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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 167. Relax to the dusk chorus of birdsong deep in the Forest of Dean

8 mins; May 02, 2024

244. Enter the Golden Triangle in search of magical wild daffodils

59 mins; April 29, 2024

Sound Escape 166. Relax to a reading about nightingales from a new Countryfile book

9 mins; April 25, 2024

243. Embark on a pilgrimage to the River Thames with wild wanderer Phoebe Smith

56 mins; April 22, 2024

Sound Escape 165. A peaceful meditation among the geese at an ancient Welsh lake

12 mins; April 18, 2024

242. A quest to find spring wildlife on Sugar Loaf mountain

44 mins; April 15, 2024

Sound Escape 164. Take a mindful moment beside a rushing stream

18 mins; April 11, 2024

241. Welcome to spring on the Plodcast - and hear our new theme tune created by Blair Dunlop

55 mins; April 08, 2024

Sound Escape 163. Eerie soundscapes from inside a Roman amphitheatre

13 mins; April 04, 2024

240. In search of the water wolf - the mighty pike - with TV presenter Will Millard

54 mins; April 01, 2024

Sound Escape 162. Relax to an amazing chorus of toads recorded underwater

7 mins; March 28, 2024

239. Exploring Roman Silchester and discovering folk music with broadcasting legend Matthew Bannister

53 mins; March 25, 2024

Sound Escape 161. The satisfying crunch of footsteps on fresh snow

10 mins; March 21, 2024

238. A special night walk in Epping Forest to bring communities together

31 mins; March 18, 2024

Sound Escape 160. A gentle morning's chorus of birds in a leafy suburb

11 mins; March 14, 2024

237. Join the Plodcast team for a chat about rural issues and the best Plodcast listener recordings from the wild

39 mins; March 11, 2024

Sound Escape 159. Gorgeous woodland birdsong heralds the oncoming spring

10 mins; March 07, 2024

236. On the trail of a water dragon known as the 'Sussex Knucker'

33 mins; March 04, 2024

Sound Escape 158. The haunting cries of seals on a Norfolk beach

7 mins; February 29, 2024

235. A riverside walk with Wild Woman Philippa Forrester

38 mins; February 26, 2024

Sound Escape 157. The delicious patter of rain as you shelter inside

8 mins; February 22, 2024

234. Explore a desolate graveyard of ships on the River Severn

37 mins; February 19, 2024

Sound Escape 156. Melodies of a Welsh stream flowing under ice

9 mins; February 15, 2024

233. Uncovering mysteries in the Buckinghamshire village of Brill

33 mins; February 12, 2024

Sound Escape 155. Enjoy the music of melting icicles in the entrance to a cave

18 mins; February 08, 2024

232. Exploring a haunted ruined chapel lost in a Dorset woodland

53 mins; February 05, 2024

Sound Escape 154. Frosty footsteps on a bright and sunny midwinter morning

8 mins; February 01, 2024

231. A tale of bloody massacre in the peaceful Monmouthshire countryside

46 mins; January 29, 2024

Sound Escape 153. Bathe in stunning spring skylark song - all the way from New Zealand

13 mins; January 25, 2024

230. Enjoy a day's beachcombing on Orkney and learn local tales of the sea

38 mins; January 22, 2024

Sound Escape 152. Listen to the eerie calls of cranes on the Somerset Levels

10 mins; January 18, 2024

229. A gentle day's fishing with Will Millard and Kevin Parr on the Mon-Brec Canal

45 mins; January 15, 2024

Sound Escape 151. Walk beside a wild river tumbling from the hills

10 mins; January 11, 2024

228: Walk in the footsteps of soldiers in bloody combat on a Civil War battlefield near Bath

58 mins; January 08, 2024

Sound Escape 150: Be uplifted by a chorus of New Year's robins

23 mins; January 04, 2024

227: Tales of birding in wild places with naturalist and author Stephen Moss

54 mins; January 01, 2024

Sound Escape 149: Be soothed by the rhythms of the sea rising and falling in a remote Welsh cove

8 mins; December 28, 2023

226: Brace yourself for a wild nighttime swim under a full moon in the depths of winter

57 mins; December 25, 2023

Sound Escape 148: A morning of gulls and rooks on the Somerset Coast

9 mins; December 21, 2023

225: It's the Plodcast Christmas special - join the team for the Christmas quiz and other seasonal silliness

64 hours 25 mins; December 18, 2023

Sound Escape 147: Be calmed by the autumn song of a Welsh mountain river

8 mins; December 14, 2023

224. A quest to see salmon leaping in a Welsh mountain stream

51 mins; December 11, 2023

Sound Escape 146: Revel in the crackle and murmur of an autumn night's party beside a bonfire

10 mins; December 07, 2023

223: Hear the mysterious tales of Orkney's might stone circle: The Ring of Brodgar

49 mins; December 04, 2023

Sound Escape 145: Let sea and birdsong transport you to a wild corner of Orkney

8 mins; November 30, 2023

222: Follow in the footsteps of St Patrick on the stunning coast of County Down

56 mins; November 27, 2023

Sound Escape 144: Relax to the crackle of falling beechnuts in an autumn woodland

8 mins; November 23, 2023

221: Experience a night walk in an ancient woodland in a forgotten corner of Gloucestershire

