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Mixenden Wild WalkCommon FrogCommon Frog (Rana temporaria)The common frog is probably the most well-known and widespread amphibian here in the UK. You may spot frogspawn in local ponds during the springtime, which will grow into handsome adult frogs.For more information about this Mixenden Wild Walk visit our website at https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-06-1801 min
Mixenden Wild WalkMallard DuckMallard (Anas platyrhynchos)The male mallard duck has a bottle-green coloured head. In contrast the female is a mottled-brown colour. Both are common on local rivers and ponds – sometimes with over ten ducklings in tow. For more information about this Mixenden Wild Walk visit our website at https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-06-1801 min
Mixenden Wild WalkGreat Crested NewtGreat crested newt (Triturus cristatus)Great crested newts are amphibians and are the largest of the three species of newt here in the UK. They have dark browny-black, warty skin and can grow up to 15 cm in length.For more information about this Mixenden Wild Walk visit our website at https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-06-1802 min
Mixenden Wild WalkMoleMole (Talpa europaea)This small mammal spends most of its time underground burrowing its tunnels with its large spade-like paws and looking for its favourite food - earthworms. You may however spot its molehills above ground.For more information about this Mixenden Wild Walk visit our website at https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-06-1801 min
Mixenden Wild WalkHareBrown hare (Lepus europaeus)With its attractive golden-brown coat, and white tail, the brown hare is larger than the rabbit, with longer legs and longer ears which have distinctive black tips. Its young are called ‘leverets’.For more information about this Mixenden Wild Walk visit our website at https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-06-1802 min
Mixenden Wild WalkHedgehogHedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)Hedgehogs are sadly becoming increasingly rare, but if you are lucky you may spot this prickly mammal after dark ‘snuffling’ around looking for worms, beetles and other bugs to eat. For more information about this Mixenden Wild Walk visit our website at https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-06-1801 min
Mixenden Wild WalkSpeckled Wood ButterflySpeckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria) The speckled wood butterfly has brown wings which are adorned with a beautiful pattern of creamy circles called ‘eyespots’. It likes partially shaded woodlands and dappled sunlight.For more information about this Mixenden Wild Walk visit our website at https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-06-1801 min
Mixenden Wild WalkFoxRed fox (Vulpes vulpes)With their orangey-red fur and bushy tail, foxes are becoming increasingly common in urban areas. They are our only wild member of the dog family and are most active at dawn and dusk. For more information about this Mixenden Wild Walk visit our website at https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-06-1801 min
Mixenden Wild WalkTawny OwlTawny owl (Strix aluco)The tawny owl, with its speckled brown appearance, typically lives in woodlands, parks and gardens. Listen out for its well-known call of ‘twit-woo’, twit-woo’ once it is dark.For more information about this Mixenden Wild Walk visit our website at https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-06-1801 min
Mixenden Wild WalkSquirrelGrey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)The Grey squirrel is an agile mammal that can often be seen jumping around from branch to branch up in the treetops. They make small, rough nests in trees called dreys.For more information about this Mixenden Wild Walk visit our website at https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-06-1801 min
Mixenden Wild WalkWoodpeckerGreen woodpecker (Picus viridis)The green woodpecker can often be seen hopping about lawns and other grasslands searching for ants to eat. You can’t mistake its olive green back, yellow rump and bright red head.For more information about this Mixenden Wild Walk visit our website at https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-06-1801 min
Mixenden Wild WalkCommon Pipistrelle BatCommon pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)The common pipistrelle is one of the smallest and most common bats here in the UK and the one you are most likely to spot flying around urban neighbourhoods and parks. For more information about this Mixenden Wild Walk visit our website at https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-06-1801 min
Mindful MouseMe the mouseMindful Mouse is a superhero here to calm the day!He’s ready to get children everywhere out into nature for some mellow and relaxing mindful activities.Nature Nurture, with support from mindfulness experts, has created Mindful Mouse to help parents and teachers provide simple, effective activities to help children access the benefits of nature and mindfulness that are so needed in their busy and pressured lives.For more details go to https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/mindful-mouse/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-05-2801 min
Mindful MouseFlower PowerMindful Mouse is a superhero here to calm the day!He’s ready to get children everywhere out into nature for some mellow and relaxing mindful activities.Nature Nurture, with support from mindfulness experts, has created Mindful Mouse to help parents and teachers provide simple, effective activities to help children access the benefits of nature and mindfulness that are so needed in their busy and pressured lives.For more details go to https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/mindful-mouse/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-05-2801 min
Mindful MouseFeeling FeetMindful Mouse is a superhero here to calm the day!He’s ready to get children everywhere out into nature for some mellow and relaxing mindful activities.Nature Nurture, with support from mindfulness experts, has created Mindful Mouse to help parents and teachers provide simple, effective activities to help children access the benefits of nature and mindfulness that are so needed in their busy and pressured lives.For more details go to https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/mindful-mouse/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-05-2802 min
