Tree Amble
After 30 years working to restore nature in forests and on farms, Pete Leeson takes time out to revisit the people he’s met along the way. Throughout the series, Pete discovers how land managers are adapting and responding to the nature crisis we all face, while navigating the economic challenges within farming today. People are at the heart of this podcast, holding the potential to do some incredible things. We meet farmers, ecologists, rewilders and more to find out how communities are building a future together which respects and supports nature.
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For 30 years, Pete has been at the Woodland Trust, working with partners and landowners to plant trees.
While his work has focussed on sites across Cumbria, he has built partnerships and supported projects across the UK with a focus on restoring nature.
In this podcast, Pete has in-depth conversations with land managers, ecologists and rewilders to hear how they support nature on farmland and beyond.
For more about Pete, here's a 2 minute film about his work and motivations:
Episodes
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Pete meets Jenny and Mark Lee on their Cumbrian dairy farm, which they’ve radically changed from intense dairy unit to organic, pasture-only system. As 'Torpenhow Farmhouse Dairy', they now make their own cheese, butter and ice cream, to get the most out of their high quality milk.
We join the family on a momentous day - the first day of ice cream production! Pete sees the dairy setup in action, and finds out more from Jenny and Mark about their shift to regenerative farming.