October 22, 2025 • 14 mins
Roxy’s desperate to see the animal at the top of her night walk wish list – the owl she’s been hearing from her bedroom.
On a quest into the city with Ranger Rae, Bat, Fox and Mole, the crew meet lots of friends along the way.
Bat’s excited to see their cousins down by the canal. Fox comes face to face with Urban Fox on the hunt for a takeaway. And Mole simply wants to cover themselves in juicy worms.
But will Roxy finally be able to find out who’s been making all those hoots, before the sun comes up?
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Production
Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers is a podcast from the National Trust, produced by Fun Kids Radio.
Artwork: (c) Becka Moor
Cast:
Ranger Rae: Katy Schutte
Roxy: Leila Hall
Deer / Wildcat: Hannah Platts
Beaver / Bat: Lloydie James Lloyd
Expedition Eddie: Adam Hodgson
Luca: Stephen Lee
All other characters played by members of the ensemble.
Writer: Aidan Fitzmaurice
Sound design: Chris Stevens
Editing: Adam Stoner
Producers: Lloydie James Lloyd & Adam Stoner
Ideas and resources for the grownups
Tips for what to see and staying safe on a nighttime nature walk
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/50-things/no.-40-go-on-a-nature-walk-at-night
Visit the National Trust's Kids' Podcast website
nationaltrust.org.uk/kids-podcast
Discover more from Fun Kids Radio
www.funkidslive.com/
Be inspired with '50 things to do before you're 11 and 3/4'
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/50-things
Learn about UK wildlife
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/nature/wildlife
But will Roxy finally be able to find out who’s been making all those hoots, before the sun comes up?
Watching on Spotify?
If you're watching the video on Spotify, comment when you see Beaver and we'll give you a special Wildlifers 'Awoooo'.
Production
Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers is a podcast from the National Trust, produced by Fun Kids Radio.
Artwork: (c) Becka Moor
Cast:
Ranger Rae: Katy Schutte
Roxy: Leila Hall
Deer / Wildcat: Hannah Platts
Beaver / Bat: Lloydie James Lloyd
Expedition Eddie: Adam Hodgson
Luca: Stephen Lee
All other characters played by members of the ensemble.
Writer: Aidan Fitzmaurice
Sound design: Chris Stevens
Editing: Adam Stoner
Producers: Lloydie James Lloyd & Adam Stoner
Ideas and resources for the grownups
Tips for what to see and staying safe on a nighttime nature walk
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/50-things/no.-40-go-on-a-nature-walk-at-night
Visit the National Trust's Kids' Podcast website
nationaltrust.org.uk/kids-podcast
Discover more from Fun Kids Radio
www.funkidslive.com/
Be inspired with '50 things to do before you're 11 and 3/4'
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/50-things
Learn about UK wildlife
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/nature/wildlife
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Episode Transcript
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RANGER RAE (00:00):
Hi Roxy, are you ready for our night-time nature
walk around the town?
ROXY (00:05):
I thought I was, but it sounds like someone might need
our help.
RANGER RAE (00:08):
Who might that be?
ROXY (00:10):
Can you not hear that a-wooing?
RANGER RAE (00:12):
Oh, that? That's just Bat snoring. Wake up, Bat!
It's almost time for ournight-time nature walk.
BAT (00:19):
What?
How which? Oh yes, thenight-time nature walk. Maybe I
could just get a few moreminutes sleep first? You've been
asleep all day! That's why weasked you, Fox and Mole, to join
us.
MOLE (00:33):
I meant to ask you, Roxy. Why did you ask me to join you
on this night-time nature walk?
ROXY (00:39):
Because you're nocturnal.
MOLE (00:41):
Nope, nope, nope. We moles aren't nocturnal. We just seem
to be nocturnal.
ROXY (00:47):
Really? I could have sworn moles are nocturnal.
MOLE (00:50):
Nope. We just give off nocturnal vibes. All that
tunnelling underground and thebad eyesight seems like we'd
prefer the dark.
ROXY (00:58):
So would you prefer to give the night time nature walk
a miss?
MOLE (01:01):
Of course not. I might not be nocturnal, but I still like a
good night time nature walk.Them's good worm hunting hours.
