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Sound Escape 192. Relax to wind in the willows
Season 18
It's early afternoon after heavy rain and you've followed a small brook past waterlogged fields and a stand of willows. The trees' feet, submerged in…
2 years ago
269. A wonderful walk and talk with Hamza Yassin
Season 18 Episode 29
Wildlife cameraman and TV presenter Hamza Yassin joins Plodcast host Fergus on a walk through an urban oasis deep in the city of Manchester. Hamza ta…
2 years ago
Sound Escape 191. Sit for a while in a sunny valley of sheep and fungi
Season 18
You're in a small, steep sided valley with a clear stream fizzing through it. Sheep graze among anthills, and while buzzards and crows call from the …
2 years ago
268. Explore a haunted landscape of lost industry in Yorkshire with historian Eleanor Barraclough
Season 18 Episode 28
We welcome historian and BBC radio presenter Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough back to the Plodcast this week, with a walk through an ex-industrial landsc…
2 years ago
Sound Escape 190. Escape to a mountaintop among buzzards and ravens
Season 18
You're climbing a small mountain in the Bannau Brycheiniog – and it's hot. So hot, you stop early for your picnic. High on the peak, ravens, buzzards…
2 years ago
267. Join a Big River Watch to help save our waterways
Season 18 Episode 27
Plodcast host Fergus Collins enjoys an autumn walk by the River Avon near Bath with Emma Brisdion of the Rivers Trust to take part in a Big River Wat…
2 years ago
Sound Escape 189. Listen to life go by along a quiet country lane
Season 18
It's late morning on a quiet autumn day and you're sitting on a welcome bench beside a small lane that winds between wooded pasture and a small estua…
2 years ago
266. Take an early morning walk to explore a hillfort in the Bannau Brycheiniog
Season 18 Episode 26
Take a magical walk on the last day of summer to find a hillfort on the edge of the town of Brecon and the Bannau Brycheiniog. Plodcast host Fergus l…
2 years ago
Sound Escape 188. Sitting by the banks of a canal
Season 18
You're beside a canal, enjoying a few stolen hours fishing – but really it's an opportunity to relax alone beside the water after the busy summer. A …
2 years, 1 month ago
265. Meet wildlife ranger and TV presenter Ajay Tegala
Season 18 Episode 25
This week we return to our visit to the Global Birdfair in Rutland. In the second Plodcast interview of the festival, Plodcast host Fergus met wildli…
2 years, 1 month ago