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]]> Steve Buzzsprout-17871263 Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:00:00 -0400 274 full false Understanding Place: place names and why they matter Understanding Place: place names and why they matter FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY - PLEASE DO NOT SHARE EXTERNALLY

We hope that with a better understanding of place names we can reveal the past and support the decision making that we make around landscape recovery projects.

In this episode - hosted by Susan Fryer, Senior Landscapes Officer in the Cumbria Area Team - we chat with:

  • Professor Jayne Carroll - Professor of Early English and Name Studies at the University of Nottingham
  • Dr Richard Jones - Associate Professor of Landscape History from the University of Leicester

We are also joined by two colleagues from Natural England’s Historic Environmental Operations, Farm and Conservation Service – Ian Marshman and Sarah Cattell.


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]]> FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY - PLEASE DO NOT SHARE EXTERNALLY

We hope that with a better understanding of place names we can reveal the past and support the decision making that we make around landscape recovery projects.

In this episode - hosted by Susan Fryer, Senior Landscapes Officer in the Cumbria Area Team - we chat with:

  • Professor Jayne Carroll - Professor of Early English and Name Studies at the University of Nottingham
  • Dr Richard Jones - Associate Professor of Landscape History from the University of Leicester

We are also joined by two colleagues from Natural England’s Historic Environmental Operations, Farm and Conservation Service – Ian Marshman and Sarah Cattell.


Supplementary information

Click on the 'transcript' tab above to access the supplementary information for this podcast. 

NOTES: 

This does not include an actual transcript.

Text in italics are clickable links

]]> Steve Buzzsprout-17286499 Thu, 12 Jun 2025 05:00:00 -0400 1703 full false Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act. Part 2 – the next 75 years Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act. Part 2 – the next 75 years In this special year of celebration for the 75th Anniversary of the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act we have produced a double episode.

Part 2: Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act – the next 75 years (25 mins)

This episode features:

Stuart Pasley – Natural England (Resilient Landscapes and Seas)
Julian Gray – National Trails UK and NE Landscape Advisory Panel member
Saskia Luqmani – Protected Landscapes Partnership 
Marian Spain – Natural England

]]> In this special year of celebration for the 75th Anniversary of the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act we have produced a double episode.

Part 2: Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act – the next 75 years (25 mins)

This episode features:

Stuart Pasley – Natural England (Resilient Landscapes and Seas)
Julian Gray – National Trails UK and NE Landscape Advisory Panel member
Saskia Luqmani – Protected Landscapes Partnership 
Marian Spain – Natural England

]]> Steve Buzzsprout-16044234 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 02:00:00 -0500 1493 full false Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act. Part 1 – past and present Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act. Part 1 – past and present In this special year of celebration for the 75th Anniversary of the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act we have produced a double episode.

Part 1: Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act – past and present (30 mins)

This episode features:

Marian Spain – Natural England
Clare Webb – Natural England (Countryside Code)
Julie Merrett – Natural England (National Nature Reserves)

]]> In this special year of celebration for the 75th Anniversary of the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act we have produced a double episode.

Part 1: Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act – past and present (30 mins)

This episode features:

Marian Spain – Natural England
Clare Webb – Natural England (Countryside Code)
Julie Merrett – Natural England (National Nature Reserves)

]]> Steve Buzzsprout-16044194 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 02:00:00 -0500 1756 full false Green social prescribing and nature connectedness Green social prescribing and nature connectedness A look at real-life solutions that benefit health and wellbeing in urban and rural landscapes

These podcasts are created for and approved for a Natural England audience. Please do not share links externally.

]]> A look at real-life solutions that benefit health and wellbeing in urban and rural landscapes

These podcasts are created for and approved for a Natural England audience. Please do not share links externally.

]]> Steve Buzzsprout-14576600 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0500 1505 full false The Landscape Podcast - Exploring urban rivers The Landscape Podcast - Exploring urban rivers An examination of the concept of river daylighting, focusing on the history and successful daylighting of the River Lea in Luton and the River Medlock in Manchester.

These podcasts are created for and approved for a Natural England audience. Please do not share links externally.

]]> An examination of the concept of river daylighting, focusing on the history and successful daylighting of the River Lea in Luton and the River Medlock in Manchester.

These podcasts are created for and approved for a Natural England audience. Please do not share links externally.

]]> Steve Buzzsprout-13044051 Tue, 14 Nov 2023 09:00:00 -0500 1625 full false A view, brew and a loo A view, brew and a loo Episode 2: a view, brew and a loo explores the past, present and future of our deep human connection to the landscape. We also consider what barriers exist which limit our access to and enjoyment of those landscapes – physical, mental and emotional – and how we might overcome them. You’ll hear from Historic Environment, Inclusion, and Landscape Senior Advisers on the topic. 

Our podcast host is TV and radio presenter Lindsey Chapman. Her work includes BBC’s Spring Watch Unsprung, Channel 4’s Secrets of the Royal Gardens, and Netball Lead Commentator for Sky Sports. In this episode Lindsay is joined by special guest Alan Law, Chief Officer Strategy, to talk about the work Natural England are doing, and look to the future of our relationship with the landscape. 

These podcasts are created for and approved for a Natural England audience. Please do not share links externally.

]]> Episode 2: a view, brew and a loo explores the past, present and future of our deep human connection to the landscape. We also consider what barriers exist which limit our access to and enjoyment of those landscapes – physical, mental and emotional – and how we might overcome them. You’ll hear from Historic Environment, Inclusion, and Landscape Senior Advisers on the topic. 

Our podcast host is TV and radio presenter Lindsey Chapman. Her work includes BBC’s Spring Watch Unsprung, Channel 4’s Secrets of the Royal Gardens, and Netball Lead Commentator for Sky Sports. In this episode Lindsay is joined by special guest Alan Law, Chief Officer Strategy, to talk about the work Natural England are doing, and look to the future of our relationship with the landscape. 

These podcasts are created for and approved for a Natural England audience. Please do not share links externally.

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