We're resting on a field gate. Late summer warmth spills into the autumn. The sun slow to rise but blazing when it does.
The overnight dew clings on in the shadows, while the long grass of the field margins rattle with the chirrup of grasshoppers.
Flies and bees buzz. A nuthatch bubbles from the hedgerow. A last hurrah before the first frost.

BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport you somewhere beautiful, wherever you happen to be. Recorded by Kevin Parr, presented by Hannah Tribe. Image by Getty

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