The Podcast for nature nuts from wildlife cameraman Jack Perks. Jack interviews presenters, artists, scientists and conservationists giving a light hearted look into their specialisms, stories and backgrounds seeing what drives people to become so utterly fascinated by the natural world. New episodes every Tuesday.
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Sep 29, 2026 · 49:19
This weeks guest is Alex Bell who is the current editor of Practical fish keeping magazine and all round aquarist. Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Youtube Channel
Sep 8, 2026 · 47:28
This weeks guest is Tony Juniper who is the current chair of Natural England Buy Me a Coffee Big Fish N Show Facebook Page Youtube Channel
Sep 1, 2026 · 26:07
In this episode I go into what happens behind the podcasting curtain and talking about how the podcast started, some of the stats, my fav and worst interviews.
Aug 18, 2026 · 55:09
This weeks guest is Ben Goldsmith from Birdguides as we talk all about rewilding! Buy Me a Coffee Big Fish N Show Facebook Page Youtube Channel
Aug 11, 2026 · 48:32
This weeks guest is Sam Viles from Birdguides as we talk all about twitching! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Youtube Channel
Aug 4, 2026 · 51:28
This weeks guest is James Bendall a gamekeeper based in Dorset as we talk about bird of prey persecution and misconceptions people have about the job. Buy Me a Coffee Facebook…
Jul 28, 2026 · 25:36
This weeks guest is Tom Hartman from the University of Nottingham as we talk about geckos living wild in the UK! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Youtube Channel
Jul 21, 2026 · 1:00:54
This weeks guest is Matt Slater from the Cornwall Wildlife Trust as we talk about new species turning up in the south west due to warming seas. Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page…
Jul 14, 2026 · 48:54
This weeks guest is Scott McKenzie from the trent rivers trust as we talk about threats to the trent, how to restore it and bringing back lost species to it. Trent 30 Buy Me a…
Jul 7, 2026 · 56:55
This weeks guest is Graeme Lyons a pan listing superstar as we talk about trying to record as many species as possible in the UK Pan listing Website Buy Me a Coffee Naturetrek…
Jun 30, 2026 · 47:07
This weeks guest is Paul Flint from the national wildlife crime unit as we talk about various wildlife crime. Crime Unit Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Youtube Channel
Jun 23, 2026 · 51:07
This weeks guest is James Harding - Morris as we talk about his book on British Endemic species. James Book Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Youtube Channel
Jun 16, 2026 · 45:58
This weeks guest is Donny Midas a species hunter angler as talk about catch different species of fish in the UK. Donny Insta & Youtube Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Youtube Channel
Jun 9, 2026 · 47:46
This weeks guest is James Buckley a River keeper on the River Test as we talk all about river keeping! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Youtube Channel
Jun 2, 2026 · 49:45
This weeks guest is Derek Gow as we chat about the wolf in Britain, when we lost them and if they may return one day. James book Heal Rewilding Event Buy Me a Coffee Facebook…
May 26, 2026 · 35:09
This weeks guest is James Lowen as we chat all things moth! Great British River James book Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Youtube Channel
May 19, 2026 · 44:11
This week I speak to Frankie Hobro all about marine turtles in British waters. Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Youtube Channel
May 12, 2026 · 50:00
This week I have Sarah Burhouse on the podcast to talk all about the Taxidermy! Sarahs Website BBC SOUNDS Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Youtube Channel
May 5, 2026 · 41:17
This week I have Jack Ashby on the podcast to talk all about the Thylacine! Great British River Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Youtube Channel
Apr 28, 2026 · 49:42
This week I have Simon Cooper on the podcast as we chat about his latest book on buying a mill! Simons Book My Book Signing Dates Buy Me a Coffee
Apr 21, 2026 · 58:52
This week I have Matt Ford on the podcast as we chat about european rivers, fish and working for the IUCN. Great British River Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Sturgeon Video IUCN…
Apr 14, 2026 · 53:12
This week I have Jeremy Wade back on the podcast as we chat about UK rivers and have a walk along the Avon. Great British River Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Youtube Channel…
Apr 7, 2026 · 1:29:16
This week I have Carl Smith from "Fish with Carl" on the podcast as we cover all kinds of topics in angling and youtube! Great British River Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Youtube…
Mar 31, 2026 · 54:01
This week I speak to Kevin Parr all about the weird and wonderful creatures that have ended up in the UK from wallabies, scorpions and snakes all the way up to big cats! Kevs…
