Into The Wild

I LOVE wildlife.......but I LOVE dogs. My two jobs, the podcast & running a professional dog walking company both (obviously) envolve, heavily, these two things, but do they, or can they, go together happily? There's always a lot of chat about how much domestic dogs disturb wildlife or damage habitat & the answers always seem to be lost in amongst the arguments so I decided to mix the two sides together & have vet & conservationist Sean McCormack on to tell us about what the issues are & then to have professional dog walker, dog trainer & business owner Zoe Macdonald on to tell us dog owners, the best ways we can be walking our dogs without allowing them to disturb or damage wildlife. Write to your MP to voice your anger about the #AttackOnNature here If you'd like to keep up to date with Sean & Zoe then you can do so on social media @WoofsInTheWoods & @ThatVetSean To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a coffee to say ta at https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod MERCH: https://intothewildpodcast.teemill.com/ Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a huge variety of wild topics. This episode is sponsored by Leica Sport Optics.

I don't think I've ever met someone that saw a hedgehog & didn't shout "OMG THAT IS CUTE AF" but more importantly, this reaction is getting rarer & not because hedgehogs in the UK are getting less cute of course, but because sightings are becoming way less. To join me on this journey learning more about this much loved UK animal is hedgehog expert, severe enthusiast & science communicator Hugh Warwick. Hugh's passion for these animals & the natural world is incredibly clear & I adored chatting with him about this fab animals, I know you will too. If you'd like to keep up to date with Hugh then you can do so on social media @HedgehogHugh To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a coffee to say ta at https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod MERCH: intothewildpodcast.teemill.com Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a huge variety of wild topics. This episode is sponsored by Leica Sport Optics.

One place in the UK that has really shown the way & challenged the status quo in food production & land management is Knepp Estate. From an old farm to now a place that has restored nature & reintroduced a huge list of species, Knepp is now a semi wild environment that is seeing seasonal visitors (both animal & human) return for a visit. To tell me more about this heaven for wildlife, is Knepp's ecologist Penny Green. Penny shares the behind the scenes management of what keeps this place going & the work involved. If you'd like to keep up to date with Penny or Knepp Estate then you can do so on social media @SussexEmereald or @KneppWilding To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a coffee to say ta at https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod MERCH: intothewildpodcast.teemill.com Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a huge variety of wild topics. This episode is sponsored by Leica Sport Optics.

And so we've come to the last episode recorded at Global Birdfair 2022 & what better way to end other than with a chat with the founder of the event, Tim Appleton. Before I went to GBF I had heard all kinds of things about the event regarding issues with diversity, not enough talk of the climate crisis & the fact that it doesn't seem to tackle the right issues in nature, so I wanted to talk to Tim about how & why this event was set up & what he sees changing, if anything, in the future. If you'd like to keep up to date with Tim then you can do so on social media @Rutlandbirds or catch updates about Global Birdfair at @GlobalBirdFair To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a coffee to say ta at https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod MERCH: intothewildpodcast.teemill.com Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a huge variety of wild topics. This episode is sponsored by Leica Sport Optics.

This week is our penultimate Global Birdfair episode & our guest is someone that I can't believe has taken me so long to get on the show, David Lindo, aka The Urban Birder. David has had a fascinating career in wildlife & nature presenting. From in front of the screens to pen on paper, David's love & fascination with the natural world, & of course, birds, has brought him to incredible opportunities. We briefly talk about David's time in London & how The Urban Birder was born to how he became an advocate for discovering & appreciating nature on your doorstep. If you'd like to keep up to date with David then you can do so on social media @UrbanBirder / @TheUrbanBirder To follow us on social media visit @intothewildpod for Twitter & @intothewildpodcast for Instagram. You can also find Ryan on @mrryanjdalton Love the show or simply enjoyed this episode? You can buy us a coffee to say ta at https://ko-fi.com/intothewildpod MERCH: intothewildpodcast.teemill.com Into The Wild is your weekly wildlife, nature & conservation podcast, bringing you chat from professionals about a huge variety of wild topics. This episode is sponsored by Leica Sport Optics.