RANGER RAE (01:10):
If there's a chance of worms to be had, Mole will
always tag along.
ROXY (01:13):
What about you, Fox? Don't tell me you're not nocturnal
either.
FOX (01:18):
I'm as nocturnal as they come. I don't mind a walk in the
daytime, but night is when Ireally come alive.
ROXY (01:26):
And we know Bat is definitely nocturnal.
BAT (01:31):
Yes, mummy, I'll remember to clean the fruit bowl in the
morning.
RANGER RAE (01:36):
I think Bat just likes sleeping whether it's day
or night. So, Roxy, what are youmost hoping to find on this
night-time nature walk?
ROXY (01:44):
I keep hearing an owl doing the most beautiful hooting
at night, but someone in schooltold me there are no owls in the
city.
RANGER RAE (01:52):
There are some owls in the city, but they can be
very tricky to spot.
ROXY (01:57):
Well, that's my mission for our nocturnal walk. I want
to find the city owl that doesall the beautiful hooting at
night.
THEME TUNE VOICEOVER (02:05):
Across the many majestic wild spaces of the
United Kingdom, from woods,wetlands to mountain and heath,
whenever help is needed.
SINGERS (02:15):
One ranger and her animal friends always answer the
call.
RANGER RAE (02:19):
It's Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers.
I can talk to animals. It's aranger's dream.
SINGERS (02:25):
It's Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers.
RANGER RAE (02:29):
Say hello to my animal team.
With deer and Fox and Wildcat.Mole and Dragonfly and Beaver
and Bat.
MOLE (02:39):
Sound the alarm and we'll come running to you.
RANGER RAE (02:41):
With our animal powers.
We'll know what to do.
SINGERS (02:45):
It's Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers.
ROXY (02:50):
Has Bat gone to sleep again?
MOLE (02:52):
I'll wake him up by dangling this delicious juicy
worm over his nose.
RANGER RAE (02:57):
That might wake you up in a hurry, Mole, but I don't
think it'll work on Bat.
MOLE (03:01):
It will if I tickle his nose with it like it's a beetle.
BAT (03:06):
Ah, ah, what? Where? Ah, ah, is that a delicious beetle I
felt wriggling on my nose? Oh,ah, it's just a worm.
MOLE (03:14):
You don't want it? More for me!
RANGER RAE (03:16):
So, Roxy, where to first on your night-time nature
walk?
ROXY (03:21):
I thought we could take a stroll down the canal.
RANGER RAE (03:23):
Great idea!
ROXY (03:26):
Wow, the city looks like such a different place at night
time. And it sounds differenttoo.
RANGER RAE (03:32):
Without so many cars on the road, we get a real
chance to enjoy nature's nighttime soundtrack.
FOX (03:37):
It makes hunting a lot easier too. No car engines
starting up to startle the prey.
MOLE (03:45):
I find it mostly the same, to be honest. Doesn't really
matter if it's day or night whenyou're tunnelling under the
ground. The worms don't know anydifferent either.
BAT (03:57):
Oh, what's that I can hear up ahead.
ROXY (03:59):
I thought you might enjoy this place, Bats. The canal at
night time is a great place tofind...
BAT (04:04):
Bats! And lots of bats!
MOLE (04:08):
Wow! There's so many of them zooming about!
BAT (04:12):
Oh, I haven't seen these guys in so long. Look! There's
cousin 1809. And there's cousin3645. Oh, and there's Andy! Hi,
Andy!
FOX (04:24):
There's so many bats! How are they able to avoid bumping
into each other with such pooreyesight?
BAT (04:31):
Because all of these bats have their sonar activated. Our
eyesight might not be great, butour hearing is the best in the
business.
ROXY (04:39):
So you can basically see with your ears?
BAT (04:42):
Pardon?
ROXY (04:43):
I said, you can basically see with your ears?
BAT (04:47):
Eh, pretty much.
MOLE (04:48):
I can smell with my eyes and taste with my ears. Oh, was
that a dream I had?
BAT (04:56):
It's much easier for bats to hunt at night because there's
less predators about the placeand less noise.
ROXY (05:02):
But how do bats see with their ears?
