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119. Join a music festival on the River Wye and meet the folk trying to save the "Queen of Rivers"
Season 10 Episode 9
Enjoy wonderful folk music beside the River Wye and listen to the story of campaigners "Walking with the Wye" to raise awareness of the river's sad p…
5 years ago
Sound Escape 32: listening to cries of terns from a bird hide at Hodbarrow, Cumbria
Season 10
Shelter from autumn rain in a wooden bird hide and listen to the exotic cries of terns at RSPB Hodbarrow nature reserve in Cumbria. BBC Countryfile M…
5 years ago
118. On the hunt for mystery big cats on the loose in the Cotswolds
Season 10
There are tales of mysterious black panthers from almost every corner of the land – so we head out with writer and naturalist James Fair to look into…
5 years ago
Sound Escape 31: the calming patter of rain on autumn leaves
Season 10
Listen to the calming sound of a gentle rain on the leaves of beech and hazel trees while you shelter in a green lane in the Cotswolds. Recorded by F…
5 years ago
117. Poetry, peace and corncrakes on the sacred Scottish island of Iona
Season 10 Episode 7
Relax to the gentle tones of poet Kenneth Steven as he explores the history and magic of Iona: likely birthplace of the ancient Book of Kells, restin…
5 years ago
Sound Escape 30: Tranquil footsteps along a woodland path and stream in autumn
Season 10
Relax as you walk beside a stream at the bottom of a valley of beech and oak woodland in the Brecon Beacons – known as St Mary's Vale. This is episod…
5 years, 1 month ago
116. Unearthing the strange histories of the yew trees of Kingley Vale with poet Hugh Dunkerley
Season 8 Episode 6
Poet Hugh Dunkerley explores mysterious Kingley Vale in the South Downs of West Sussex in search of a bunker created to house resistance fighters in …
5 years, 1 month ago
Sound Escape 29: relax on a Gower headland while gulls call above and a tractor gathers hay
Season 10
Listen to gulls as you sit on a headland overlooking the sea on the south Gower coast. Nearby a tractor bales hay as the last rays of afternoon sun l…
5 years, 1 month ago
115. Climbing the epic peak of Suilven in Assynt in northern Scotland
Season 10 Episode 5
Suilven is one of Scotland's most impressive peaks. Fergus Collins joins two old friends for an expedition to climb this magnificent mountain in Assy…
5 years, 1 month ago
Sound Escape 28: unwind to late summer swallows above an Iron-Age hillfort in the Brecon Beacons
Season 10
Atop the Iron-Age hillfort known as Pen y Crug high above the edge of Brecon, you can relax to the calls of the last of summer's swallows. Wind and s…
5 years, 1 month ago