Episode 1: Wildlife Gardening! As you may know, unfortunately our St Nicks Discover Nature ecotherapy group has been cancelled for the immediate future due to the Corona virus, but here is a contingency! Enjoy this rough and ready video celebrating wildlife! The week's topic is wildlife-friendly gardening. If you'd like to contribute, please send us your photos and sightings, even if they are from outside the window while self isolating, and we'll include them! St Nicks Nature Reserve homepage: https://stnicks.org.uk/ St Nicks ecotherapy page: https://stnicks.org.uk/get-inspired/our-projects/ecotherapy-at-st-nicks/ Video produced by Phil Taylor: www.greenunderwing.co.uk Appreciate Biodiversity with the Eco Sapien project: www.ecosapien.org

In partnership with the FSC BioLinks project we explore how to submit a Biological Record. A special thanks to the FSC and National Lottery Heritage fund, as well as the North and East Yorkshire Ecological Data Centre and the Association of Local Environmental Record Centres. FSC Biolinks Project -https://www.field-studies-council.org/about-us/projects/biolinks/ NEYEDC - https://www.neyedc.org.uk/ ALERC - http://www.alerc.org.uk/ --- Thanks to Epidemic for the great music - https://www.epidemicsound.com/ --- If you like this episode, or any other, why not hit that subscribe button? We need all the support we can get, to help continue produce the huge array of videos we hope to make. --- http://ecosapien.org https://www.facebook.com/EcoSapienShow https://twitter.com/@eco_sapien

In partnership with the FSC BioLinks project we explore why Biological records are Important. Biological records are used for a whole range of reasons, from conservation work to planning applications. In this video we explore some of the most important. A special thanks to the FSC and National Lottery Heritage fund, as well as the North and East Yorkshire Ecological Data Centre and the Association of Local Environmental Record Centres. FSC Biolinks Project -https://www.field-studies-council.org/about-us/projects/biolinks/ NEYEDC - https://www.neyedc.org.uk/ ALERC - http://www.alerc.org.uk/ --- Thanks to Epidemic for the great music - https://www.epidemicsound.com/ --- If you like this episode, or any other, why not hit that subscribe button? We need all the support we can get, to help continue produce the huge array of videos we hope to make. --- http://ecosapien.org https://www.facebook.com/EcoSapienShow https://twitter.com/@eco_sapien

In partnership with the FSC BioLinks project we explore what a Biological Record is. In this video we include the ideal information required to produce an accurate record. A special thanks to the FSC and National Lottery Heritage fund, as well as the North and East Yorkshire Ecological Data Centre and the Association of Local Environmental Record Centres. FSC Biolinks Project -https://www.field-studies-council.org/about-us/projects/biolinks/ NEYEDC - https://www.neyedc.org.uk/ ALERC - http://www.alerc.org.uk/ --- Thanks to Epidemic for the great music - https://www.epidemicsound.com/ --- If you like this episode, or any other, why not hit that subscribe button? We need all the support we can get, to help continue produce the huge array of videos we hope to make. --- http://ecosapien.org https://www.facebook.com/EcoSapienShow https://twitter.com/@eco_sapien

