Wild Tales | Nature Podcast

Join us on a journey through this tropical Cornish paradise, where lush rolling valleys meet the sea, and exotic plants grow alongside native wildflowers. We get to know the Fox family, who laid down the plans for the garden back in the 1820s, and still live in the house today.Discover moreFor information about exploring Glendurgan please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cornwall/glendurgan-gardenFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

In this special episode, we join composer Michael Price as he records his new classical album in some of the Trusts most unlikely places.Michael Price is best known for the scores he creates for film and popular television shows like Sherlock Holmes. For his latest album, Tender Symmetry, he’s swapped the comforts of Abbey Road studios for the varied acoustics of several Trust places. In this episode we join Michael and his team on the last day of recording at Fan Bay in Dover.Discover moreFor information about exploring the white cliffs please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/kent/the-white-cliffs-of-doverFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Behind a wardrobe in William Morris’s former home lies a secret that gives some detail into the designers life.Join James Grasby as he discovers the artistry inside this design icon's home.Discover moreFor information about exploring Red House and William and Jane Morris please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/london/red-houseFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Once home to one of Britain’s most celebrated designers of the 20th Century, William Morris, Red house is now a celebration of his life's works. Famous for his iconic floral wallpaper designs, Morris’s prints and patterns are still in fashion today, but his story goes much further.Among other things, he was also a poet and a political figure, fascinated with all things medieval. Join us to explore the house where Morris’s creativity blossomed, and uncover the intriguing twists and turns in the life of this prolific printmaker.Discover moreFor information about exploring Red House and William and Jane Morris please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/london/red-houseFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

A short boat ride off the Northumbrian coast lies the remote Farne Islands home to one of Britain's favourite seabirds, the Atlantic Puffin. Kate Martin finds out how a hardy team of rangers goes about monitoring them and finds out what the future holds for these much-loved birds.ProductionHost: Kate MartinProducer: Pippa Tilbury-HarrisSound editor: Jesus GomezDiscover moreLearn more about the Farne Islands, Puffins and other sea birdshttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/north-east/farne-islandsFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Long Nanny beach is home to sweeping sand dunes, freshwater streams, and array of wildlife along this spectacular shoreline. Learn to identify the birds that breed here each year, including ringed plovers and rare little terns and hear from the dedicated staff who camp out under the stars to protect them.Discover moreFor information about exploring Long Nanny please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/north-east/embleton-and-newton-links/our-work-at-embleton-and-newton-linksFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

The Norfolk coast has long been considered vulnerable to invasion and during the Second World war this threat was met with extensive fortification. In recent years two pillboxes, of slightly different types, which formed part of the wartime defences at Sheringham Park have been restored and their brickwork repaired. The beach obstacles, barbed wire entanglements and minefields associated with these surviving defences can only be imagined.Discover moreFor information about exploring Sheringham Park please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/norfolk/sheringham-parkFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Join us a stroll through Sheringham’s magnificent rhododendron gardens as we unearth the colourful history of these exotic flowers, from the adventures of the plant hunter who sourced them to their starring role in the Upcher family’s 1950s champagne parties.Learn about the designer who sculpted the landscape, Humphry Repton, and meet the staff and volunteers who keep his vision alive today.Discover moreFor information about exploring Sheringham Park please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/norfolk/sheringham-parkFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

In 2018, Nostell will hear the 300-year-old Harrison clock chime for the last time. This mini episode celebrates the ticks, tocks, and bongs of a clock made by a man who changed the world. The clock is the product of ‘out-the-box’ thinking, and suitably exhibited at Nostell Priory, out of it’s case, with all it’s inner-workings exposed to visitors.Discover moreFor information about exploring Nostell please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/yorkshire/nostellFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

At the centre of Nostell's story is a local man named Thomas Chippendale, known today as "The Shakespeare of Furniture”. Through exploring his exquisite craftsmanship and the magnificent interiors that he designed and sourced - we get to know a man of talent, ambition and business nous.Discover moreFor information about exploring Nostell please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/yorkshire/nostellFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

