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171. Firecrests and other magical creatures in the New Forest with Dominic Couzens
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Length:
61 minutes
Released:
Nov 8, 2022
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Podcast episode
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Now the clocks have gone back in the UK and we’re heading into the dark days of winter it feels like a good time to let a burst of light and song into our lives. So this week we’re heading back to spring and an adventure I took in the New Forest with naturalist Dominic Couzens.Dominic is brilliant at recognising birds by their song and he give some clever tips to help you learn them too – a neat trick for impressing friends and family on your next spring walk. Image by Getty.Look out for Dominic's new book An Identification Guide to Garden Insects of BritainBack in the studio, the Plodcast team 'interview' The British Cheese Awards Supreme Champion cheese and discuss how to cope with the dark nights of winter.Contact the Plodcast team and send your sound recordings of the countryside to: editor@countryfile.com. If read out on the show, you could win a Plodcast Postbag prize of a wildlife- or countryside-themed book chosen by the team.Visit the Countryfile Magazine website: countryfile.comPPA Podcast of the Year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Nov 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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How to get the family out into the countryside – plus rural news stories: The BBC Countryfile Magazine team talk about their March 2014 issue, the latest rural news stories and ideas for getting the whole family out and about in the British countryside. To find out more, visit www.countryfile.com by The Plodcast