In this our last episode before Christmas – we are appropriately talking about partridges, one of the famous birds of the festive season. In Britain, our native grey partridge is not doing well – so met up with writer, nature lover and editor of the shooting times Patrick Galbraith to search for them in the Hampshire countryside and talk about what can be done to turn the tide.Find out more about Patrick's book: In search of one last song: Britain's disappearing birds and the people trying to save themContact 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.comWrite to us: Plodcast, CountryfileEagle HouseBristol BS1 4STPPA Podcast of the Year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.