About this episode

Listener Helena Golden shares her passion for weaving and her experiences with birds.

We received an e-mail to mooney@rte.ie from listener Helena Golden in Leitrim, aka the Willow Woman! She joins us on the line to tell us about her passion for weaving using natural materials, her Blue Tit nest box camera, and the cuckoo and woodpecker she has heard recently...

People in this episode

Guest: Helena Golden

Topics covered

• birdwatching
• weaving
• nature
• Blue Tits
• Cuckoos
• Woodpeckers

Keywords

• Blue Tits
• Cuckoos
• Woodpeckers
• weaving
• nature
• nest box camera

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RTÉ Radio 1

Books & works: Mooney Goes Wild

Places: Leitrim

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