To celebrate the Autumn Equinox, we held a storytelling special deep in the heart of the dark wood, joined by a live audience who took their places around the bonfire… Continue Reading... "128 Autumn Equinox Special 2025"
Tag: Folklore
110 Embracing Nature through Storytelling – New Year Special
For our New Year special, Wildlife Matters is embracing nature through storytelling by delving into the folklore of nature and wildlife in a Special Storytelling Event. So join us around the campfire at the heart of the Dark Wood for the second of our stories. Continue Reading... "110 Embracing Nature through Storytelling – New Year Special"
109 Embracing Nature through Storytelling – Christmas Special
This week, Wildlife Matters delves into the folklore of nature and wildlife in its Christmas Storytelling Special, ‘Embracing Nature through Storytelling.’ So join us around the campfire at the heart… Continue Reading... "109 Embracing Nature through Storytelling – Christmas Special"
068 Britains Rarest Woodland Wildflowers Part Two
Clearly, by its very nature, finding Britain’s Rarest Woodland plants is a challenge – so settle down with a drink and some biscuits and get ready for Part two. Continue Reading... "068 Britains Rarest Woodland Wildflowers Part Two"
061 Hedgehogs in folklore
The Humble Hedgehog is one of our favourite wild animals today, but hedgehogs play an important role in our culture through stories and local folklore. From video games such as Sega’s ‘Sonic the Hedgehog,’ to characters in Disney/Pixar’s ‘Toy Story 3’ and Sesame Street, hedgehogs have a definite place in popular culture Continue Reading... "061 Hedgehogs in folklore"
001 Winter Solstice The Origin of Christmas
the cyclical rhythms of the natural world. Many of the things we associate with Christmas are rooted in Pagan traditions. In our busy modern world, the relatively simple Pagan life is generally misunderstood, for example, the term Pagan came from Christians and was used to describe anyone that wasn’t a Christian, which at that time, was most of us. Continue Reading... "001 Winter Solstice The Origin of Christmas"