In this Episode, James Grasby meets Greenway's writer in residence, Roselle Angwin and Community Involvement Officer, Carly Mays, to learn how the former holiday home of crime-writing extraordinaire, Agatha Christie, continues to inspire writers today. Discover moreFor information about exploring Greenway and Agatha Christie please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/greenwayFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Agatha Christie's home in Greenway, Devon once had an intriguing military past.A stronghold throughout history, the house and grounds feature many relics, most notably from the Second World War when the site was requisitioned for use by the 10th Flotilla of the U.S. Coast Guard, in the preparations for D-Day.James Grasby goes behind the doors at Greenway to unearth some WW2 secrets.Discover moreFor information about exploring Greenway and Agatha Christie please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/greenwayFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Agatha Christie called Greenway in Devon 'the loveliest place in the world' and treasured it as a holiday home for her and her family. In this episode James Grasby turns detective to explore a house and gardens that inspired some of Poirot and Miss Marple’s most famous tales. Discover moreFor information about exploring Greenway and Agatha Christie please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/greenwayFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

In this mini episode, we’ll be heading to Allan Bank, the former home of William Wordsworth. Learn how this place continues to inspire and nurture today’s creative minds.Discover moreFor information about exploring Wordsworth House and Garden please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/wordsworth-house-and-gardenFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

In this mini episode, James goes back in time via the kitchen, to sample the foods that a young Wordsworth might have enjoyed. Discover moreFor information about exploring Wordsworth House and Garden please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/wordsworth-house-and-gardenFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

The Lake District is the homeland of Romantic poetry with it's sweeping vistas and stunning scenery. In this episode James Grasby explores the places that inspired of one of the nation’s best loved poets, William Wordsworth. Discover moreFor information about exploring Wordsworth House and Garden please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/wordsworth-house-and-gardenFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

The works of past writers can often inspire future creativity. Producer Michael Friend explores his deep personal connection to George Bernard Shaw's writings, at Shaw's Corner in Hertfordshire.Discover moreFor information about exploring Shaw's Corner please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/essex-bedfordshire-hertfordshire/shaws-cornerFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

During his life George Bernard Shaw wrote numerous high acclaimed plays including Heartbreak House, Pygmalion and the Millionairess.In this mini episode we meet Evelyn Ellis, a key member of the Shaw Society, a group celebrating the work of George Bernard Shaw with performances at the playwright's country home in Hertfordshire. Discover moreFor information about exploring Shaw's Corner please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/essex-bedfordshire-hertfordshire/shaws-cornerFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

A prolific playwright, one of the most photographed and quoted men in the world and Nobel Prize winner George Bernard Shaw once called this pocket of Hertfordshire home.Today, the country house remains much as he left it. You can walk from room to room, enjoying the beautiful Arts and Crafts inspired interiors, and finding fascinating links with the past.James Grasby goes behind it's doors in learn more about Shaw and his life.Discover moreFor information about exploring Shaw's Corner please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/essex-bedfordshire-hertfordshire/shaws-cornerFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Every year the sand dunes at Formby move and change with nature. When they do they can uncover secrets from the past that have lain hidden and lost to the sands of time.Join Kate on her home turf as she reveals some of the discoveries in Formby’s shape shifting dunes.Discover moreFor information about visiting Formby please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/liverpool-lancashire/formbyFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

In this mini episode, we accompany Formby’s squirrel feeders on their morning rounds, as we learn of the challenges they face maintaining the area’s red squirrel population. Discover moreFor information about visiting Formby please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/liverpool-lancashire/formbyFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Whether you’re seeking secluded beaches, rare sightings of endangered species or want to get better acquainted with Liverpool’s past, Formby has something for everyone.For this episode of the National Trust Podcast, we head north west as we explore the walks that criss-cross the pine forests, dunes and golden sands of Formby Point, Liverpool. Discover moreFor information about visiting Formby please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/liverpool-lancashire/formbyFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

