Tree Radicals
34 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago -If you want to expand your knowledge about trees and forests whilst exploring ways to help them, this is the podcast for you. We talk radical ideas with guests from diverse backgrounds, delving deep into the policy, ecology, economics, attitudes and perceptions that underpin the current state of affairs, and explore meaningful interventions. This podcast is part of the Tree Radicals inquiry brought to you by The Woodland Presents CIC and Timber Strategies. https://thewoodland.co/tree-radicals/
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Tom Barnes: The Messy Middle
April 25, 2022 12:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBJez meets with Tom Barnes of Vastern Timber based in Wiltshire to talk about the realities of where our wood comes from. Tom talks about the innovative and dynamic approaches Vastern embrace in supplying UK timber to the private and commercial sector. The future of timber supply, our woodlands and the biodiversity they support are all under increasingly severe threats linked to climate change, pests, diseases, and a lack of or mis-management - so what's the answer? Is there one? Diversity,...
Esmond Harris: The Now and Then of UK Timber
March 18, 2022 01:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBDo we even need a public service forestry sector? Can we grow quality hardwood in the UK? What tree species should we plant for the future of UK timber? Just some of the questions Jez speaks with Esmond Harris on this month. Esmond is an obvious choice to be asking this questions with, as a former director of the Royal Forestry Society. Esmond has had lifelong work in the forestry sector, is a published author, and has spent much time championing education in forestry circles.
Gabriel Hemery: The Beauty and Challenge of Complexity
February 10, 2022 16:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBGabriel and Jez walk and talk through the woods at the Sylva Wood Centre in Oxfordshire and discuss the role of modern foresters in an ever-changing changing landscape. Does forestry need rebranding? A new image? How do we get people to connect with the fact that forestry isn't simply 'killing trees'? Gabriel an Jez attempt to tease apart the stark disconnection between timber products and our woodlands & forests. How is it that we can translate the care and emotions that people have for tre...
Shubhendu Sharma: Restoring Lost Ecology
January 04, 2022 23:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBEpisode 17 of the Tree Radicals podcast, Kath talks with Shubhendu Sharma founder and director of Afforest, about how he is using the Miyawaki method in cities across the globe, they discuss tangible change, and the power of the tiny (forests). With ever increasing numbers of people living in cities and the UN predicting that 68% of the world population will be living in urban areas by 2050, the need to 'green' our spaces has never been more pressing. Beyond the benefits to air quality, me...
Alan McDonnell: Big Conversations and Collaborative Land Use
December 09, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBEpisode 16 of the podcast and Kath talks with Alan from Trees for Life about the incredible project the charity kicked off in November 2021 engaging with landowners across 2000 square miles of the highlands to collaborate on the future on communities, livelihoods, biodiversity, and land-use. Kath and Alan also get into the true costs involved in tree planting, the presence of greenwashing in carbon offsetting, deer populations, and lessons from Norway. Find out more about Trees for Life on ...
Alan McDonnell: Big conversations and collaborative land use
December 09, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBEpisode 16 of the podcast and Kath talks with Alan from Trees for Life about the incredible project the charity kicked off in November 2021 engaging with landowners across 2000 square miles of the highlands to collaborate on the future on communities, livelihoods, biodiversity, and land-use. Kath and Alan also get into the true costs involved in tree planting, the presence of greenwashing in carbon offsetting, deer populations, and lessons from Norway. Find out more about Trees for Life on ...
Guy Watson: Make Trouble, Question Everything
November 05, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBGuy Singh-Watson is the founder of organic veg box company 'Riverford' and more recently finds himself taking a foray into nut production. In this episode of the Tree Radicals podcast Guy talks with Jez about the importance of embracing complexity, our disconnection with where food really comes from, and the desperate need for legislation in acting meaningful change.
Guy Watson: Make Trouble, Question Everything
November 05, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBGuy Singh-Watson is the founder of organic veg box company 'Riverford' and more recently finds himself taking a foray into nut production. In this episode of the Tree Radicals podcast Guy talks with Jez about the importance of embracing complexity, our disconnection with where food really comes from, and the desperate need for legislation in acting meaningful change.
Rob Penn: In Celebration of Wood
October 08, 2021 05:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBRob Penn, writer, broadcaster and photographer, has written about and researched the relationship we have with wood and its uses all over the world, and in this episode of Tree Radicals, he tells Jez his reflections on our current woodland predicaments and about his native broadleaf-planting project.
