“Brilliant podcast. Compulsory listening for everyone - ought to be on prescription for busy digital lives.”
- Charlie Rose, presenter, BBC South East Today

“Great podcast for connecting people more with nature - delivered by presenters with real passion.”
- Chris Corrigan, Interim CEO, Sussex Wildlife Trust

“So enjoyed this. What a great communicator Eka is - gentle, passionate, friendly and genuine!”
- Sharon Critchley, Teacher, Wakehurst, Kew’s wild botanic garden

Other adjectives from feedback include: magical, life-enhancing, quirky, wholesome, peaceful, joyful...

New to podcasts? Give this a try! Each episode is between 30-45 minutes. You can listen on the Ashdown Forest Centre website: ashdownforest.org/podcast
 or search for ‘Ashdown Forest’ on podcast platforms

Tom and Eka are making these podcasts to enhance visitors’ appreciation of Ashdown Forest.
They are seeking funding for future episodes,
please get in touch if you can help:
ashdownpodcast@gmail.com

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CATS, BATS, CURLEWS AND BIRD SINGING

All these are covered in the next episode of the Ashdown Forest podcast. Have you ventured into the world of podcasts yet? It can be hit and miss, but this is a hit! You don’t need a podcast app – you can listen on the Ashdown Forest website – see below. Local audio producer Eka Morgan and wildlife guide Tom Forward have teamed up to produce a podcast to celebrate these 10 square miles on our doorstep.

In the latest episode:

Bird ringing explained...there were some bizarre theories about bird migration, until bird ringing helped solved the mystery. How can you help minimise the impact of your cat on local wildlife? Cat behaviour specialist, Nicky Trevorrow from Cats Protection, gives us some cracking tips.And campaigner Mary Colwell discusses curlews, wild cats and lynx...and the new Natural History GCSE.

This podcast takes the Ashdown Forest as a starting point for conversations about wildlife and people. Each episode features a dawn and dusk walk and interviews with wildlife specialists and well-known authors - all recorded in the woodland and on the heath. Listeners also learn wildlife sounds along the way.

New to podcasts? Give this a try! Each episode is between 30-45 minutes.
You can listen on the Ashdown Forest Centre website: ashdownforest.org/podcast.
Or search for ‘Ashdown Forest’ on podcast platforms.

Tom and Eka are making these podcasts to enhance visitors’ appreciation of Ashdown Forest.
They are seeking funding for future episodes, please get in touch if you can help: ashdownpodcast@gmail.com

Ashdown Forest: Unsung National Treasure?

Is the Ashdown Forest a national treasure?
Audio producer Eka Morgan and wildlife guide Tom Forward think so.
They have teamed up to produce a new podcast to celebrate
these 10 square miles on our doorstep.

The podcast takes the Ashdown Forest as a starting point for conversations about wildlife and people. Each episode features a dawn and dusk walk and interviews with wildlife specialists and well-known authors - all recorded in the woodland and on the heath. Listeners also learn wildlife sounds along the way.

The latest episode includes:

  •  Tony Juniper, dedicated wildlife campaigner and Chair of Natural England

  •  Dog-lover Kari Dunbar on how to manage your pet in wildlife sensitive areas

  •  Excitable children discovering wildlife on a dusk walk

    The next episode features Sussex’s Isabella Tree re-wilding pioneer and author of the best-selling ’Wilding’