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

Sound Escape 11: the glorious song of nightingales from a Dorset wood: Welcome to Sound Escapes from BBC Countryfile Magazine – your chance for a relaxing escape into nature no matter how busy you are. In this episode, it's evening at Alners Gorse, a nature reserve in Dorset run by Butterfly Conservation. As the dew ... by The Plodcast

9 min listen

Sound Escape 35: cheerful sparrows singing through a rainstorm: Enjoy the drama of an autumn storm hitting a Dorset cottage while the garden sparrows – and a robin – bravely sing through the tempest. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes are a short postcard from the British countryside for you to relax to ... by The Plodcast

9 min listen

Sound Escape 12: lesser spotted woodpeckers and spring songbirds in a Celtic rainforest: Welcome to BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes – your chance to enjoy a delightful few minutes of spring wildlife no matter how busy you are. In this episode, we're sitting in an oak woodland mid April, listening to the songs of many spe... by The Plodcast

9 min listen

Sound Escape 42: be gently charmed by mewing buzzards in a forgotten valley: Wander through a hidden valley in the Welsh Borders listening to a pair of buzzards mewing to each other as they stake their claim on the territory in preparation for next year's breeding season. In the background, a mountain stream gushes. BBC Co... by The Plodcast

10 min listen

Sound Escape 7: a mistle thrush and friends greet a crisp March morning in a Gwent woodland: Welcome to BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes, beautiful short episodes of natural sound from the British countryside. They're your chance for a burst of wild freedom when you can't get out there yourself. In this episode, it'... by The Plodcast

9 min listen

Sound Escape 57: relax to spring birdsong by a woodland pool deep in the New Forest: Marsh tits, stock doves and robins take centre stage – while a New Forest pony investigates by The Plodcast

13 min listen

Sound Escape 36: Peace and birdsong in a Gloucestershire churchyard: Take a moment to enjoy the gentle chorus of wild birds and foraging insects on a still autumn day. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes are a short postcard from the British countryside for you to relax to wherever you are. by The Plodcast

10 min listen

Sound Escape 48: be transported to a lowland farm where ravens kronk and cattle low: Enjoy a soothing escape to the January countryside by The Plodcast

9 min listen

7. Meet owls and wild geese in the wilds of Lancashire's Ribble Estuary: Enjoy a late winter wander through the Ribble Estuary National Nature Reserve taking in RSPB Hesketh Out Marsh and Marshside reserves and enjoy the evocative calls and songs of waders, wildfowl and even an owl. And to find more countryside walks, great... by The Plodcast

40 min listen

Sound Escape 23: a walk among birdsong in Dovedale in Derbyshire: Enjoy the delights of Dovedale in this mindful walk through one of the Peak District's most beautiful valleys. Deeply relax to the gentle melodies of nature – including summer blackbirds and robins – in the latest Sound Escape from BBC Co... by The Plodcast

12 min listen

Sound Escape 33: Relax to robins singing in autumn beside the swish and swirl of the River Usk: Ease yourself into the day with the song of robins from a riverside woodland in South Wales. Enjoy the background swirl of the River Usk in the latest calming Sound Escape from BBC Countryfile Magazine. Recorded by Fergus Collins by The Plodcast

9 min listen

Sound Escape 14: relax to the dawn chorus from a West Country oak wood: BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes offer you a short meditative journey into the natural world this spring to find peace, beauty and relaxation. In this episode, you're transported to an oak woodland on a small hill in the West Country.... by The Plodcast

9 min listen

Sound Escape 21: the song of the River Dove in the Peak District: Relax to the song of the Peak District's most beautiful river. Sit on the banks of this gentle bubbling stream with delightful birdsong raining down – in this short Sound Escape: mindful moments of nature brought to you by BBC Countryfile Magazine... by The Plodcast

13 min listen

Sound Escape 44: the delightful song of a robin at dawn on Christmas Eve: Enjoy a beautiful and festive dawn chorus by The Plodcast

17 min listen

Sound Escape 46: listen as a song thrush sings in the new year: Relax to the first stirrings of birdsong in 2022 by The Plodcast

7 min listen

Sound Escape 40: the delicious sound of feet crunching on fallen leaves in an ancient woodland: Enjoy an autumn dog walk through a beech and oak woodland and listen to feet crunching on leaves while the wind seethes through the canopy. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside giving you a tast... by The Plodcast

