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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 65: be enchanted by the little-known song of the garden warbler

9 mins; May 19, 2022

148. Stunning spring nature in the New Forest with Dominic Couzens

63 hours 38 mins; May 16, 2022

Sound Escape 64: the spine-tingling songs of wood warblers

11 mins; May 12, 2022

147. A sensational evening among nightingales in a Sussex woodland - with singer Sam Lee

70 hours 48 mins; May 09, 2022

Sound Escape 63: enjoy a cuckoo chorus in a Dorset vale

9 mins; May 05, 2022

146. Harriers and hares on Wiltshire downland – with naturalists Chris Yates and Kevin Parr

69 hours 50 mins; May 02, 2022

Sound Escape 62: sunrise in a riverside woodland – with a heron colony

11 mins; April 28, 2022

145. Celebrate the magic of early spring in a hidden valley in Wales

61 hours 28 mins; April 25, 2022

Sound Escape 61: be delighted by birdsong in a Brecon Beacons' oakwood

11 mins; April 21, 2022

We preview Season 12: the wild sounds of Britain

18 mins; April 18, 2022

SE60: Enjoy an extended recording of the dawn chorus from a Wiltshire village

42 mins; April 14, 2022

144. Creating natural flood defences in Dartmoor with the Environment Agency

60 hours 30 mins; April 11, 2022

Sound Escape 59: the uplifting sounds of spring on the allotment

7 mins; April 07, 2022

143. Tales from the riverbank part 2: we meet perch and talk pike and adders

60 hours 15 mins; April 04, 2022

Sound Escape 58: the soothing lullaby of raindrops falling on a pond

10 mins; March 31, 2022

142. Tales from the riverbank part 1: a relaxing day's angling in Somerset

60 hours 48 mins; March 28, 2022

Sound Escape 57: relax to spring birdsong by a woodland pool deep in the New Forest

13 mins; March 24, 2022

141. Rewilding could transform the countryside for wildlife and people, says Rebecca Wrigley

51 mins; March 21, 2022

Sound Escape 56: relax to the sounds of waves on a hidden cove on Shetland

10 mins; March 17, 2022

140. Meet Alix Chiddley-Uttley on her magical family farm at lambing time

61 hours 16 mins; March 14, 2022

Sound Escape 55: soothing woodland birdsong and the chanting of herons

9 mins; March 10, 2022

139. The magic of eBiking through the Forest of Dean

64 hours 43 mins; March 07, 2022

Sound Escape 54: the soothing conversations of a flock of house sparrows

12 mins; March 03, 2022

138. How the people of Langholm took control of their local countryside

59 mins; February 28, 2022

Sound Escape 53: the soft trilling of greenfinches on the edge of an overgrown farm

7 mins; February 24, 2022

137. Wild moors and wild moods: how walking in nature can inspire stunning art

63 hours 17 mins; February 21, 2022

Sound Escape 52: Make yourself comfortable and cosy beside an open fire

12 mins; February 17, 2022

136. A beautiful and relaxing walk on the Isle of Seil with poet Kenneth Steven

39 mins; February 14, 2022

Sound Escape 51: Relax to the soft chatter of starlings on a Wiltshire dairy farm

9 mins; February 10, 2022

135. Getting lost among hillforts and ravens on a winter's walk in Monmouthshire

59 mins; February 07, 2022

Sound Escape 50: a gentle walk along the Kennet and Avon Canal in Wiltshire

9 mins; February 03, 2022

134. Enjoy a walk with the boss of the Countryfile TV show: Jane Lomas

53 mins; January 31, 2022

Sound Escape 49: soothing waves crashing on an empty beach in Devon

9 mins; January 27, 2022

133. Explore the greatest music inspired by the British countryside – while wandering in the Cotswold Hills

63 hours 40 mins; January 24, 2022

Sound Escape 48: be transported to a lowland farm where ravens kronk and cattle low

9 mins; January 20, 2022

132. The wonderful song of the winter marshes with naturalist Ben Hoare

64 hours 59 mins; January 17, 2022

Sound Escape 47: enjoy the first birdsong of the year on a frosty green lane

10 mins; January 13, 2022

Voices of the Countryside – we preview our new season of Plodcasts

21 mins; January 10, 2022

Sound Escape 46: listen as a song thrush sings in the new year

7 mins; January 06, 2022

Sound Escape 45: the soothing calls of roosting lapwings on a coastal lagoon in Somerset

11 mins; December 30, 2021

131. Plodcast plans for 2022 – and festive games – in the Christmas party

47 mins; December 27, 2021

Sound Escape 44: the delightful song of a robin at dawn on Christmas Eve

16 mins; December 23, 2021

130. It's the Plodcast Christmas special! Join the team to celebrate a year exploring the UK countryside

43 mins; December 20, 2021

Sound Escape 43: unwind to the song of silver birch trees

11 mins; December 16, 2021

129. PLODCAST SPECIAL: talking Lost Words and Spell Songs with the great Robert Macfarlane

51 mins; December 13, 2021

Sound Escape 42: be gently charmed by mewing buzzards in a forgotten valley

9 mins; December 09, 2021

128. Hear the ancient stories of Britain with historian Amy Jeffs on the Avalon Marshes

61 hours 7 mins; December 06, 2021

Sound Escape 41: the magical music of a mountain stream

11 mins; December 02, 2021

127. Foraging for fungi and other mysteries in Dorset with John Wright

62 hours 17 mins; November 29, 2021

Sound Escape 40: the delicious sound of feet crunching on fallen leaves in an ancient woodland