BAT (05:05):
We use echolocation. That means we can emit high-pitched
ultrasonic noises. And when thesound waves for these noises
bounce off objects, it tells uswhere they are.
ROXY (05:15):
I think I can hear some of the high-pitched squeaks. Can
you, Ranger Rae?
RANGER RAE (05:19):
No, Roxy. Only younger ears like yours can pick
up those frequencies. We losethe ability to hear such high
frequencies as we get older.
BAT (05:27):
It really is a batty superpower.
ROXY (05:32):
I walk down this canal every day and I've never seen it
like this.
RANGER RAE (05:36):
The city really is a different place at night time.
Come on everyone, I know a greatplace we can explore next.
BAT (05:42):
I might hang back and catch up with Andy.
RANGER RAE (05:45):
Ok Bat, we'll see you soon.
ROXY (05:49):
Where's this, Ranger Ray?
RANGER RAE (05:51):
This is the meadow they rewilded last year.
MOLE (05:54):
No one's allowed to mow, allowed to mow this meadow. No
one's allowed to mow, allowed tomow this meadow.
RANGER RAE (06:03):
Isn't it much better like this? It used to be very
short grass and now it's full ofbeautiful flowers for all the
animals and insects. Listen, canyou hear that chirping?
FOX (06:14):
I didn't know there were so many birds out at night.
RANGER RAE (06:18):
They're not birds, they're crickets.
FOX (06:20):
I thought they were grasshoppers.
RANGER RAE (06:23):
That one was a grasshopper.
FOX (06:24):
How do you know the difference?
RANGER RAE (06:26):
Crickets make a chirpy sound by rubbing their
wings together, whereasgrasshoppers make more of a
buzzing sound by rubbing theirwings and legs together.
MOLE (06:35):
Sometimes I dream of a world where worms can make a
sound. Imagine how easy it wouldbe to catch worms if they made a
noise.
RANGER RAE (06:44):
They do make noise. I can certainly hear them
digging through the dirt, butmaybe that's because of my super
tracking skills.
MOLE (06:52):
Oh All this worm talk is making me hungry. I need to go
for a dig.
FOX (06:58):
Always has worms on the brain, does our Mole.
ROXY (07:02):
Why is rewilding so good for biodiversity, Ranger Rae?
RANGER RAE (07:07):
Because having all these plants is a surefire way
to attract wildlife. It might beinsects looking for pollen or
animals looking for somewhere tohide from a predator. There's no
end to all the ways rewildingcan help nature.
ROXY (07:21):
What was that?
RANGER RAE (07:23):
It sounded very close. Come on, who's hiding in
there?
URBAN FOX (07:26):
Well, if you insist, I suppose I'll have to show
myself.
ROXY (07:30):
Look, Fox, it's a Fox.
URBAN FOX (07:32):
If you don't mind, I am an Urban Fox.
FOX (07:35):
Nice to meet you, Urban Fox. I'm...
URBAN FOX (07:38):
Fox the Wildlifer. I know your reputation precedes
you.
FOX (07:42):
Out on the hunt, are we?
URBAN FOX (07:44):
Yeah, I just had a delicious mouse supper.
RANGER RAE (07:48):
You must be delighted with all this
rewilding, Urban Fox.
URBAN FOX (07:51):
Oh, absolutely. It's allowed me to mix up my diet and
start hunting for real foodagain.
RANGER RAE (07:57):
How do you mean?
URBAN FOX (07:58):
Before these kind of spaces were rewilded, I used to
live on scraps, scavengingthrough the bins for any
leftover foods, living off humangarbage.
FOX (08:08):
Ugh, I'm glad you don't have to do that anymore.
URBAN FOX (08:12):
Who said I didn't have to do that anymore? I love
eating garbage. You haven'tlived until you've found a big
juicy steak in a bin all becausesome silly human filled up on
bread.
Now that's good eating.
FOX (08:26):
But you said...
URBAN FOX (08:27):
I said rewilding has allowed me to mix up my diet. I
can still eat garbage, but I canalso pop to the meadow and catch
a shrew or a mouse or sometimeseven a rabbit.
Quiet everyone, that sounds likea rabbit right now.
(08:48):
And quite a big one too. I hopethey're ready to meet their
finest hunter this city has tooffer.
