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BBC Countryfile Magazine brings you The Plodcast - a weekly escape to the British countryside with fascinating guests and the wonders of the great outdoors. Enjoy a new escape into the countryside every Tuesday and wind down with our Sound Escapes on a Friday. Find out more about us at www.countryfile.com/podcast Subscribe to the print version of BBC Countryfile Magazine at https://www.ourmediashop.com/bbc-countryfile-magazine-wmonx25

Sound Escape 267. Gaze into the gentle currents of the Kennet and Avon Canal

11 mins; April 02, 2026

344. A thrilling night-time quest to experience the great spring toad migration

53 mins; March 30, 2026

Sound Escape 266. Relax to the dusk melodies of a male blackbird

18 mins; March 26, 2026

343. Join the Plodcast team for a lazy day's fishing on the Kennet and Avon Canal

51 mins; March 23, 2026

Sound Escape 265. Stirrings of spring on Llangorse Lake

15 mins; March 19, 2026

342. A journey through time, land and community with country writer Nicola Chester

60 hours 37 mins; March 16, 2026

Sound Escape 264. Take the afternoon off by pottering in an allotment

11 mins; March 12, 2026

341. Enjoy the thrill of coldwater swimming in midwinter in the Cotswolds

70 hours 2 mins; March 09, 2026

Sound Escape 263. Be lulled by the sounds of a 17th-century mill and water wheel in action

21 mins; March 05, 2026

340. Discover the healing power of wild plants with Brigit Anna McNeill

59 mins; March 02, 2026

Sound Escape 262. Be soothed by gentle rain and birdsong

13 mins; February 26, 2026

339. Hear the extraordinary stories of London's last gas lamplighters

56 mins; February 23, 2026

Sound Escape 261. Wander through a woodland listening to a stream's song

10 mins; February 19, 2026

338. Discover the bizarre tale of the last battle fought on English soil - with writer Ian Breckon

57 mins; February 16, 2026

Sound Escape 260. Hear a lost sound of the countryside: the clattering mill

7 mins; February 12, 2026

337. Head into the green lanes of Devon to discuss honesty boxes and mental health with writer Lucy Brazier

53 mins; February 09, 2026

Sound Escape 259. Enjoy the early morning crunch of footsteps in fresh snow

12 mins; February 05, 2026

336. Come for a wander in a winter woodland - and then enjoy the Big Garden Birdwatch

40 mins; February 02, 2026

Sound Escape 258. Wild encounters and roaring waves on the Sussex coast

12 mins; January 29, 2026

335. Meet the rebel wilding lord trying to build the WildKingdom

62 hours 37 mins; January 26, 2026

Sound Escape 257. Hear a garden come alive with birdsong as it is warmed by the winter sun

16 mins; January 22, 2026

334. Talking curlews and wild musical inspiration with singer-songwriter Merlyn Driver

72 hours 20 mins; January 19, 2026

Sound Escape 256. The winter song of the River Severn, deep in the heart of Wales

17 mins; January 15, 2026

333. Prepare for the Big Garden Birdwatch with a walk in a special woodland with the RSPB's James Robinson

56 mins; January 12, 2026

Sound Escape 255. A walk through a winter woodland, footsteps hushed by fallen leaves

12 mins; January 08, 2026

332. Blow off the cobwebs with a hike into the hills to find the legendary Chartists' Cave

53 mins; January 05, 2026

Sound Escape 254. Wake up to gentle birdsong in a sleepy village

13 mins; January 01, 2026

331. Enjoy an epic starling murmuration on the Somerset Levels with the Plodcast team

49 mins; December 29, 2025

Sound Escape 253. Hear the voices of a million starlings going to roost

15 mins; December 25, 2025

330. It's the Plodcast Christmas Special and team quiz 2025!

58 mins; December 22, 2025

Sound Escape 252. Enjoy sunshine and peace along the seawall of the Bristol Channel

15 mins; December 18, 2025

329. Making a spun-iron frying pan at a family-run foundry in Shropshire

50 mins; December 15, 2025

Sound Escape 251. Hear the song of the wind on the first icy morning of winter

13 mins; December 11, 2025

328. Hunting for mushrooms - and legendary animals - with Kevin Parr

60 hours 38 mins; December 08, 2025

Sound Escape 250. Swollen by days of rain, the stream has a new song

13 mins; December 04, 2025

327. Venture out onto the wild Essex marshes with author Michael J Warren

62 hours 56 mins; December 01, 2025

Sound Escape 249. The haunting calls of waders and wild geese on forgotten Essex coast

14 mins; November 27, 2025

326. Join the Plodcast team for a round up of listener emails and nature chat

39 mins; November 24, 2025

Sound Escape 248. Soft sounds of autumn on the edge of the saltmarsh

18 mins; November 20, 2025

325. Roam a Hampshire woodland in search of rare hazel dormice

57 mins; November 17, 2025

Sound Escape 247. A walk through autumn leaves on an ancient earthwork

20 mins; November 13, 2025

324. Enjoy a mindful walk along the mighty earthwork running through the Welsh Borders known as Offa's Dyke

50 mins; November 10, 2025

Sound Escape 246. Kingfisher calls and dipper song on the rushing river

10 mins; November 06, 2025

323. The Plodcast meets Norman and Saxon warriors at the Battle of Hastings

68 hours 42 mins; November 03, 2025

Sound Escape 245. Listen to the whispering reedbed as the sun sets over the wetland

