A Whole World on a Cabbage

A two-hour ferry ride from the North Devon coast lies a tiny island often described as Britain's very own Galápagos.
It's home to all sorts of wildlife, including a plant that grows nowhere else on Earth. And hidden among its leaves is a tiny beetle that only lives there too.
Join us as we head to Lundy to meet the people who spend their days counting cabbages, and discover why this little-known plant has become such an important conservation story.
Production
Narrator : Rosie Holdsworth
Producer and sound design by Nikki Ruck

Contributors

Tara McEvoy-Wilding - Assistant Warden Lundy Island
Laura Larkin – Buglife
Karim Vahed - Buglife
Joseph Pavitt – MS Oldenburg

We recorded this episode at Lundy Island
To find out more about the island and how to get there

nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/devon/lundy

landmarktrust.org.uk/lundyisland

To find out more about the Lundy Cabbage
lundy.org.uk/about-lundy/wildlife-on-the-islan…
To find out more about the Lundy Flea Beetle
buglife.org.uk/projects/lundy-cabbage-flea-bee…

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