The Plodcast

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

13 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A still morning on the hill, the strange aniseed scent of cow parsley rises as the lane to the woods is warmed by the sun. Among the ancient, twisted ...

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

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wrap up warm, wear your softest clothes and step out into the night with folk singer Sam Lee and violinist Anna Phoebe to listen to nightingales singi...

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

06 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A damp and dank May morning. Mild and mizzled. A robin feeds its young while the song of blackbird, song thrush and chiffchaff fills the air. There i...

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

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On the cusp between winter and spring, Plodcast regular Kevin Parr meets his friend and legendary angler-naturalist Chris Yates to explore a little vi...

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

29 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s an hour after dawn when the sun finally rises above the head of the valley. There’s an eagerness to the light, keen to get going after its sl...

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

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the first of a new season of Plodcasts celebrating audibly beautiful landscapes – the songs of Wild Britain, Plodcast host Fergus takes us into a...

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

22 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

An inviting path winds through an oak woodland high on the slopes of a hill in the Brecon Beacons. As morning sun slants into the valley below, a host...

We preview Season 12: the wild sounds of Britain

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Plodcast team introduce Season 12 of the Plodcast: The Wild Sounds of Britain. This is an opportunity to capture audibly beautiful landscapes, gor...

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

15 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Deep in a Wiltshire vale, the comforting tang of woodsmoke hangs over a slumbering village. It's 5am and still dark but a magical chorus of blackbirds...

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

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How natural flood defences can prevent flooding and increase biodiversity. Annabel Ross takes a walk with the Chair of the Environment Agency Emma How...

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

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's a sunny Sunday afternoon on the allotment with a cool, gentle breeze. You can hear the murmur of allotmenteers at work with a backdrop of birdson...

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

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of our special angling adventure on the Rivers Isle and Parrett in Somerset, Kevin Parr and plodcast host Fergus continue their gentle mea...

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

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It hadn’t rained for a week, but just as the garden was beginning to show its thirst, a single drop falls. Then two more. The sky releases a long, s...

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

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Angler and writer Kevin Parr leads a gentle day's angling on the River Isle. Plodcast host Fergus joins Kev to learn the art of coarse fishing in the ...

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

25 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Where the heath meets the woods by a pool, deep in the New Forest, the warm spring sun stirs many birds into song. A marsh tit sings and then a stock ...

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

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Head for a wander around RSPB Otmoor in Oxfordshire in late winter with Rebecca Wrigley from Rewilding Britain argues the case for huge change across ...

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

18 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's high tide on the northern coast of mainland Shetland – a bitterly icy day but the sun is out, puffins are on the water offshore and fulmars are...

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

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alix Chiddley-Uttely helps run her family's 100-acre farm in the stunning Shropshire Hills. In this episode, she invites Plodcast host Fergus to meet ...

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

11 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A day of rain has left the river running high and fast. The path on the bank is muddy. The air dank and cold. It could be deepest winter, if not for t...

139. The magic of eBiking through the Forest of Dean

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Why eBikes can make a huge difference to how you explore the countryside. Plodcast host Fergus enjoys a day's cycling in the Forest of Dean in the dep...

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

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The happy, mesmerising chirping of a colony of house sparrows. As crocuses bloom in a small front garden, a dozen sparrows bubble with an incessant ch...

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

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Angela Williams and Jenny Barlow who are helping the people of Langholm in south west Scotland make the most of their purchase of 5,200 acres fro...

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

25 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Relax to the gentle trilling of a party of greenfinches. Walking an old footpath on the edge of a town, you stumble across a ruined farmhouse. Trees a...

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

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Enjoy a wild winter's walk around the town of Mossley in Greater Manchester where the surrounding moors, woods and crumbling industrial heritage inspi...

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

18 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After a cold and wet day in the hills, you light a fire in the stove and make a welcome cup of tea. You settle into a favourite armchair to watch the ...

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

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Poet and BBC Radio regular Kenneth Steven takes us on a gentle winter's walk through the lanes and fields of his home island of Seil in the Inner Hebr...

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

11 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A horde of starlings descends on a dairy farm in the Vale of Pewsey to forage among the piles of gently steaming fodder and manure while cattle shelte...

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

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Setting out to give voice to forgotten lowland landscapes of Monmouthshire overlooked by visitors, plodcast host Fergus instead get lost as the little...

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

04 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's a cold, clear day with frosted grass and glass. You're walking beside the very-full Kennet and Avon canal and water rushes noisily through a loch...

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

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Take a wander in wooded coombe near Bristol with the Jane Lomas, series producer of the Countryfile TV show. The Sunday evening programme is one of th...

