Sound Escape 51: Relax to the soft chatter of starlings on a Wiltshire dairy farm

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Sound Escape 288. Join the crowds in Bristol witnessing 2026's the solar eclipse

On the crunchy parched grass of the Clifton Downs, you join the crowds gathering to witness the 2026 solar eclipse. As the atmosphere builds, people deploy eclipse glasses, colanders and home-made cardboard contraptions to view the astonishing event – culminating in a rousing rou ...  Show more

 . 14min 50sec
365. A quest to explore the wildlife of the River Thames with writer and naturalist Stephen Rutt

“A fulmar once vomited in my eye!” Writer and naturalist Stephen Rutt recalls his adventures following s raindrop from source to sea for his new book The Waterlands. This week's Plodcast host is Annabel Ross, who joins Stephen on the River Thames to hear his extraordinary tales – ...  Show more

 . 56min 48sec

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