The Plodcast

A cold front has swept down from the north overnight but it's a bright morning over the fr... more

Plodcast regular Kevin Parr joins host Fergus Collins for a charming mushroom hunting walk... more

After 36 hours of rain, the town floods and then the waters recede, surging down brooks su... more

This week, we're heading to the bleakly beautiful Essex marshes to meet historian and bird... more

Deep in the Essex Marshes, you find solitude on a path that skirts marsh and lagoon. But y... more

Join the Plodcast team of Fergus, Hannah, Jack and Lewis in a wild corner of the centre of... more

It's a still autumn morning and you've headed to the sea wall along the edge of the saltma... more

This week we're in Hampshire, looking for dormice. These tiny, charming little mammals are... more

A path winds on before you, running along the top of an ancient earthwork constructed over... more

From the end of Saxon England last week, we head to the height of Saxon power in Mercia an... more

You've wandered down to the river to listen to its gentle song – but what's that strange b... more

Witness the reenactment of the Battle of Hastings – on the very site in Sussex where the f... more

A golden autumn sun is dropping behind the hills. A soft wind rides down from the uplands,... more

Explore the history and identity of England from Saxon times to the modern day through 25 ... more

It's early in the morning and the human world is awake and bustling. But down by the river... more

As the evenings draw in, we're heading out with environmental historian Dr Andrew Flack to... more

You've wondered down a country lane to find a small, ancient church with a square tower. C... more

In this episode, we head back to high summer and the North Cornwall coast. Plodcast host F... more

We're walking in beechwoods in a vale high up in the Welsh hills. Leaves are beginning to ... more

The Plodcast has learned that hundreds wallabies are living wild on the Isle of Man? How d... more

With the sun high on a cloudless day, you listen to the rippling waves of the Exmoor coast... more

A wonderful Plodcast walk this week – in Vallis Vale in the Mendip Hills. Plodcast host Fe... more

As the day draws to a close, the cattle gather for their night-time routine, and the birds... more

The Plodcast heads to Penzance in Cornwall this week to hear the haunting poetry of Katrin... more

Just as you're closing the back door as dusk falls, you hear a rustling in from the end of... more

This week we return to the Global Birdfair, held in summer at Rutland every year. Hear two... more

Deep in a cool woodland, you hear the rumour of a stream long before you see it. A small s... more

Let the Plodcast take you to a peaceful lake deep in the Somerset countryside. Lily pads f... more

We're listening to the rain. Its been dry for weeks, and this shower feels like its washin... more

This week we're at the Global Bird Fair, held every summer on the edge of Rutland Water in... more