As the Season Turns
Episodes
Found Sound for December: Matthew Bannister
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For December's Found Sound, Alice Boyd walks with broadcaster Matthew Bannister, creator of the podcast Folk on Foot, through the Wildbrooks of Amberl...
December
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wrap up warm for our December episode - the last of our 2025 series. We prune our orchard’s sleepy trees, make ephemeral ink from sloes, and visit t...
Found Sound for November: Some Interesting Apples
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For November, Alice visits an apple tasting trial, organised by a project called Some Interesting Apples, at Kestle Barton in Cornwall. We hear from a...
November
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For November, let's crunch along leafy paths and hedgerows. We’ll gather sloes and the last apples, spot colourful mushrooms, and head to the Forest...
Found Sound for October: Caroline Ross
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For October's Found Sound, Alice visits multidisciplinary artist and writer, Caroline Ross, at her new home in Hexham, Northumberland, where they make...
October
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a chilly, colourful October day. We’ll meet drunken butterflies, tell stories of conkers and hawthorn, and after dark visit the city, to...
Found Sound for September: Matt Somerville
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This September, Alice visits wild honey bee conservationist and carpenter Matt Somerville in his cottage in Hampshire. His work champions a bee-centre...
September
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wander with us through a soft September day. We’ll gather fruit in the orchard, and blackberries and rosehips in the hedges - and eat them. Sam Lee ...
Found Sound for August: Hazel Gardiner
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In August, Alice visits floral designer, writer and broadcaster Hazel Gardiner in London - where Hazel creates a joyful floral arrangement from her ga...
August
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For August, revel with us in the final days of summer. We refresh ourselves by the sea, looking for giants, and wander the woods in quest of danger......
Found Sound for July: Lara Maiklem
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For July, Alice visits author and mudlark Lara Maiklem on the Thames foreshore in Wapping, London. Lara takes us on a mudlarking walk, to search for L...
July
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wallow with us in the quiet of July, seeking out the coolness of water in the orchard and the wetlands. Along the way we hunt for chicken of the woods...
Found Sound for June: Cara Murphy
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our Found Sound for June, Alice meeets award-winning silversmith Cara Murphy on a beach near Belfast, Northern Ireland. We hear how the natural wor...
June
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For June, Sam Lee sets the tone with a serene arrangement of the beautiful midsummer hymn, 'Abroad for Pleasure'. We stroll from meadow to orchard to ...
Found Sound for May: Nadeem Perera
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For May's Found Sound, Alice heads to Bristol to record the dawn chorus and meet wildlife presenter, activist and birder Nadeem Perera. We hear about ...
May
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To bring in May we'll forage for bread and cheese, gather round the Maypole, and slip down to the riverbank to meet our mammal of the month. To begin,...
Found Sound for April: Lucy May Schofield
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For April's Found Sound, Alice meets artist Lucy May Schofield in her studio in rural Northumberland. We hear about Lucy’s water-based woodcut print...
April
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wend your way with us through an April day - through the blossoming orchard, to Japan for our monthly tree ritual, under the oak trees with Zoe, our r...
Found Sound for March: Claire Ratinon
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In March, Alice meets organic food grower and author Claire Ratinon in her garden in East Sussex. Sheltering from the rain, they plant the first seeds...
March
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
March is the start of spring - to celebrate, Sam Lee sings an uplifting new arrangement of the folk anthem 'Birds in the Spring'. Our mammal of the mo...
Found Sound for February: Darren Appiagyei
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For February's Found Sound, Alice meets wood artist Darren Appiagyei in Greenwich Park in south-east London, before heading to his studio to learn mor...
February
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For February, Sam Lee gives us a bold new version of 'Oakham Poachers', a traditional ballad recorded in Gloucestershire. In the orchard, we explore m...
Found Sound for January: Morvern Graham
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For January’s Found Sound, Alice Boyd meets Scottish-Scandinavian illustrator, printmaker and storyteller Morvern Graham on the East Scottish coast....
