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Do London Differently by London National Park City

Do London Differently is a podcast series hosted by London National Park City Ranger Emily Langston and produced by Michael Shilling.Have have relaunched in 2025 with a new format - sharing how Londoners are making the city Greener, Healthier and Wilder.

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All Episodes

31:07

Urban Walking, Lost Rivers and Why the UK is...

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2026/04/07

Lola May sits down with Hana Sutch, founder of the walking app Go Jauntly, for a conversation about the joy of getting lost in London, the hidden histories you can discover on foot, and why the UK is one of the least nature-connected countries in the world.They cover:🚶 Why urban walks are the best walks (and how to start if you're not a confident walker)🗺️ The French art of flânerie and discovering London on your own terms🚂 Go Jauntly's TfL Overground walking tours along the Windrush,

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51:00

An Opinionated Guide to Wild London

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2026/03/12

London isn’t just a city with parks, it’s a city that is wild.In this episode of Do London Differently, host Michael Shilling is joined by Kassondra Cloos, author of An Opinionated Guide to Wild London, published by Hoxton Mini Press. We talk about the hidden places that make you feel miles from the capital without ever leaving it, from reed beds behind King’s Cross to wetlands near The O2.We also get into the bigger picture, how brownfield sites become brilliant habitats, why walking culture feels

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6:03

Moths, ponds and the power of community nature

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2026/03/09

In this episode, we hear from Aneel, a member of Heston Action Group, volunteer at Heston Community Garden, and National Park City Ranger. He talks about being there from the early days of the garden, helping create its wildlife pond, and seeing it become home to newts and other species.Aneel also shares the story behind Moth Night, an event designed to bring people into the garden and help them learn about local wildlife, sometimes without even realising it. It is a conversation about curiosity,

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31:20

Football and climate change, a live Q&A with Lola May...

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2026/02/19

Football is community, identity, ritual, and emotion at scale. It also has a footprint, from travel to sponsorship to tournament design. Recorded live at Nature of Things, A Salon for the curious mind, this episode is a practical, honest Q&A between Lola May (Paddington Development Trust) and Dan Hall (Football for Future) on what “sustainable football” could actually look like, and how fans, clubs, and players can help shift the game.IN THIS EPISODE- The projects that inspired Dan most, and why

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5:46

Accessible Means Reachable - Tarek Mrad on...

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2026/02/13

Put your earphones on, step outside, and notice what most people glide past: who can actually get here.In this interview, I’m joined by Hounslow Ranger Tarek Mrad, who’s delivering a clear message: accessibility has to be built, not just said. Tarek shares why many green spaces still aren’t properly wheelchair accessible, why transport is often the biggest barrier (sometimes starting at the bus stop), and what his survey revealed about everyday access challenges in Hounslow.We also talk about what

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20:21

The London Fruit Harvest - London is an Orchard

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2026/02/04

London gets reimagined as a virtual orchard stitched together by back gardens, street trees, parks, and the people willing to show up with a long pole and a tarpaulin.You’ll hear how the Kensal to Kilburn Fruit Harvesters built a pickers list, gained access to hundreds of local gardens, and turned seasonal harvests into community benefit, from food bank donations to juice pressing, jam making, chutney workshops, and even school enterprise projects. (Brent Council)Alongside that, Fruity Walks brings

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46:21

Football for Future - A Salon For Curious Minds

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2026/01/28

Football is the world’s biggest cultural language, and climate change is the biggest challenge we face. In this live Nature of Things salon (Paddington Development Trust), Dan Hall, Communications Manager at Football for Future, explores what happens when those two worlds collide.Dan shares why football is such a powerful place to shift attitudes, how extreme weather is already disrupting matches and grassroots pitches, and how football itself contributes to emissions through travel, infrastructure,

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17:58

RSPB Croydon birdwatching walk in Happy Valley and...

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2026/01/21

Ranger Emily joins members of RSPB Croydon for a birdwatching walk in Happy Valley and Farthing Downs in South Croydon. We spot and hear a whole range of birds, including redwings, gold crests, kites, and long-tailed tits, and learn about why citizen science is so crucial for tracking patterns in bird numbers. You can be a citizen scientist too by taking part in the RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch on 23-25 January - all it takes is an hour of your weekend. Sign up and get an info pack at

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19:47

Is Paris really a benchmark for cycling?

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2026/01/14

Is Paris really a benchmark for cycling?At the end of last year I joined MPs, peers and cycling leaders on an All Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking day trip to Paris. I wasn’t there as a lobbyist, or as London National Park City, but as the videographer and photographer, capturing a two dozen strong group whizzing through Parisian streets on Lime bikes.We boarded the 7am Eurostar from St Pancras with one question:Is cycling in Paris really that good, and how did they pull it

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8:32

What if we de-paved our front gardens?

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2026/01/07

In this episode, London National Park City Ranger Nancy Turner shares the story of how Heston Action Group grew from simple litter picks into a thriving community garden and a wider movement to “green the grey”.Nancy talks about:How the group started, and how volunteering on Sunday mornings helped shape the spaceThe reality of community gardening, big jobs, limited hands, and learning as you goA sustainable drainage planting scheme, and the joy of seeing it thriveNancy’s Ranger project, Pocket

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20:39

What if your 2026 resolution was swapping scrolling...

