The Plodcast
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Sound Escape 217. Enjoy the zipping song of a yellowhammer at the bottom of the garden
17 mins; April 17, 2025
294. Take a walk on the Pennine Way with folk singer Johnny Campbell
51 mins; April 14, 2025
Sound Escape 216. Winter fieldfares mix with spring skylarks and starling as winter yields to spring
16 mins; April 10, 2025
293. A quest for spring birdsong in a Welsh woodland - plus a reading by author Kerri Andrews
54 mins; April 07, 2025
Sound Escape 215. Listen to spring birdsong along a country lane
14 mins; April 03, 2025
292. Talking big farming issues in a walk through a forgotten landscape in Leicestershire
52 mins; March 31, 2025
Sound Escape 214. Stand on an ancient bridge and listen to a clear stream flowing beneath
13 mins; March 27, 2025
291. Explore a rewilding project in Lincolnshire with artist Hannah Dale
66 hours 18 mins; March 24, 2025
Sound Escape 213. The atmosphere of the Giant's Grave, an ancient burial mound in Wiltshire
14 mins; March 20, 2025
290. How being in the moment in nature can bring lasting happiness
53 mins; March 17, 2025
Sound Escape 212. A burst of early spring birdsong on a rare sunny day
11 mins; March 13, 2025
289. Discover the extraordinary magnetism of the Welsh Marches, with writer Mike Parker
53 mins; March 10, 2025
Sound Escape 211. Enjoy tawny owls calling in a woodland - recorded by author Polly Atkin
14 mins; March 06, 2025
288. A quest to explore the ancient burial mounds of the Marlborough Downs
66 hours 1 min; March 03, 2025
Sound Escape 210. The refreshing sound of rushing Dartmoor stream
21 mins; February 27, 2025
287. A wander on the Cornish coast with wildlife presenter and podcaster Gillian Burke
51 mins; February 24, 2025
Sound Escape 209. Be beguiled by a song thrush singing at dawn
19 mins; February 20, 2025
286. Music and magic on the Dorset coast with folk musicians Ninebarrow
57 mins; February 17, 2025
Sound Escape 208. Enjoy the restful pulse of waves crashing on a Cornish beach
17 mins; February 13, 2025
285. A quest to find a mysterious ruined tower on a forgotten hill in the Bannau
52 mins; February 10, 2025
Sound Escape 207. Be mesmerised the sound of thawing snow
19 mins; February 06, 2025
284. How to train your dog to behave perfectly around livestock and wildlife
52 mins; February 03, 2025
Sound Escape 206. Experience a landscape transformed by snow
18 mins; January 30, 2025
283. What lives in the wilds of Lancashire's Forest of Bowland?
66 hours 17 mins; January 27, 2025
Sound Escape 205. A winter morning's walk through fields of frost
17 mins; January 23, 2025
282. Join the Plodcast team for a Big Garden Birdwatch
81 hours 8 mins; January 20, 2025
Sound Escape 204. Sit beside a crackling wood fire in the depths of winter
10 mins; January 16, 2025
281. A quest to explore the mysteries of fog, with author Laura Pashby
51 mins; January 13, 2025
Sound Escape 203. Listen to the tides wash over the Gower shore
14 mins; January 09, 2025
280. A quest to find a Templar church lost in the Herefordshire countryside
52 mins; January 06, 2025
Sound Escape 202. Take a pause next to a farm in the heart of rural Wales
17 mins; January 02, 2025
279. Follow the Plodcast team as they climb a midwinter mountain to celebrate the New Year
46 mins; December 30, 2024
Sound Escape 201. Wander in a misty valley of ravens and sheep
13 mins; December 26, 2024
278. Join the the Plodcast Christmas Special and team quiz!
51 mins; December 23, 2024
Sound Escape 200. Be enchanted by the song of a Christmas stream
18 mins; December 19, 2024
277. Meet the women of the Wars of the Roses with novelist Annie Garthwaite
63 hours 47 mins; December 16, 2024
Sound Escape 199. Listen to the soft patter of snowfall in a garden
16 mins; December 12, 2024
276. Explore an innovative Welsh farm where nature thrives alongside the livestock
35 mins; December 09, 2024
Sound Escape 198. A calming walk through fields of dewy grass
14 mins; December 05, 2024
275. What is the National Forest? Explore this magnificent project with historian Eleanor Barraclough
62 hours 31 mins; December 02, 2024
Sound Escape 197. Listen to the amusing chatter of starlings in a farmyard
22 mins; November 28, 2024
274. A walk in Roald Dahl country with environmental campaigner Guy Shrubsole
61 hours 16 mins; November 25, 2024
Sound Escape 196. Be soothed by the rush and fall of waves on a rocky coast in Wales
12 mins; November 21, 2024
273. Discover how Empire shaped the British countryside with historian Corinne Fowler
55 mins; November 18, 2024
Sound Escape 195. Hear the eerie bellows of red deer stags during the autumn rut
16 mins; November 14, 2024
272. A wander in the Cambridgeshire Fens with ground-breaking broadcaster Catherine Carr
61 hours 27 mins; November 11, 2024
Sound Escape 194. Enjoy the beguiling patterns of rainfall in a back garden
22 mins; November 07, 2024
271. A quest to go fishing on a lake where anglers are rarely allowed
