June to the 3rd July, 2022.This week, everything is in full growth and vivid colour. A blackbird with a white face has become a regular visitor and families of

Episode 47, a nature diary

Jun 29th, 2022 11m 31s

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 20th to the 26th June, 2022This week butterflies, hoverflies and blue tits are everywhere. All of the cherries are stolen before they even turn red, the summer solstic

Episode 46, a nature diary

Jun 22nd, 2022 13m 43s

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 13th to the 19th June, 2022This week we see extremes of weather from the return of high temperatures to a huge storm that rages for hours. Iridescent clouds form swirl

Episode 45, a nature diary

Jun 15th, 2022 12m 36s

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 6th to the 12th June, 2022This week the heat returns, as does bat. Jackdaws take to visiting the feeder and stealing the fat balls. Ox eye daisies take over the landsc

Episode 44, a nature diary

Jun 8th, 2022 12m 48s

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 30th May to the 5th June, 2022This week, it turns cold and we have storms again with double rainbows. A devil's coach horse is in need of rescue, the large birds take

Episode 43, a nature diary

Jun 1st, 2022 12m 22s

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 23rd to the 29th of May, 2022.This week we have rain, thunder and lightning and it turns cold. Elderflower sprawls in buttermilk clumps, bats come out from hibernation

Episode 42, a nature diary

May 25th, 2022 12m 2s

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 16th to the 22nd of May, 2022.This week, goldfinches feast on dandelion seeds, a hare kicks up dust as it runs and the first flush of spring colour is fading and befor

Episode 41, a nature diary

May 18th, 2022 12m 54s

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 9th to the 15th of May, 2022This week the swifts return, a red kite flies low overhead and at last the cuckoo is heard.

Episode 40, a nature diary

May 11th, 2022 11m 23s

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 2nd to the 8th of May, 2022This week we start to see the arrival of juvenile birds; blackbirds and starlings to begin with; blue tits are busy collecting caterpillars,

Episode 39, a nature podcast

May 3rd, 2022 13m 6s

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 25th of April to the 1st of May, 2022This week the weather turns dull and grey but with a more regular appearance from the red kite. As the first spring flowers begin

Episode 38, a nature diary

Apr 27th, 2022 12m

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 18th to the 24th April, 2022.This week chaffinch and greenfinch become very vocal. Apple blossom is at its best, lilac begins to bloom and I interrupt a meeting of phe

Episode 37, a nature diary

Apr 20th, 2022 12m 4s

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 11th to the 17th April, 2022This week we experience true spring warmth over the Easter weekend. There is a full, pink moon, baby frogs are already about and the red ki

Episode 36, a nature diary

Apr 13th, 2022 11m 10s

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 4th to the 10th April, 2022This week there is much pairing up and nesting happening, a heavy hail storm takes us by surprise, the wind still roars wildly but everywher

Episode 35, a nature diary

Apr 6th, 2022 11m 31s

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 28th March to the 3rd April, 2022This week winter returns with rain and hail and snow and ice. Jackdaws and crows are nesting, a stock dove comes to visit and female b

Episode 34, A nature diary

Mar 30th, 2022 12m 23s

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 21st to the 27th March, 2022This week brings true spring warmth as we pass through the equinox, Ostara. But there is a return of frost also. A pair of ducks return as

Episode 33, a nature diary

Mar 23rd, 2022 11m 44s

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 14th to the 20th March, 2022This week robin, blackbird and song thrush are in equal voice; the world becomes hazed with Saharan sand blown over on storms and and a Wor

Episode 32, a nature diary

Mar 16th, 2022 11m 33s

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 7th to the 13th March, 2022This week, our daily pheasant is styled by the wind. Warmth manages to creep in on days between the cold chills, the first blossoms start to

Episode 31, a nature diary

Mar 9th, 2022 11m 29s

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 28th February to the 6th March, 2022This week, despite the rain, Spring arrives for certain. Colour is bursting out of buds, a daily pheasant makes its rounds of the g

Episode 30, a nature diary

Mar 2nd, 2022 12m 23s

In this episode I take a look at the small wild in my weekly diary from the 21st to the 27th of February 2022This week we cross from spring to winter and back again many times We have storms and sun, rain, hail and snow. Throughout it all new