National Nature Reserves: Yorkshire’s Natural Treasures Learn about the importance of National Nature Reserves in the Yorkshire area, including how you can help protect these incredible wonders! To get involved, contact Natural England or your nearest NNR office for more details: enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk Phone: 0300 060 3900 - Video Filmed, edited and narrated by Phil J Taylor of Green Underwing Wildlife Education Website: www.greenunderwing.co.uk Twitter & Facebook: @greenunderwing Commissioned & funded by Natural England: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/natural-england Script written by Phil J Taylor with edits from Craig Ralston and Colin Newlands Video thumbnail by Lucy J Murgatroyd - Video interview contributions: Kay Andrews, Rural Trainee, Ingleborough National Nature Reserve Janet Canning, Reserve Manager, Humberhead Peatlands National Nature Reserve - Photos – many thanks to the following people: Colin Newlands Lucy J Murgatroyd David Rogan Janet Canning Steve Hiner Paul Shawcroft Andy Marshall Kay Andrews Robert Goodison Judy Rogers - Music English Country Garden by Aaron Kenny, YouTube Audio Library Brothers Unite by Alexander Nakarada: https://freepd.com/romantic.php La Citadelle by Komiku: https://freepd.com/romantic.php Motions by Rafael Krux: https://freepd.com/upbeat.php#LinkToRevealHideComments Shining Stars by Rafael Krux: https://freepd.com/romantic.php - Sound Effects Coot calling by dobroide. Freesound: https://freesound.org/s/34163/ Bumblebees on the solovetsky islands by urupin. Freesound: https://freesound.org/s/345648/ Skylark by benboncan. Freesound: https://freesound.org/s/72752/ Curlew by benboncan. Freesound: https://freesound.org/s/72892/ Nightjar short by surrey-film. Freesound: https://freesound.org/s/86343/ Output audio (corncrake) by mkomulaine. Freesound: https://freesound.org/s/346197/ Summer meadow by baryy. Freesound: https://freesound.org/s/409143/ Wind and rain in Iceland by bashrambali. Freesound: https://freesound.org/s/448196/ Chiffchaff by reinsamba. Freesound: https://freesound.org/s/149850/ Ducks by celestialelf. Freesound: https://freesound.org/s/259753/

What happens when mainstream education doesn’t work for some young people? Ad Astra, an alternative learning provision based in Yorkshire, offers a different path to education and employment. For more information about the work of Ad Astra visit their website: www.adastrayork.co.uk Video commissioned & funded by Natural England: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/natural-england Visuals Filmed and Edited by PJT Photographs by Ad Astra and PJT Sound Royalty Free Music from Bensound - www.bensound.com Creative Minds by Benjamin TISSOT (also known as Bensound) Birth of a Hero by Benjamin TISSOT (also known as Bensound) Beyond the Line by Benjamin TISSOT (also known as Bensound) Going Higher by Benjamin TISSOT (also known as Bensound)

Leven Carrs was once and extensive wetland, rich in wildlife. But years of drainage, starting in the Roman times, lead to the land becoming an area of agriculture and pasture. Now, in an example of how modern farming and wildlife conservation can benefit each other, the Leven Carrs project, led by Albanwise Ltd and Natural England, has led to the reinstatement of this once lost wetland and the biodiversity it supports. An article detailing the project can be found in Conservation Land Management Autumn 2018 | Vol. 16 No. 3. If you like this episode, or any other, why not hit that subscribe button? We need all the support we can get, to help continue produce the huge array of videos we hope to make. --- http://ecosapien.org http://ecosapienshow.tumblr.com https://www.facebook.com/EcoSapienShow https://twitter.com/@eco_sapien

Things to do: Spring - Summer Watch nesting woodpeckers If you go for a woodland walk in spring or summer, keep an eye out for woodpeckers nesting in cavities high up on tree trunks. In this video you will see a great spotted woodpecker chick being fed by two parents, filmed in a small woodland in York. --- Eco Sapien created by David Bodenham and Philip Taylor Title sequence by Rob Sharpe --- Music and Sound: Funky Suspense www.bensound.com --- Eco Sapien is an educational organisation created to illustrate the importance of biodiversity. If you like to learn more about our work, why not check out our website at ecosapien.org If you like this episode, or any other, why not hit that subscribe button? We need all the support we can get, to help continue produce the huge array of videos we hope to make. And check out our Tumblr blog for competitions and conservation and wildlife news, and our Facebook and Twitter for more updates! http://ecosapien.org http://ecosapienshow.tumblr.com https://www.facebook.com/EcoSapienShow https://twitter.com/@eco_sapien http://instagram.com/ecosapien

See our results from the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2018 and be sure to enter your own on the RSPB website: https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/activities/birdwatch/ Music: Reverie (small theme) by _ghost: http://ccmixter.org/files/_ghost/25389 Sweet: www.bensound.com --- If you like this episode, or any other, why not hit that subscribe button? We need all the support we can get, to help continue produce the huge array of videos we hope to make. --- And check out our Tumblr blog for competitions and conservation and wildlife news, and our Facebook and Twitter for more updates! http://ecosapien.org http://ecosapienshow.tumblr.com https://www.facebook.com/EcoSapienShow https://twitter.com/@eco_sapien http://instagram.com/ecosapien