Nature Fix

If you've not got green space on your doorstep, find out how getting a dose of fresh air along your local High Street can reveal much more than you might think.

Host Claire Hickinbotham joins a guided walk through one town centre to uncover the secrets that are hidden in plain sight in towns and cities up and down the country.

She sets off from Mr Straw's House, a visitor attraction in Worksop, and follows in the footsteps of the brothers who lived there and would go for a regular Sunday stroll.

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Production

Presenter/Producer Claire Hickinbotham

Sound Jesus Gomez

Sound Design Nikki Ruck

Contributors

With thanks to Diane and Janet and Danielle Lander-Brown from Mr Straw's House

Tips for your Nature Fix

Follow the walk we went on in Worksop  https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/nottinghamshire-lincolnshire/mr-straws-house/worksop-walk-from-mr-straws-house 

Check out this urban walk in Manchester  

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cheshire-greater-manchester/castlefield-viaduct/historic-castlefield-walk

Or just go for a stroll along your local High Street and see what you can find.

Find out about our work in urban spaces

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/our-cause/nature-climate/how-the-national-trust-is-supporting-urban-heritage-and-parks

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If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a Nature Fix idea you’re like to hear, you can contact us at [email protected]

Discover how one man’s regular dog walk kickstarted a passion for fungi hunting that led to a big career change. 

Steve Hindle takes host Claire Hickinbotham on a walk around Hardcastle Craggs in West Yorkshire, with his faithful, mushroom-hunting dog, Meg, pottering alongside. 

As they scour the slopes in search of rare fungi, Steve reveals how his life changed from making circus rings to searching for fairy rings.  

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Presenter: Claire Hickinbotham

Producer: Claire Hickinbotham

Sound Design: Nikki Ruck  

 

Contributor: Steve Hindle 

 

Tips for your Nature Fix  

 

There are ‘Live Wild’ nature connection events and workshops available in the Woodland at Hardcastle Craggs. Have a look what’s on offer Live Wild at NT Hardcastle Crags | Live Wild 

You can also sauna surrounded by ancient woodland at Hardcastle Craggs. There are monthly pop ups until April 2026 RootsandRocks 

Or if a walk is more your thing Discover Hardcastle Crags | W Yorkshire | National Trust 

Discover more about the rare fungi at Hardcastle Craggs Grassland Fungi Project at Hardcastle Crags | National Trust 

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If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a Nature Fix idea you’re like to hear, you can contact us at [email protected]

Enter a city cemetery at night on a magical bat-spotting adventure, for this month's Nature Fix. 

Host Claire's a bit scared of nocturnal flapping things but can The Bat Conservation Trust's Dr Parvathy Venugopal convince her there's lots to love about bats? 

We're entering Arnos Vale cemetery heritage site and nature sanctuary in the middle of Bristol, on the lookout for the wildlife that emerges in the dark. 

Keep your eyes to the skies after sunset during April to October where you might be lucky enough to spot the UK's bats flitting and feasting above your head. 

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Inspired by nature and designed to last, each item in the collection comes with a guarantee for life.



And with every purchase, you’re helping to support the Trust’s vital work restoring our natural landscapes.



Get ready for your journey outdoors https://www.craghoppers.com/  

 

Presenter: Claire Hickinbotham

Producer: Michelle Douglass

Sound Design: Nikki Ruck  

 

Contributor:  Dr Parvathy Venugopal

 

Tips for your Nature Fix  

 

Find out everything you need to know about bats with the Bat Conservation Trust  

https://www.bats.org.uk/  

Take part in the Bat Conservation Trust's Sunset Survey from April to October

https://www.bats.org.uk/our-work/national-bat-monitoring-programme/getting-started/sunset-survey  

Explore Arnos Vale cemetery in Bristol 

https://arnosvale.org.uk/  

Discover things to do at places cared for by the National Trust  

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/  

Follow Nature Fix on your favourite podcast app

Join a community of nature lovers on Instagram @wildtalesnt

 

If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a Nature Fix idea you’re like to hear, you can contact us at [email protected]

Kwesia aka City Girl in Nature, is an advocate for nature and mothers alike. She grew up disconnected from the natural world, but after a life changing trip to the jungles of Peru, Kwesia is on a mission to connect people living in inner cities to the greenery around them, and there are two tiny people feeling the benefit: her sons.  

   

She takes host Claire Hickinbotham to explore the nature hidden in plain sight in the centre of Battersea Park, and to find the wonders of community gardens nestled amongst the tower blocks. 

 

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Inspired by nature and designed to last, each item in the collection comes with a guarantee for life.  

  

And with every purchase, you’re helping to support the Trust’s vital work restoring our natural landscapes. 

Get ready for your journey outdoors atcraghoppers.com/national-trust  

 

Presenter: Claire Hickinbotham  

Producer: Marnie Woodmeade and Michelle Douglass 

Sound Design: Nikki Ruck

 

Tips for your Nature Fix 

  

Claire met Kwesia at Battersea Park and they travelled to the Doddington and Rollo Community Roof Garden.  

You can find your nearest community garden here: https://www.goodtogrowuk.org/map/ 

To find out more about Kwesia’s work you can find her YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@citygirlinnature 

 

If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a story you can contact us at [email protected]

Explorer and broadcaster Levison Wood is taking us deep into the UK’s ancient temperate rainforest to uncover the secret stories of trees.  

In this month’s Nature Fix Levison tells host Jo Dyson how his military training and thirst for adventure led him to a career in extreme environments, from walking the length of the River Nile, to exploring the Amazon Rainforest and trekking the Himalayas.  

But there’s nowhere quite like home and on this journey we’re taking a summer hike through the lush oak forests of Hembury and Holne Woods in Dartmoor National Park.  

We explore the stories from Celtic lore held in these centuries-old woods and reflect on the amazing environmental and health benefits of trees.  

Explore the ancient wonder of trees in this woodland adventure.  

  

Levison Wood’s book The Great Tree Story is out now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Tree-Story-Forests-Shaped/dp/1856755614  

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Inspired by nature and designed to last, each item in the collection comes with a guarantee for life.



And with every purchase, you’re helping to support the Trust’s vital work restoring our natural landscapes.

Get ready for your journey outdoors https://www.craghoppers.com/  

 

Presenters: Jo Dyson and Claire Hickinbotham

Producer: Michelle Douglass

Sound Design: Nikki Ruck 

Contributor: Levison Wood

 

Tips for your Nature Fix 

 

Find out more about Levison Wood’s adventures, books and TV shows and follow him on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/levison.wood/?hl=en  

Explore Hembury and Holne Woods in Devon, looked after by the National Trust https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/fingle-bridge/things-to-do-at-hembury-and-holne-woods   

Discover more amazing trails in Dartmoor National Park including Wistman’s Wood National Nature Reserve  

https://www.dartmoor.gov.uk/enjoy-dartmoor/places/wistmans-wood  

Follow us on your favourite podcast app or on Instagram @wildtalesnt

 

If you'd like to get in touch with feedback, or have a Nature Fix idea you’re like to hear, you can contact us at [email protected]