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

28 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Be soothed by the gentle rise and fall of waves. On the north coast of Devon, where the high cliffs of Hartland plunge into the Atlantic Ocean, is the...

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

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Discover how the British countryside has inspired great composers over the centuries – and how their music helps us evoke landscapes and their wildl...

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

21 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ravens call over the stark winter landscape of farmland in deeply rural Monmouthshire. Robins sing and, from a distant barn, cattle low. BBC Countryf...

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

18 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the first episode of the new season, Voices of the Countryside, plodcast host Fergus heads to the wild marshes of WWT Steart on the Somerset coast ...

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

14 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

You're walking up a old green lane carved into a frosty hillside, and your feet sink deep into the waterlogged leaf litter. Early January sunlight is ...

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

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join the Plodcast team of Fergus, Hannah and Jack to hear about upcoming adventures in the countryside in season 11 of the Countryfile Magazine Plodca...

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

07 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On a winter's morning in Dorset, a song thrush starts up its first practise songs of the new year in preparation for the coming breeding season – to...

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

31 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dusk falls on a still, winter's day at Steart Marshes WWT on the Somerset coast. On a lagoon near the mouth of the River Parrett, a host of wading bir...

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

28 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Enjoy part two of our plodcast Christmas party where we make plans for wildlife adventures in 2022, play a Christmas bird spotting game and remind our...

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

24 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Relax to the exquisite song of a robin singing in a country garden at dawn on Christmas Eve – with a chorus of next door's chickens for company. BBC...

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

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join the Plodcast Christmas special where the team gather in the studio to discuss favourite episodes, guests and wildlife moments from 2021. We talk ...

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

17 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

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

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Robert Macfarlane is one of the foremost British nature writers. His recent collaboration with Jackie Morris, The Lost Words, was a celebration of nat...

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

10 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

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

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Come for a wander through the Somerset marshes in late autumn with author and historian Amy Jeffs. Amy has written Storyland, a retelling of the ancie...

Sound Escape 41: the magical music of a mountain stream

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Be calmed by the relaxing giggle of a stream tumbling off Sugar Loaf mountain in the Brecon Beacons near Abergavenny. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound...

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

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Learn about the magic and mystery of fungi with expert mushroom hunter John Wright. He joins our own Kevin Parr for a ramble in a hidden corner of Dor...

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

26 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Countr...

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

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear about the big issues facing the English countryside from and Chair of Natural England, Tony Juniper. The conservationist and environmental campai...

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

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

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

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A plodcast special – in two parts. Rob Yorke meets conservationist, environmental compaigner and now Chair of Natural England Tony Juniper at Wicken...

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

12 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's 3am on an autumn night in West Dorset and an oily blackness beneath a moonless sky. There's a hush in the cold still air but the atmosphere is th...

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

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Take a wander through the wild tors and misty valleys of Dartmoor in the company of Tom Cox. Tom has gathered dozens of stories of folklore and the su...

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

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this brief adventure in the countryside, you're walking along a stretch of shingle beside the River Usk in South Wales – the water has risen afte...

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

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The London Mudlark – Lara Maiklem – spends her free time combing the River Thames foreshore for fascinating objects that each have a story to tell...

Sound Escape 36: Peace and birdsong in a Gloucestershire churchyard

29 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 shor...

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

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join the Plodcast team as they explore the magical Malvern Autumn Show and meet world record giant vegetables, noisy steam engines, champion bulls, ch...

Sound Escape 35: cheerful sparrows singing through a rainstorm

22 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Enjoy the drama of an autumn storm hitting a Dorset cottage while the garden sparrows – and a robin – bravely sing through the tempest. BBC Countr...

121. Uncovering the secrets of a graveyard in Gloucestershire

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sitting on a small hill above the River Severn, St Arilda's Church has a magical churchyard full of old gravestones – and each one tells a curious t...

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

15 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 wh...

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

12 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Roam Gallows Down on the Witshire, Hampshire, Berkshire border and hear tales of ancient and modern history – as well as the battles to defend the p...

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

08 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

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

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Enjoy wonderful folk music beside the River Wye and listen to the story of campaigners "Walking with the Wye" to raise awareness of the river's sad pl...

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

01 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Shelter from autumn rain in a wooden bird hide and listen to the exotic cries of terns at RSPB Hodbarrow nature reserve in Cumbria. BBC Countryfile Ma...

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

28 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There are tales of mysterious black panthers from almost every corner of the land – so we head out with writer and naturalist James Fair to look int...

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

24 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Fe...

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

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Relax to the gentle tones of poet Kenneth Steven as he explores the history and magic of Iona: likely birthplace of the ancient Book of Kells, resting...

