Wandering through fields, stories, and time, Stopping by Hedgerows explores the layered landscape of the West of Ireland where nature, memory, and history intertwine. Each episode begins with a walk and unfolds into reflections on the wild and the vanished, the visible and the forgotten. From wolves and ravens to field names and folklore, join Alan Mee as he shares quiet stories suggested by the land itself.
As we come to the end of autumn, reflections on October. Mushrooms, migrants and more.
Acknowledgements
Seán Lysaght for discussion on Irish names for redwing and fieldfare
Redwing, Paul Kelly, XC1083947. Accessible at https://www.xeno-canto.org/1083947 (https://www.xeno-canto.org/1083947)
Whooper Swans, Paul Kelly, XC1086575. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/1086575 (https://xeno-canto.org/1086575)
River effects at https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?q=07044052 (https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?q=07044052)
20 Sept 2026
september
The Irish for September is Mean Fomhair, meaning middle autumn or middle harvest.
What can we see this month that makes it September and not another month?
Acknowledgements
Phil Barnett
Robin - Molly Bell, XC986244. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/986244
Swift - Molly Bell, XC924454. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/924454
Swallow - Paul Kelly, XC1017558. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/1017558
Swallow - Paul Kelly, XC1017558. Accessible at
Robin Irish Wildlife Sounds, XC621371. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/621371.
Willow Warbler - Colm Philpott. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/1133423.
John Keats - To Autumn
2 Sept 2026
swifts
As summer draws to a close, the swifts will soon disappear south, which makes this the right moment to close season 2 of Stopping By Hedgerows with an episode devoted to them.
Acknowledgements
Swift Conservation Ireland - https://www.swiftconservation.ie/ (https://www.swiftconservation.ie/)
Lough Carra Catchment Association https://loughcarra.org/ (https://loughcarra.org/)
Swifts
Molly Bell, XC924454. Accessible at https://www.xeno-canto.org/924454 (https://www.xeno-canto.org/924454 )
Mr Mark Shorten, XC574312. Accessible at https://www.xeno-canto.org/574312 (https://www.xeno-canto.org/574312)
https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?q=NHU05100172 (https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?q=NHU05100172)
Swallows
Paul Kelly, XC1017558. Accessible at https://www.xeno-canto.org/1017558 (https://www.xeno-canto.org/1017558)
House Martin
Paul Kelly, XC737839. Accessible at https://www.xeno-canto.org/737839 (https://www.xeno-canto.org/737839)
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