January
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For our first episode of 2025, we are delighted to welcome this year's musician - the wonderful Sam Lee, who has composed a song for January especiall...
Found Sound for December: Lia Leendertz
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the final Found Sound of 2024, we have created a special episode for you. Alice travelled to Somerset to meet our very own Lia Leendertz, Almanac-...
December 24
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For December, our final episode of 2024, we mark the winter solstice with fireside tales of elder trees and wrens. The Breath sing 'Carry Your Kin', a...
Found Sound for November: Poppy Okotcha
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Alice is with ecological food grower, forager and cook Poppy Okotcha in her garden in Devon - where they plant beans, make compost and dis...
November 24
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In November's episode we mark the old festival of Samhain, and the end of the harvest - while in our ancient woodland the animals, too, are saying goo...
Found Sound for October: Zoe Gilbert
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Alice is back on another foraging walk with Zoe Gilbert, author, folklorist and contributor to As the Season Turns. This time, they’re l...
October 24
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
October is prime season for mushrooms - and we find them in the ancient woodland and in fairy rings, exploring the best kinds to eat and the folklore ...
Found Sound for September: Roka Brings Flowers
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Alice meets Roka from Roka Brings Flowers on her narrowboat ‘Leafy Lady’. Roka is a florist and craft maker living a nomadic life on t...
September 24
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In September, the wildlife in our ancient woodland is thriving on the season's abundance, while in the orchard with Zoe we meet some interesting chara...
Found Sound for August: Martha & Ella Webb
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For August's Found Sound, Alice meets sisters Martha and Ella Webb, a clothes maker and scientific illustrator, in their studios in Stroud, Gloucester...
August 24
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
August is the first real harvest month - so we go foraging in the ancient woodland, delving into the folklore of blackberries, elder and rowan along t...
Found Sound for July: Sophie Sellu
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Alice meets artist and woodworker Sophie Sellu on the way to her studio ‘Grain and Knot’ in south-east London, where Sophie discusses ...
July 24
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In July, the ancient woodland cools us down - while we explore the hot-weather roots of some of the month's many names. In the garden Zoe gives us som...
Found Sound for June: Chantal Lyons
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For June's Found Sound, Alice meets science and nature writer Chantal Lyons at Woorgreens Nature Reserve in the heart of the Forest of Dean, to spot t...
June 24
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For June, we spend time in the garden - with squirrels and foxes, nectar-rich flowers and a glut of early summer vegetables. The Breath play 'For You'...
Found Sound for May: JC Niala & Sam Skinner
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month, Alice meets writer and poet Dr JC Niala and artist Sam Skinner at Elder Stubbs Allotments in Oxford - where they have recreated a 1918-sty...
May 24
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In May's episode we explore the folklore of this lovely month - green men, Robin Hood, the moon and maypoles. We cook from the garden and make German ...
Found Sound for April: Miles Irving
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
April's Found Sound is the second part of an exploration into foraging. In this episode, Alice meets wild foods expert Miles Irving to forage for comm...
April 24
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For April we begin the month with some last-minute Easter crafts and end it in the bluebell wood. We tell tales of the stars and cook from the garden,...
Found Sound for March: Zoe Gilbert
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a Found Sound for March, Alice visits Folkestone, Kent, where our very own Zoe Gilbert takes her out foraging along the clifftops - where they find...
March 24
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In March’s episode we celebrate the spring equinox with a recipe for wild garlic salt, a stroll round the ancient woodland and a seasonal fairytale....
Found Sound for February: Late winter birds in Norfolk
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a Found Sound for February, Alice Boyd visits Norfolk to record the songs of late winter birds, travelling from woodland to wetland to ocean. Settl...
February 24
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For February, we tell tales of birds and bad weather - and explore whose songs we might hear in the ancient woodland. The Breath sing 'Don't Rush It',...
Found Sound for January: Dartmoor
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a Found Sound for January, Alice Boyd visits Dartmoor to record the sounds of this wild place. Walking the windswept tors and woodlands, Alice expl...
January 24
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For our first episode of 2024 we look at names for January, old and new. The ancient woodland is deep in its winter silence, but we find signs of life...
