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The Plodcast

BBC Countryfile Magazine brings you The Plodcast - a weekly escape to the British countryside with fascinating guests and the wonders of the great outdoors. Enjoy a new escape into the countryside every Tuesday and wind down with our Sound Escapes on a Friday. Find out more about us at www.countryfile.com/podcast Subscribe to the print version of BBC Countryfile Magazine at https://www.buysubscriptions.com/print/bbc-countryfile-magazine-subscription

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Episode Playlist

50 episodes

Sound Escape 226. Be seduced by the song of the blackbird

Jun 19, 2025•—

Sound Escape 226. Be seduced by the song of the blackbird

304. Meet some of the UK's most elusive animals - at the British Wildlife Centre

Jun 23, 2025•—

304. Meet some of the UK's most elusive animals - at the British Wildlife Centre

Sound Escape 227. Enjoy the conversations from a colony of sparrows

Jun 26, 2025•—

Sound Escape 227. Enjoy the conversations from a colony of sparrows

305. Discover the strangest relationships in the animal world - with Sophie Pavelle

Jun 30, 2025•—

305. Discover the strangest relationships in the animal world - with Sophie Pavelle

Sound Escape 228. The sheer delight of a nightingale singing at dawn

Jul 3, 2025•—

Sound Escape 228. The sheer delight of a nightingale singing at dawn

306. Walk a Viking battlefield and discover a forgotten turning point in English history - with Rupert Gavin

Jul 7, 2025•—

306. Walk a Viking battlefield and discover a forgotten turning point in English history - with Rupert Gavin

Sound Escape 229. Revel in the pure music of curlews at sunset

Jul 10, 2025•—

Sound Escape 229. Revel in the pure music of curlews at sunset

307. Take a wander along Britain's most famous waterway: The River Test in Hampshire

Jul 14, 2025•—

307. Take a wander along Britain's most famous waterway: The River Test in Hampshire

Sound Escape 230. The soothing gentle patter of rain in a Welsh oakwood

Jul 17, 2025•—

Sound Escape 230. The soothing gentle patter of rain in a Welsh oakwood

308. Embark on a Big Butterfly Count on the Dorset coast with Butterfly Conservation

Jul 21, 2025•—

308. Embark on a Big Butterfly Count on the Dorset coast with Butterfly Conservation

Sound Escape 231. Rest by a cooling river on a hot midsummer day

Jul 24, 2025•—

Sound Escape 231. Rest by a cooling river on a hot midsummer day

309. Connection to nature helps can help us tackle life's challenges says author Nic Wilson

Jul 28, 2025•—

309. Connection to nature helps can help us tackle life's challenges says author Nic Wilson

Sound Escape 232. Be lulled to sleep by the buzz of grasshoppers in a summer meadow

Jul 31, 2025•—

Sound Escape 232. Be lulled to sleep by the buzz of grasshoppers in a summer meadow

