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646 - Sound Escape 269. Climb up among the skylarks and the meadow pipits

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646 - Sound Escape 269. Climb up among the skylarks and the meadow pipits

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Episodes

Sound Escape 269. Climb up among the skylarks and the meadow pipits

346. A quest to find Britain's only venomous snake, the adder

Sound Escape 268. Hear the spring song of the firecrest, Britain's smallest bird

345. Discover an extraordinary mission to make humans more aquatic. The Plodcast visits DEEP project

Sound Escape 267. Gaze into the gentle currents of the Kennet and Avon Canal

344. A thrilling night-time quest to experience the great spring toad migration

Sound Escape 266. Relax to the dusk melodies of a male blackbird

343. Join the Plodcast team for a lazy day's fishing on the Kennet and Avon Canal

Sound Escape 265. Stirrings of spring on Llangorse Lake

342. A journey through time, land and community with country writer Nicola Chester

Sound Escape 264. Take the afternoon off by pottering in an allotment

341. Enjoy the thrill of coldwater swimming in midwinter in the Cotswolds

Sound Escape 263. Be lulled by the sounds of a 17th-century mill and water wheel in action

340. Discover the healing power of wild plants with Brigit Anna McNeill

Sound Escape 262. Be soothed by gentle rain and birdsong

339. Hear the extraordinary stories of London's last gas lamplighters

Sound Escape 261. Wander through a woodland listening to a stream's song

338. Discover the bizarre tale of the last battle fought on English soil - with writer Ian Breckon

Sound Escape 260. Hear a lost sound of the countryside: the clattering mill

337. Head into the green lanes of Devon to discuss honesty boxes and mental health with writer Lucy Brazier

Sound Escape 259. Enjoy the early morning crunch of footsteps in fresh snow

336. Come for a wander in a winter woodland - and then enjoy the Big Garden Birdwatch

Sound Escape 258. Wild encounters and roaring waves on the Sussex coast

335. Meet the rebel wilding lord trying to build the WildKingdom

Sound Escape 257. Hear a garden come alive with birdsong as it is warmed by the winter sun

334. Talking curlews and wild musical inspiration with singer-songwriter Merlyn Driver

Sound Escape 256. The winter song of the River Severn, deep in the heart of Wales

333. Prepare for the Big Garden Birdwatch with a walk in a special woodland with the RSPB's James Robinson

Sound Escape 255. A walk through a winter woodland, footsteps hushed by fallen leaves

332. Blow off the cobwebs with a hike into the hills to find the legendary Chartists' Cave

Sound Escape 254. Wake up to gentle birdsong in a sleepy village

331. Enjoy an epic starling murmuration on the Somerset Levels with the Plodcast team

Sound Escape 253. Hear the voices of a million starlings going to roost

330. It's the Plodcast Christmas Special and team quiz 2025!

Sound Escape 252. Enjoy sunshine and peace along the seawall of the Bristol Channel

329. Making a spun-iron frying pan at a family-run foundry in Shropshire

Sound Escape 251. Hear the song of the wind on the first icy morning of winter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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