Episode 4

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27th Nov 2025

Scotland’s Seas and the World of Politics

In this episode, we dive into the Sea the Connection project to find out about ocean literacy. Ed learns more about the Trust’s advocacy work ahead of the upcoming Scottish Parliamentary Election, and Rachel heads to the beach to chat to one of our Young Leaders.

Words of the Wild is a podcast from the Scottish Wildlife Trust hosted by Ed Turpin and Rachel Faichnie, produced by Ed Turpin and Pete Haskell with editing support from Bespoken Media.

Thanks to Phenotypic Recordings for the music in this podcast, which is taken from James Ross’ work entitled Landscape to Light. This music, as well as the full album by the same name, is available on all major streaming platforms. 

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Words of the Wild
Hear how Scotland’s leading nature conservation charity is protecting and restoring wildlife across Scotland.

For 60 years, the Scottish Wildlife Trust has been taking action to protect wildlife. Join hosts Ed and Rachel to hear about the breadth of work the Trust does, from practical action on its network of over 100 wildlife reserves to engaging with communities and campaigning for better protection of Scotland’s land and sea.