S7E1: “I Come Here Every Day and Never Noticed” — What Happens When a City Starts Paying Attention to its Nature with Nuno Curado of Wild Eindhoven

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of noticing urban nature and features an interview with Nuno Curado about his work in Eindhoven.

Most people walk through their city every day and never notice the nature around them. In this episode — the Season 7 premiere — I talk with Nuno Curado, founder of Wild Eindhoven, from a bench along the river Dommel in the center of Eindhoven. We walked from the High Tech Campus into the city along the river, barely touching a road, talking about beavers, birdsong, mushrooms, and what happens when people start paying attention to the wildlife that's been around them all along. We discuss how Nuno, a newcomer from Portugal, turned his own process of discovering Eindhoven's nature into guided walks that help residents connect with the living city beneath the asphalt. We talk about the beaver that appeared five meters from a walking group and why he calls it "a very marking moment," and why finding your first mushroom changes the way you see everything after it. The conversation also explores Nuno's work at Trefpunt Groen Eindhoven, a 25-year-old organization that acts as the voice of nature in Eindhoven's urban development — and a model I think more cities need. This episode will resonate with urban ecologists, nature educators, municipal planners, and anyone who's ever…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Nadina Galle

Guest: Nuno Curado

Topics covered

• urban ecology
• nature awareness
• wildlife in cities
• guided nature walks
• urban development
• community engagement

Keywords

• urban nature
• Eindhoven
• wildlife
• beavers
• mushrooms
• nature education
• community walks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wild Eindhoven, Trefpunt Groen Eindhoven

Places: Eindhoven, High Tech Campus, river Dommel, Portugal

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