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Anaerobic Digestors - good or bad? Afonydd Cymru and Fish legal call on Welsh Government to stop river pollution from them. We hear how a unique visitor has taken up residence at a Flintshire tourist attraction but what of other beavers in Wales? We explore the landscapes of loss and life with author James Roberts. And nature loss - how you can help turn around the misfortunes of this month's "Bird of Conservation Concern" - the Rook. Photo: Allard Martinius

We hear about the cross party Senedd inquiry looking at growth and productivity in rural Wales. A new Plant Atlas, produced by the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland says our native plants have been hit by modern agriculture and climate change. In Wrexham. we visit the roof garden in the city, softening the concrete and steel with fruit trees and foliage. And we're out on toad patrol, with the Bryncoch Environment Group near Neath, helping toads on their migration to the local pond.

The Penllyn Estate near Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan is home to a diverse range of businesses, but agriculture remains at its core. Farmed by Homfray family since 1846, back in 2020 they were set to welcome their first customers to their new venture - the Forage Farm Shop & Kitchen. Of course, 2020 is the year the Covid pandemic struck but three years on and they've developed from scratch, an award winning business ( in the 2022, the Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards) with local and sustainable produce very much at it's heart.

Lettuce, tomatoes and peppers in short supply but we visit the Cardiff garden growing salad leaves an advocate for local, seasonal produce for resilience. We take a gander at a goose on Anglesey - the White Fronted Greenland Goose is on the red list of the Birds of Conservation Concern. We hear how an equine apprenticeship is a good way to get a foot in the stable door. And the podmakers creating "third spaces" from natural and local materials.