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Seeing the Wood for the Trees |
In winter the bones of the trees are laid bare, giving us a chance to see their skeletons. Join Lindsay as she takes a tour round Wytham Woods in Oxford, showing you how to identify our common native trees from their bark and the shape of their branches. |
Lindsay Turnball |
07 Jan 2021 |
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One billion years a slave |
Peering into a drop of pondwater allows you to look back in time and see key events in the history of life on Earth. |
Lindsay Turnbull, Stuart West |
06 Aug 2020 |
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Feed the birds? |
What do birds like eating and what decisions do they have to make when visiting a bird feeder? |
Lindsay Turnbull, Friederike Hillemann, Annette Fayet |
28 Jul 2020 |
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Interview with a Vampire |
Find out how plants like mistletoe and hayrattle extract resources from their hosts and how hayrattle engages in a game of rock, paper, scissors, that makes managing meadows a whole lot easier. |
Lindsay Turnbull |
10 Jul 2020 |
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Much ado about mothing |
Dedicated to moths, this episode explores how and why these unsung heroes deserve more attention. |
Lindsay Turnbull, Doug Boyes, Ben Sheldon |
30 Jun 2020 |
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Stop the pigeon? Never! |
Woodpigeons are common garden birds, whose familiar call has been likened to someone complaining about their feet. But woodpigeons make fantastic parents, and like all pigeons and doves produce a kind of 'milk' to feed their young. |
Lindsay Turnbull |
15 Jun 2020 |
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All that glitters. |
Find out how birds, insects and plants exploit iridescence. |
Lindsay Turnbull |
04 Jun 2020 |
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Three little birds |
Blue and great tits commonly use nest-boxes in gardens. In this episode we explore their nesting behaviour and get a priviledged view inside the nest-boxes at Wytham Woods. |
Lindsay Turnbull |
29 May 2020 |
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Why is the world green? |
Lindsay searches for the truth about our verdant green world and tackles a mystery about her rose-bushes: who ate all the greenfly? |
Lindsay Turnbull |
24 May 2020 |
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Garden Safari: The Bug Five! |
Did you know that just five groups of insects dominate your garden? And can you tell the difference between bugs and beetles? |
Lindsey Turnbull |
12 May 2020 |
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Seeds of Change |
In this episode we take a look at the strange life-cycle of ferns and find out why they are so dependent on water. |
Lindsay Turnbull |
10 May 2020 |
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Hot as mustard. |
In this episode we look closely at Garlic mustard or Jack-by-the-hedge, a very common plant throughout the UK. |
Lindsay Turnbull |
04 May 2020 |
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One is the magic number |
Back Garden Biology takes a closer look at the insects in the garden including the solitary bee. |
Lindsay Turnbull |
27 Apr 2020 |
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Stinker! |
In this episode we look at the cuckoo pint, which has an unusual flower with the central part, called a spadix, releasing a stench that to our nostrils is quite revolting. |
Lindsay Turnbull |
20 Apr 2020 |
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Queen Bee |
Learn how to identify common garden bees and find out why they never seem to stay still. |
Lindsay Turnbull |
20 Apr 2020 |
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The Lillies of the Fields |
The beautiful snake's-head fritillary is the flower of Oxfordshire. In this episode we look closely at the flowers it produces. |
Lindsay Turnbull |
13 Apr 2020 |
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Deceived with ornament |
Plants attract pollinators through their colourful flowers but some plants aren't quite what they seem. |
Lindsay Turnbull |
06 Apr 2020 |
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Sex and the single primrose |
In early spring, primroses and cowslips can be found in many gardens and parks. Their yellow flowers are certainly beautiful, but they also hold a secret: they come in two different types that can only mate with each other. |
Lindsay Turnbull |
26 Mar 2020 |