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2026/01/01

In this New Year episode we’re taking a quick look back at what’s been happening across London National Park City in 2025, from £80,000 redistributed through 112 community projects to a Ranger community now 160+ strong, Then we’ll set your 2026 walking intentions with three Go Jauntly challenges, build towards the London Walking Festival’s big May goal, and open the first page of our book club pick, 52 Ways to Walk by Annabel Streets, including a clip from my interview with Annabel Abbs about...

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15:26

What if every family had a place to learn, play, and...

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2025/12/12

Paula Harvey is building something rare in North London: a permanent outdoor learning and wellbeing space where every family can belong, including SEND families who are too often split apart by inaccessible provision. Through Urban Forest Tribe CIC, she is turning a blank canvas site in N11 into a thriving Forest School home, but she needs support now - funding, materials (especially timber), and volunteers. You can help by donating to the Tribe Roots for Resilience campaign and sharing it with your

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31:49

Sip, Scratch and Sculpt, the expanded arts of making...

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2025/12/08

Recorded live at This is Nature+ at Camley Street Natural Park, this episode brings together London National Park City Ranger Becky Lyon and Imogen Malpas (founder of climate-conscious clubbing collective Club SOL) to explore how we can make contact with nature through everyday culture, sound, and the senses. In this episode What counts as “nature engagement”, and who gets to define itRaves, coffee, sculpture, and other “unexpected” routes into nature connectionTouch, sound, smell, and ...

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29:11

Moja Collective - nature, mindfulness and building...

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2025/11/28

Recorded live at Camley Street Nature Park, in collaboration with Open Area.Moja Collective founder Shukura Babirye sits down with Ijaz Kato for a warm, honest conversation about how an Instagram page celebrating diverse experiences in nature unexpectedly grew into a monthly walking community - and why slowing down, paying attention and sharing access matters.They explore how Moja Collective’s walks evolved from social hikes into mindfulness-led outdoor experiences, what it means to “lead” as a

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39:24

Money Trees, Cyber Gardens and Ecological Citizens

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2025/11/21

What if your phone could help you care for the trees on your street, not just scroll past them In this live conversation – recorded in collaboration with Open Area at Camley Street Nature Park in October 2025 – artist Rachy McEwan and technologist, guerrilla gardener and nature rights campaigner Kalpana Arias explore how art, code and community action can work together to protect and restore urban nature. From felled sycamores behind a London flat to cyber gardens and Tamagotchi-style tree ...

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20:41

Coulsdon Station Pocket Park

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2025/10/29

We visited a new pocket park carved out from the Coulsdon South station car park, created to tempt the local cycling group (and everyone else) away from the tarmac and into a greener, friendlier meeting place. What started as “somewhere nicer to wait with a coffee” has grown into an outdoor classroom and community hub: rail-safety learning for Cubs, Scouts, nearby schools and adults with learning needs; a rest spot for commuters, cyclists and ramblers; and a platform for local volunteering.Emily

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25:35

Inclusivity Listening Project interview with The East...

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2025/10/22

Community voices shaping a new kind of park in East London At the launch of The Listening Project report, we spoke with volunteers and directors from East London Waterworks Park about what four years of paid listening taught them, and how co-design can turn a fenced concrete depot into a free, biodiverse park with natural swimming, learning spaces, and a genuine sense of welcome for everyone. In this episode you will hear Why ELWP put inclusivity at the heart of the project, and what they lea...

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10:52

Cultivate Colindale - The new home for Wayward Plants

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2025/10/15

Recorded on-site at Cultivate Colindale with Heather Ring and Thomas Kendall of Wayward—in partnership with Energy Garden—transforming 4,000 m² beside Heybourne Park into a meanwhile destination for sustainability, creativity and community. Guests • Heather Ring & Thomas Kendall — Wayward: https://www.wayward.co.uk/ • Project page — Cultivate Colindale: https://wayward.co.uk/index.php/project/cultivate-colindale Partners & Place • Energy Garden: https://www.energygarden.org.uk/ • Energy

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28:10

The Walking Lord Mayor: Footways in conversation with...

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2025/10/08

Emma Griffin (co-founder of Footways London) sits down with the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Cllr Paul Dimoldenberg, to explore why walking is the best way to experience the city from side-road zebras and dropped kerbs to blue plaques, park corridors and the brand-new West End public toilets (yes, really). Recorded live at the London National Park City Visitor Centre during Open House Festival.Westminster Footways map & routes: footways.london/westminsterIn this episodeWhy Paul calls himself the

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52:15

The Shade Revolution: Growing Street Tree Cover in...

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2025/09/24

Recorded live at the London National Park City Visitor Centre (80 Mortimer Street), host Michael Shilling speaks with Oli Back, Head of Operations at Street Trees for Living (STfL).We dig into how community-led planting and long-term care can transform streets: from sponsorship and guardianship, to cooling overheated playgrounds, to tackling tree equity and choosing the right tree, right place — and right reason. We also cover timelines, funding realities, and simple ways you can get involved in

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