Quiet!
It's about to show its adorablelittle face.
MOLE (09:00):
Care for a worm anyone?
URBAN FOX (09:04):
A Mole? That's a new one.
MOLE (09:07):
Not just any old Mole. I'm Mole, the Wildlifer. Here to
help with all your borrowing andworm collecting needs.
URBAN FOX (09:15):
I'm fine for worms.
MOLE (09:18):
More for me.
URBAN FOX (09:20):
But while you were borrowing, you didn't happen to
see any rabbits down there, didyou?
MOLE (09:25):
I did, but they gave me loads of worms and I promised I
wouldn't tell you where theywere hiding.
URBAN FOX (09:32):
Silly rabbits.
ROXY (09:35):
Shh! Listen! Did you hear that?
That's the owl I can hear atnight time. The one I wanted to
find.
RANGER RAE (09:43):
Right. Fox, can you do some tracking for us? It's
what I was born to do. So long,Urban Fox. Good luck catching
those rabbits.
URBAN FOX (09:53):
Ah, don't worry. Thanks to all this rewilding,
there's plenty to go round.
RANGER RAE (09:57):
Bye, Urban Fox. It was lovely to meet you.
ROXY (10:00):
See you again soon, I hope.
URBAN FOX (10:02):
Farewell, Wildlifers.
ROXY (10:07):
There it is again. It's such a beautiful sound.
URBAN FOX (10:11):
They're not the only animal of the night to make a
beautiful sound. How about this?
RANGER RAE (10:18):
That's a lovely Fox.
But maybe we'll keep listeningto the owls for now.
ROXY (10:22):
Do many owls live in urban areas, Ranger Rae?
RANGER RAE (10:26):
Tawny owls often do. And just like the Urban Fox,
they'll have lots more huntingoptions. Now there are more
meadows about the place.
FOX (10:35):
The hooting is coming from the park up ahead. And I've
picked up the scent. This way.
Probably living up a tree then,is it? That is usually what owls
do, yes, Mole.
MOLE (10:49):
I think they'd love living underground if they gave it a
try. There's so much to do downhere. And more worms than you
could eat Not more worms thanyou could eat,
FOX (10:59):
Not more worms than you could eat. That's for sure
RANGER RAE (11:01):
You know, Mole, there is a type of owl that does
live underground.
ALL (11:05):
There is?
RANGER RAE (11:06):
Yes, the burrowing owl. Although you won't find any
in the UK, they live in Northand South America.
ROXY (11:13):
That owl is definitely living up in those trees anyway.
FOX (11:16):
It should be right above our heads.
Now!
ROXY (11:24):
Excuse me, are you the owl I can hear from my room at
night?
OWL (11:29):
Hello there.
ROXY (11:30):
Your hoot sounds lovely. We're on a night-time nature
walk and I just wanted to comeand tell you that.
OWL (11:37):
That's so nice of you to say.
ROXY (11:40):
So there are owls in the park. I knew it.
OWL (11:43):
It's very nice to meet you too.
ROXY (11:46):
Oh, sorry, I'm...
OWL (11:48):
I know, you're Roxy The Wildlifer. You have quite a
reputation amongst the animalsaround here.
ROXY (11:55):
Oh, shucks.
OWL (11:56):
Which means you must be Ranger Rae, and you must be Fox,
and you must be Mole.
MOLE (12:05):
Would you like a worm?
OWL (12:06):
I don't mind if I do.
I was just heading out to huntfor myself.
ROXY (12:15):
Where do you go to hunt?
OWL (12:17):
All over the place. It used to be a lot harder. But now
there are so many places withnice long grass and wildflowers.
There are so much more optionsfor a night-time hunter like me.
MOLE (12:32):
Owl, did you know there were owls in America that live
in burrows underground?
OWL (12:37):
Really?
MOLE (12:38):
Yes. Is that something that would ever interest you?
OWL (12:41):
And risk getting these beautiful feathers all dirty? I
don't think so.
ROXY (12:47):
Will you keep hooting at night? I find the sound so
relaxing.
OWL (12:51):
My dear Roxy, I shall hoot more than I have ever hooted
before, just for you. So long,Wildlifers.
ALL (13:01):
Goodbye, Owl.
