Placecast Eps 13 - Planting Trees You’ll Never Sit Under

Placecast Episode 13 - Planting Trees You’ll Never Sit Under: Why Nature Recovery Is Central to Regional Development What if nature recovery wasn’t a “nice to have”, but a foundation of regional development? What if parish councils, farmers, and local communities were recognised as national assets rather than peripheral actors? And what if the future of England’s economy depended not only on cities, but on the rural places that quietly sustain them? In Episode 13 of Placecast, host Nicola Headlam is joined by Professor Jane Wills, University of Exeter and LPIP Hub Delivery Team member and Dr Jack Reed, Research Fellow, University of Exeter, to explore exactly these questions through the Nature Recovery and Regional Development project. Their conversation moves from parish halls to Parliament, from oak trees to economic strategy, and from the hyper‑local to the national, revealing why place‑based leadership matters more than ever. Placecast is a Local Policy Innovation Partnership (LPIP) Hub production based at City-REDI, University of Birmingham. Our new podcast is essential listening for those keen to explore the ins and outs of knowledge mobilisation for influence in central and local government, based on the view that it’s only through animating the power of place-based leadership that the wicked problems of 2026 can become more manageable. Listen to the podcast on Acast - https://shows.acast.com/placecast Listen to the podcast on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1RbGO1k... Listen on Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast... Find out more about the LPIP Hub - https://lpiphub.bham.ac.uk/ Transcript - https://blog.bham.ac.uk/lpip/wp-conte...