73 hours 25 mins; November 04, 2024
Sound Escape 193. Sit beside a waterfall in a once-bustling landscape reclaimed by nature
20 mins; October 31, 2024
270. Robert Macfarlane and Johnny Flynn join the Plodcast to celebrate their new children's book
55 mins; October 28, 2024
Sound Escape 192. Relax to wind in the willows
12 mins; October 24, 2024
269. A wonderful walk and talk with Hamza Yassin
48 mins; October 21, 2024
Sound Escape 191. Sit for a while in a sunny valley of sheep and fungi
15 mins; October 17, 2024
268. Explore a haunted landscape of lost industry in Yorkshire with historian Eleanor Barraclough
40 mins; October 14, 2024
Sound Escape 190. Escape to a mountaintop among buzzards and ravens
19 mins; October 10, 2024
267. Join a Big River Watch to help save our waterways
62 hours 42 mins; October 07, 2024
Sound Escape 189. Listen to life go by along a quiet country lane
19 mins; October 03, 2024
266. Take an early morning walk to explore a hillfort in the Bannau Brycheiniog
45 mins; September 30, 2024
Sound Escape 188. Sitting by the banks of a canal
20 mins; September 26, 2024
265. Meet wildlife ranger and TV presenter Ajay Tegala
50 mins; September 23, 2024
Sound Escape 187. Take a break next to a rushing Dartmoor stream
10 mins; September 19, 2024
264. Join the quest to return eagles to the skies of Wales
58 mins; September 16, 2024
Sound Escape 186. Listen to the tide rising over a saltmarsh in Carmarthen Bay
17 mins; September 12, 2024
263. A journey through the Highlands of Scotland
58 mins; September 09, 2024
Sound Escape 185. Be bewitched by the whispering leaves of aspen trees
11 mins; September 05, 2024
262. Explore the strange music within ponds with Alice Boyd
46 mins; September 02, 2024
Sound Escape 184. Relax to the rhythms of waves on the mysterious shores of the Severn Estuary
12 mins; August 29, 2024
261. Join the Plodcast team for a train ride out to a forgotten wilderness near Bristol
52 mins; August 26, 2024
Sound Escape 183. Delight in the last birdsong of the summer woodland
7 mins; August 22, 2024
260. We're on stage at the Global Birdfair with naturalist and geese fanatic Nick Acheson
66 hours 55 mins; August 19, 2024
Sound Escape 182. Be mesmerised by the songs of yellowhammers
14 mins; August 15, 2024
259. Find lost artefacts on the River Thames with mudlarker Lara Maiklem
54 mins; August 12, 2024
Sound Escape 181. Take a moorland stroll among pipits and skylarks
10 mins; August 08, 2024
258. Spend the day in a summer meadow at glorious Wakehurst in Sussex
61 hours 55 mins; August 05, 2024
Sound Escape 180. Be calmed by gentle rain on summer leaves
13 mins; August 01, 2024
257. A quest for beauty - and yellowhammer song - on a midsummer mountain
41 mins; July 29, 2024
Sound Escape 179. Chill to a lazy symphony of birdsong in a lakeside woodland
9 mins; July 25, 2024
256. One man's quest to drive back the dark woods with music
53 mins; July 22, 2024
Sound Escape 178. Relax in an overgrown churchyard on the mellowest of summer evenings
15 mins; July 18, 2024
255. A quest to explore the magic of flight with Lev Parikian
47 mins; July 15, 2024
Sound Escape 177. Sunlight and birdsong stream through a summer woodland
14 mins; July 11, 2024
254. Discover the magic of weeds with artist Anna Chapman Parker
62 hours 45 mins; July 08, 2024
Sound Escape 176. Enjoy perky parakeets on a walk in Richmond Park
15 mins; July 04, 2024
253. Who is the Orchid Outlaw? And what is he up to in the wilds of Britain?
50 mins; July 01, 2024
Sound Escape 175. Spend dusk among the beechwoods of Hampshire
14 mins; June 27, 2024
252. What can you find to eat on an urban foraging adventure in Bristol?
71 hours 11 mins; June 24, 2024
Sound Escape 174. Spend midsummer beside a chuckling river teeming with life
11 mins; June 20, 2024
251. Should we cull some animals to save others - asks Hugh Warwick?
49 mins; June 17, 2024
Sound Escape 173. Enjoy the sultry song of a blackbird at dusk
9 mins; June 13, 2024
250. Hear migrant birds as they arrive in the UK at Portland Bill in Dorset - with one very special visitor
67 hours 27 mins; June 10, 2024
Sound Escape 172. Let the waves of Luskentyre Beach wash all stress away
12 mins; June 06, 2024
249. Welsh language and landscape with Julie Brominicks
47 mins; June 03, 2024
Sound Escape 171. Relax to the gorgeous melody of a willow warbler
8 mins; May 30, 2024
248. A quest for eagles on the Isle of Harris
67 hours 2 mins; May 27, 2024
Sound Escape 170. A peaceful morning in the Devon countryside
10 mins; May 23, 2024
247. Explore Heal, an ambitious new rewilding project in Somerset
46 mins; May 20, 2024
Sound Escape 169. Relax to a song thrush singing by a beautiful stream
21 mins; May 16, 2024
246. A quest for greater access to the countryside for people with disabilities
45 mins; May 13, 2024
Sound Escape 168. A misty evening in a Lake District forest
8 mins; May 09, 2024
245. A quest to find wild boar in the Forest of Dean with author Chantal Lyons
49 mins; May 06, 2024