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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. 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
Categories: Science & Medicine
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Join Plodcast host Fergus and adventurer Phoebe Smith as they take a day-long pilgrimage across the Oxfordshire countryside to explore spring nature - and experience the healing power of walking with purpose. It's a beautiful experience among the skylarks and red kites. Don't miss Phoebe's fabulous new book about her life-changing experiences while on pilgrimage: Wayfarer: Life, Love and Loss and Britain's Ancient Paths If you've enjoyed the plodcast, don't forget to leave likes and positive reviews. Contact the Plodcast team and send your sound recordings of the countryside to: editor@countryfile.com. If your letter, email or message is 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.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Previous episodes
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439 - 243. Embark on a pilgrimage to the River Thames with wild wanderer Phoebe SmithTue, 23 Apr 2024
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438 - Sound Escape 165. A peaceful meditation among the geese at an ancient Welsh lakeFri, 19 Apr 2024
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437 - 242. A quest to find spring wildlife on Sugar Loaf mountainTue, 16 Apr 2024
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436 - Sound Escape 164. Take a mindful moment beside a rushing streamFri, 12 Apr 2024
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435 - 241. Welcome to spring on the Plodcast - and hear our new theme tune created by Blair DunlopTue, 09 Apr 2024
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434 - Sound Escape 163. Eerie soundscapes from inside a Roman amphitheatreFri, 05 Apr 2024
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433 - 240. In search of the water wolf - the mighty pike - with TV presenter Will MillardTue, 02 Apr 2024
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432 - Sound Escape 162. Relax to an amazing chorus of toads recorded underwaterFri, 29 Mar 2024
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431 - 239. Exploring Roman Silchester and discovering folk music with broadcasting legend Matthew BannisterTue, 26 Mar 2024
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430 - Sound Escape 161. The satisfying crunch of footsteps on fresh snowFri, 22 Mar 2024
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429 - 238. A special night walk in Epping Forest to bring communities togetherTue, 19 Mar 2024
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428 - Sound Escape 160. A gentle morning's chorus of birds in a leafy suburbFri, 15 Mar 2024
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427 - 237. Join the Plodcast team for a chat about rural issues and the best Plodcast listener recordings from the wildTue, 12 Mar 2024
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426 - Sound Escape 159. Gorgeous woodland birdsong heralds the oncoming springFri, 08 Mar 2024
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425 - 236. On the trail of a water dragon known as the 'Sussex Knucker'Tue, 05 Mar 2024
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424 - Sound Escape 158. The haunting cries of seals on a Norfolk beachFri, 01 Mar 2024
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423 - 235. A riverside walk with Wild Woman Philippa ForresterTue, 27 Feb 2024
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422 - Sound Escape 157. The delicious patter of rain as you shelter insideFri, 23 Feb 2024
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421 - 234. Explore a desolate graveyard of ships on the River SevernTue, 20 Feb 2024
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420 - Sound Escape 156. Melodies of a Welsh stream flowing under iceFri, 16 Feb 2024
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419 - 233. Uncovering mysteries in the Buckinghamshire village of BrillTue, 13 Feb 2024
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418 - Sound Escape 155. Enjoy the music of melting icicles in the entrance to a caveFri, 09 Feb 2024
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417 - 232. Exploring a haunted ruined chapel lost in a Dorset woodlandTue, 06 Feb 2024
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416 - Sound Escape 154. Frosty footsteps on a bright and sunny midwinter morningFri, 02 Feb 2024
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415 - 231. A tale of bloody massacre in the peaceful Monmouthshire countrysideTue, 30 Jan 2024
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414 - Sound Escape 153. Bathe in stunning spring skylark song - all the way from New ZealandFri, 26 Jan 2024
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413 - 230. Enjoy a day's beachcombing on Orkney and learn local tales of the seaTue, 23 Jan 2024
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412 - Sound Escape 152. Listen to the eerie calls of cranes on the Somerset LevelsFri, 19 Jan 2024
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411 - 229. A gentle day's fishing with Will Millard and Kevin Parr on the Mon-Brec CanalTue, 16 Jan 2024
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410 - Sound Escape 151. Walk beside a wild river tumbling from the hillsFri, 12 Jan 2024
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409 - 228: Walk in the footsteps of soldiers in bloody combat on a Civil War battlefield near BathTue, 09 Jan 2024
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408 - Sound Escape 150: Be uplifted by a chorus of New Year's robinsFri, 05 Jan 2024
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407 - 227: Tales of birding in wild places with naturalist and author Stephen MossTue, 02 Jan 2024
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406 - Sound Escape 149: Be soothed by the rhythms of the sea rising and falling in a remote Welsh coveFri, 29 Dec 2023
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405 - 226: Brace yourself for a wild nighttime swim under a full moon in the depths of winterTue, 26 Dec 2023
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404 - Sound Escape 148: A morning of gulls and rooks on the Somerset CoastFri, 22 Dec 2023
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403 - 225: It's the Plodcast Christmas special - join the team for the Christmas quiz and other seasonal sillinessTue, 19 Dec 2023
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402 - Sound Escape 147: Be calmed by the autumn song of a Welsh mountain riverFri, 15 Dec 2023
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401 - 224. A quest to see salmon leaping in a Welsh mountain streamTue, 12 Dec 2023
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400 - Sound Escape 146: Revel in the crackle and murmur of an autumn night's party beside a bonfireFri, 08 Dec 2023
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399 - 223: Hear the mysterious tales of Orkney's might stone circle: The Ring of BrodgarTue, 05 Dec 2023
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398 - Sound Escape 145: Let sea and birdsong transport you to a wild corner of OrkneyFri, 01 Dec 2023
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397 - 222: Follow in the footsteps of St Patrick on the stunning coast of County DownTue, 28 Nov 2023
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396 - Sound Escape 144: Relax to the crackle of falling beechnuts in an autumn woodlandFri, 24 Nov 2023
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395 - 221: Experience a night walk in an ancient woodland in a forgotten corner of GloucestershireTue, 21 Nov 2023
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394 - Sound Escape 143: Be soothed by waves on pebbles in a small Scottish harbourFri, 17 Nov 2023
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393 - 220: Tales of ancient fossils and fossil hunters in DorsetTue, 14 Nov 2023
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392 - Sound Escape 142: Listening to a storm outside while sitting indoors by the fireFri, 10 Nov 2023
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391 - 219: Meet Mark Beech – the new series editor of the Countryfile TV programmeTue, 07 Nov 2023
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390 - Sound Escape 141: Pause beside a roaring and refreshing mountain streamFri, 03 Nov 2023
