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        <itunes:summary>Talking about *Wildlife, Nature &amp; Mental Health* with special guests.

How watching &amp; looking for wildlife helps with our mental health.

The show is hosted by Matt Ainge.

Recorded and produced at TAPE Community Music and Film in North Wales.

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                <description><![CDATA[<p>Hello and welcome to Episode 5 of my wildlife &amp; mental health podcast.</p><p>In this episode, I will be chatting with Laura Kudelska who is a warden &amp; volunteer at the R.S.P.B South Stack</p><p>We will be discussing what happens at South Stack.</p><p>Talk about the Tern It Up film which we both worked on.</p><p>Talk about if Bird Flu affected the Nature Reserve &amp; some other interesting things.</p><p><br></p><p>Links for the listeners to read</p><p><a href="https://www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/reserves/south-stack-cliffs" rel="nofollow">https://www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/reserves/south-stack-cliffs</a> </p><p><a href="https://community.rspb.org.uk/placestovisit/southstackcliffs/b/southstackcliffs-blog/posts/government-permission-to-support-the-terns-on-ynysoedd-y-moelrhoniaid-the-skerries" rel="nofollow">https://community.rspb.org.uk/placestovisit/southstackcliffs/b/southstackcliffs-blog/posts/government-permission-to-support-the-terns-on-ynysoedd-y-moelrhoniaid-the-skerries</a> </p><p><a href="https://community.rspb.org.uk/placestovisit/southstackcliffs/b/southstackcliffs-blog" rel="nofollow">https://community.rspb.org.uk/placestovisit/southstackcliffs/b/southstackcliffs-blog</a> </p><p> </p><p>I hope you enjoy this podcast.</p><p>Thanks to Laura Kudelska for the chat.</p><p>I learnt a lot from her about one of my favourite Nature Reserves I like going to.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks also to Aled Clark for helping me edit this episode.</p><p><a href="https://tapemusicandfilm.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">https://tapemusicandfilm.co.uk/</a> where the podcast was created &amp; made.</p>]]></description>
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