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Conservationists Assemble47. Water Vole ConservationThe Conservationists Assemble is back with volume 47!
Today's episode focuses on the water vole. You know them, you love them, but you probably won’t have seen one and by the end of the episode you’ll have heard us talk about the remarkable character of Britain’s most endangered mammal and the efforts breaking down barriers that will see the return of this species in great numbers leaving you hopefully inspired to spread the word and perhaps join the fight.
Joining me now is Darren Tansley, Wilder Rivers & Protected Species Manager at the Essex Wildlif...2025-03-3157 min
I Hear Voices Theatre Company presents...Christmas Ghost Stories: The Stalls of Tarchester Part TwoPart 2 of 2. Based on M.R. James' story, The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral. Recorded live before an audience at Colchester Arts Centre on 20th December 2023. Written by Darren Gooding, featuring performances by Damien Bell, Darren Gooding, Dave Hughes and Sarah Ellen Young. Sound recording and engineering by Stuart Armitage. Music by Darren Tansley and Tina Gooding. Edited and Produced by Darren Gooding.
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter/X for updates and news of live dates.Email ihearvoicestheatre@gmail.com.2024-01-0150 min
I Hear Voices Theatre Company presents...Christmas Ghost Stories: The Stalls of Tarchester Part OnePart 1 of 2. Based on M.R. James' story, The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral. Recorded live before an audience at Colchester Arts Centre on 20th December 2023. Written by Darren Gooding, featuring performances by Damien Bell, Darren Gooding, Dave Hughes and Sarah Ellen Young. Sound recording and engineering by Stuart Armitage. Music by Darren Tansley and Tina Gooding. Edited and Produced by Darren Gooding.
Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter/X for updates and news of live dates.Email ihearvoicestheatre@gmail.com.2023-12-2545 min
Best of Natural History RadioA Life With... Water VolesEpisode 2 of 5: Water Voles
Water voles are famous for being Ratty in Wind in the Willows, but they are disappearing fast from our waterways. Mary Colwell meets a water vole warrior who is determined to save them. Darren Tansley fell in love with water voles as a boy, messing around on a raft his dad made from an old barn door. 40 years later he is still messing about on the river, but now he is creating new, protected homes for water voles and makes sure their sworn enemies, the mink, don't get anywhere near them.
Darren has a fascinating...2012-03-2714 min