You’ll be familiar with the red dragon that proudly adorns the Welsh national flag. But how did it get there and what is it's significance?The secret lies in the spoils of an ancient battle beneath the Welsh hillsides... Discover moreFor information about visiting Beddgelert please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wales/craflwyn-and-beddgelertFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Meet Sabine Nouvert, a National Trust Ranger in Beddgelert who’s been working on a rather unusual project, conserving seaside butterflies in inland Wales! Discover moreFor information about visiting Beddgelert please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wales/craflwyn-and-beddgelertFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Located at the base of Yr Wyddfa (Mount Snowdon) is the beautiful village of Beddgelert. A gateway to some of the UK’s most exciting walks.Join Ranger Kate Martin as she finds out how the Trust is making some of the spectacular landscapes of the Eryri National Park (Snowdonia) more accessible.Discover moreFor information about visiting Beddgelert please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wales/craflwyn-and-beddgelertFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Kinder Scout's magical mermaid pool is steeped in legend. The pool, an icy body of water nestled within the folds of Kinder Scout’s rugged terrain, has been associated with beautiful mermaids and Celtic water rituals for millennia. Discover moreFor information about visiting Kinder Scout please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/peak-district-derbyshire/kinder-edale-and-the-high-peak/kinder-scout-circular-walkFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Paul Besley, author and Mountain Rescue volunteer, shares stories from his 40-plus years of walking in the Peaks. In this mini-episode, he explains just why Kinder Scout’s pleasures keep him coming back, and warns of its perils. Discover moreFor information about visiting Kinder Scout please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/peak-district-derbyshire/kinder-edale-and-the-high-peak/kinder-scout-circular-walkFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

In the first of our ‘walking’ podcasts, presenter and National Trust ranger Kate Martin takes listeners on a pilgrimage to Kinder Scout, in the Peak District, the birthplace of the 'right to roam' movement and a landscape that has come to symbolise walking freedoms in the UK.Discover moreFor information about visiting Kinder Scout please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/peak-district-derbyshire/kinder-edale-and-the-high-peak/kinder-scout-circular-walkFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

If you venture into Mount Stewart’s shamrock garden, you’ll find an intriguing mythical tale clipped into its ornate hedges. In this mini episode Neil Porteous, Mount Stewart's head gardener, unravels the mystery of the figures in the topiary.Discover moreFor information about visiting Mount Stewart please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/northern-ireland/mount-stewartFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

The colour purple is often associated with power, royalty and wealth, which may be one of the reasons it is so prevalent in the gardens at Mount Stewart. In this episode of the National Trust Podcast, we learn why there is more to purple than meets the eye.Discover moreFor information about visiting Mount Stewart please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/northern-ireland/mount-stewartFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

This week we’re at the uniquely exotic Mount Stewart, County Down. Described as the ‘scratch and sniff’ garden, Mount Stewart is a multi-sensory experience that is not to be missed. In this episode we explore the style, motivation and vision of the garden’s creator, Edith, Lady Londonderry, and learn about the ingenious techniques the Trust is using to keep her garden legacy alive today. Discover moreFor information about visiting Mount Stewart please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/northern-ireland/mount-stewartFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

In this mini episode, we explore ‘The Sleeping Wood,’ a secluded, disorientating and illicit corner of the gardens at Stowe, Buckinghamshire. Listen and find out the secrets and mysteries that still linger in its winding paths today.Discover moreFor information about visiting Stowe please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/oxfordshire-buckinghamshire-berkshire/stowe-gardensFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

In this mini episode from Stowe, we meet Ranger Isabelle Thompson, to learn about the conservation and ecology of the grasslands within Stowe’s picturesque Grecian Valley.Discover moreFor information about visiting Stowe please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/oxfordshire-buckinghamshire-berkshire/stowe-gardensFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Stowe is the home of unbroken views and ornate temples inside a Capability Brown inspired landscape. In this episode we dig into the past to understand the people and the politics that have given Stowe its distinctive style and character.Discover moreFor information about visiting Stowe please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/oxfordshire-buckinghamshire-berkshire/stowe-gardensFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Do you know your buzzard from your blackbird or your bullfinch from your barn owl? Join Josh Turner, Cliveden’s resident birder, as he acquaints us with some of Cliveden’s feathered residents. In this mini episode from Cliveden, you’ll hear the sounds and learn about the sights that await you once you venture into some of the more secluded spots.Discover moreFor information about visiting Cliveden please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/oxfordshire-buckinghamshire-berkshire/clivedenFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