10. Y Wasgod Goch - Gwilym Bowen Rhys
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
October. One of the many welsh words for Halloween is 'ysbrydnos' which means 'ghost/spirit night'. The singer describes himself tossing and turning i...
11. Cartref - Gwilym Bowen Rhys
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
November. A popular 19th-century song that describes how wonderful and comforting the warm hearth and home is when the weather starts to turn, and the...
12. Ar Fore Dydd Nadolig - Gwilym Bowen Rhys
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
December. A very old Christmas song, 'On the Morning of Christmas Day' - likely 15th Century. Caneuon y Flwyddyn is an album of Welsh folk songs by ...
9. Y Dyrnwr Tân - Gwilym Bowen Rhys
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
September. A threshing song, written by a farm hand, describing the excitement of the day the steam thresher came to the big farm. The Welsh word for ...
1. Teg Wawriodd Boreddydd - Gwilym Bowen Rhys
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
January. A Welsh carol for the new year. Caneuon y Flwyddyn is an album of Welsh folk songs by Gwilym Bowen Rhys first compiled for the 2023 edition...
2. Ambell i Gân - Gwilym Bowen Rhys
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
February. A song to guard against heartbreak and bad weather. Caneuon y Flwyddyn is an album of Welsh folk songs by Gwilym Bowen Rhys first compiled...
3. Lisa Lân - Gwilym Bowen Rhys
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
March. A very old love song that mentions flowers, birds, melting waxen hearts - and, of course, death. Caneuon y Flwyddyn is an album of Welsh folk...
4. Blodau'r Flwyddyn - Gwilym Bowen Rhys
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
April. A song describing the beauty of the singer's love with the emerging flowers of April - but the singer's heart is as brittle as a dry reed. This...
5. O Deuwch Deulu Mwynion - Gwilym Bowen Rhys
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
May. A Mayday wassailing song, written by a 17th-century poet who went by the name 'Eos Ceiriog' - the nightingale of the Ceiriog Valley. Caneuon y ...
6. Daw Hyfryd Fis - Gwilym Bowen Rhys
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
June. A song sung in Welsh schools - usually in a round - celebrating the return of the cuckoo. Caneuon y Flwyddyn is an album of Welsh folk songs b...
7. Moliannwn - Gwilym Bowen Rhys
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
July. A joyous song that's often sung in the pub. Caneuon y Flwyddyn is an album of Welsh folk songs by Gwilym Bowen Rhys first compiled for the 202...
8. Gwen Lliw'r Lili - Gwilym Bowen Rhys
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
August. A haunting love song comparing the singer's love, Gwen, to the flowers of summer - as birds of prey circle above. Caneuon y Flwyddyn is an a...
December 23
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our final episode of 2023 explores the sleepy but still vibrant natural world of December - from newts and frogs hibernating in the garden pond to col...
November 23
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In November, we get up before dawn to watch the stars and stay out past sunset to light bonfires for Samhain. In between, we head to Dorset for some b...
October 23
01 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In October's episode we visit a 'ghost' island, explore the history of trick or treating, and hunt for mushrooms and dryads in the woods. Hedgehogs an...
September 23
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For September we hear the tale of Ganesh and the moon. We visit the Farne Isles, perform rituals to mark the equinox and head to Cornwall for one last...
August 23
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In August's episode we wander country lanes at night - coming across glow worms, observing the Milky Way, and hearing the haunting love song 'Gwen Lli...
July 23
01 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For July we go stargazing during the dog days, hear the Cornish myth of Lyonesse and swim along mackerel migration routes. Zoe is picking wild roses, ...
June 23
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In June, Lia marks the summer solstice with gift giving and a ritual. The waterlilies are out in the pond and life beneath the surface is thriving - a...
May 23
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For May, Lia visits the island of Skomer to explore its distinctive and abundant wildlife, and Alice stays overnight in the National Forest. We listen...
April 23
01 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In April's episode we learn about different degrees of sunrise, plant hardy annuals and make nests for bees. Zoe has foraged for Lady's Mantle, while ...
