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Hosted by Alan Mee · science · EN-IE · 24 episodes
Wandering through fields, stories, and time, Stopping by Hedgerows explores the layered landscape of the West of Ireland where nature, memory, and history intertwine. Each episode begins with a walk and unfolds into reflections on the wild and the vanished, the visible and the forgotten. From wolves and ravens to field names and folklore, join Alan Mee as he shares quiet stories suggested by the land itself.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWandering through fields, stories, and time, Stopping by Hedgerows explores the layered landscape of the West of Ireland where nature, memory, and history intertwine. Each episode begins with a walk and unfolds into reflections on the wild and the vanished, the visible and the forgotten.
Stopping By Hedgerows is hosted by Alan Mee. The show has published 24 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "october" (11 October 2026, 6 minutes), "september" (20 September 2026, 9 minutes), and "swifts" (2 September 2026, 26 minutes).
Stopping By Hedgerows publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 10 minutes across 24 episodes.
Booking probability for Stopping By Hedgerows is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Stopping By Hedgerows requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Stopping By Hedgerows's contact route on record: public web form.
Alan Mee hosts Stopping By Hedgerows, a science show with 24 episodes published.
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Episode #2
As we come to the end of autumn, reflections on October. Mushrooms, migrants and more. Acknowledgements Seán Lysaght for discussion on Irish names for redwing and fieldfare Redwing, Paul Kelly, XC1083947. Accessible at...
Episode #1
The Irish for September is Mean Fomhair, meaning middle autumn or middle harvest. What can we see this month that makes it September and not another month? Acknowledgements Phil Barnett Robin - Molly Bell, XC986244...
Episode #11
As summer draws to a close, the swifts will soon disappear south, which makes this the right moment to close season 2 of Stopping By Hedgerows with an episode devoted to them. Acknowledgements Swift Conservation Ireland...
Episode #9
<p>A walk of a thousand paces, part nature observation, part a mythology of my own creation. Looking at the landscape through a different lens. </p><p><br></p><p>Acknowledgements</p><p><br></p><p>My thanks to Phil...
Episode #9
A walk of a thousand paces, part nature observation, part a mythology of my own creation. Looking at the landscape through a different lens. Acknowledgements My thanks to Phil Barnett, Louise Mee and Micki Colbeck...
Episode #8
<p>Mostly ignored, but silently growing all the time. The grass under our feet can be an unexpected source of much interest.</p><p><br></p><p>Acknowledgements</p><p>Identification guide to Ireland’s Grasses, National...
Episode #7
<p>It is always special to welcome the swallows back after their long journey from the south. They have cpatured our imaginations for millennia, and there is much to learn about these fork-tailed beauties.</p><p><br...
Episode #5
<p>Some birds have a simple calls but these often hold an iconic position in our collective memory. Let's listen to these two-note troubadours. </p><p><br></p><p>Acknoweldgements</p>Great Tit...
Episode #5
<p>I explore how Ireland’s historical maps serve as more than just navigational tools, revealing the deep, often complex stories etched into our landscape. By retracing the steps of 19th-century surveyors, I examine the...
Episode #4
<p>Spring a time of birth and life, but also of death. Seeing the signals, listening to the sounds.</p><p><br /></p><p>Acknowledgements</p><p>BirdWatch Ireland, Buzzard Species Focus...
Episode #3
<p>We depend on the ground beneath our feet more than we realise, and it has moved more than we can imagine.</p><p><br></p><p>Acknowledgments</p>Music by Camron RooLivingstone, S.J., Cofaigh, C.O. and Evans, D.J.A...
Episode #2
<p>As the wheel turns toward St. Brigid’s Day and the ancient festival of Imbolc, I mark the traditional arrival of spring with a visit to a local holy well. Join me as we explore the intersection of landscape, ritual...
Episode #1
<p>During a trip to the hazel forest I got lost, little did I know I was not the first. </p><p><br></p><p>No affiliation with Netflix or the show!</p><p><br></p><p>Acknowledgments</p>Cameron Roo - Music<p>Sean...
Episode #11
<p>As the year turns, let's turn our ears beyond the patch to listen to something different. A special episode to explore a year in Vermont with Micki Colbeck. </p>
Episode #10
<p>In the summer, I walked down to my favourite place in the world to listen and to observe. Being not doing. </p>
Episode #9
<p>Exploring the history of our hedgerows and what they say to us.</p><p><br></p><p>Acknowledgements</p>https://www.mayo.ie/heritage/mayo-hedgerow/https://www.mayo.ie/getmedia/3c367b71-7008-46d9-a62a-c055fd2beb68/County...
Episode #8
<p>In 2018, the buzzard's shadow once again fell upon our corner of the west of Ireland. These are my reflections on their homecoming.</p><p>Acknowledgements</p><p>BirdWatch Ireland, Buzzard Species Focus...
Episode #7
<p>Abandoned cottages speckle the Mayo countryside. Combining the hard evidence of census records, maps and onsite investigations with imagined, fact-based dialogue, I attempt to bring one home, and the people who lived...
Episode #6
<p>In search of the well of the eels that gives Pollanaskan townland its name.</p><p><br></p><p>Acknowledgements</p>The GeoHive map view is a great resource from the government agency, Tailte Eireann and can be accessed...
Episode #5
<p>A walk in the rain to date a local hedgerow using Hooper's Law. </p><p><br></p><p>Acknowledgments</p><p>Hooper's hedgerow history hypothesis - UK NAEE https://share.google/ni1jkJMDkiSCZl4uK</p><p><br></p><p>Max...
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