The Sancy Diamond is a 55.23 carat gem that has travelled the world, passing through the hands of aristocrats, kings, queens and even the British Royal Family. The diamond also spent some time with the Astor family at Cliveden House. In this mini episode, we learn of the mysteries and myths surrounding the precious stone.Discover moreFor information about visiting Cliveden please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/oxfordshire-buckinghamshire-berkshire/clivedenFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Set high above the Thames, the grounds of Cliveden House are home to a world famous parterre, Japanese Garden and topiary-lined long walk. Around every corner you’ll find stories of mystery, decadence and the fame and misfortune of Britain’s political elite. We take you behind the scenes of the Trust and shed light on some of the techniques our staff and volunteers use to keep the gardens at Cliveden looking spectacular all year round.Discover moreFor information about visiting Cliveden please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/oxfordshire-buckinghamshire-berkshire/clivedenFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Enjoy these classic episodes from our pilot series. For deeper dives into history, nature and adventure be sure to check out our most recent episodes. Clay soil can be tough and difficult to work with. Gardeners in the veg garden at Sissinghurst explain how no dig gardening has worked deliciously well to provide fresh vegetables to our restaurant…even when it’s snowing outside!Discover moreFor information about visiting Sissinghurst Castle Garden please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/kent/sissinghurst-castle-gardenFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Enjoy these classic episodes from our pilot series. For deeper dives into history, nature and adventure be sure to check out our most recent episodes.Alan meets Josh Sparkes, a gardener at Sissinghurst and self-proclaimed meadow obsessive. He explains how a return to traditional practices has helped revitalised the wildlife at Sissinghurst. Scythes at the ready!Discover moreFor information about visiting Sissinghurst Castle Garden please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/kent/sissinghurst-castle-gardenPlants Mentioned Leucanthemum vulgare – Oxeye daisy Lychnis flos-cuculi – Ragged robin Follow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Enjoy these classic episodes from our pilot series. For deeper dives into history, nature and adventure be sure to check out our most recent episodes.Alan Power visits Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Kent, previously home to poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West and her husband, politician Harold Nicolson.Working from ruins, the couple’s personalities collided and combined to create this dramatic, world-renowned garden. It comes complete with 300 varieties of rose, an area that’s planted to sparkle at twilight, and a castle tower with views to take your breath away. Discover moreFor information about visiting Sissinghurst please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/kent/sissinghurst-castle-gardenPlants Mentioned Sweet chestnut coppice woodland – Castanea sativa Azalea mollis The Himalayan blue poppy – Meconopsis betonicifolia Polyanthus – various Pleached lime trees - Tilia platyphyllos ‘Rubra’ Fritillaria imperialis Tulips – various Narcissus – various Alba rose – various Bourbon rose – Mme. Lauriol de Barny, Souvenir de la Malmaison Centifolia rose – various Damask rose – various Gallica rose – Tuscany Superb, Cardinal de Richelieu, Belle de Crécy Moss rose – Général Kléber Peony Iris Eremurus – various Phlox paniculata 'David' Follow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Enjoy these classic episodes from our pilot series. For deeper dives into history, nature and adventure be sure to check out our most recent episodes.In this mini episode Alan joins in with the festivities at Croome as the team prepare for Christmas. Learn from the volunteers how to make the perfect festive wreath from your own garden at home.Discover moreFor information about visiting Croome please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/worcestershire-herefordshire/croomeFor details on craft workshops nearby please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/christmas/christmas-craft-workshopsWhere you'll also find details of lots of non-christmas activities throughout the year too.Plants Mentioned Eucalyptus Lavender – Lavandula angustifolia Pyracantha Holly – Ilex aquifolium Yew – Taxus baccata Follow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Enjoy these classic episodes from our pilot series. For deeper dives into history, nature and adventure be sure to check out our most recent episodes.In this mini episode Alan meets the owners of the walled garden at Croome Court who have turned this wild and derelict space into a beautiful and productive garden for us all to enjoy. Discover moreFor information about visiting Croome please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/worcestershire-herefordshire/croomeFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Enjoy these classic episodes from our pilot series. For deeper dives into history, nature and adventure be sure to check out our most recent episodes.Gardener and host, Alan Power visits Croome in Worcestershire, the first landscape that Capability Brown got his capable hands on. With a diverse history from a secret RAF base, to a home for Hare Krishna devotees, Croome has seen it all. Unravel the challenge of restoring the garden back to Brown’s 18th century vision and find out how can you take inspiration from the evergreen shrubbery to transform your garden into a winter wonderland. And discover what is it about Croome that attracts all kinds of feathered friends...Discover moreFor information about visiting Croome please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/worcestershire-herefordshire/croomeFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected] Mentioned Daphne – Daphne odora Portuguese laurel – Prunus lusitanica Common holly – Ilex aquifolium Rosemary – Rosmarinus officinalis Sage – Salvia officinalis Winter jasmine – Jasminum nudiflorum Guelder rose – Viburnum opulus Witch hazel – Hamamelis Heather – Erica Common broom – Cytisus scoparius Pine - Pinus

