374. Discover how animals heal us with author Jay Griffiths

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Sound Escape 297. Celebrate the song of an autumn river bathed in golden light

It's late afternoon and your riverside walk is bringing you gently towards home. From the west, a golden light floods the valley so you settle by the chuckling the water to immerse yourself in this fleeting moment of beauty. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Plodcast Sound Escapes are a ...  Show more

Sound Escape 296. Listen to emerging birdlife next to a quiet pond

As the human world just begins to stir, you gaze across a quaint pond. It’s teeming with life. But There’s no-one else around, just you, with robins for company. Listening closely, you pick out the distant cooings of a tawny owl.BBC Countryfile Magazine's Plodcast Sound Escapes a ...  Show more

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