Going Wild in the Highlands

Going Wild in the Highlands

Two crazy nature lovers in the Highlands of NSW aiming to inspire everyone to get out there and enjoy the bush.

Episodes

November 28, 2024 30 mins

In this final show Floss and Lou say goodbye to 2024 and goodbye to their listeners, but not without some final words.


Special thanks to Highland FM, Adam Stokeld, Warren Barnett, Harrison East and Louise Docker.

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Lou is hearing a Boobook in her neighbourhood for the very first time!  Are they calling from a tree near you too?  

Thank you to Marc Anderson and Xeno Canto for the use of the sound file.  

Special thanks to Highland FM, Adam Stokeld, Warren Barnett, Harrison East and Louise Docker.

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November 12, 2024 19 mins

Floss talks with Christine Kelly, President of Birdlife Southern Highlands about the club's achievements and the pleasures of birding.  

Special thanks to Highland FM, Adam Stokeld, Warren Barnett, Harrison East and Louise Docker.

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November 11, 2024 22 mins

Floss talks with Jen Slattery about  the pleasures and benefits of membership of the Southern Highlands Australian Plant Society,.  


Special thanks to Highland FM, Adam Stokeld, Warren Barnett, Harrison East and Louise Docker.

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October 31, 2024 30 mins

Cicadas are calling all over the highlands at the moment...but what tells them to emerge?  And where have all our Bogong Moths gone?  Floss and Lou discuss these and other mysteries in the November episode of Going Wild in the Highlands.  

Thank you to Nathan Emery for providing information about cicadas.  

Special thanks to Highland FM, Adam Stokeld, Warren Barnett, Harrison East and Louise Docker.

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Floss interviews Heather Kemp from Southern Highlands Landcare Network.  A very active local nature group.  

Special thanks to Highland FM, Adam Stokeld, Warren Barnett, Harrison East and Louise Docker.

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September 29, 2024 29 mins

Lou has disappeared for a month so Floss has invited some friends who volunteer in various different Nature groups to come in and talk about what they do - and why they love it.  

Special thanks to Highland FM, Adam Stokeld, Warren Barnett, Harrison East and Louise Docker.

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September 14, 2024 5 mins

Some of our highlands birds have outrageous colouring!  This Bonus is best viewed on our YouTube channel so you can see the beautiful images that accompany the audio.  But if you only have time to listen here it is!  

Special thanks to Highland FM, Adam Stokeld, Warren Barnett, Harrison East and Louise Docker.

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September 6, 2024 5 mins

Once again Floss is out in the cold and dark.  This time she's joined a group hunting for the nest of the endangered Glossy Black-cockatoo.  But will they have success?  

Special thanks to Highland FM, Adam Stokeld, Warren Barnett, Harrison East and Louise Docker.

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September 3, 2024 5 mins

September BONUS!  A friend of the podcast has recorded a Powerful Owl in Penrose!  Floss and Lou investigate these magnificent creatures.  

Special thanks to Highland FM, Adam Stokeld, Warren Barnett, Harrison East and Louise Docker.

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August 30, 2024 29 mins

The girls had a month off so there's lots of catching up to do!  Floss has been investigating Cold Plunging...will she brave it?  And there are all sorts of shenanigans after dark in both their households.  Find out all about it here.

Special thanks to Highland FM, Adam Stokeld, Warren Barnett, Harrison East and Louise Docker.

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July 29, 2024 29 mins

Nature thinks that spring has arrived in the highlands and romance (and pollen!) is in the air.  


Special thanks to Highland FM, Adam Stokeld, Warren Barnett, Harrison East and Louise Docker.

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Floss and Lou ponder the mixed implications of the winter solstice,  contemplate massive moths in their hair,  sort out our ibises and advise us what to do with our excess autumn leaves.  


Special thanks to Highland FM, Adam Stokeld, Warren Barnett, Harrison East and Louise Docker.

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May 30, 2024 29 mins

Floss and Lou visit Wonderland, Lou has a drama at the end of a very long day,  Lou talks about the explosive consequences of frost, and so much more!

Special thanks to Highland FM, Adam Stokeld, Warren Barnett, Harrison East and Louise Docker.

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Floss and Lou wade into the thorny territory of feeding wild birds - the rewards and the risks.  They also talk about some amazing eight-legged engineers and Lou explains why certain leaves change colour in autumn.  

Special thanks to Highland FM, Adam Stokeld, Warren Barnett, Harrison East and Louise Docker.

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April 29, 2024 29 mins

Floss gets lost in a paddock and Lou gets lost in the week but nevertheless they've both learnt a thing or two.   

Special thanks to Highland FM, Adam Stokeld, Warren Barnett, Harrison East and Louise Docker.

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April 13, 2024 29 mins

The girls fossick for fungi to photograph (say that three times quickly), compare local herons and investigate who's laying eggs in your garden.  

Special thanks to Highland FM, Adam Stokeld, Warren Barnett, Harrison East and Louise Docker.

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March 28, 2024 29 mins

Floss and Lou visit Roberson Rainforest.  They discover some rainforest secrets and  Lou inadvertently collects an unexpected guest!  They also meet a very special group of budding local naturalists.  

Special thanks to Highland FM, Adam Stokeld, Warren Barnett, Harrison East and Louise Docker.

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March 12, 2024 29 mins

Teenagers being kicked out of home, gangs of youths developing,  brand management for insects...it all somehow makes an appearance in this episode.  

Special thanks to Highland FM, Adam Stokeld, Warren Barnett, Harrison East and Louise Docker.

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February 26, 2024 29 mins

Floss and Lou announce breaking news, get a lesson about caring for injured wildlife, and go gaga over Gang Gangs.  

Special thanks to Highland FM, Adam Stokeld, Warren Barnett, Harrison East and Louise Docker.

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