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BBC Countryfile Magazine brings you The Plodcast - a weekly escape to the British countryside with fascinating guests and the wonders of the great outdoors.

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Oct 29, 2019 · 19 min
34. Spend a night on a remote Shetland island listening to seabirds
Naturalist James Fair heads to the island of Mousa to experience an eerie and wonderful wildlife encounter: life inside a colony of storm petrels . These sparrow-sized seabirds nest among the stones of an Iron Age fortress and await the return of their...
Oct 22, 2019 · 41 min
33. Find tranquility with a mindful autumn walk in the Forest of Dean
Take a wander through the autumn glades of the RSPB's Nagshead Nature Reserve in the company of Sarah Orme from In the Moment magazine to talk about mindfulness and how nature can provide us with the head space to cope with the stresses of modern ...
Oct 15, 2019 · 43 min
32. Relax with a Cotswold wildlife ramble and hear how wind and solar may provide all of the UK's future energy needs
Take an autumnal ramble with Simon Pickering, naturalist and ecological advisor to the green energy company Ecotricity. As we wander through restored wildflower meadows, Simon describes how wind, solar and aerobic digestion can supply all of Britain...
Oct 8, 2019 · 47 min
31. Take a woodland walk to learn bushcraft, tracking and survival skills in the National Forest
Take a fascinating woodland walk with Lisa Fenton, a tracker, forager and bushcraft expert who can read the stories of a woodland. Here she talks to our own Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough at the Timber Festival in the National Forest in Leicestershire. F...
Oct 1, 2019 · 22 min
30. Explore Bear Wood near Bristol, where wolves, lynx AND bears roam an ancient woodland
Bear Wood, part of Bristol's Wild Place is the location of a surprising new project where bears, wolves, lynx and wolverines will be allowed to roam free in a vast enclosure of deciduous woodland as would once have done in Britain's ancient p...
Sep 24, 2019 · 25 min
29. Find inner calm with green woodworker Peter Wood in the National Forest
Peter Wood creates beautiful furniture from natural materials using traditional skills and tools. Our own Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough joins him at the Timber Festival in the National Forest in Leicestershire to watch him teach others his craft.
Sep 17, 2019 · 20 min
28. Meet the local vicar who saved the town of Whaley Bridge from a bursting dam
In early August, storms and exceptionally heavy rain overloaded a reservoir about the town of Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire – but it was the local vicar Father Jamie Macleod who first spotted the danger, raised the alarm and led the community response.
Sep 10, 2019 · 35 min
27. Digging for ancient relics in the mountains of West Wales
Come with us to the Cambrian Mountains in Ceredigion in West Wales to the ruined Cistercian abbey of Strata Florida. Here locals historians are setting up an archaeology school where anyone can come along and dig among the 800-year-old ruins for research.
Sep 3, 2019 · 32 min
26. Can we manage our woodlands without machines? Meet the horse-logger and his four-legged sidekick
Stuart Freeman and his horse Breeze work closely together to manage woodlands where big machines are impractical or cause too much damage. It's a charming story about our woods, wildlife and the friendship between one man and his horse.
Aug 27, 2019 · 41 min
25. Enter the mysterious world of the river with film-maker Jack Perks
Jack Perks is the first man to film or photograph every one of the UK's 54 species of freshwater fish. In this episode, we go fish watching with him on the River Frome and meet a host of wild creature, learn how he found and filmed all these elusi...
Aug 20, 2019 · 3 min
Season 3 is coming: trailer!
Listen out for the start of season 3 on 27 August. Here's a quick taste of what to expect…
Jul 23, 2019 · 41 min
24. A delightful chat with comedian Paul Whitehouse about his new fishing series with Bob Mortimer
Gone Fishing with Mortimer and Whitehouse was a surprise hit in 2017 – and now they're back for a second series to discuss life, death… and fish.Paul Whitehouse talks about why a series about "two old gits sitting on a riverbank" has be...
Jul 16, 2019 · 32 min
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...
Jul 9, 2019 · 29 min
22. Exploring the beaches of north Somerset and tackling the menace of litter
The Countryfile Magazine team head out to the coast at Clevedon in North Somerset to tackle the menace of litter and help launch the litter heroes campaign led by Julia Bradbury and The Outdoor Guide . Meet great local characters changing the countrysi...
Jul 2, 2019 · 18 min
21. Take a Lake District walk with Dave Willis to discover the art of outdoors photography
High on a Lake District peak, outdoors photographer Dave Willis discusses what makes a great photograph, tips for improving your own shots of the countryside and how to make it as a professional photographer in the digital age. For more on the British ...
Jun 25, 2019 · 35 min
20. In search of the lake monster of Llangorse in the Brecon Beacons
Surrounded by mountains, woods and meadows, Llangorse is Wales' most beautiful natural lake – but do its depths hide a secret? Fergus Collins goes in search of a mystery monster and discovers a watery wildlife paradise thronging with bird...
Jun 18, 2019 · 30 min
19. Discover tasty treats to forage from the hedgerow. Part 2 of our foraging special with Adele Nozedar
Part 2 of Adele Nozedar's wise and wonderful foraging walk in the Brecon Beacons in Monmouthshire. Learn the edible and medicinal uses of many common wayside flowers and other plants and listen to funny and curious tales from folklore.
Jun 11, 2019 · 27 min
18. A brilliant day's foraging in Monmouthshire with naturalist Adele Nozedar: Part 1
Adele Nozedar shares wonderful stories and wisdom about edible wild plants while wondering through a Monmouthshire meadow.This is part one of a joyful two-part podcast with a wonderfully wise country woman – you'll learn a huge amount of folklore...
Jun 4, 2019 · 38 min
17. Wander a Gloucestershire wood at night in search of nightingales
Take a night-time nature ramble through a Gloucestershire woodland in the company of Countryfile Magazine editor Fergus Collins and wildlife-writer James Fair in the hope of hearing a nightingale. Plus, discover the best wildlife experiences you can ha...
May 28, 2019 · 26 min
16. Why our National Parks desperately need more wildlife
Andrew Hall from the charity Campaign For National Parks says our most famous protected areas aren't doing enough for nature. He reveals a plan for how they can be reformed to become strongholds for the nation's wildlife and be revitalised fo...