Mindful MouseStand like a TreeMindful Mouse is a superhero here to calm the day!He’s ready to get children everywhere out into nature for some mellow and relaxing mindful activities.Nature Nurture, with support from mindfulness experts, has created Mindful Mouse to help parents and teachers provide simple, effective activities to help children access the benefits of nature and mindfulness that are so needed in their busy and pressured lives.For more details go to https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/mindful-mouse/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-05-2802 min
Mindful MouseThank youMindful Mouse is a superhero here to calm the day!He’s ready to get children everywhere out into nature for some mellow and relaxing mindful activities.Nature Nurture, with support from mindfulness experts, has created Mindful Mouse to help parents and teachers provide simple, effective activities to help children access the benefits of nature and mindfulness that are so needed in their busy and pressured lives.For more details go to https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/mindful-mouse/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-05-2802 min
Mindful MouseDrifting CloudsMindful Mouse is a superhero here to calm the day!He’s ready to get children everywhere out into nature for some mellow and relaxing mindful activities.Nature Nurture, with support from mindfulness experts, has created Mindful Mouse to help parents and teachers provide simple, effective activities to help children access the benefits of nature and mindfulness that are so needed in their busy and pressured lives.For more details go to https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/mindful-mouse/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-05-2801 min
Mindful MouseA Balancing ActMindful Mouse is a superhero here to calm the day!He’s ready to get children everywhere out into nature for some mellow and relaxing mindful activities.Nature Nurture, with support from mindfulness experts, has created Mindful Mouse to help parents and teachers provide simple, effective activities to help children access the benefits of nature and mindfulness that are so needed in their busy and pressured lives.For more details go to https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/mindful-mouse/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-05-2802 min
Mindful MouseBuzzing BeeMindful Mouse is a superhero here to calm the day!He’s ready to get children everywhere out into nature for some mellow and relaxing mindful activities.Nature Nurture, with support from mindfulness experts, has created Mindful Mouse to help parents and teachers provide simple, effective activities to help children access the benefits of nature and mindfulness that are so needed in their busy and pressured lives.For more details go to https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/mindful-mouse/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-05-2801 min
Mindful MouseFinger BreathingMindful Mouse is a superhero here to calm the day!He’s ready to get children everywhere out into nature for some mellow and relaxing mindful activities.Nature Nurture, with support from mindfulness experts, has created Mindful Mouse to help parents and teachers provide simple, effective activities to help children access the benefits of nature and mindfulness that are so needed in their busy and pressured lives.For more details go to https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/mindful-mouse/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-05-2802 min
Mindful MouseRainbow VibesMindful Mouse is a superhero here to calm the day!He’s ready to get children everywhere out into nature for some mellow and relaxing mindful activities.Nature Nurture, with support from mindfulness experts, has created Mindful Mouse to help parents and teachers provide simple, effective activities to help children access the benefits of nature and mindfulness that are so needed in their busy and pressured lives.For more details go to https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/mindful-mouse/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-05-2801 min
Mindful MouseLook CloselyMindful Mouse is a superhero here to calm the day!He’s ready to get children everywhere out into nature for some mellow and relaxing mindful activities.Nature Nurture, with support from mindfulness experts, has created Mindful Mouse to help parents and teachers provide simple, effective activities to help children access the benefits of nature and mindfulness that are so needed in their busy and pressured lives.For more details go to https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/mindful-mouse/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-05-2801 min
Mindful MouseThe Tree and MeMindful Mouse is a superhero here to calm the day!He’s ready to get children everywhere out into nature for some mellow and relaxing mindful activities.Nature Nurture, with support from mindfulness experts, has created Mindful Mouse to help parents and teachers provide simple, effective activities to help children access the benefits of nature and mindfulness that are so needed in their busy and pressured lives.For more details go to https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/mindful-mouse/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-05-2802 min
Wild WorkoutHedgehog CurlsHello Folks! I’m so glad to see you here! I spend a lot of time asleep, so moving my prickly little body is a good way to warm up and stretch out. Can you guess my favourite move? I like to curl myself up into a ball! It’s really rather fun. Let’s try together shall we? Now roll yourself up into a tight, tight ball, all the way down low to the ground...This Podcast accompanies the weatherproof printed pack. Find out more and purchase here: https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/wild-workout/ Hos...2023-12-0401 min
