Edge of the Hedge
Episodes
4 episodes
Ep.4 - The light returning: Lichens on the hedgerow, Winter Aconites, and sheep in the fields
As we spring towards February, I have some wooly company by the edge of the hedge, and I find myself drawn to the luminescent lichen on the hawthorn hedge, before heading back into the village to see the yellow beacons of floral groundcover tha...
The Holly Tree, Winter Solstice and a Mistle Thrush
In this episode, it's approaching December's Winter Solstice, in Lincolnshire in the east of the UK, where Hannah (herbalist, nature educator and host) lives. We take a crunchy walk through the frozen landscape after an unusually hard frost, be...
Episode 2 - Mallows and Purple Hedgerows of Summer
This month, we'll be taking a walk along a hedgerow-lined path in Lincolnshire, slowing the walking pace, and noticing things perhaps otherwise unseen. And meeting a vibrant purple beacon in the July hedgerow - the Common Mallow, or Malva sylve...
Episode 1: Linden Trees in Midsummer
This month, join Hannah taking a walk through the fields of Lincolnshire, listening to skylarks, watching how the wind moves through the barley, seeing swallows swoop over the fields, and taking a special trip to visit some beautiful Linden Tre...