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Ramblings: Kingfishers on the River Frome with Nadeem Perera

07/03/2024

Kingfishers on the River Frome with Nadeem Perera

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Clare joins wildlife presenter Nadeem Perera in Bristol.

A flash of bright on a grey winter's day. Clare joins wildlife presenter Nadeem Perera in Bristol.

Nadeem Perera is not your conventional image of a birdwatcher. In fact growing up in inner city London he was not raised as or encouraged to be a 'nature boy'. But dropping out of school as a troubled teen he had a revelation. One day he was sitting in woodland and saw a green spotted woodpecker in front of him and his passion for birds was born.  Now he can be seen on BBC 1 on the One Show talking about birds and has moved to Bristol to further his career in wildlife presenting.  He takes Clare for a walk along the River Frome starting in Eastville Park. It's a grey Winter's day but they are overjoyed to be accompanied along the river by kingfishers lighting up the landscape.  Along the way he talks about the project he runs called Flock Together and about his passion for combining young people of colour with the outdoors and nature.
They walk from Eastville Park to Snuff Mills and the Stoke Park Estate

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