ROXY (13:05):
That was nice.
RANGER RAE (13:07):
And look, the sun's coming up. It's time we found
Bat and went home.
FOX (13:11):
I think you're right, Ranger Rae.
ROXY (13:16):
Wow, look at the meadow. It's a completely different
sight in the daytime.
RANGER RAE (13:21):
A completely different sound too. Listen to
all that buzzing, chirping. Onlythis time it's coming from the
bees and the songbirds.
MOLE (13:30):
Look at that, I just saw a rabbit.
FOX (13:32):
Better not tell Urban Fox.
RANGER RAE (13:34):
Come on, let's find Bat at the canal.
ROXY (13:38):
Where've all the Bats gone, Ranger Rae?
RANGER RAE (13:41):
They're sleeping up in those trees somewhere. Bats
can be very hard to spot duringthe day.
ROXY (13:47):
But how are we going to find Bat if we can't see them?
DISTANT VOICE (13:49):
Awoooo
RANGER RAE (13:52):
That should do it. Come on, Wildlifers. Sounds like
someone needs our help. Ready?
ROXY (13:57):
Ready! That includes you, Bat!
BAT (14:01):
Ouch!
RANGER RAE (14:03):
Ready for our next adventure?
BAT (14:05):
Ready as I'll ever be. I might just have a little nap on
the way.
ROXY (14:10):
Wildlifers away!
SINGERS (14:11):
It's Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers!
Hi Roxy, are you ready for our night-time nature
walk around the town?
ROXY (00:05):
I thought I was, but it sounds like someone might need
our help.
RANGER RAE (00:08):
Who might that be?
ROXY (00:10):
Can you not hear that a-wooing?
RANGER RAE (00:12):
Oh, that? That's just Bat snoring. Wake up, Bat!
It's almost time for ournight-time nature walk.
BAT (00:19):
What?
How which? Oh yes, thenight-time nature walk. Maybe I
could just get a few moreminutes sleep first? You've been
asleep all day! That's why weasked you, Fox and Mole, to join
us.
MOLE (00:33):
I meant to ask you, Roxy. Why did you ask me to join you
on this night-time nature walk?
ROXY (00:39):
Because you're nocturnal.
MOLE (00:41):
Nope, nope, nope. We moles aren't nocturnal. We just seem
to be nocturnal.
ROXY (00:47):
Really? I could have sworn moles are nocturnal.
MOLE (00:50):
Nope. We just give off nocturnal vibes. All that
tunnelling underground and thebad eyesight seems like we'd
prefer the dark.
ROXY (00:58):
So would you prefer to give the night time nature walk
a miss?
MOLE (01:01):
Of course not. I might not be nocturnal, but I still like a
good night time nature walk.Them's good worm hunting hours.
RANGER RAE (01:10):
If there's a chance of worms to be had, Mole will
always tag along.
ROXY (01:13):
What about you, Fox? Don't tell me you're not nocturnal
either.
FOX (01:18):
I'm as nocturnal as they come. I don't mind a walk in the
daytime, but night is when Ireally come alive.
ROXY (01:26):
And we know Bat is definitely nocturnal.
BAT (01:31):
Yes, mummy, I'll remember to clean the fruit bowl in the
morning.
RANGER RAE (01:36):
I think Bat just likes sleeping whether it's day
or night. So, Roxy, what are youmost hoping to find on this
night-time nature walk?
ROXY (01:44):
I keep hearing an owl doing the most beautiful hooting
at night, but someone in schooltold me there are no owls in the
city.
RANGER RAE (01:52):
There are some owls in the city, but they can be
very tricky to spot.
ROXY (01:57):
Well, that's my mission for our nocturnal walk. I want
to find the city owl that doesall the beautiful hooting at
night.
THEME TUNE VOICEOVER (02:05):
Across the many majestic wild spaces of the
United Kingdom, from woods,wetlands to mountain and heath,
whenever help is needed.
SINGERS (02:15):
One ranger and her animal friends always answer the
call.
RANGER RAE (02:19):
It's Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers.
I can talk to animals. It's aranger's dream.
SINGERS (02:25):
It's Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers.
RANGER RAE (02:29):
Say hello to my animal team.
