The Alfred Daily is a 30-minute radio programme for Shaftesbury and the surrounding area, being broadcast 7 days-a-week. On The Alfred Daily today:

• Help count flowering Breach Common plants on Saturday.
• Donhead’s wellness expert Gabriela Lerner with her New Year tips.
• East Stour medicinal herbalist Julie Wood on the power of ivy.
• Shaftesbury chef Philippa Davis offers Kate Scott ideas for ‘Veganuary’.
• Shaftesbury what’s ons.
• Wood pigeons in a Breach Lane eucalyptus recorded by Nick Crump.