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Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers kids' podcast
Discover our kids' podcast, Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers. Wherever there's trouble in the natural world, from coastlines and remote islands to forests and city streets, Ranger Rae, Apprentice Roxy and their seven animal friends are on call to help.
Beaver’s a super engineer. Sleepy Bat’s skill is sonar. Wildcat’s a proud predator. Fox has a nose for trouble. Deer's strong and speedy. Shy Mole’s an expert digger, and Dragonfly's always buzzing. They each have adaptations that help them look after people and animals in trouble.
Ranger Rae’s the leader and can understand animals, and 12-year-old Apprentice Roxy dreams of becoming a real ranger and being able to talk to wildlife too.
Discover their stories of adventure and discovery, including the brand new second series, or listen via mobile on your podcast app.
Series 3
Along The Hedgehog Highway
In gardens across the Northeast, a hungry hedgehog keeps hitting dead ends! Fences are blocking every route on their nightly forage for food. This seems like the ideal job for nocturnal Wildlifers Bat and Fox, along with Ranger Rae and Roxy. Will they link up enough gardens to get a proper highway for the hedgehog to get around?
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Every Cabbage Counts
Over on Lundy Island, a flustered Pygmy Shrew needs a bit of help finishing the annual count of the island's rare wild cabbages. That would be easy enough if it weren’t for a feral goat who keeps throwing the numbers into chaos. Don’t worry, Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers are ready to lend a hand, and an old friend shows up too. Will they manage to get an accurate final count?
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New Shell Day
Hermit crab is is having trouble finding a new shell. They just can’t find one that scores well on the SWCM scale. But what is a SWCM scale? Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers are on the case and ready to help with the shell search. Although will Wildcat’s fear of the water scupper things for them?
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Stage Fright
A young robin is due to join the dawn chorus for the very first time, at Powis Castle. Trouble is, they’ve developed a case of stage fright. Ranger Rae, a very confident gang of Wildlifers, plus a scene-stealing peacock, are ready to step in to help build up some courage. Will Robin find the confidence to sing?
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The Very Friendly Spider
A friendly spider wants to make some new friends, but every attempt ends up with the local people running away and screaming. Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers step in to find out why people are so scared and spot a chance for spiders to show off exactly what they're good for.
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Don’t Say “Awooo”
Roxy and Bat have got lost on a hike through the Severn Valley, but they're determined to find their own way home without relying on calling “awooo” for help. Along the riverbank they meet a number of animals who give tips on navigation, before a startled Arctic tern crash-lands with an urgent request of their own. Can Roxy and Bat find their way home and will they be able to help the Arctic tern too?
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Series 2
Lost and Found at Sea
Emergency, emergency! A boy has lost his honorary Wildlifer badge in the sea at Bae Ceredigion in Wales and is desperate to get it back. The gang are around to help with this underwater quest, along with local animals and their old friend Basking Shark, and the help of inventor extraordinaire Luca's gadgets.
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Squirrel Squabble
At Tollymore Forest Park in Northern Ireland, Red Squirrel has lost his acorns. He's pointing his claw at Grey Squirrel, his age-old nemesis. Beaver, Fox, Ranger Rae, Roxy and a mysterious Pine Marten are on the case – but will they be able to restore calm to these woods and the animals who live there?
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Buzzing in the City
Bee’s getting all the attention and Wasp’s jealous. The two stripy enemies call the Wildlifers to sort out the argument once and for all. It seems there's only one way to find out who's best... a bake-off content!
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The Masked Stinger
Ranger Rae, Roxy, Mole and Dragonfly are surrounded by the sneakiest creatures on the planet – animals who pretend to be other animals. There’s only one thing for it with all these performers about… to form a new pop band – The Pollinators!
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Things That Go Hoot in the Night
Roxy’s desperate to see the animal at the top of her night walk wishlist – the owl she’s been hearing from her bedroom. On a quest into the city with Ranger Rae and Bat, Fox and Mole, the gang meet many friends along the way. But will Roxy finally be able to find who's been making all those hoots?
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Chaos on the Canal
Watch out! In the series finale, the Wildlifers need to help boat captain Expedition Eddie stop a runaway barge that's travelling very, very slowly towards danger! Can the gang put all their skills together to stop a very bumpy ending, even Wildcat, who's terrified of water?
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Series 1
Episode 1: Puffin Panic
On their first adventure, Puffin calls on Ranger Rae and the rest of the Wildlifers gang for help on the remote Farne Islands in Northumberland. A pet rat has escaped and needs to be returned to its owner before it causes any problems for the seabirds that live on the island. But will predator Wildcat be able to resist her natural appetite for rodents?
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Episode 2: Mountain Rescue
A Golden Eagle has called for the gang’s help to find a hiker who’s gotten themselves stuck on the UK’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands. During their mission, Bat gets to ride on the back of his new friend, Eagle, and needs to try and stay awake long enough in the daytime to find the hiker.
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Episode 3: I’m Not Lichen This
The Wildlifers are searching for a green-fingered thief in Borrowdale Rainforest, Cumbria. Someone's been stealing lichen, a plant life form that’s made of fungus and algae and is essential for forest life. Along the way, the gang meet a slightly strange local, Cuckoo, who tries to help them solve the puzzle.
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Episode 4: The Mystery of the Giant Bat
Something odd is happening at Henrhyd Waterfalls in Powys. The local animals are reporting a species that’s never been seen before, something that looks like a giant bat, and it’s scaring everyone away from the caves. But as the gang wind through the waterfalls and begin to piece clues together, things get even weirder than they first seemed...
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Episode 5: The Pond Thief
Frog and Toad call on the Wildlifers for help finding the precious frogspawn that’s vanished from their pond at Bystock Pools in Devon. Ranger Rae, Apprentice Roxy, Beaver and Dragonfly try to solve the slippery mystery and find out who's been taking the frogspawn, and why.
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Episode 6: Roxy’s City Odyssey
After all her adventures, Apprentice Roxy’s back home in the city. She’s still not a proper ranger yet and is worried she’ll never be able to talk to animals. After a rogue magpie steals her precious honorary Wildlifer badge, Roxy decides she’s going to get it back on her own. But during her quest, she keeps getting distracted by all the city wildlife that needs her help – will she be able to get her badge back and become a true Ranger?
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Ranger Rae and the Wildlifers is a podcast from the National Trust, produced by Fun Kids Radio.
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