Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
We’re kicking off Series 8 of The Lodge Cast with Dr Alan Law, lecturer in nature-based solutions at the @UniversityOfStirling, freshwater ecologist and champion of the underbug 🪲
In this episode, Alan explains:
🪲 Why these often overlooked creatures underpin a complex web of life.
🪲 The insect “football team”: how functional groups like shredders and collectors are like having distinct yet important players in a cohesive team.
🪲 How beaver-dug canals create distinct hotspots for predatory aquatic invertebrates.
In true Lodge Cast fashion, we end with a fact-off, made all the better by Alan bringing his own brilliant beaver fact. The question is, does it take the win?
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#TheLodgeCast is a mixture of fact and opinion. It was hosted by Eva Bishop and Emily Bowen, produced and edited by Emma Brisdion and mixed by Mark Skinner for Beaver Trust.
We’re kicking off Series 8 of The Lodge Cast with Dr Alan Law, lecturer in nature-based solutions at the @UniversityOfStirling, freshwater ecologist and champion of the underbug 🪲
In this episode, Alan explains:
🪲 Why these often overlooked creatures underpin a complex web of life.
🪲 The insect “football team”: how functional groups like shredders and collectors are like having distinct yet important players in a cohesive team.
🪲 How beaver-dug canals create distinct hotspots for predatory aquatic invertebrates.
In true Lodge Cast fashion, we end with a fact-off, made all the better by Alan bringing his own brilliant beaver fact. The question is, does it take the win?
Listen 🎧 Subscribe 📩 Share ♻️
https://tr.ee/5ZvVzeWPzw
#TheLodgeCast is a mixture of fact and opinion. It was hosted by Eva Bishop and Emily Bowen, produced and edited by Emma Brisdion and mixed by Mark Skinner for Beaver Trust.
