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Saving meadowlands with Danica Priest; and journalist Rich Felgate speaks on his Coronation arrest!

We have not one but two interviews this week! The first is with Danica Priest, who is part of the Friends of the Western Slopes - a group of residents who ran an inspiring successful campaign to stop valuable meadowland being built on - and who may have discovered a brand new greenfly in the process!The second is with Rich Felgate, a journalist who was arrested during the Coronation merely for filming peaceful Just Stop Oil protestors! We hear all about it, and talk about the tactics of protest and how they are affected by the new laws that give police extra powers.

Turning Climate Data into Sonic Art - with Miriam Quick from Loud Numbers

We hear from Miriam all about sonification - the process of turning climate data into sonic artwork - and chat about her recent project Bristol Burning, which does this with air quality data from St Paul's. We also catch up with all the climate news headlines and look at a foraging handbook which can help you identify edible food out in the wild!

Bristol Postcode Wildlife Groups - with Dougal Matthews

Dougal joins us as we catch up on the news around the elections, the arrests that happened at the coronation, and what's next for Brislington Meadows! We also find out all about the Bristol Postcode Wildlife Groups where you can share your observations of local wildlife, and the iNaturalist app where you can record them and share them with the world!
iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/
Dougal's guide on using INaturalist: https://greaterbrislington.org/nature-recording-with-inaturalist/
Brislington Meadows: https://linktr.ee/savebrismeadows
 
The postcode groups: https://greaterbrislington.org/bristols-postcode-based-wildlife-and-hedgehog-groups/
 
A new campaign to encourage folk to go out and explore their local wildlife sites: https://greaterbrislington.org/explore-near-me-in-23/
Bristol Tree Forum: https://bristoltreeforum.org/The Trees of Bristol site which is more data rich: https://bristoltrees.space/Tree/https://greaterbrislington.org/trees-and-wildlife-in-your-local-park/https://bristoltrees.space/Tree/siteCategory/Allotments

What’s Stopping Active Travel? - with Zoe Banks Gross from Sustrans

We speak with Zoe from Sustrans all about active travel in Bristol and nationwide! What are the barriers that stop us walking and cycling more? Should new housing developments have off-road parking? Which is the best (and worst) nation in the UK for active travel?
 
As always, we also cover the environmental news locally, nationally, and internationally; recommend some books in our Culture Corner; and check out what environmental events are coming up!

The Spring Water Watch - paddleboarding and citizen science! with Lizzie Carr

We speak to Lizzie - an adventurer, activist and author and first woman to paddleboard solo across the English Channel! She tells us all about her endurance paddleboarding, and the Planet Patrol campaign to clean up our waterways using citizen science!
 
https://planetpatrol.co/

All About Trees! Planting thousands in the Avon area, and a successful campaign in Sheffield to protect street trees

We talk to Heather Mack from Avon Needs Trees all about their project to plant thousands of new trees and how people can get involved; and speak to Eve Woods, director of the documentary 'The Felling', which tells the story of how Sheffield residents faced arrest to save thousands of their street trees.

Eco-friendly wine bottles & a school protest against car idling!

We have not one, but two interviews this week! One with Philip Cox from Cramele Recas all about a new environmentally-friendly wine bottle, and one with 10-year-old Peggy and her dad Adam about a protest they participated in at St Werburgh's Primary School against car idling!

The Role of Music in Protests - with The Bayou Tapestry

Bristol's own cajun band, The Bayou Tapestry, tell us all about their music and the role they play on protest marches; and we get into the debate about the efficacies of different protest tactics!
 
All songs during this podcast created and performed by The Bayou Tapestry and included with their permission.

Wild Swimming and Clean Rivers! - with Becca and Eva from Conham Bathing

Becca and Eva join us in the studio to update us all about the campaign to get Designated Bathing Water Status for Conham River Park & Eastwood Farm Nature Reserve. They've been to the council, created a sewage data dashboard, and held a swimming rave! We also speak to Janis Fry all about her new book on the historical (and sometimes spiritual) importance of yew trees!

A new chapter for Extinction Rebellion? - with Nigel Shipley from XR Bristol

We catch up on local and global climate news; hear from Nigel at Extinction Rebellion about what they feel they've accomplished so far, the lessons they're learning and what their focus is next; and discuss Dale Vince's book 'Manifesto: The Battle for Green Britain'.