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

17 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Relax as you walk beside a stream at the bottom of a valley of beech and oak woodland in the Brecon Beacons – known as St Mary's Vale. This is episo...

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

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Poet Hugh Dunkerley explores mysterious Kingley Vale in the South Downs of West Sussex in search of a bunker created to house resistance fighters in t...

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

10 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 li...

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

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Suilven is one of Scotland's most impressive peaks. Fergus Collins joins two old friends for an expedition to climb this magnificent mountain in Assyn...

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

03 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Atop the Iron-Age hillfort known as Pen y Crug high above the edge of Brecon, you can relax to the calls of the last of summer's swallows. Wind and sh...

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

31 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Legendary walker and writer Christopher Somerville joins our own Annabel Ross to explore the ruins of Old Sarum near Salisbury in Wiltshire and tells ...

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

27 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Relax to the rustle of a summer breeze through the leaves of an ancient ash tree in the Brecon Beacons. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes offer...

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

24 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lost on a lonely, trackless mountain lies Pwll Gwy-Rhoc – the Pool of Witches – a mysterious lake that is the source of strange tales. Come with u...

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

20 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 th...

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

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Explore the extensive earthworks or Knowlton Circles in Dorset and the eerie ruined church at their centre. Archaeologist, anthropologist and broadcas...

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

12 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cool off beside a babbling brook on the border of Cheshire and Derbyshire. In Countryfile Magazine's latest Sound Escape, it's early afternoon on a ho...

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

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join archaeologist, anthropologist and broadcaster Mary-Ann Ochota on the Dorset downs as she ventures across an ancient landscape of mysterious pathw...

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

06 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Chill out to the hum and buzz of a summer meadow. In Sound Escape 24, you find yourself waist deep in glorious midsummer wildflowers in a meadow in th...

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

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for 13 thrilling adventures of discovery as we head out into the countryside to explore ancient sites, hear haunting tales and enjoy atmospher...

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

30 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

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

23 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sit back and relax to soothing birdsong on a gentle summer’s morning on the allotment. In this Sound Escape, a meditative short podcast that celebra...

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

16 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 –...

110 . Rewilding in the Black Mountains with woodsman Rob Penn

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hear how a massive tree-planting project will transform the Black Mountains peak of Bryn Arw in the Brecon Beacons. Woodsman and writer Rob Penn expla...

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

09 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Presenter of "Breakfast" on BBC Radio 3 Petroc Trelawny talks about his week of live shows following a Yorkshire river from source to sea. Petroc reve...

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

06 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the last of the current series, we head to the far north of Scotland to explore a remote loch and its wildlife – plus we attempt to fly-fish for ...

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

02 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Sound Escapes from BBC Countryfile Magazine: your chance to relax to the seasons sounds of nature wherever you are – and however busy you...

107. Searching for a very rare butterfly in Rockingham Forest

29 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Extinct in England, the chequered skipper has been reintroduced to a secret site in Rockingham Forest in Northamptonshire by the Back from the Brink p...

Sound Escape 19: The hum of busy bumble bees

25 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Sound Escapes from BBC Countryfile Magazine – your chance to relax to soundtracks of glorious nature wherever you are and whatever you a...

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

22 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Take a springtime wander up a Peak District valley called William Clough in the company of angler and naturalist Andrew Griffiths. Meet some of the aq...

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

18 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Sound Escapes from BBC Countryfile Magazine – your chance to relax to soundtracks of glorious nature wherever you are and whatever you a...

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

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Megan Shersby heads to the East of England to one of Britain's oldest nature reserves, the wetland wonder of Wicken Fen in Cambridges...

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

11 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Sound Escapes, your chance to relax to the sounds of the British countryside no matter busy you are. In this episode, enjoy the song of one...

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

08 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meet the spring wildlife of one of Britain's rarest habitats – lowland heaths. Roam the heath-clad landscape in search of rare reptiles including th...

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

04 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Sound Escapes, your chance to relax to the sounds of the British countryside no matter busy you are. In this episode, you're on a path risi...

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

01 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Somerset artist Lucy Pendrick gets up early to listen to the whole of the dawn chorus of resident and migrant birds in a deciduous woodland on the edg...

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

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Sound Escapes – your chance to relax to the sounds of nature no matter how busy you are. In this episode, we take you to Bickley Wood on ...

102. Forgotten tales, ancient woods and fairytale creatures on the loch – enjoy spring on the Hebridean Isle of Seil

25 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join poet Kenneth Steven for an early spring adventure in an ancient hazel wood, a mysterious glen and a beautiful loch on his home island of Seil in ...

Sound Escape 14: relax to the dawn chorus from a West Country oak wood

21 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes offer you a short meditative journey into the natural world this spring to find peace, beauty and relaxation....