The Plodcast

Nature #61

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/podcastSubscribe to the print version of BBC Countryfile Magazine at https://www.buysubscriptions.com/print/bbc-countryfile-magazine-subscription

Sound Escape 218. Dusk settles on a peaceful farmyard
Apr 25, 2025 – 16:05
295. Explore a Warwickshire farm at lambing time with Bizza Walters
Apr 22, 2025 – 57:50
Sound Escape 217. Enjoy the zipping song of a yellowhammer at the bottom of the garden
Apr 18, 2025 – 18:53
294. Take a walk on the Pennine Way with folk singer Johnny Campbell
Apr 15, 2025 – 53:47
Sound Escape 216. Winter fieldfares mix with spring skylarks and starling as winter yields to spring
Apr 11, 2025 – 17:40
293. A quest for spring birdsong in a Welsh woodland - plus a reading by author Kerri Andrews
Apr 8, 2025 – 56:45
Sound Escape 215. Listen to spring birdsong along a country lane
Apr 4, 2025 – 15:54
292. Talking big farming issues in a walk through a forgotten landscape in Leicestershire
Apr 1, 2025 – 54:59
Sound Escape 214. Stand on an ancient bridge and listen to a clear stream flowing beneath
Mar 28, 2025 – 14:44
291. Explore a rewilding project in Lincolnshire with artist Hannah Dale
Mar 25, 2025 – 01:08:18
Sound Escape 213. The atmosphere of the Giant's Grave, an ancient burial mound in Wiltshire
Mar 21, 2025 – 15:28
290. How being in the moment in nature can bring lasting happiness
Mar 18, 2025 – 55:34
Sound Escape 212. A burst of early spring birdsong on a rare sunny day
Mar 14, 2025 – 12:55
289. Discover the extraordinary magnetism of the Welsh Marches, with writer Mike Parker
Mar 11, 2025 – 55:38
Sound Escape 211. Enjoy tawny owls calling in a woodland - recorded by author Polly Atkin
Mar 7, 2025 – 15:31
288. A quest to explore the ancient burial mounds of the Marlborough Downs
Mar 4, 2025 – 01:08:01
Sound Escape 210. The refreshing sound of rushing Dartmoor stream
Feb 28, 2025 – 22:20
287. A wander on the Cornish coast with wildlife presenter and podcaster Gillian Burke
Feb 25, 2025 – 53:04
Sound Escape 209. Be beguiled by a song thrush singing at dawn
Feb 21, 2025 – 20:50
286. Music and magic on the Dorset coast with folk musicians Ninebarrow
Feb 18, 2025 – 59:49
Sound Escape 208. Enjoy the restful pulse of waves crashing on a Cornish beach
Feb 14, 2025 – 18:20
285. A quest to find a mysterious ruined tower on a forgotten hill in the Bannau
Feb 11, 2025 – 54:03
Sound Escape 207. Be mesmerised the sound of thawing snow
Feb 7, 2025 – 20:57
284. How to train your dog to behave perfectly around livestock and wildlife
Feb 4, 2025 – 54:21
Sound Escape 206. Experience a landscape transformed by snow
Jan 31, 2025 – 19:40
283. What lives in the wilds of Lancashire's Forest of Bowland?
Jan 28, 2025 – 01:08:17
Sound Escape 205. A winter morning's walk through fields of frost
Jan 24, 2025 – 18:51
282. Join the Plodcast team for a Big Garden Birdwatch
Jan 21, 2025 – 01:23:08
Sound Escape 204. Sit beside a crackling wood fire in the depths of winter
Jan 17, 2025 – 11:46
281. A quest to explore the mysteries of fog, with author Laura Pashby
Jan 14, 2025 – 53:28
Sound Escape 203. Listen to the tides wash over the Gower shore
Jan 10, 2025 – 15:20
280. A quest to find a Templar church lost in the Herefordshire countryside
Jan 7, 2025 – 54:15
Sound Escape 202. Take a pause next to a farm in the heart of rural Wales
Jan 3, 2025 – 18:21
279. Follow the Plodcast team as they climb a midwinter mountain to celebrate the New Year
Dec 31, 2024 – 48:38
Sound Escape 201. Wander in a misty valley of ravens and sheep
Dec 27, 2024 – 14:16
278. Join the the Plodcast Christmas Special and team quiz!
Dec 24, 2024 – 53:17
Sound Escape 200. Be enchanted by the song of a Christmas stream
Dec 20, 2024 – 19:33
277. Meet the women of the Wars of the Roses with novelist Annie Garthwaite
Dec 17, 2024 – 01:05:47
Sound Escape 199. Listen to the soft patter of snowfall in a garden
Dec 13, 2024 – 17:09
276. Explore an innovative Welsh farm where nature thrives alongside the livestock
Dec 10, 2024 – 37:44
Sound Escape 198. A calming walk through fields of dewy grass
Dec 6, 2024 – 15:15
275. What is the National Forest? Explore this magnificent project with historian Eleanor Barraclough
Dec 3, 2024 – 01:04:31
Sound Escape 197. Listen to the amusing chatter of starlings in a farmyard
Nov 29, 2024 – 23:23
274. A walk in Roald Dahl country with environmental campaigner Guy Shrubsole
Nov 26, 2024 – 01:03:16
Sound Escape 196. Be soothed by the rush and fall of waves on a rocky coast in Wales
Nov 22, 2024 – 13:30
273. Discover how Empire shaped the British countryside with historian Corinne Fowler
Nov 19, 2024 – 57:04
Sound Escape 195. Hear the eerie bellows of red deer stags during the autumn rut
Nov 15, 2024 – 17:09
272. A wander in the Cambridgeshire Fens with ground-breaking broadcaster Catherine Carr
Nov 12, 2024 – 01:03:27
Sound Escape 194. Enjoy the beguiling patterns of rainfall in a back garden
Nov 8, 2024 – 23:00
271. A quest to go fishing on a lake where anglers are rarely allowed
Nov 5, 2024 – 01:15:25

