60 acast.com The Bees of Bensham Podcast https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/bees-of-bensham en Mattie Matter bees,pollinators,community arts project,citizen science,ecology,nature Mattie Matter Bees of Bensham, a two-year arts and citizen science project led by Gateshead based community arts organisation Dingy Butterflies CIC and artist and beekeeper Barbara Keating. Bees of Bensham worked across Bensham and Saltwell to re-enchant the resident humans with the local wild bees and pollinators. The project involved working with community groups, residents, environmental organisations and academics to collate data on bees in the local community, find out about them, what habitat needs they have, and how we benefit by supporting them. This podcast series, created by Mattie, includes interviews with a number of the creative people, artists, residents, experts, naturalists, ecologists and academics who were involved in the project over the

two years.


Bees of Bensham was funded by a National Lottery Community Fund grant.

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]]> Bees of Bensham, a two-year arts and citizen science project led by Gateshead based community arts organisation Dingy Butterflies CIC and artist and beekeeper Barbara Keating. Bees of Bensham worked across Bensham and Saltwell to re-enchant the resident humans with the local wild bees and pollinators. The project involved working with community groups, residents, environmental organisations and academics to collate data on bees in the local community, find out about them, what habitat needs they have, and how we benefit by supporting them. This podcast series, created by Mattie, includes interviews with a number of the creative people, artists, residents, experts, naturalists, ecologists and academics who were involved in the project over the

two years.


Bees of Bensham was funded by a National Lottery Community Fund grant.

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]]> false Mattie Matter info+6680916a91bcf9d0d41b7334@mg-eu.acast.com 6680916a91bcf9d0d41b7334 bees-of-bensham episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1719701706188-f28bd2e097be6ed93210d5fed6dd7b0d.jpeg https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/bees-of-bensham The Bees of Bensham Podcast The Bees of Bensham Symposium The Bees of Bensham Symposium Sat, 13 Jul 2024 17:36:03 GMT 31:20 6686d351fc882c395bd2dc19 false https://shows.acast.com/bees-of-bensham/episodes/6686d351fc882c395bd2dc19 6686d351fc882c395bd2dc19 6680916a91bcf9d0d41b7334 full 1 6 Mattie interviews some of the speakers and attendees of the Bees of Bensham symposium. This took place on Friday 26 April 2024 at the Café under the Spire in Gateshead. 


Interviewees include key speaker and bee enthusiast Brigit Strawbridge; Dr Mark Goddard, from the department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria University; Federica Paradiso, PhD researcher in Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria University; and Maria Fury from Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art.


Due to the nature of where some of the interviews took place, we apologise for the audio quality being variable.


Some of the websites mentioned and further reading:

https://www.dwellbeingshieldfield.org.uk/

https://colabsunderland.uk/projects/seascapes

https://beestrawbridge.blogspot.com/

https://irecord.org.uk/

https://www.inaturalist.org/

https://ericnortheast.org.uk/



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]]> Mattie interviews some of the speakers and attendees of the Bees of Bensham symposium. This took place on Friday 26 April 2024 at the Café under the Spire in Gateshead. 


Interviewees include key speaker and bee enthusiast Brigit Strawbridge; Dr Mark Goddard, from the department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria University; Federica Paradiso, PhD researcher in Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria University; and Maria Fury from Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art.


Due to the nature of where some of the interviews took place, we apologise for the audio quality being variable.


Some of the websites mentioned and further reading:

https://www.dwellbeingshieldfield.org.uk/

https://colabsunderland.uk/projects/seascapes

https://beestrawbridge.blogspot.com/

https://irecord.org.uk/

https://www.inaturalist.org/

https://ericnortheast.org.uk/



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]]> Interview with Mark Welfare, Freelance Naturalist Interview with Mark Welfare, Freelance Naturalist Sat, 13 Jul 2024 17:35:49 GMT 43:52 6686d32f9bf81dc06a826fa1 false https://shows.acast.com/bees-of-bensham/episodes/6686d32f9bf81dc06a826fa1 6686d32f9bf81dc06a826fa1 6680916a91bcf9d0d41b7334 full 1 5 In this Bees of Bensham podcast, Mattie interviews Mark Welfare. Mark is a freelance naturalist who led a number of nature walks around Bensham & Saltwell and Thornley woods for Bees of Bensham, exploring both flora and fauna. Here they discuss, amongst other things, the merits of leaving things to grow with little management, hoverfly and bee identification and what online groups and sites are good to join; plus the problems with hedgerows and dandelions!


Some of the websites mentioned:

https://www.nhsn.org.uk/

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/north-east/wallington

https://knepp.co.uk/

https://irecord.org.uk/

https://www.inaturalist.org/


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]]> In this Bees of Bensham podcast, Mattie interviews Mark Welfare. Mark is a freelance naturalist who led a number of nature walks around Bensham & Saltwell and Thornley woods for Bees of Bensham, exploring both flora and fauna. Here they discuss, amongst other things, the merits of leaving things to grow with little management, hoverfly and bee identification and what online groups and sites are good to join; plus the problems with hedgerows and dandelions!


Some of the websites mentioned:

https://www.nhsn.org.uk/

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/north-east/wallington

https://knepp.co.uk/

https://irecord.org.uk/

https://www.inaturalist.org/


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]]> Interview with Phil Macari: Ecology and Community Rewilding Director, Climate Action North and Director of Wildcraft Interview with Phil Macari: Ecology and Community Rewilding Director, Climate Action North and Director of Wildcraft Sat, 13 Jul 2024 17:35:33 GMT 54:42 6686d3059bf81dc06a826678 false https://shows.acast.com/bees-of-bensham/episodes/6686d3059bf81dc06a826678 6686d3059bf81dc06a826678 6680916a91bcf9d0d41b7334 full 1 4 Mattie interviews Phil Macari. Phil led on several nature and wellbeing walks around Bensham & Saltwell during the project and ran accredited training courses on nature and rewilding for Bensham residents. Phil and Mattie discuss--amongst other things--identifying and naming flora and fauna, nature and wellbeing, ways to explore nature and more about dandelions! Mattie also finds out about diapause and hibernation, and why it is important to know the difference.