Gill Petrokofsky: We Should All Have a Say in Scientific Research
September 24, 2021 10:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBGill is a researcher in the decision-making of forestry and land use, investigating how factors, including biodiversity and carbon emissions, are affected by the decisions being made in the management of our forests. She and Kath discuss her research and share the opinion that we need a radical shift in how we involve people all across our society in holding more open and innovative conversations about the environment and the research we want to be funded. Gill's research: https://oxlel.zo...
Alex Greene: Our Cultural and Personal Relationships with Plants
September 10, 2021 05:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBAlex Greene is researching ethnobotany, the study of the relationship between people and plants, and in this episode, Jez asks him what this field might be able to teach us about our approach toward plants and the environment as a society, and as individuals. Our Instagram: www.instagram.com/thewoodlandpresents Our Website: https://thewoodland.co/tree-radicals/
Seb Cox: Coppicing in the 21st Century and Consumer Education
August 27, 2021 05:00 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBSeb Cox, furniture designer, maker and environmentalist, talks about the potential for market growth around the ancient practice of coppicing, the accessibility of social media for independent businesses using sustainable timber to thrive online, and Seb shares his manifesto for land-use. In this episode Seb recommends these great Instagram accounts: @lornaweavesoak @copsework @farminggeorge @ssaw.collective Seb's Instagram: @sebastiencoxltd Seb's website: www.sebastiancox.co.uk Our Inst...
Isabella Tree: Rewilding for Future Forests
August 13, 2021 11:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBIn this episode, Isabella Tree, conservationist and bestselling author of 'Wilding- the Return of Nature to a British Farm', tells Jez about the rewilding project, she and her husband Charlie Burrel undertook to transform their 3,500-acre estate in West Sussex, Knepp Estate, into a nature-haven, brimming with life. Check out the amazing work being done at Knepp : https://knepp.co.uk/home And our website here https://thewoodland.co/tree-radicals/
Isabella Tree: Rewilding for Future Forests
August 13, 2021 11:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBIn this episode, Isabella Tree, conservationist and bestselling author of 'Wilding- the Return of Nature to a British Farm', tells Jez about the rewilding project, she and her husband Charlie Burrel undertook to transform their 3,500-acre estate in West Sussex, Knepp Estate, into a nature-haven, brimming with life. Check out the amazing work being done at Knepp : https://knepp.co.uk/home And our website here https://thewoodland.co/tree-radicals/
Andy Murray: Photographer of Tiny Mesofauna
July 31, 2021 11:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MBIn this episode of Tree Radicals, macro photographer on tiny soil animals, Andy Murray, joins Kath in our very own North Woods in Dartington, home base of the Tree Radicals team, and tells us about the delightful world of Mesofauna, and the huge role they play in our ecosystem. Check out Andy's amazing photography on his website at www.chaosofdelight.org. Find us on Instagram @thewoodlandpresents. A Tree Radicals website is coming soon, but for now you can find us at www.thewoodland.co.
Piers Taylor: Woodlands are Essential to our Culture and Communities
July 15, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBKath talks to architect Piers Taylor about his award-winning architecture practice 'Invisible Studio', and his ways of working collaboratively with the local community when designing a building. Piers shares his passionate perspective on how forests and woodlands should be a much more essential and integrated part of our culture, and how cities would benefit from more rewilded areas.
Eleanor Harris: Forestry is Always 30 Years Behind and 30 Years Ahead
July 01, 2021 20:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBThis week Jez talks to Eleanor Harris about her surprisingly positive experience working in commercial forestry, and the need for the timber industry and our natural capital to be integrated into our economic system in order to tackle the environmental challenges of our time in an equitable way.
Alice Blogg: The Inseparable Inspirations of Life and Craft
June 18, 2021 08:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBAlice Blogg is a wood-based designer-maker running her own business in the Dorset countryside, who believes in using local timber and supporting independent businesses. She tells Kath what inspires her both in her work and in her life, and they discuss sustainability, good reads, and the types of wood she’s been discovering in her practice lately.
The Inseparable Inspirations of Life and Craft
June 18, 2021 08:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBAlice Blogg is a wood-based designer-maker running her own business in the Dorset countryside, who believes in using local timber and supporting independent businesses. She tells Kath what inspires her both in her work and in her life, and they discuss sustainability, good reads, and the types of wood she’s been discovering in her practice lately.
Andrew Heal: Forestry isn't about Trees, It's about People
June 08, 2021 18:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBForestry engineer Andrew Heal shares a favourite quote that "forestry isn't about trees, it's about people" and draws some practical and informative links to the importance of a people-centred approach and better communication within the industry. He tells us why it’s necessary for forestry certification to better support smaller forest management operations, and for us to develop a more integrated approach in how smaller scale land-use is accommodated by our regulation systems.