Enjoy these classic episodes from our pilot series. For deeper dives into history, nature and adventure be sure to check out our most recent episodes.In this mini episode, gardener and host Alan power discovers why a walled garden at Stourhead is home to a superb collection of pelargoniums and find out a tasty way they can be used in the kitchen to bake a Geranium Cake. Discover moreFor information about visiting Stourhead please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/stourheadGeranium Cake RecipeServes: 8 Cook Time: 50 minutes Prep Time: 25 minutes Effort: easyINGREDIENTS 6-8 rose geranium leaves 240g butter 240g caster sugar 4 eggs 140g self-raising flour 120 g semolina Caster sugar, for dusting Fresh cream and rose petals, to serve. METHOD Preheat the oven to 180C/gas 4. Grease and line a 23cm spring-form cake tin with baking parchment. Lay the geranium leaves around the base of the tin, upside down, stalk-end pointing towards the centre of the tin. Cream together the butter and sugar until very pale and fluffy, and then gradually beat in the eggs, a little at a time. Fold in the flour and semolina. Spoon the cake mixture into the tin, taking care not to disturb the leaves. Bake in the centre of the oven, for about 45-50 minutes, until the cake is firm but springy to the touch. Take the cake out of the oven, release the spring clip and carefully remove the sides of the tin. Turn the cake gently over onto a cooling rack set over a plate, bottom side up and carefully remove the base of the tin and the baking parchment. Leave until completely cold, dust with caster sugar, and serve with fresh cream and rose petals. Follow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Enjoy these classic episodes from our pilot series. For deeper dives into history, nature and adventure be sure to check out our most recent episodes.The first of our little extra mini episodes “ Garden cuttings”. Autumn is the perfect time to build a compost heap. Join the green fingered gardeners at Stourhead, Wiltshire to learn the eco science behind “cooking” the perfect organic compost.Discover moreFor information about visiting Stourhead please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/stourheadFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected]

Enjoy these classic episodes from our pilot series. For deeper dives into history, nature and adventure be sure to check out our most recent episodes.Beginning the series on his home turf, Gardener and presenter Alan Power takes a walk around Stourhead in Wiltshire, one of England’s greatest landscape gardens. Its fabulous tree collection make autumn a favourite time of year for visitors, volunteers and staff alike. We find out what the walled garden tell us about life in the 18th century, and how dormice are thriving on the Stourhead Estate.Discover moreFor information about visiting Stourhead please visithttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/stourheadFollow the National Trust Podcast on your favourite podcast app. If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story connected with the National Trust, you can contact us at [email protected] Mentioned Lavender – Lavandula angustifolia Agapanthus africanus Variegated Tulip Tree – (Liriodendron tulipifera aureomarginata) Poplar trees / Trembling Poplar – European Aspen) Birch – Betula Cherries – Prunus Taihaku Red Maple – Acer rubrum Willow – Salix alba ‘Britzensis’ Japanese Maple – Acer palmatum Handkerchief tree – Davidia involucrata seedlings – for tree nursery Katsura trees – Cercidiphyllum Guelder Rose – Viburnum opulus Rowan – Sorbus aucuparia, commonly known as the Rowan or Mountain-ash Whitebeam – Sorbus aria