17 mins; October 30, 2025

322. Discover the history of England in 25 poems - with Catherine Clarke

60 hours 25 mins; October 27, 2025

Sound Escape 244. Hear the song of the River Usk in Autumn

20 mins; October 23, 2025

321. Secrets of the darkness on a night walk with Andy Flack

56 mins; October 20, 2025

Sound Escape 243. The sounds of an English churchyard in early autumn

12 mins; October 16, 2025

320. Wander the beaches of North Cornwall with artist Sarah Adams

53 mins; October 13, 2025

Sound Escape 242. Footsteps though a beechwood full of fungi

13 mins; October 09, 2025

319. Why are wallabies living wild on the Isle of Man? The Plodcast investigates

53 mins; October 06, 2025

Sound Escape 241. Take a breather overlooking Exmoor's stunning coastline

13 mins; October 02, 2025

318. Discover the power of old ballads with Amy Jeffs on a walk along an enchanted stream

70 hours 50 mins; September 29, 2025

Sound Escape 240. Wind down to the evening song of a rural farm

19 mins; September 25, 2025

317. Haunting poetry and crashing waves on the Cornish coast with poet Katrina Naomi

55 mins; September 22, 2025

Sound Escape 239. Listen to the night-time snuffles of a garden hedgehog

17 mins; September 18, 2025

316. Inspiring conservation stories from the Global Birdfair 2025

50 mins; September 15, 2025

Sound Escape 238. Pause on a bridge over a late summer stream

19 mins; September 11, 2025

315. Relax with a dreamy day's fishing beside a sleepy Somerset lake

53 mins; September 08, 2025

Sound Escape 237: Soak in the sounds of rushing rain through the drainpipes

14 mins; September 04, 2025

314. Meet the people behind the Merlin app that helps you ID birdsong

38 mins; September 01, 2025

Sound Escape 236. Perch by a still Somerset lake

17 mins; August 28, 2025

313. A quest to find storks and turtle doves at Knepp Wildlands - with Isabella Tree

70 hours 57 mins; August 25, 2025

Sound Escape 235. Listen to the distinct chorus of London's parakeets

11 mins; August 21, 2025

312. Join the Plodcast team for a Mighty Hike around the Gower Peninsula

53 mins; August 18, 2025

Sound Escape 234. Relax to the joyful gossip of ducks and hens

21 mins; August 14, 2025

311. Explore the mysteries of the peat bog with Alys Fowler

57 mins; August 11, 2025

Sound Escape 233. Embrace the surging sea on the North Cornwall coast

13 mins; August 07, 2025

310. Meet the monsters lurking in the corners of our landscape and imagination - with Nicholas Jubber

47 mins; August 04, 2025

Sound Escape 232. Be lulled to sleep by the buzz of grasshoppers in a summer meadow

13 mins; July 31, 2025

309. Connection to nature helps can help us tackle life's challenges says author Nic Wilson

63 hours 40 mins; July 28, 2025

Sound Escape 231. Rest by a cooling river on a hot midsummer day

17 mins; July 24, 2025

308. Embark on a Big Butterfly Count on the Dorset coast with Butterfly Conservation

61 hours 37 mins; July 21, 2025

Sound Escape 230. The soothing gentle patter of rain in a Welsh oakwood

16 mins; July 17, 2025

307. Take a wander along Britain's most famous waterway: The River Test in Hampshire

45 mins; July 14, 2025

Sound Escape 229. Revel in the pure music of curlews at sunset

19 mins; July 10, 2025

306. Walk a Viking battlefield and discover a forgotten turning point in English history - with Rupert Gavin

58 mins; July 07, 2025

Sound Escape 228. The sheer delight of a nightingale singing at dawn

11 mins; July 03, 2025

305. Discover the strangest relationships in the animal world - with Sophie Pavelle

62 hours 57 mins; June 30, 2025

Sound Escape 227. Enjoy the conversations from a colony of sparrows

17 mins; June 26, 2025

304. Meet some of the UK's most elusive animals - at the British Wildlife Centre

61 hours 14 mins; June 23, 2025

Sound Escape 226. Be seduced by the song of the blackbird

20 mins; June 19, 2025

303. Learn how to photograph gardens with award-winning photographer Jason Ingram

80 hours 46 mins; June 16, 2025

Sound Escape 225. Skylarks and corn buntings on a Wiltshire downland

14 mins; June 12, 2025

302. Roaming a magnificent unspoilt downland - and recording a very surprising bird

52 mins; June 09, 2025

Sound Escape 224. Take a moment in the serene woodland of the Hampshire Downs

18 mins; June 05, 2025

301. Explore the D-Day launch point at Lepe in Hampshire with Julian Humphrys

45 mins; June 02, 2025

Sound Escape 223. Be charmed by the many voices of a moorland stream

16 mins; May 29, 2025

300. The team return to Watership Down - the setting for episode 1!

67 hours 6 mins; May 26, 2025

Sound Escape 222. Hear swallows chatter as they swoop over the farmyard

21 mins; May 22, 2025

299. Explore The Newt, a nature-friendly country house estate in Somerset

58 mins; May 19, 2025

Sound Escape 221. Be charmed by chiffchaffs and blackcaps beside a woodland pool

15 mins; May 15, 2025

298. A walk with Robert Macfarlane along a Cambridge chalk stream to its magical spring

90 hours 0 mins; May 12, 2025

Sound Escape 220. Sit back and enjoy a ride in a canalboat

15 mins; May 08, 2025

297. A quest to find a solution to the climate crisis - with Tony Juniper

74 hours 49 mins; May 05, 2025

Sound Escape 219. A sandpiper serenade on the River Usk

20 mins; May 01, 2025

296. Discover a wilder way to garden - and to live - with Poppy Okotcha

54 mins; April 28, 2025

Sound Escape 218. Dusk settles on a peaceful farmyard

15 mins; April 24, 2025

295. Explore a Warwickshire farm at lambing time with Bizza Walters

55 mins; April 21, 2025

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