Mar 3, 2026 · 43:45
This week I talk to Ellie Bee who rescues and rehomes snakes as we chat about why people fear them, what happens when people can't keep them anymore and much more! Buy Me a…
Feb 3, 2026 · 40:21
I speak with Jonathan Green this week about fish parenting from the best to some of the maybe the worst fishy parents. Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Youtube Channel Photo Day
Jan 13, 2026 · 1:00:18
This week I'm joined by Marine consultant Simon Thomas as we chat about the high numbers of octopus appearing of the south west coast of england. Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page…
Dec 16, 2025 · 1:03:40
This week I'm chatting to Harvey Tweats about three frogs that are about to make a return to Britain. Buy Me a Coffee Harveys Crowd Funder Celtic Rewildling Photo Day
Oct 28, 2025 · 40:10
This week I'm chatting to David Sexton about the 50th anniversity of the reintroduction of white tailed eagles to Britain. Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram
Sep 2, 2025 · 45:03
This week I'm looking for fossils with Eli Wait as well as chatting to Mark Everard about his work raising money for Prostate Cancer UK. New Book Just Giving Prostate Cancer Buy…
Aug 12, 2025 · 34:15
This week I'm live at Global Birdfair in Rutland as I talk to Tom Mason a professional wildlife photographer, Nikon Ambassador and Youtuber as we chat about how he got into it,…
Jul 8, 2025 · 18:37
This week I'm in Estonia as I talk to jeff Tuhtan from Taltech University about how AI is being used to record fish numbers New Book Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram
Jun 17, 2025 · 22:38
This week I'm in Victoria, Australia as I head to Healesville Sanctuary to chat to Platypus expert Jessica Thomas all about them! New Book Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter…
May 20, 2025 · 39:21
This week I've Colin Bean to talk about European Whitefish, Pollan and Vendace the UK's rarest freshwater fish! New Book Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram
May 13, 2025 · 17:07
This week I'm chatting about the ruffe! New Book Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram
May 6, 2025 · 38:11
This week I have Tom Lathan on the podcast as we chat about his latest book " Lost Wonders " In Lost Wonders Tom Lathan tells ten powerful stories of species that have lived,…
Apr 29, 2025 · 28:33
This week I have Tim Birkhead on the podcast as we chat about the extinct Great Auk and his latest book " The Great Auk: Its Extraordinary Life, Hideous Death and Mysterious…
Apr 22, 2025 · 32:46
This week I have Hannah Dale from Wrendale Designs on the podcast as I visit her farm in Lincolnshire to talk about what rewildling work has been done and her latest book " A…
Apr 15, 2025 · 51:44
This week I have Stuart Crofts on the podcast as we talk about Riverflies on the banks of the Derbyshire Derwent. Field Guide Book Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram
Apr 8, 2025 · 59:50
This week I have Pete Cooper on the podcast as we talk about the Native Invertebrate Recovery Centre and its role in bringing back some lost species of inverts to Britain. Field…
Apr 1, 2025 · 42:13
This week I'm chatting to Anna Maka at the University of Nottingham about all things spiders! Busting some of the myths, finding out fascinating facts and meeting a few! Field…
Mar 25, 2025 · 44:18
This podcast was recorded in Plymouth while I was fishing with Josh Pickett as we chat about some of the morphological fish quadries like koi, shore clingfish and bullheads as…
Mar 18, 2025 · 47:20
This podcast was recorded live at Brackenhurst Campus Nottingham Trent University with special guest Ross Birnie as we talk about his incredible career in wildlife filmmaking…
Mar 11, 2025 · 47:06
This week I speak to Andrew Mccoll a Professor of Evolutionary Ecology, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences as we chat all things stickleback! Field Guide Book Live Podcast Buy…
Mar 4, 2025 · 52:11
This week I chat with Flilip Riberio about the wels catfish and issues its causing in the Iberian peninsula. Field Guide Book Live Podcast Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter…
Feb 25, 2025 · 35:29
This week I'm in the Cairngorms talking about atlantic salmon Field Guide Book Live Podcast Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Britains Hidden Fishes Screenings
Feb 18, 2025 · 36:56
This week I'm in a pub with Will Pender as we talk about Blennies and species hunting in angling. Field Guide Book Live Podcast Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram
Feb 11, 2025 · 41:28
This week I'm chatting to Daniel Wise about British skate! https://www.orkneyskatetrust.co.uk/ Field Guide Book Live Podcast Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram
Feb 4, 2025 · 37:44
This week I speak to Shaun Leonard from the Wild Trout trust all about brown trout! Field Guide Book Live Podcast Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram
Jan 28, 2025 · 25:18
