New Podcast Episode Now Live!

We are delighted to announce the launch of The Oakbank Pod, a new series exploring the practical realities of modern land management and conservation across the UK. We will be bringing together farmers, gamekeepers, ecologists and other specialists to share their insights, real‑world experience and stories behind successful conservation projects.

^👉 Our first, pilot episode is now live and available to stream from our website here, as well as on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

We visited the Peppering Project on the Arundel Estate - one of the UK’s leading examples of collaborative game and farm management and one of the most successful biodiversity recovery projects of its kind in Europe, initially set up to save the wild Grey Partridge from local extinction on the South Downs. Head Gamekeeper, Charlie Mellor, and Farm Manager, Conor Haydon, shared their perspectives on building strong working relationships, integrating stewardship into productive farming and the realities of managing habitat and wildlife at landscape-scale.

The conversation is honest and practical, offering valuable insights for anyone working with land and wildlife. And, in true Oakbank fashion, the episode ends on a lighter note with local cheese tasting!