Recent Reviews

kevinatlast

The Secret Valley …

Having recently discovered a scenic valley not so far from our house we were out for an evening panoramic drive . As we slowed to approach the pasture where the cows had already bedded down for the night , suddenly the road was filled with a large herd of sheep . They all seemed to know where they were going as they followed their leader who was calling them forward . Upon returning home it seemed like such an inkling to discover the subject of your talk is about sheep and beef farmers . thx , kev
JMPolitte

A wonderful gem

As someone who’s looking to emigrate to Britain from America in the not too distant future with my Scottish wife, I have been really pleased to learn more about the British countryside. I absolutely love the Plodcast, and I hope you bring back the Plodcast chats at the end (I absolutely love those bits and especially the corny jokes).
Nit-Noi Mum

A Wonderful Programme!

I’m an avid podcast listener- and I must say that the Countryfile series is one of the very best I’ve ever heard. How rare it is to hear a show like this amid the daily clamour of social media offerings that screech at us through the airways... Fergus Collins and his team do an absolutely amazing job of transporting the listener to another place and time with fascinating programmes about the British countryside and rural issues. If you find solace in nature and love walking in the woods or listening to birds, this series is definitely for you and comes highly recommended! Thanks to the wonderful team at Countryfile for this great series- Amanda Hughes-Horan Interpretive Insights
archeoleg

Calming

Helps me wind down and sleep
MPRnKC

I didn’t know I needed this

This is the soothing background I need to have a relaxing day in my home office. No offensive jokes, no yelling, no terrible news, just the sounds of nature and calm British voices. I love this. Can you get Monty Don as a guest?!
andererseits

Interesting podcast with change of focus seasonally.

However, I must insist on more Joel, SatGav, and fat Golden Eagles.
SaharSJ

Stupid

A very stupid useless waste of time
Foodie in Baltimore

Perfect

I’ve listened podcast for years, irregularly. I came back to your show in September, and thank goodness, I need this right now! Nature has been meditative during the pandemic, as has hiking. On another note, I’m an Anglophile in Baltimore, MD, USA, this is a helpful since we can’t travel. Thank you!