March 23
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For March, Lia begins with the equinox and ends with the phases of the moon. Zoe explores the mythology of seaweed and we visit a very special island ...
February 23
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
February's episode explores the first, tiny shoots of spring - the bulbs are emerging, the frogs are breeding and Lia reminds us it's time to plant ch...
January 23
01 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For January, we explore the magic of a winter sunrise. We break the ice on the garden pond and head to the park for a snowy soundscape recorded by Ali...
December 22
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
December's episode features a tree dressing ritual to light the winter dark. We spend a final moment with our oak tree and beehive, and hear some poin...
November 22
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For November, we lean into this dark time of the year with a focus on colourful leaves, bonfires and a bright bird of the month - the starling. We pla...
October 22
01 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In October, our oak tree's leaves are turning brown and beginning to fall. We check in with the bee hive as it prepares for winter, share a recipe for...
September 22
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In September's episode, we consider the 'new year' feel of the month and celebrate the Harvest Moon. We go foraging for damsons and acorns, looking ou...
August 22
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our August episode, we find out why leaves get darker as summer progresses. We hear the story of Lugh and the harvest and set intentions for the fi...
July 22
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For July, we explore the folk tradition of the Rose Queen. We mark the weather on St Swithun's Day, check in with the beehive and learn about photosyn...
June 22
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our June episode, gooseberries are ripening in the kitchen garden, our birds of the month are cooing from the treetops and the beehive is entering ...
May 22
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In May's episode, our oak tree is finally in leaf! We investigate Maytime traditions, make elderflower mead from Finland and anticipate a total lunar ...
April 22
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For April, we search for signs of spring - brimstone butterflies, wild garlic, cuckoos. A Ukrainian folk tale explains why April weather is so volatil...
March 22
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For our March episode, we climb high into the sky with our bird of the month, the skylark. We pot up chrysanthemums, make a pilgrimage to the Isles of...
February 22
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In February's episode, we make a St Brigid's Day pilgrimage from Faughart to Kildare, exploring the links between Brigid, Imbolc and Candlemas. We pla...
January 22
01 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For our first episode of 2022, we begin a year-long acquaintance with the English oak. We head inside the beehive, explore the history of wassailing, ...
December 21
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For December, we go carolling for the full moon and enjoy the midwinter charm of Christmas roses. We make a pilgrimage to Stone Henge for the winter s...
November 21
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For our colourful November episode, we celebrate winter's brightest flowers, chrysanthemums. We share a recipe for bonfire toffee apples, explore natu...
October 21
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For October, we follow the vast, though little understood migration of the European eel. We hear the tale of Merlin's apples, ponder why October's ful...
September 21
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In September's episode, we track the slow drift into autumn. Hearing a tale of Ganesh and the moon, we explore the names for September's full moon. We...
August 21
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We trace the epic migrations of dragonflies along with the rasping music of the grasshopper chorus. We discuss the wonders of the Perseids meteor show...
July 21
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we celebrate the rich offerings of July, the 'Month of the Hay'. We check in on the hedgerows, discover the delights of oxeye daisies...
June 21
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For our June episode, we plan for summer. We revisit the dormice and hedgehogs we saw nesting in earlier months, check in on the ever-changing flowers...
May 21
01 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the May episode of our podcast, we explore the changing hedgerows, the traditions and folklore surrounding May Day, why primroses might help with ...
April 21
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For April, we explore the changing hedgerows, the beauty of the bluebell, how to navigate by the crescent moon, the flowers to pick and the flowers to...
March 21
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For March, we explore the traditional names for the month, the moons and the tides, the changing hedgerows, the hedgehogs coming out of hibernation, t...
February 21
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
'As the Season Turns' is a podcast created by Ffern and presented by the nature writer and author of the Seasonal Almanac Lia Leendertz. Each episode,...
January 21
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
'As the Season Turns' begins with January - an episode in which the nature writer Lia Leendertz takes us through the origins of the month’s name, as...