36 mins; November 20, 2023

Sound Escape 143: Be soothed by waves on pebbles in a small Scottish harbour

8 mins; November 16, 2023

220: Tales of ancient fossils and fossil hunters in Dorset

59 mins; November 13, 2023

Sound Escape 142: Listening to a storm outside while sitting indoors by the fire

15 mins; November 09, 2023

219: Meet Mark Beech – the new series editor of the Countryfile TV programme

49 mins; November 06, 2023

Sound Escape 141: Pause beside a roaring and refreshing mountain stream

8 mins; November 02, 2023

218: Spend an evening in the company of a deer stalker in southern England

59 mins; October 30, 2023

Sound Escape 140: The dreamy sound of the autumn meadow

13 mins; October 26, 2023

217: Hear the mysterious and magical songs of trees – with musician Tiny Leaves

58 mins; October 23, 2023

Sound Escape 139: Relax to the patterning of rain on autumn leaves

13 mins; October 19, 2023

216: Dark tales from a hillfort in deepest Herefordshire

53 mins; October 16, 2023

Sound Escape 138: Take a wander around a bustling harbourside

7 mins; October 12, 2023

215: Into the Deep Dark Wood with children's author Julia Donaldson

61 hours 7 mins; October 09, 2023

Sound Escape 137: Enter a trance-like state to the song of a cicada in a French garden

9 mins; October 05, 2023

214: A quest to find a mysterious standing stone in a Welsh desert

49 mins; October 02, 2023

Sound Escape 136: The delicious sound of rain on a porch while you shelter inside

17 mins; September 28, 2023

213: Join the Plodcast team as they look forward to a new season of adventures in the wild countryside

18 mins; September 25, 2023

Sound escape 135: A lazy stroll along a beach of shingle in the sunshine

10 mins; September 21, 2023

212: A charity hike through the Wye Valley – on the hottest day of the year

65 hours 13 mins; September 18, 2023

Sound Escape 134: Pure clear water tumbles over a waterfall in a Irish fairy glen

11 mins; September 14, 2023

211: War, peace and woodpeckers in France's Ardennes forests

52 mins; September 11, 2023

Sound Escape 133: A heady summer's afternoon serenaded by goldfinches

10 mins; September 07, 2023

210: Walking St Patrick's Way 4: Biking in Tollymore Forest

46 mins; September 04, 2023

Sound Escape 132: A cool woodland walk beside a racing river

9 mins; August 31, 2023

209: A quest to experience the autumn migration of birds on Cromarty Firth in Scotland

46 mins; August 28, 2023

Sound Escape 131: Bask in the afternoon sun beside the sea

8 mins; August 24, 2023

208: Walking St Patrick's Way 3: a quest to climb the Mourne Mountains

60 hours 4 mins; August 21, 2023

Sound Escape 130: Start the day in a wild woodland

11 mins; August 16, 2023

207: Conversations between a poet and his birds – on the Isle of Seil

32 mins; August 14, 2023

Sound Escape 129: Paddle your way gently down the River Wye

17 mins; August 10, 2023

206: Walking St Patrick's Way Part 2: The wildlife of the Newry Canal

49 mins; August 07, 2023

Sound Escape 128: Wild winds and calm waters in the Highlands

12 mins; August 03, 2023

205. A quest for one of Britain's rarest birds in the Cairngorm mountains

54 mins; July 31, 2023

Sound Escape 127: The delicious patter of rain on a tent – on the Pembrokeshire coast

10 mins; July 27, 2023

204: Adventure into the Welsh hills on an electric bike

48 mins; July 24, 2023

Sound Escape 126: Relax beside a magical woodland stream on the edge of Cardiff

11 mins; July 20, 2023

203: Drift gently down the River Wye on a paddleboard

59 mins; July 17, 2023

Sound Escape 125: Relax to birdsong in a woodland glade on the Isle of Wight coast

12 mins; July 13, 2023

202: Listen to the poetry of moss in a Dartmoor rainforest with Elizabeth-Jane Burnett

53 mins; July 10, 2023

Sound Escape 124: A mindful few minutes beside a rockpool in Wester Ross

12 mins; July 06, 2023

201. Finding music in nature with composer Erland Cooper

58 mins; July 03, 2023

Sound Escape 123: Soothing waves on shingle – on the Isle of Wight

9 mins; June 29, 2023

200. Episode 200 Special: A quest for kingfishers in the heart of Bristol

59 mins; June 26, 2023

Sound Escape 122: Chris Yates reads from the Secret Carp

17 mins; June 22, 2023

199. A quest for skylark song in the Cotswold Hills with James MacDonald Lockhart

53 mins; June 19, 2023

Sound Escape 121: A dreamy dawn chorus in a remote Scottish valley

13 mins; June 15, 2023

198. A wander in a bird of prey sanctuary with Megan McCubbin

48 mins; June 12, 2023

Sound Escape 120: Soothing waves rising and falling on a beach in Wester Ross

12 mins; June 08, 2023

197. Why rewilding can save Britain's wildlife – an interview with Isabella Tree at Knepp Wildlands

53 mins; June 05, 2023

Sound Escape 119: An astonishing nightingale duet in a Dorset woodland

9 mins; June 01, 2023

196. A quest for nightingales at Knepp Wildlands in Sussex

50 mins; May 29, 2023

Sound Escape 118: Relax to spring birdsong in a Dorset garden

16 mins; May 25, 2023

195. A quest for peace with Charlotte Church in deepest Wales

48 mins; May 22, 2023

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