Hear how a massive tree-planting project will transform the Black Mountains peak of Bryn Arw in the Brecon Beacons. Woodsman and writer Rob Penn explains how the Stump Up For Trees project has convinced local farmers and landowners to embrace nature and reveals how making the hill more nature-friendly will benefit the visitors and the local community.
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Oct 9
Sound Escape 294. Gather your thoughts in a still, sunny woodland
You're on the edge of the Firth of Tay. It's a preternaturally still afternoon. You're deep inside the wood, but the leaves hardly rustle. Instead, the space between the trees is filled with bright sunlight and birdsong.BBC Countryfile Magazine's Plodcast Sound Escapes are a week ... Show More
12m 18s
Oct 2
Sound Escape 293. Finding peace and gentle stream in a mountain cleft
After the rains, a mountain stream giggles once again. You pause beside it, marvelling that so tiny a flow should, over the years, have carved a deep cleft in the hillside that is home to gorse, rowans and stunted oaks. A raven circles overhead, its croak almost as old as the hil ... Show More
15m 33s
Jul 2024
How to get into nature and out of your head
Think of the last time you were in nature. How did it make you feel? This week, a forager, a cave diver, a birding enthusiast, and science writer share why connecting with nature is so illuminating and how to benefit from more outside time this summer.Vote for our show in the Sig ... Show More
14m 32s
Mar 2021
National Park Nature Walks, Episode 1: Rocky Mountains
Today we launch a new pop-up podcast miniseries that takes your ears into the deep sound of nature. Host Jacob Job, an ecologist and audiophile, brings you inches away from a multitude of creatures, great and small, amid the sonic grandeur of nature. You may not be easily able to ... Show More
36m 58s
Jan 2023
How to harness the ancient partnership between forests and fungi | Colin Averill
If we want to better understand the environment and combat climate change, we need to look deep underground, where diverse microscopic fungal networks mingle with tree roots to form symbiotic partnerships, says microbiologist Colin Averill. As we learn more about which of these f ... Show More
11m 58s