Some of the websites mentioned and further reading:

https://www.climateactionnortheast.org.uk/

https://wildcrafty.co.uk/about/

https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/diapause-vs-hibernation.html


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]]> Mattie interviews Phil Macari. Phil led on several nature and wellbeing walks around Bensham & Saltwell during the project and ran accredited training courses on nature and rewilding for Bensham residents. Phil and Mattie discuss--amongst other things--identifying and naming flora and fauna, nature and wellbeing, ways to explore nature and more about dandelions! Mattie also finds out about diapause and hibernation, and why it is important to know the difference.


Some of the websites mentioned and further reading:

https://www.climateactionnortheast.org.uk/

https://wildcrafty.co.uk/about/

https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/diapause-vs-hibernation.html


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]]> Interviews with members of the Bees of Bensham residents group Interviews with members of the Bees of Bensham residents group Sat, 13 Jul 2024 17:35:14 GMT 56:27 6686d2d7fc882c395bd2c67c false https://shows.acast.com/bees-of-bensham/episodes/6686d2d7fc882c395bd2c67c 6686d2d7fc882c395bd2c67c 6680916a91bcf9d0d41b7334 full 1 3 Mattie interviewed a number of local people and residents who engaged with the project over the last two years, taking part in walks, talks, training and volunteering at events. The interviews cover the benefits of connecting to nature for health and wellbeing; the Bees of Bensham seed collecting events from Brownfield sites that took place in the community in late 2023; and the myths we are told about bees when growing up.


Due to the nature of where some of the interviews took place, we apologise for the audio quality being variable.


Some of the websites mentioned and further reading:

https://www.otmg.co.uk/

https://www.england.nhs.uk/personalisedcare/social-prescribing/

https://thecomfreyproject.org.uk/


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]]> Mattie interviewed a number of local people and residents who engaged with the project over the last two years, taking part in walks, talks, training and volunteering at events. The interviews cover the benefits of connecting to nature for health and wellbeing; the Bees of Bensham seed collecting events from Brownfield sites that took place in the community in late 2023; and the myths we are told about bees when growing up.


Due to the nature of where some of the interviews took place, we apologise for the audio quality being variable.


Some of the websites mentioned and further reading:

https://www.otmg.co.uk/

https://www.england.nhs.uk/personalisedcare/social-prescribing/

https://thecomfreyproject.org.uk/


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]]> Interview with Barbara Keating, Lead Artist of Bees of Bensham Interview with Barbara Keating, Lead Artist of Bees of Bensham Sat, 13 Jul 2024 17:34:44 GMT 1:09:44 6685c495f364c6400826c39e false https://shows.acast.com/bees-of-bensham/episodes/6685c495f364c6400826c39e 6685c495f364c6400826c39e 6680916a91bcf9d0d41b7334 full 1 2 Mattie interviews artist and beekeeper Barbara Keating. Barbara was the lead artist on two-year arts and citizen science project Bees of Bensham, running workshops, walks and community events. They talk about Bees of Bensham, habitats and recording and all things bees!


Some of the websites mentioned:

https://www.dingybutterflies.org/bees-of-bensham/

https://irecord.org.uk/

https://www.inaturalist.org/

https://ericnortheast.org.uk/


Check out Barbara's work on Vimeo:

https://vimeo.com/pmnogue


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]]> Mattie interviews artist and beekeeper Barbara Keating. Barbara was the lead artist on two-year arts and citizen science project Bees of Bensham, running workshops, walks and community events. They talk about Bees of Bensham, habitats and recording and all things bees!


Some of the websites mentioned:

https://www.dingybutterflies.org/bees-of-bensham/

https://irecord.org.uk/

https://www.inaturalist.org/

https://ericnortheast.org.uk/


Check out Barbara's work on Vimeo:

https://vimeo.com/pmnogue


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]]> Interview with Ben Jones, Director of Dingy Butterflies CIC Interview with Ben Jones, Director of Dingy Butterflies CIC Sat, 13 Jul 2024 17:34:15 GMT 49:19 6680918691bcf9d0d41b7694 false https://shows.acast.com/bees-of-bensham/episodes/6680918691bcf9d0d41b7694 6680918691bcf9d0d41b7694 6680916a91bcf9d0d41b7334 full 1 1 Mattie interviews Dr Ben Jones, Director of Gateshead-based community arts organisation Dingy Butterflies CIC. They discuss how Dingy Butterflies CIC came into being; how Bees of Bensham developed and took a number of years to come into fruition; and the community and creative sector in Gateshead and how austerity and various government localism policies over the last 14 years has affected the community in ways both good and bad.


Some of the websites mentioned:

https://www.dingybutterflies.org

https://www.dingybutterflies.org/bees-of-bensham/


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]]> Mattie interviews Dr Ben Jones, Director of Gateshead-based community arts organisation Dingy Butterflies CIC. They discuss how Dingy Butterflies CIC came into being; how Bees of Bensham developed and took a number of years to come into fruition; and the community and creative sector in Gateshead and how austerity and various government localism policies over the last 14 years has affected the community in ways both good and bad.


Some of the websites mentioned:

https://www.dingybutterflies.org

https://www.dingybutterflies.org/bees-of-bensham/


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