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Sound Escape 211. Enjoy tawny owls calling in a woodland - recorded by author Polly Atkin
Season 18
The winter calls of tawny owls pierce the night in a Cumbrian woodland. The wind roars through the trees like a stormy sea. This is a special recordi…
1 year, 7 months ago
288. A quest to explore the ancient burial mounds of the Marlborough Downs
Season 18 Episode 48
It's a bright, beautiful morning so join Plodcast host Fergus for a wander into the soft chalk hills known as the Marlborough Downs of Wiltshire to h…
1 year, 7 months ago
Sound Escape 210. The refreshing sound of rushing Dartmoor stream
Season 18
Swollen by winter rains, a tiny stream, known as a rill, swarms almost vertically down a cleft in the hillside. As you listen from a bridge above, th…
1 year, 7 months ago
287. A wander on the Cornish coast with wildlife presenter and podcaster Gillian Burke
Enjoy a wander and deep dive into some of the big issues facing our wild world with zoologist and BBC tv presenter Gillian Burke during a beautiful w…
1 year, 8 months ago
Sound Escape 209. Be beguiled by a song thrush singing at dawn
Season 18
Early morning on the farm and a song thrush's strident spring call rises above the chatter of starlings and jackdaws. Beautiful and haunting in the c…
1 year, 8 months ago
286. Music and magic on the Dorset coast with folk musicians Ninebarrow
Season 18 Episode 46
Join intrepid folk duo Ninebarrow (Jon Whitley and Jay Labouchardiere) for a Plodcast wander over Ballard Down to Old Harry Rocks on the coast of Dor…
1 year, 8 months ago
Sound Escape 208. Enjoy the restful pulse of waves crashing on a Cornish beach
Season 18
It's a bright morning on the Falmouth seafront after a week of rain and wind. The air is still, the sunshine warm, yet the sea is still full of storm…
1 year, 8 months ago
285. A quest to find a mysterious ruined tower on a forgotten hill in the Bannau
Season 18 Episode 45
We climb a little-known hill in the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) called Allt yr Esgair to search for a mysterious tower lost in the woods. Who…
1 year, 8 months ago
Sound Escape 207. Be mesmerised the sound of thawing snow
Season 18
After three days of snow and deep cold, a westerly weather front has swept in – a warm breath to thaw the frozen landscape. You stop outdoors among c…
1 year, 8 months ago
284. How to train your dog to behave perfectly around livestock and wildlife
Season 18 Episode 44
Poorly trained dogs can be a menace to wildlife and livestock – and are a major issue in the UK countryside. This week, host Fergus is joined by frie…
1 year, 8 months ago