Wild WorkoutBat JacksHello everybody! I'm Betty Bat. I usually sleep during the day, but today you've woken me up just to do this with you but that's all right I'm looking forward to it. Now fold your wings up really, really tight into your body and now open them up again and jump your feet apart at the same time. That's it! This Podcast accompanies the weatherproof printed pack. Find out more and purchase here: https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/wild-workout/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-12-0401 min
Wild WorkoutSlithering SnakesSlide over here to Sonia snake my friends. I want to show you how you can slither and slink around, just like me. How I love to sway in snaky circles among the flowers and grasses. Now, keep your head and shoulders quite still and put your hands on your hips. That's it, now we're ready to make circles with our hips, round and round one way, then the other. This Podcast accompanies the weatherproof printed pack. Find out more and purchase here: https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/wild-workout/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...2023-12-0401 min
Wild WorkoutCircling OwlHello children. I'm Olive Owl. Now make sure you've got plenty of room around you to spread your wings without knocking into your neighbour. Stretch your arms to the side, now make some little circles, that's it, now bigger, the size of a dinner plate, now how about a wheel and even bigger like a tractor wheel. My goodness that's wonderful! This Podcast accompanies the weatherproof printed pack. Find out more and purchase here: https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/wild-workout/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-12-0401 min
Wild WorkoutFrog SquatsHiya! I’m Freddy frog and today we’re going to be doing some frog jumps! Now, you need to set yourself up nice and strong so, feet apart, a little bit wider than your shoulders. That's it! So now we're ready to go. Squat down as low as you can go, then spring up into the air with a big froggy jump! Wahey! Are you ready?This Podcast accompanies the weatherproof printed pack. Find out more and purchase here: https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/wild-workout/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...2023-12-0400 min
Wild WorkoutMunching MouseHello! I'm Martha mouse. Every time I need to forage for food in the brambles I climb, jump and stretch until I have enough berries for my tea. Yummy in my tummy! Reaching up high is tricky for a little mouse like me but I stretch and stretch and pick the biggest berries I can find. Are you ready to help me?This Podcast accompanies the weatherproof printed pack. Find out more and purchase here: https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/wild-workout/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-12-0401 min
Wild WorkoutScampering SquirrelSally squirrel here! Are you bright eyed and bushy tailed like me? I've climbed nearly every tree in my woodland today and still want to climb more. Why don't you come too? It's very high up there among the branches and I can see for miles and miles! We could chase each other up the trunk!This Podcast accompanies the weatherproof printed pack. Find out more and purchase here: https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/wild-workout/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-12-0401 min
Wild WorkoutBobbing RobinHey there! Bobbin Robin and if you have seen me out and about you'll know that I'm always bending down to peck up my food….. I bob up and down so much that my friends call me bobbin’ Robin! Will you Bob with me? I'll show you how...This Podcast accompanies the weatherproof printed pack. Find out more and purchase here: https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/wild-workout/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-12-0401 min
Wild WorkoutBoxing FoxHi there! I'm Frankie fox and guess what? I'm a fox who likes to box! How cool is that? It keeps me fit for all the pouncing and running I do, but most of all it's fun! Let me teach you how. Stand with your feet apart, one foot slightly in front of the other. Excellent. Now make your hands into fists and box the air, one hand then the other as fast as you can!This Podcast accompanies the weatherproof printed pack. Find out more and purchase here: https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/wild-workout/2023-12-0400 min
Wild WorkoutHigh Kick RabbitHop over here folks! Rodney rabbit here. I'm always springing and jumping about- I expect some of you are too. I'll show you what I do to keep my legs strong and extra bouncy. Will you have a go with me? OK, you need to kick up your leg in front of you, that's it, now try to reach forwards and touch your toes with the opposite hand. This Podcast accompanies the weatherproof printed pack. Find out more and purchase here: https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/wild-workout/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...2023-12-0401 min
Wild WorkoutPeering DeerHow lovely to see you all. I'm Dora dear and I'm rather shy. I like to stay among the bushes and trees in the forest, where I can quietly look around peacefully. Join me while I look this way and that, stand perfectly still with me, put your hands on your hips and slowly look one way, then the other, turning your head with gentle movements side to side...This Podcast accompanies the weatherproof printed pack. Find out more and purchase here: https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/wild-workout/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...2023-12-0401 min
Wild WorkoutMarching BadgerAh there you are! Benjamin badger here. You are just in time to join me on a brisk march. Busy, busy, busy, that's me! Will you come along? Yes, that's the spirit! Now then, march on the spot left, right, left, right. Wonderful! Swing those arms and lift your knees as high as you can and keep marching...This Podcast accompanies the weatherproof printed pack. Find out more and purchase here: https://www.nature-nurture.co.uk/wild-workout/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-12-0401 min
1 in 4: Talking Mental Health with Abby Lacey & FriendsNatalie GanpatsinghWelcome to season 2 of 1 in 4 Mental Health podcast. In this episode I'll be talking to Natalie Ganpatsingh. Natalie is a director of Nature Nurture and works with Dr William Bird's company, Intelligent Health, as well as being an artist, mum, keen yogi and canoeist - we have a lot in common!2020-09-1000 min