With deer and Fox and Wildcat.Mole and Dragonfly and Beaver
and Bat.
MOLE (02:39):
Sound the alarm and we'll come running to you.
RANGER RAE (02:41):
With our animal powers.
We'll know what to do.
SINGERS (02:45):
It's Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers.
ROXY (02:50):
Has Bat gone to sleep again?
MOLE (02:52):
I'll wake him up by dangling this delicious juicy
worm over his nose.
RANGER RAE (02:57):
That might wake you up in a hurry, Mole, but I don't
think it'll work on Bat.
MOLE (03:01):
It will if I tickle his nose with it like it's a beetle.
BAT (03:06):
Ah, ah, what? Where? Ah, ah, is that a delicious beetle I
felt wriggling on my nose? Oh,ah, it's just a worm.
MOLE (03:14):
You don't want it? More for me!
RANGER RAE (03:16):
So, Roxy, where to first on your night-time nature
walk?
ROXY (03:21):
I thought we could take a stroll down the canal.
RANGER RAE (03:23):
Great idea!
ROXY (03:26):
Wow, the city looks like such a different place at night
time. And it sounds differenttoo.
RANGER RAE (03:32):
Without so many cars on the road, we get a real
chance to enjoy nature's nighttime soundtrack.
FOX (03:37):
It makes hunting a lot easier too. No car engines
starting up to startle the prey.
MOLE (03:45):
I find it mostly the same, to be honest. Doesn't really
matter if it's day or night whenyou're tunnelling under the
ground. The worms don't know anydifferent either.
BAT (03:57):
Oh, what's that I can hear up ahead.
ROXY (03:59):
I thought you might enjoy this place, Bats. The canal at
night time is a great place tofind...
BAT (04:04):
Bats! And lots of bats!
MOLE (04:08):
Wow! There's so many of them zooming about!
BAT (04:12):
Oh, I haven't seen these guys in so long. Look! There's
cousin 1809. And there's cousin3645. Oh, and there's Andy! Hi,
Andy!
FOX (04:24):
There's so many bats! How are they able to avoid bumping
into each other with such pooreyesight?
BAT (04:31):
Because all of these bats have their sonar activated. Our
eyesight might not be great, butour hearing is the best in the
business.
ROXY (04:39):
So you can basically see with your ears?
BAT (04:42):
Pardon?
ROXY (04:43):
I said, you can basically see with your ears?
BAT (04:47):
Eh, pretty much.
MOLE (04:48):
I can smell with my eyes and taste with my ears. Oh, was
that a dream I had?
BAT (04:56):
It's much easier for bats to hunt at night because there's
less predators about the placeand less noise.
ROXY (05:02):
But how do bats see with their ears?
BAT (05:05):
We use echolocation. That means we can emit high-pitched
ultrasonic noises. And when thesound waves for these noises
bounce off objects, it tells uswhere they are.
ROXY (05:15):
I think I can hear some of the high-pitched squeaks. Can
you, Ranger Rae?
RANGER RAE (05:19):
No, Roxy. Only younger ears like yours can pick
up those frequencies. We losethe ability to hear such high
frequencies as we get older.
BAT (05:27):
It really is a batty superpower.
ROXY (05:32):
I walk down this canal every day and I've never seen it
like this.
RANGER RAE (05:36):
The city really is a different place at night time.
Come on everyone, I know a greatplace we can explore next.
BAT (05:42):
I might hang back and catch up with Andy.
RANGER RAE (05:45):
Ok Bat, we'll see you soon.
ROXY (05:49):
Where's this, Ranger Ray?
RANGER RAE (05:51):
This is the meadow they rewilded last year.
MOLE (05:54):
No one's allowed to mow, allowed to mow this meadow. No
one's allowed to mow, allowed tomow this meadow.
RANGER RAE (06:03):
Isn't it much better like this? It used to be very
short grass and now it's full ofbeautiful flowers for all the
animals and insects. Listen, canyou hear that chirping?
FOX (06:14):
I didn't know there were so many birds out at night.
RANGER RAE (06:18):
They're not birds, they're crickets.
FOX (06:20):
I thought they were grasshoppers.
RANGER RAE (06:23):
That one was a grasshopper.