Andrew Heald: Forestry isn't about Trees, It's about People
June 08, 2021 18:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBForestry engineer Andrew Heald shares a favourite quote that "forestry isn't about trees, it's about people" and draws some practical and informative links to the importance of a people-centred approach and better communication within the industry. He tells us why it’s necessary for forestry certification to better support smaller forest management operations, and for us to develop a more integrated approach in how smaller scale land-use is accommodated by our regulation systems.
Forestry isn't about Trees, It's about People
June 08, 2021 18:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBForestry engineer Andrew Heal shares a favourite quote that "forestry isn't about trees, it's about people" and draws some practical and informative links to the importance of a people-centred approach and better communication within the industry. He tells us why it’s necessary for forestry certification to better support smaller forest management operations, and for us to develop a more integrated approach in how smaller scale land-use is accommodated by our regulation systems.
The Infinite Resource Myth
June 01, 2021 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBJez talks with Marlene Cramer who is compiling a PHD in properties of hardwoods for structural use. She talks about the importance of establishing and predicting properties of timber for construction and the need to dispel the myth that timber is an infinite resource.
Marlene Cramer: The Infinite Resource Myth
June 01, 2021 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBJez talks with Marlene Cramer who is compiling a PHD in properties of hardwoods for structural use. She talks about the importance of establishing and predicting properties of timber for construction and the need to dispel the myth that timber is an infinite resource.
Marlene Cramer: The Infinite Resource Myth
June 01, 2021 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBJez talks with Marlene Cramer who is compiling a PHD in properties of hardwoods for structural use. She talks about the importance of establishing and predicting properties of timber for construction and the need to dispel the myth that timber is an infinite resource.
Balancing Act
May 25, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBIs it possible to balance the environment, economy and people's needs? and can we build a stronger integrated land-use system with modern forestry? Jez Ralph talks about these things and more with Confor National manager for England, Caroline Ayre.
Future Forests
May 25, 2021 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBCan you improve trees? In This episode, Jo Clark discusses the future of our native forests. She describes how research is helping create a next generation of broadleaved trees that produce better quality timber more quickly and will deliver all the environmental, social and economic benefits that they possibly can. By helping trees to survive longer, sequester more carbon and produce timber quicker, the hope is that many more people will choose to plant broadleaved trees, with all the benef...
Jo Clark: Future Forests
May 25, 2021 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBCan you improve trees? In This episode, Jo Clark discusses the future of our native forests. She describes how research is helping create a next generation of broadleaved trees that produce better quality timber more quickly and will deliver all the environmental, social and economic benefits that they possibly can. By helping trees to survive longer, sequester more carbon and produce timber quicker, the hope is that many more people will choose to plant broadleaved trees, with all the benef...
Jo Clark: Future Forests
May 25, 2021 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBCan you improve trees? In This episode, Jo Clark discusses the future of our native forests. She describes how research is helping create a next generation of broadleaved trees that produce better quality timber more quickly and will deliver all the environmental, social and economic benefits that they possibly can. By helping trees to survive longer, sequester more carbon and produce timber quicker, the hope is that many more people will choose to plant broadleaved trees, with all the benef...
Caroline Ayre: Balancing Act
May 25, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBIs it possible to balance the environment, economy and people's needs? and can we build a stronger integrated land-use system with modern forestry? Jez Ralph talks about these things and more with Confor National manager for England, Caroline Ayre.
Charley Brentnall: The Joy of High Pruning
May 25, 2021 13:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBWhat type of tree should we be building things with? Kath Giles talks with Charley Brentnall - a leader in timber construction and conservation - about the underutilization of certain tree species and sizes of timber, as well as the possibilities that lie within slow grown timber. Charley talks about the joy of high pruning and the future of timber construction in the UK and what that might look like.
The Joy of High Pruning
May 25, 2021 13:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBWhat type of tree should we be building things with? Kath Giles talks with Charley Brentnall - a leader in timber construction and conservation - about the underutilization of certain tree species and sizes of timber, as well as the possibilities that lie within slow grown timber. Charley talks about the joy of high pruning and the future of timber construction in the UK and what that might look like.
Charley Brentnall: The Joy of High Pruning
May 25, 2021 13:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBWhat type of tree should we be building things with? Kath Giles talks with Charley Brentnall - a leader in timber construction and conservation - about the underutilization of certain tree species and sizes of timber, as well as the possibilities that lie within slow grown timber. Charley talks about the joy of high pruning and the future of timber construction in the UK and what that might look like.
Welcome to the Tree Radicals Podcast!
May 25, 2021 13:00 - 4 minutes - 2.96 MBMeet the Tree Radical hosts, Jez Ralph and Kath Giles as they launch Tree Radicals the podcast!