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151. Enjoy a marvellous adventure foraging and fishing in the far north of Scotland
Season 13 Episode 1
The Plodcast team head to Assynt in Sutherland in the far north of Scotland to fish for brown trout on remote lochs and forage for edible treats on w…
4 years, 4 months ago
Sound Escape 68: be enchanted by the evocative chatter of a huge seabird colony
Season 13
Be transported to the wild cliffs of Handa, off the coast of Sutherland, and the swirling whirling city of seabirds. It's the beginning of the breedi…
4 years, 4 months ago
Preview of season 13: A taste of the countryside
Season 13
Introducing a new season of plodcasts exploring food and farming across the countryside. We'll be foraging in northern Scotland, meeting farmers who …
4 years, 4 months ago
Sound Escape 67: a tree pipit singing exultantly in Wentwood Forest
Season 12
Mid May in Wales largest ancient woodland – Wentwood in Gwent – and the birds are singing in the morning sunshine. Enjoy the excitable song flight of…
4 years, 4 months ago
150. Canoeing with beavers at dawn on the River Avon near Bath
Season 12 Episode 6
Beavers are being spotted more frequently in the wild in Britain. In this adventure, Annabel Ross joins beaver expert Bevis Watts at dawn on the Rive…
4 years, 4 months ago
Sound Escape 66: sit down on the shore in Arisaig and be soothed by waves and oystercatchers
Season 12
Be charmed and relaxed by a few minutes on a blissful shore in Arisaig, Scotland. The road to the Isles squeezes between Lochaber’s high mountains li…
4 years, 4 months ago
149. How the River Severn is being unlocked to allow fish to migrate once more
Season 12 Episode 5
Once upon a time, millions of fish would migrate up the River Severn to spawning grounds – including the beautiful twaite shad or mayfish. But weirs …
4 years, 4 months ago
Sound escape 65: be enchanted by the little-known song of the garden warbler
Season 12
As the scrubby hillside hawthorns burst into burst into bloom, the musky vanilla perfume of the white mayflowers encourages a male garden warbler int…
4 years, 5 months ago
148. Stunning spring nature in the New Forest with Dominic Couzens
Season 12 Episode 4
Enjoy a delightful wander around one of the naturally richest corners of the New Forest in early spring with naturalist and writer Dominic Couzens. D…
4 years, 5 months ago
Sound Escape 64: the spine-tingling songs of wood warblers
Season 12
A still morning on the hill, the strange aniseed scent of cow parsley rises as the lane to the woods is warmed by the sun. Among the ancient, twisted…
4 years, 5 months ago