12 min listen

Sound Escape 2: new lambs and early birds on a frozen Monmouth-Brecon canal in Wales: Welcome to the second Sound Escape from BBC Countryfile Magazine, a short meditative journey into the countryside right now to immerse yourself in the sounds of nature. In this episode, we take an icy dawn walk along the frozen Mon-Brec canal in Monmou... by The Plodcast

9 min listen

Sound Escape 45: the soothing calls of roosting lapwings on a coastal lagoon in Somerset: Relax to the beautiful sounds of winter waders on wild marshland by The Plodcast

11 min listen

Sound Escape 31: the calming patter of rain on autumn leaves: 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 Fergus Collins, introduced by Hannah Tribe. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes offer a soothi... by The Plodcast

11 min listen

Sound Escape 3: listen to waders, wildfowl and skylarks on the wide marshes of Lancashire's Ribble estuary: Welcome to theSound Escape from BBC Countryfile Magazine – a chance for a few minutes relaxation as you listen to the sounds of nature and the countryside. In this episode we head along the sea defences of the Ribble Estuary in Lancashire on a bright F... by The Plodcast

9 min listen

Sound Escape 29: relax on a Gower headland while gulls call above and a tractor gathers hay: 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 light the fields. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes give you a gentle, relaxing postcard of ... by The Plodcast

13 min listen

62. A gentle morning's ramble with rabbits and wood warblers in the Brecon Beacons: Take a May-time wander with editor Fergus Collins to a distant unexplored woodland – meet the local rabbit populations along the way, listen to a chorus of linnets and listen to the fabulous exotic melody of the wood warbler deep among the oaks. A subl... by The Plodcast

50 min listen

Sound Escape 43: unwind to the song of silver birch trees: You've clambered down from a Peak District ridge to take shelter in a silver birch woodland. The wind, the tail end of Storm Arwen, whooshes through the stark winter canopy - a deeply calming rise and fall of sound. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Esc... by The Plodcast

12 min listen

72. Honey buzzards in a Welsh forest – a truly special encounter to start the new season of Plodcasts!: Welcome to episode 1 of season 7 of the BBC Countryfile Magazine plodcast – and meet the honey buzzards in a secret forest in South Wales. Honey buzzards are scarce summer migrants to the UK – a bird of prey that feeds mainly on wasps. Here Fergus Coll... by The Plodcast

48 min listen

23. Discover the glorious sounds of an English summer on Martin Down in Hampshire: Is Martin Down on the Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset border the best nature reserve in England for spring and summer wildlife? Editor Fergus Collins thinks so – he spends one fabulous evening wandering through orchid-filled meadows and serenaded by skyla... by The Plodcast

32 min listen

Sound Escape 39: Relax to the rhythm of the sea swirling on a rocky shore: Slow down the pace of your day with this short audio postcard from the countryside – waves swooshing and swirling around rocky outcrops of a rugged Gower coastline. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes give you a chance to relax to the sounds ... by The Plodcast

7 min listen

Sound Escape 34: gentle and relaxing sounds of waves on a pebble beach: Be charmed and soothed by the ebb and flow of waves on a pebble shore. It's an overcast autumn day at Pwll Du on Gower – a hidden smugglers' cove where you can find deep peace. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes offer you a chance ... by The Plodcast

7 min listen

Sound Escape 55: soothing woodland birdsong and the chanting of herons: Be charmed by a spring riverside walk on the edge of Bristol by The Plodcast

10 min listen

Sound Escape 26: slow down with the sounds of a narrowboat passing through a lock on the Peak Forest Canal: Enjoy the gentle drama of a narrowboat passing through a lock on the Peak Forest Canal on the western edge of the Peak District. This slow radio is the latest Sound Escape from BBC Countryfile Magazine. Each one allows you to be soothed by the sounds o... by The Plodcast

9 min listen

Sound Escape 10: the soft crooning of nesting geese on the Dyfi Estuary: Welcome to Sound Escapes from BBC Countryfile Magazine – your chance to sit back and relax to the sounds of nature wherever you are and whatever you are doing. In this episode, we're sitting on a wooded promontory above the Dyfi Estuary i... by The Plodcast

10 min listen

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

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