This week I speak to Andrew Davies from B.A.S.S all about european bass! https://www.ukbass.com/ Field Guide Book Live Podcast Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram
Jan 21, 2025 · 33:09
This week I speak to Catue Gutmann Roberts all about the barbel! Field Guide Book Live Podcast Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram
Jan 14, 2025 · 43:03
This week I speak to LRF angler Ben Bassett about the mine field that is british goby species and how to I.D them. Field Guide Book Live Podcast Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page…
Jan 7, 2025 · 37:39
New season is back! This week I visit the norfolk countryside as I speak to carl sayer about the crucian carp. Field Guide Book Live Podcast Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter…
Oct 24, 2024 · 7:44
Upcoming dates to remember! LINK TO BUY CALENDAR & PLAYING CARDS 3rd Nov - March for clean water 20th Nov - Free Screening of Britains Hidden Fishes at Grantown - on - Spey…
Jul 2, 2024 · 28:40
Today I release another special episode ahead of the general election about what to ask candidates about rivers with Emma Brisdion from the Rivers Trust.…
Jul 2, 2024 · 35:27
This week I speak with underwater photographer and Programme Officer for Shoal Georgie Bull. We have a natter about the 1000 fishes project looking to conserve and project some…
Jun 25, 2024 · 40:14
Last year I went to Shetland and saw some incredible wildlife including searching for orca! See how I go on in this weeks episode. Buy Me a Coffee Orca Film Facebook Page Twitter…
Mar 19, 2024 · 37:34
This the final episode of this season I talk to paelobiologist Jack Cooper about the Megalodon! Buy Me a Coffee YOUTUBE LIVE EVENT Osprey Film Facebook Page Twitter Instagram…
Mar 12, 2024 · 41:56
This week I have Ben Rowson on who is the senior curator of terrestrial molluscs from the National Museum of Wales to talk about everything slug related! Buy Me a Coffee YOUTUBE…
Mar 5, 2024 · 37:18
This week I've got guest Chantal Lyons on as we talk about her book Groundbreakers: The Return of Britain’s Wild Boar finding out if boar are dangerous, what locals think of them…
Feb 27, 2024 · 30:48
This week I'm talking about how to break into wildlife presenting, camera ops and photography! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel
Feb 20, 2024 · 33:32
This week I speak to Rob Collins from The Rivers Trust about the subject of forever chemicals in rivers, what they are, what we can do about them and how they got there. Buy Me a…
Feb 13, 2024 · 30:37
This episode see's me talking to Senior Curator in Charge of Mollusca, Jon Ablett from the Natural History Museum as we talk about giant squid and colossal squid and I even get…
Feb 6, 2024 · 32:51
This week I'm joined by Nicola Crockford as we talk all about wild swimming and how it connects her to aquatic wildlife. Buy Me a Coffee YOUTUBE LIVE EVENT PUFFIN SNORKELING…
Jan 30, 2024 · 51:48
This week I head to the Natural History Museum in London and go behind the scenes to the tank room as see rupert collins about the fish specimens they have in the collection…
Jan 23, 2024 · 29:08
in this episode I head to Northumberland to go rockpooling and see one of my favourite ducks the eider! Buy Me a Coffee Merch Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel
Jan 16, 2024 · 41:08
This week I have guest Jake Davies, Jake is a Welsh based Marine biologist and underwater videographer. Where he is the technical specialist for Project SIARC (Sharks Inspiring…
Jan 9, 2024 · 53:28
In this weeks episode I speak with friend and other half of UK Wildlife Podcast Neil Philips about Wildlife Photography Competitions. Are they worth doing, does it really change…
Jan 2, 2024 · 45:17
This week I speak to CEO of Widlfish Nick Measham, a charity that fights for freshwater habitats and its fish. We talk about barriers to migration and how salmon are now on the…
Dec 28, 2023 · 49:37
This week I speak to Dominic Garnett a successful angling author and angling times journalist about all kinds of topics from fly fishing for coarse fish, sewage pollution and…
Dec 19, 2023 · 32:03
I speak to Matt James from Colossal as we talk about de-extinction bring back mammoths and other extinct species. Buy Me a Coffee Merch Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube…
Dec 12, 2023 · 39:25
This week I have multiple guests on the podcast telling us their funny nature stories! Buy Me a Coffee Merch Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel
Dec 5, 2023 · 18:12
I head out with NottsARG member Maiya Evans as we go on a toad patrol! Buy Me a Coffee Merch Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel
Nov 28, 2023 · 29:46
In this weeks episode I head to Romney Marsh in Kent to find Europes largest frog the Marsh Frog! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel
Nov 21, 2023 · 41:17
In this weeks episode I talk about my own wildlife garden and how I've turned it from a sea of grass into a mini wildlife haven. Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram…
