Natural Wanders - The Plodcast.

About Natural Wanders - The Plodcast.

Natural Wanders is a 'Plodcast' that gets you outside to connect with people and nature. In each episode, Mandi Stark is joined for a chat by a guest wanderer from the worlds of wildlife, TV, film, or conservation as they take an exploratory plod around a wild place they love.

Publisher

Mandi Stark

Category

science · society & culture · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Mar 2020

Latest episode

17 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

34 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Oct 2026

   Libby Penman: ‘I get so much joy from taking a photo.'

   We're back for season 5! In the first episode of our new series, we head to Glasgow's West End for a wander with wildlife filmmaker and photographer Libby Penman. Along the way, we chat about Libby's journey from skate parks to wildlife filmmaking, the joy of spending time in the great outdoors, and why you should never put off giving someone a compliment. Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/plodcast/ Libby Instagram https://www.instagram.com/libby.penman/ YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@libby.penman Madagascar Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0JSjcm9V4I

2. 

   1 Nov 2025

   Erin Ranney 'I just completely fell in love with cameras'

   In this episode we go for a Bristol wander with camerawoman Erin Ranney.  We chat about growing up in bear country, her route into natural history filmmaking and separating work from worth. Follow us on Instagram: @Plodcast Erin on Instagram: @e.ranney Erin's website https://www.erinranney.com (https://www.erinranney.com/)

3. 

   28 Jun 2025

   Ellie Williams '‘Sounds really connect us to a place and make us feel a certain way.’

   Sound recordist Ellie Williams explores capturing soundscapes and sensory experiences in nature, revealing how sounds connect us to places, in an interview on a dawn chorus walk.

Who has been a guest on Natural Wanders - The Plodcast.

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ellie Williams
• Jack Bootle
• Charlie Hamilton-James
• Jamie McPherson
• Lis Oakham

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

19 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 32 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

43

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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