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Jun 1
40m 8s

June

Ffern
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For June, Sam Lee sets the tone with a serene arrangement of the beautiful midsummer hymn, 'Abroad for Pleasure'. We stroll from meadow to orchard to woodland, where we meet nightjars, spark bonfires and stumble across a truly adorable mammal of the month. 'As the Season Turns' is a podcast created by Ffern in collaboration with the nature writer and autho ... Show More
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July
Wallow with us in the quiet of July, seeking out the coolness of water in the orchard and the wetlands. Along the way we hunt for chicken of the woods and predict the weather on St Swithin’s Day. To begin, Sam Lee sings I Have Been A Rambling - an unusual song with a strange imag ... Show More
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