Nov 14, 2023 · 47:59
This week I'm joined by Indy Greene again as we head into Sherwood Forest to experience the dawn chorus! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel
Nov 7, 2023 · 51:25
Welcome back to season 3! This week I head to Alnwick Gardens, Northumberland to visit the Poison Gardens and find out about some of the most deadly plants in Britain! Buy Me a…
Jun 25, 2023 · 1:16:12
Welcome back to a special episode of the podcast where we cover the rather big topic of predation in angling! Otters, Cormorants we cover them both as we chat to Mark Owen from…
Mar 21, 2023 · 56:03
In the last episode of season 2, I speak with three guests from the UK Sturgeon Alliance in the form of Jenny Murray from Blue Marine Foundation, Hannah McCormick from London…
Mar 14, 2023 · 43:52
This week in the penultimate episode for this season I have long time friend and wildlife filmmaker Laura Turner and her cat Henry! We talk about what cat owners can do to limit…
Mar 7, 2023 · 57:07
In todays podcast I speak to Rachel Mulrenan & Matt Palmer from Wildfish Cons to talk about salmon farming and how it impacts wild salmon stocks. Wild Fish & Off the table Buy Me…
Feb 28, 2023 · 48:02
In this weeks episode I talk to one of the top professional underwater photographers in the world Alex Mustard. We talk about who inspired him in the industry, how to get into it…
Feb 21, 2023 · 51:30
This week my guest is Ashleigh Whiffin Ash is an entomologist and curator at National Museums Scotland, based in Edinburgh. For the last 8+ years she's been responsible for the…
Feb 14, 2023 · 41:40
In today's episode Jack heads out with Luke Butel an estates manager who controls deer numbers in the East Midlands. We talk about the damage deer do to the wider environment,…
Feb 7, 2023 · 45:50
This week on the podcast we have Hannah Rudd. Hannah Rudd is a marine biologist and writer, based in Suffolk, who has studied sharks in global marine hotspots, including South…
Feb 3, 2023 · 19:53
In this bonus episode I talk about the reasons I don't generally tell people where, how or what gear I use for filming wildlife. (I'm not a complete w*nker honestly!) Buy Me a…
Jan 31, 2023 · 23:01
In todays Jack Does Stuff, I grab a cuppa and do the big garden birdwatch a citizen science project the RSPB do at the end of January to gather data on the birds that enter our…
Jan 24, 2023 · 35:53
This week I head to the Cairngorms to chat with Peter Cairns about lynx reintroduction to the UK and when we last had them here, what are the pros and cons and when they could…
Jan 17, 2023 · 38:10
This week I head over to Foston to visit hedgehog rescuers Janet & Sally to talk about what you do when you find a sick or injured one and how to help them in your gardens.…
Jan 10, 2023 · 50:57
Join me this week as I'm joined with Mike Blackmore from Wessex Rivers Trust as we chat all things chalkstream! A rare habitat pretty much exclusive to England. Buy Me a Coffee…
Jan 3, 2023 · 26:14
In todays episode of Jack Does Stuff I head out to try twitching! Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram Youtube Channel
Dec 27, 2022 · 35:44
This week I'm joined by vet and broadcaster Sean McCormack as we delve into the horrific practice of cropping dogs ears. "Dr Sean McCormack BSc (Hons), MVB, MRCVS is a qualified…
Dec 20, 2022 · 41:49
In this episode I cover non native crayfish in the UK and the damage they cause while looking if their is light at the end of tunnel to finally get rid of them. Buy Me a Coffee…
Dec 13, 2022 · 27:43
Join me this week as I head back the banks of the River Trent with friend, angler and scientist Dr Mark Everard as we chat all things tiny with minnows, gudgeon and bleak. We…
Dec 6, 2022 · 30:09
In this episode Jack heads out the River Trent to try and find the Zander a predatory fish thats made many UK rivers in home. Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page Twitter Instagram…
Nov 25, 2022 · 28:20
In this episode I speak with Alan Henshaw the farm manager of the environment agencies Calverton Fish Farm. I find out what a fish farm is, how they work and why they are…
Nov 22, 2022 · 54:08
In this episode Jack is joined by Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust's Michael Walker as they visit Ploughmans Wood & Colwick Park to try and find Bats. Buy Me a Coffee Facebook Page…
Nov 15, 2022 · 39:14
Today I'm joined by Elliott Kean who is the Engagement Officer with Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and also works with the Beavers at Idle Valley Nature Reserve. I visit him at…
Nov 8, 2022 · 48:14
This is the first episode in the side series of "Jack Does Stuff" with this time Jack going out bird ringing with fellow Jack, Jack Baddams! We visit Creswell Craggs and may or…
Nov 1, 2022 · 50:26
The Podcast is back! This week we are joined by guest Ashley Smith of W.A.S.P ( Windrush Against Sewage Pollution ) as we talk about the sorry state this river and many across…
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