310. Meet the monsters lurking in the corners of our landscape and imagination - with Nicholas Jubber

Aug 4, 2025•—

310. Meet the monsters lurking in the corners of our landscape and imagination - with Nicholas Jubber

Sound Escape 233. Embrace the surging sea on the North Cornwall coast

Aug 7, 2025•—

Sound Escape 233. Embrace the surging sea on the North Cornwall coast

311. Explore the mysteries of the peat bog with Alys Fowler

Aug 11, 2025•—

311. Explore the mysteries of the peat bog with Alys Fowler

Sound Escape 234. Relax to the joyful gossip of ducks and hens

Aug 14, 2025•—

Sound Escape 234. Relax to the joyful gossip of ducks and hens

312. Join the Plodcast team for a Mighty Hike around the Gower Peninsula

Aug 18, 2025•—

312. Join the Plodcast team for a Mighty Hike around the Gower Peninsula

Sound Escape 235. Listen to the distinct chorus of London's parakeets

Aug 21, 2025•—

Sound Escape 235. Listen to the distinct chorus of London's parakeets

313. A quest to find storks and turtle doves at Knepp Wildlands - with Isabella Tree

Aug 25, 2025•—

313. A quest to find storks and turtle doves at Knepp Wildlands - with Isabella Tree

Sound Escape 236. Perch by a still Somerset lake

Aug 28, 2025•—

Sound Escape 236. Perch by a still Somerset lake

314. Meet the people behind the Merlin app that helps you ID birdsong

Sep 1, 2025•—

314. Meet the people behind the Merlin app that helps you ID birdsong

Sound Escape 237: Soak in the sounds of rushing rain through the drainpipes

Sep 4, 2025•—

Sound Escape 237: Soak in the sounds of rushing rain through the drainpipes

315. Relax with a dreamy day's fishing beside a sleepy Somerset lake

Sep 8, 2025•—

315. Relax with a dreamy day's fishing beside a sleepy Somerset lake

Sound Escape 238. Pause on a bridge over a late summer stream

Sep 11, 2025•—

Sound Escape 238. Pause on a bridge over a late summer stream

316. Inspiring conservation stories from the Global Birdfair 2025

Sep 15, 2025•—

316. Inspiring conservation stories from the Global Birdfair 2025

Sound Escape 239. Listen to the night-time snuffles of a garden hedgehog

Sep 18, 2025•—

Sound Escape 239. Listen to the night-time snuffles of a garden hedgehog

317. Haunting poetry and crashing waves on the Cornish coast with poet Katrina Naomi

Sep 22, 2025•—

317. Haunting poetry and crashing waves on the Cornish coast with poet Katrina Naomi

Sound Escape 240. Wind down to the evening song of a rural farm

Sep 25, 2025•—

Sound Escape 240. Wind down to the evening song of a rural farm

318. Discover the power of old ballads with Amy Jeffs on a walk along an enchanted stream

Sep 29, 2025•—

318. Discover the power of old ballads with Amy Jeffs on a walk along an enchanted stream

Sound Escape 241. Take a breather overlooking Exmoor's stunning coastline

Oct 2, 2025•—

Sound Escape 241. Take a breather overlooking Exmoor's stunning coastline

319. Why are wallabies living wild on the Isle of Man? The Plodcast investigates

Oct 6, 2025•—

319. Why are wallabies living wild on the Isle of Man? The Plodcast investigates

Sound Escape 242. Footsteps though a beechwood full of fungi

Oct 9, 2025•—

Sound Escape 242. Footsteps though a beechwood full of fungi

320. Wander the beaches of North Cornwall with artist Sarah Adams

Oct 13, 2025•—

320. Wander the beaches of North Cornwall with artist Sarah Adams

Sound Escape 243. The sounds of an English churchyard in early autumn

Oct 16, 2025•—

Sound Escape 243. The sounds of an English churchyard in early autumn

321. Secrets of the darkness on a night walk with Andy Flack

Oct 20, 2025•—

321. Secrets of the darkness on a night walk with Andy Flack

Sound Escape 244. Hear the song of the River Usk in Autumn

Oct 23, 2025•—

Sound Escape 244. Hear the song of the River Usk in Autumn

322. Discover the history of England in 25 poems - with Catherine Clarke

Oct 27, 2025•—

322. Discover the history of England in 25 poems - with Catherine Clarke

Sound Escape 245. Listen to the whispering reedbed as the sun sets over the wetland

Oct 30, 2025•—

Sound Escape 245. Listen to the whispering reedbed as the sun sets over the wetland

323. The Plodcast meets Norman and Saxon warriors at the Battle of Hastings

Nov 3, 2025•—

323. The Plodcast meets Norman and Saxon warriors at the Battle of Hastings

Sound Escape 246. Kingfisher calls and dipper song on the rushing river

Nov 6, 2025•—

Sound Escape 246. Kingfisher calls and dipper song on the rushing river

324. Enjoy a mindful walk along the mighty earthwork running through the Welsh Borders known as Offa's Dyke

Nov 10, 2025•—

324. Enjoy a mindful walk along the mighty earthwork running through the Welsh Borders known as Offa's Dyke

Sound Escape 247. A walk through autumn leaves on an ancient earthwork

Nov 13, 2025•—

Sound Escape 247. A walk through autumn leaves on an ancient earthwork

325. Roam a Hampshire woodland in search of rare hazel dormice

Nov 17, 2025•—

325. Roam a Hampshire woodland in search of rare hazel dormice

Sound Escape 248. Soft sounds of autumn on the edge of the saltmarsh

Nov 20, 2025•—

Sound Escape 248. Soft sounds of autumn on the edge of the saltmarsh

326. Join the Plodcast team for a round up of listener emails and nature chat

Nov 24, 2025•—

326. Join the Plodcast team for a round up of listener emails and nature chat

Sound Escape 249. The haunting calls of waders and wild geese on forgotten Essex coast

Nov 27, 2025•—

Sound Escape 249. The haunting calls of waders and wild geese on forgotten Essex coast

327. Venture out onto the wild Essex marshes with author Michael J Warren

Dec 1, 2025•—

327. Venture out onto the wild Essex marshes with author Michael J Warren

Sound Escape 250. Swollen by days of rain, the stream has a new song

Dec 4, 2025•—

Sound Escape 250. Swollen by days of rain, the stream has a new song

328. Hunting for mushrooms - and legendary animals - with Kevin Parr

Dec 8, 2025•—

328. Hunting for mushrooms - and legendary animals - with Kevin Parr

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