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Birth of a Naturalist

Author: Jonathan Tulloch

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Award-winning author and writer of The Times 'Nature Notebook,' Jonathan Tulloch lives deep in the North Yorkshire countryside. Join him as he wanders through the quiet back lanes.

Music by Aidan Tulloch.
15 Episodes
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Bats and betony

Bats and betony

2020-06-2615:18

"It lay on the wayside like a magic carpet."
"No wonder yellow wagtails used to be called the sunshine bird."Get in touch! Email us on birthofanaturalist@gmail.com
"In a world with kingfishers, isn't anything possible?"Music by Aidan Tulloch (www.aidantulloch.com)
"Graveyards: they're our places of life. It's the common, little things that are the most beautiful."
"They bring the sky to us."
"I felt as though I was looking down on some tributary of the Amazon; it's all here, on our doorstep."
Field voles and pike

Field voles and pike

2020-05-1516:00

"It hung for a while like a snagged branch"
"It must have lain unseen, snagged in some bush, for years"
"That day it was a blazing beacon of life. It stands as one of the glories of the world."
"It's like biting into the sun; I used to sleep here and look out the window at the orchard."
"Did you notice it last night? It was a supermoon."Music by Aidan Tulloch (www.aidantulloch.com)
Butterbur and willows

Butterbur and willows

2020-04-0314:08

"Here is a rarity: a flower whose leaves take the limelight."Music by Aidan Tulloch (www.aidantulloch.com)
Bicycles and wheatears

Bicycles and wheatears

2020-03-2714:24

"So, we're living in lockdown. Even as we're sitting here, spring is on the move."Music by Aidan Tulloch (www.aidantulloch.com)
"It's the bird of the poets. You know, when you hear a song thrush, you really do think everything's going to be okay."Music by Aidan Tulloch (www.aidantulloch.com)
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