A podcast about wilding the places we live,: one verge, garden and crack in the pavement at a time.
Hosted by Alena and Roisin, Your Wild Streets is a new podcast from UK Youth for Nature exploring how we can bring nature back into our everyday spaces and why it matters now more than ever. From gardens to councils, backyards to policy change, each episode weaves together seasonal reflections, guest interviews and action to inspire a wilder, more biodiverse world.
Whether you’re planting wildflowers on your windowsill or pushing your council to ban pesticides, Your Wild Streets offers a space to reclaim connection, beauty and belonging in the places we live.
This podcast supports the Your Wild Streets campaign, calling for a national ban on pesticides in urban areas and a shift toward pesticide-free councils across the UK.
New monthly episodes launching in June.
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As we cross the threshold of the winter solstice, Alena is joined by Satish Kumar - former Jain monk, peace pilgrim, and one of the UK’s most influential ecological thinkers - for a deeply grounding conversation about how we live, what we value and how we care for the world around us.
From walking 8,000 miles for peace without money, to his guiding philosophy of soil, soul and society, Satish reflects on non-violence, reverence for life and the quiet power of grassroots action. In a time of environmental grief and political inertia, this episode invites us to reconnect with trust and courage, and to remember that meaningful change begins exactly where we are.
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17 Oct 2025
The Politics of the Pavement (part one) with Jack Wallington
Politics of the Pavement (Part 1) with Jack Wallington
In this first half of our Politics of the Pavement two-parter, we prise up the paving slabs and look at how our streets and gardens became so obsessively neat and what we’ve lost along the way. From Victorian ideals of respectability to the post-war pesticide boom, this episode traces how control and order were built into our landscapes. We explore why weeds are still seen as shameful, the lasting cultural power of “tidy,” and how chemical dependency became normalised in public and private spaces.
Later in the episode, we’re joined by writer, organic grower, and garden designer Jack Wallington, who reflects on his journey from Chelsea Flower Show gardens to wilder, chemical-free growing. Together, we explore what it means to rewrite the story of gardens.
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29 Aug 2025
Wilder Ways to Garden with Mary Reynolds
In this episode, we’re joined by the brilliant Mary Reynolds - former Chelsea Flower Show gold medal winner turned rewilding activist and founder of the We Are The ARK movement. Mary shares her powerful journey from designing pristine gardens to championing wild, messy, life-filled outdoor spaces and challenges us to stop seeing ourselves as gardeners and start seeing ourselves as guardians.
Before diving in, we kick off with a quick news round-up: the latest on the voting age change in England, PAN UK’s new pesticide report, plus updates from our campaigns in Wales and our upcoming Urban Nature Day in Newcastle upon Tyne this September.
In our chat with Mary, we explore:
How she went from garden designer to full-time rewilding activist
The story behind We Are The ARK and its nine practical steps for restoring life
Why tidy gardens are bad news for biodiversity
Ireland’s nature crisis and what it tells us about land use everywhere
Myths we need to let go of about ownership, control and connecting with nature
The crucial role of native plants in keeping ecosystems alive
How building an ARK can turn everyday people into activists
Mary’s own six-acre ARK in Ireland and the love she’s built with her land
Why humans must act as guardians if we’re to prevent further ecological collapse
Her advice for young activists on staying resilient and leading with love
Links:
PAN UK's new report on council pesticide use: https://www.pan-uk.org/pesticide-free/
Our latest petition for residents (whether you study, live or work) in Newcastle upon Tyne, calling on the council to ditch pesticides: https://win.newmode.net/ukyouthfornature/stopsprayingnewcastlemakeourstreetspesticidefree
Our campaign pack for lobbying local councils on pesticide use: https://www.ukyouthfornature.org/your-wild-streets-campaign
The ARK: https://wearetheark.org/
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26 Jun 2025
Welcome to Your Wild Streets
Hosts Alena and Roisin introduce the Your Wild Streets podcast, exploring the movement for pesticide-free public spaces and offering actions for listeners to promote biodiversity.
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