FOX (06:24):
How do you know the difference?
RANGER RAE (06:26):
Crickets make a chirpy sound by rubbing their
wings together, whereasgrasshoppers make more of a
buzzing sound by rubbing theirwings and legs together.
MOLE (06:35):
Sometimes I dream of a world where worms can make a
sound. Imagine how easy it wouldbe to catch worms if they made a
noise.
RANGER RAE (06:44):
They do make noise. I can certainly hear them
digging through the dirt, butmaybe that's because of my super
tracking skills.
MOLE (06:52):
Oh All this worm talk is making me hungry. I need to go
for a dig.
FOX (06:58):
Always has worms on the brain, does our Mole.
ROXY (07:02):
Why is rewilding so good for biodiversity, Ranger Rae?
RANGER RAE (07:07):
Because having all these plants is a surefire way
to attract wildlife. It might beinsects looking for pollen or
animals looking for somewhere tohide from a predator. There's no
end to all the ways rewildingcan help nature.
ROXY (07:21):
What was that?
RANGER RAE (07:23):
It sounded very close. Come on, who's hiding in
there?
URBAN FOX (07:26):
Well, if you insist, I suppose I'll have to show
myself.
ROXY (07:30):
Look, Fox, it's a Fox.
URBAN FOX (07:32):
If you don't mind, I am an Urban Fox.
FOX (07:35):
Nice to meet you, Urban Fox. I'm...
URBAN FOX (07:38):
Fox the Wildlifer. I know your reputation precedes
you.
FOX (07:42):
Out on the hunt, are we?
URBAN FOX (07:44):
Yeah, I just had a delicious mouse supper.
RANGER RAE (07:48):
You must be delighted with all this
rewilding, Urban Fox.
URBAN FOX (07:51):
Oh, absolutely. It's allowed me to mix up my diet and
start hunting for real foodagain.
RANGER RAE (07:57):
How do you mean?
URBAN FOX (07:58):
Before these kind of spaces were rewilded, I used to
live on scraps, scavengingthrough the bins for any
leftover foods, living off humangarbage.
FOX (08:08):
Ugh, I'm glad you don't have to do that anymore.
URBAN FOX (08:12):
Who said I didn't have to do that anymore? I love
eating garbage. You haven'tlived until you've found a big
juicy steak in a bin all becausesome silly human filled up on
bread.
Now that's good eating.
FOX (08:26):
But you said...
URBAN FOX (08:27):
I said rewilding has allowed me to mix up my diet. I
can still eat garbage, but I canalso pop to the meadow and catch
a shrew or a mouse or sometimeseven a rabbit.
Quiet everyone, that sounds likea rabbit right now.
(08:48):
And quite a big one too. I hopethey're ready to meet their
finest hunter this city has tooffer.
Quiet!
It's about to show its adorablelittle face.
MOLE (09:00):
Care for a worm anyone?
URBAN FOX (09:04):
A Mole? That's a new one.
MOLE (09:07):
Not just any old Mole. I'm Mole, the Wildlifer. Here to
help with all your borrowing andworm collecting needs.
URBAN FOX (09:15):
I'm fine for worms.
MOLE (09:18):
More for me.
URBAN FOX (09:20):
But while you were borrowing, you didn't happen to
see any rabbits down there, didyou?
MOLE (09:25):
I did, but they gave me loads of worms and I promised I
wouldn't tell you where theywere hiding.
URBAN FOX (09:32):
Silly rabbits.
ROXY (09:35):
Shh! Listen! Did you hear that?
That's the owl I can hear atnight time. The one I wanted to
find.
RANGER RAE (09:43):
Right. Fox, can you do some tracking for us? It's
what I was born to do. So long,Urban Fox. Good luck catching
those rabbits.
URBAN FOX (09:53):
Ah, don't worry. Thanks to all this rewilding,
there's plenty to go round.
RANGER RAE (09:57):
Bye, Urban Fox. It was lovely to meet you.
ROXY (10:00):
See you again soon, I hope.
URBAN FOX (10:02):
Farewell, Wildlifers.
ROXY (10:07):
There it is again. It's such a beautiful sound.
URBAN FOX (10:11):
They're not the only animal of the night to make a
beautiful sound. How about this?
