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Sound Escape 275. The enchanted buzz of a honeysuckle plant
Season 19
Sitting beside a honeysuckle plant blooming in the late spring garden, you are lulled by the hum of many bees, while swallows twitter overhead – and …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
352. Escape to the stunningly beautiful wilds of Torridon in the Scottish Highlands
Season 19 Episode 53
Plodcast host Fergus Collins ventures into the stunning mountainous region of Torridon on the west coast of Scotland to explore the lochs, woods and …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Sound Escape 274. A chorus of cuckoos and song thrushes above Loch Torridon
Season 19
As the dawn sun blazes over the wide Loch Torridon below, birds stir in the sheltered, verdant glen that runs down to the shore. A strident song thru…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
351. Explore a marvellous garden of bees with writer and expert Dave Goulson
Season 19 Episode 52
Professor Dave Goulson is one of Britain's foremost experts on bee ecology and conservation. And his Sussex garden is a magnificent example of how to…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Sound Escape 273. Hear the magic of willow warblers and chaffinches on the Isle of Purbeck
Season 19
A mid-spring morning on the heath. Showers scud through on a brisk breeze, chased by the sun and a steady trickle of southerly arrivals. Among the gr…
5 months ago
350. A quest to find hidden urban wildlife with Amanda Tuke on the streets of Cardiff
Season 19 Episode 51
We head into the city this week with urban naturalist Amanda Tuke. Amanda is a champion of the nature on your doorstep so Plodcast host Fergus Collin…
5 months ago
Sound Escape 272. Relax to the evening symphony of an oak woodland - led by a song thrush
Season 19
Late afternoon meets the first tendrils of dusk and the oakwoods are empty of people. Instead, birdsong fills the half-light beneath the trees: song …
5 months, 1 week ago
349. Haunting folk tales and beautiful art inspired by nature with Jackie Morris and Tamsin Abbott
Season 19 Episode 50
Head into a quiet, magical corner of Herefordshire to meet artists Jackie Morris and Tamsin Abbott who have collaborated to create Wild Folk: Tales F…
5 months, 1 week ago
Sound Escape 271. Gaze over the sun-kissed sea on the South-West coast
Season 19
It's a hazy morning on the South-West coast. The sun's rays disperse across the silent waves, glittering over passing boats. A choir of birds greet y…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
348. A quest to discover the secret of painter John Constable's genius - with Susan Owens
Season 19 Episode 49
Painter John Constable (1776-1837) is today one of the most celebrated painters of the English countryside. But in his lifetime his efforts to captur…
5 months, 2 weeks ago