11 mins; November 25, 2021

126. The big issues facing the English countryside – a discussion with Tony Juniper at Wicken Fen – PART 2

53 mins; November 22, 2021

Sound Escape 39: Relax to the rhythm of the sea swirling on a rocky shore

7 mins; November 18, 2021

125. Talking with Tony Juniper, the Chair of Natural England, at Wicken Fen – PART ONE

41 mins; November 15, 2021

Sound Escape 38: the eerie and dramatic fallow deer rut on a dark Dorset night

7 mins; November 11, 2021

124. Strange tales of family and folklore from the wilds of Dartmoor with author Tom Cox

61 hours 29 mins; November 08, 2021

Sound Escape 37: be soothed with a riverside walk in South Wales

9 mins; November 04, 2021

123. Looking for historical artefacts on the River Thames with London mudlarker Lara Maiklem

50 mins; November 01, 2021

Sound Escape 36: Peace and birdsong in a Gloucestershire churchyard

9 mins; October 28, 2021

122. Giant vegetables and other rural delights at the Malvern Autumn Show

59 mins; October 25, 2021

Sound Escape 35: cheerful sparrows singing through a rainstorm

8 mins; October 21, 2021

121. Uncovering the secrets of a graveyard in Gloucestershire

58 mins; October 18, 2021

Sound Escape 34: gentle and relaxing sounds of waves on a pebble beach

6 mins; October 14, 2021

120. Tales of nature and protest in the North Wessex Downs with writer Nicola Chester

58 mins; October 11, 2021

Sound Escape 33: Relax to robins singing in autumn beside the swish and swirl of the River Usk

9 mins; October 07, 2021

119. Join a music festival on the River Wye and meet the folk trying to save the "Queen of Rivers"

43 mins; October 04, 2021

Sound Escape 32: listening to cries of terns from a bird hide at Hodbarrow, Cumbria

8 mins; September 30, 2021

118. On the hunt for mystery big cats on the loose in the Cotswolds

63 hours 27 mins; September 27, 2021

Sound Escape 31: the calming patter of rain on autumn leaves

11 mins; September 23, 2021

117. Poetry, peace and corncrakes on the sacred Scottish island of Iona

41 mins; September 20, 2021

Sound Escape 30: Tranquil footsteps along a woodland path and stream in autumn

9 mins; September 16, 2021

116. Unearthing the strange histories of the yew trees of Kingley Vale with poet Hugh Dunkerley

56 mins; September 13, 2021

Sound Escape 29: relax on a Gower headland while gulls call above and a tractor gathers hay

13 mins; September 09, 2021

115. Climbing the epic peak of Suilven in Assynt in northern Scotland

58 mins; September 06, 2021

Sound Escape 28: unwind to late summer swallows above an Iron-Age hillfort in the Brecon Beacons

8 mins; September 02, 2021

114. Exploring the lost town of Old Sarum in Wiltshire with writer Christopher Somerville

56 mins; August 30, 2021

Sound Escape 27: be calmed by the wild song of the ash tree

9 mins; August 26, 2021

113. Investigating the chilling Pool of Witches on a Brecon Beacons mountain

60 hours 52 mins; August 23, 2021

Sound Escape 26: slow down with the sounds of a narrowboat passing through a lock on the Peak Forest Canal

8 mins; August 19, 2021

112. Strange tales at a Dorset henge… Part 2 of the Knowlton Circles mystery with Mary-Ann Ochota

44 mins; August 16, 2021

Sound Escape 25: be charmed by the gentle babble of a farmland stream

8 mins; August 12, 2021

111. The mystery of Knowlton Circles in Dorset with Mary-Ann Ochota – part 1

48 mins; August 09, 2021

Sound Escape 24: sit back and relax to the sleepy hum and buzz of a midsummer meadow

8 mins; August 05, 2021

A new season of Plodcasts: explore the histories and mysteries of the countryside

12 mins; August 02, 2021

Sound Escape 23: a walk among birdsong in Dovedale in Derbyshire

11 mins; July 29, 2021

Sound escape 22: the joyful song of summer on the allotment

18 mins; July 22, 2021

Sound Escape 21: the song of the River Dove in the Peak District

13 mins; July 15, 2021

110 . Rewilding in the Black Mountains with woodsman Rob Penn

53 mins; July 12, 2021

109. A Yorkshire River Journey with Radio 3's Petroc Trelawny

28 mins; July 08, 2021

108. Take a boat adventure onto a beautiful loch in wild and rugged Assynt, Scotland

46 mins; July 05, 2021

Sound Escape 20: the mesmerising churring of a nightjar on a summer's night

8 mins; July 01, 2021

107. Searching for a very rare butterfly in Rockingham Forest

59 mins; June 28, 2021

Sound Escape 19: The hum of busy bumble bees

10 mins; June 24, 2021

106. Meet the wildlife of a beautiful, unspoilt stream in a Peak District valley

42 mins; June 21, 2021

Sound Escape 18: the beguiling songs of warblers from a reedbed by a lake in the Brecon Beacons

9 mins; June 17, 2021

105. Discover the mysterious lives of cuckoos in a Cambridgeshire fen

57 mins; June 13, 2021

Sound Escape 17: Be transported to a wooded Welsh valley to hear redstarts and song thrushes

10 mins; June 10, 2021

104. Explore the Dorset heaths in search of Britain's rarest reptile

66 hours 8 mins; June 07, 2021

Sound Escape 16: listen to the cascade of wood warbler song in an ancient oak wood

9 mins; June 03, 2021

103. A joyful spring chorus of birdsong in a West Country oak woodland

50 mins; May 31, 2021

Sound Escape 15: relax to the gentle patter of rain in a Maytime bluebell wood

12 mins; May 27, 2021

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