RANGER RAE (10:18):
That's a lovely Fox.
But maybe we'll keep listeningto the owls for now.
ROXY (10:22):
Do many owls live in urban areas, Ranger Rae?
RANGER RAE (10:26):
Tawny owls often do. And just like the Urban Fox,
they'll have lots more huntingoptions. Now there are more
meadows about the place.
FOX (10:35):
The hooting is coming from the park up ahead. And I've
picked up the scent. This way.
Probably living up a tree then,is it? That is usually what owls
do, yes, Mole.
MOLE (10:49):
I think they'd love living underground if they gave it a
try. There's so much to do downhere. And more worms than you
could eat Not more worms thanyou could eat,
FOX (10:59):
Not more worms than you could eat. That's for sure
RANGER RAE (11:01):
You know, Mole, there is a type of owl that does
live underground.
ALL (11:05):
There is?
RANGER RAE (11:06):
Yes, the burrowing owl. Although you won't find any
in the UK, they live in Northand South America.
ROXY (11:13):
That owl is definitely living up in those trees anyway.
FOX (11:16):
It should be right above our heads.
Now!
ROXY (11:24):
Excuse me, are you the owl I can hear from my room at
night?
OWL (11:29):
Hello there.
ROXY (11:30):
Your hoot sounds lovely. We're on a night-time nature
walk and I just wanted to comeand tell you that.
OWL (11:37):
That's so nice of you to say.
ROXY (11:40):
So there are owls in the park. I knew it.
OWL (11:43):
It's very nice to meet you too.
ROXY (11:46):
Oh, sorry, I'm...
OWL (11:48):
I know, you're Roxy The Wildlifer. You have quite a
reputation amongst the animalsaround here.
ROXY (11:55):
Oh, shucks.
OWL (11:56):
Which means you must be Ranger Rae, and you must be Fox,
and you must be Mole.
MOLE (12:05):
Would you like a worm?
OWL (12:06):
I don't mind if I do.
I was just heading out to huntfor myself.
ROXY (12:15):
Where do you go to hunt?
OWL (12:17):
All over the place. It used to be a lot harder. But now
there are so many places withnice long grass and wildflowers.
There are so much more optionsfor a night-time hunter like me.
MOLE (12:32):
Owl, did you know there were owls in America that live
in burrows underground?
OWL (12:37):
Really?
MOLE (12:38):
Yes. Is that something that would ever interest you?
OWL (12:41):
And risk getting these beautiful feathers all dirty? I
don't think so.
ROXY (12:47):
Will you keep hooting at night? I find the sound so
relaxing.
OWL (12:51):
My dear Roxy, I shall hoot more than I have ever hooted
before, just for you. So long,Wildlifers.
ALL (13:01):
Goodbye, Owl.
ROXY (13:05):
That was nice.
RANGER RAE (13:07):
And look, the sun's coming up. It's time we found
Bat and went home.
FOX (13:11):
I think you're right, Ranger Rae.
ROXY (13:16):
Wow, look at the meadow. It's a completely different
sight in the daytime.
RANGER RAE (13:21):
A completely different sound too. Listen to
all that buzzing, chirping. Onlythis time it's coming from the
bees and the songbirds.
MOLE (13:30):
Look at that, I just saw a rabbit.
FOX (13:32):
Better not tell Urban Fox.
RANGER RAE (13:34):
Come on, let's find Bat at the canal.
ROXY (13:38):
Where've all the Bats gone, Ranger Rae?
RANGER RAE (13:41):
They're sleeping up in those trees somewhere. Bats
can be very hard to spot duringthe day.
ROXY (13:47):
But how are we going to find Bat if we can't see them?
DISTANT VOICE (13:49):
Awoooo
RANGER RAE (13:52):
That should do it. Come on, Wildlifers. Sounds like
someone needs our help. Ready?
ROXY (13:57):
Ready! That includes you, Bat!
BAT (14:01):
Ouch!
RANGER RAE (14:03):
Ready for our next adventure?
BAT (14:05):
Ready as I'll ever be. I might just have a little nap on
the way.
ROXY (14:10):
Wildlifers away!
SINGERS (14:11):
It's Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers!
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