Podcast

In each episode of the BBC Countryfile Magazine Plodcast, we go on a great escape into beautiful landscapes where we look for great wildlife, explore curious historic sites, meet interesting rural people and discuss the big issues affecting the countryside.

The Plodcast is available on Acast, iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and most major podcast apps.

Season 13: A Taste of the Countryside

A harvest festival of podcasts – celebrating farmers and food producers working in harmony with nature

countryfile podcast in Assynt

Podcast Season 13, episode 1: A glorious adventure fishing and foraging in Assynt

Mary Quicke and Quicke's Cheese in the Countryfile Plodcast

Podcast: Explore a traditional Devon dairy farm and home of award-winning cheddar cheese

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Podcast: a taste of the countryside at the British Pie Awards

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Podcast: Exploring a wildlife haven on Dartmoor and discovering the power of soil

Antonio Paladino in the Countryfile Plodcast

Podcast: the inspiring Italian chef seeking to revolutionise British farming

Cerne Abbas brewery in the Countryfile Magazine podcast

Podcast: Enjoy a dreamy summer’s day at the Cerne Abbas Brewery in Dorset

George and Elaine Morris, wildlife friendly farming in Buckinghamshire

Podcast: Wander among butterflies and birdsong on a wildlife-friendly farm

Countryfile podcast Oliver Dowding

Podcast: Discover the magic of cider making on Dowdings farm

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Podcast: an inspiring walk with Wilfred Emmanuel Jones aka The Black Farmer

Tany aJackson and Debs Cruttenden are pictured wearing bee suits by a portable hive

Podcast: Join a wild bee rescue mission near the New Forest

Long haired brown Scottish Highland cow with long horns on a tawny long grass plain in Scotland

Podcast: Can cattle save the planet?

Terlingham Vineyard in Countryfile plodcast

Podcast: Sample the wildlife and wine in an organic vineyard in Kent

Gin making with Warners for the BBC Countryfile Magazine podcast

Podcast: Discover the secret of making great gin

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Podcast: How a gin-maker has created a wildlife haven

Season 12: Wild Britain

Escape to audibly beautiful landscapes from early spring to summer

Hidden Valley in the Brecon Beacons

Podcast: the magic of April in a hidden valley deep in the Brecon Beacons

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Podcast: hares and hen harriers on the Wessex Downs with naturalists Kevin Parr and Chris Yates

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Podcast: a sensational evening of singing with nightingales – with folk singer Sam Lee

Naturalist Dominic Couzens in the plodcast

Podcast: Learn birdsongs on a delightful spring walk in the New Forest

Unlocking the Severn at Tewkesbury

Podcast: how the River Severn is being unlocked for wildlife

Beavers Countryfile plodcast podcast

Podcast: a fabulous canoe journey at dawn to see beavers on an English river

Season 11: Voices of the Countryside

Magical countryside adventures with wildlife and people

Steart Marshes, Somerset – Countryfile podcast Plodcast

Exploring the winter wildlife of Steart Marshes in Somerset with naturalist Ben Hoare

Music and the countryside – countryfile podcast

The best classical music inspired by the British countryside and its wildlife

Jane Lomas Countryfile plodcast

Meet the boss of the Countryfile TV show

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Getting lost among hillforts and ravens in the lowlands of Monmouthshire

Seil poetry and podcast for Countryfile

A beautiful and relaxing walk on the Isle of Seil with poet Kenneth Steven

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How walking in nature can inspire stunning art

Langholm Community buy-out

The inside story of the community who bought 5,000 acres from the local landowner

eBiking in the Forest of Dean – Plodcast

The joy of riding an electric bicycle in the Forest of Dean

Alix Chiddley Uttley Countryflle plodcast

Podcast: A morning among newborn lambs in the Shropshire Hills

Rebecca Wrigley - Rewilding Britain

Podcast: How rewilding could transform the countryside for wildlife and people

Fishing on the Countryfile plodcast

Podcast: Tales from the riverbank part 1 – a relaxing day’s angling in Somerset

Countryfile podcast tales from a Somerset riverbank

Podcast: Tales from a Somerset riverbank part 2

Countryfile podcast with Emma Howard Boyd

Podcast: creating natural flood defences on Dartmoor

Season 10: Histories and mysteries of the countryside

Explore ancient sites, delve into folklore, solve mysteries

Mary-Ann Ochota in Countryfile magazine podcast

The mystery of Knowlton Circles with Mary-Ann Ochota, Part one

Countryfile podcast with Mary-ann ochota – knowlton circles in Dorset

Strange tales at a Dorset henge… Part 2 of the Knowlton Circles mystery with Mary-Ann Ochota

Pwll Gwy Rhoc – Countryfile podcast. Photo by Fergus Collins

Investigating the chilling Pool of Witches on a Brecon Beacons mountain

Christopher Somerville in the countryfile podcast

Exploring the lost town of Old Sarum in Wiltshire with writer Christopher Somerville

Climbing Suilven – Countryfile podcast

Climb the epic peak of Suilven in Assynt in northern Scotland

Kingly Vale West Sussex in the Countryfile podcast

Discovering history and mystery in Kingley Vale in the South Downs

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Exploring the sacred isle of Iona off the west coast of Scotland

hunting for big cats in the countryfile podcast

On the trail of mystery big cats in the British countryside

Countryfile podcast on river Wye at Lydbrook, Forest fo Dean

The problem with the River Wye – and the people trying to save it

Walbury Hill, Wessex Downs

On Gallows Down: Tales of nature and protest with writer Nicola Chester

secrets of a country graveyard

Uncovering the secrets of a graveyard in Gloucestershire

Autumn Malvern Show Countryfile podcast

Enjoy a marvellous day at the Malvern Autumn Show – with world-record giant vegetables!

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Looking for historical artefacts on the River Thames with the London mudlarker

Tom Cox on Dartmoor – Countryfile podcast

Strange tales of family and folklore from the wilds of Dartmoor with author Tom Cox

Tony Juniper natural england in Countryfile podcast

Podcast: meet Tony Juniper, the Chair of Natural England, at Wicken Fen – PART ONE

Tony Juniper, chair of natural England

Podcast: discussing the big issues facing the countryside with head of Natural England Tony Juniper – PART 2

Forager John Wright in Countryfile podcast

Podcast: foraging for fungi in Dorset with two brilliant naturalists

Amy Jeffs, Storyland by Oliver Edwards

Hear the ancient stories of Britain with historian Amy Jeffs on the Avalon Marshes

Robert Macfarlane in the Countryfile Magazine podcast

A walk and talk with the brilliant nature writer Robert Macfarlane

Christmas tree in living room

The Plodcast Christmas Special – join the team for a bit of festive fun

Season 9: Spring across Britain

Celebrate the sounds and sights of spring in our new series

Curlew in a wet meadow – Countryfile magazine podcast

New podcast series – episode 1: in search of spring curlews

Adam Henson in the Countryfile Magazine podcast

Springtime on the farm with Adam Henson

Lesser spotted woodpecker countryfile podcast

Spring in the saltmarsh and Celtic rainforest – plus an special encounter with our rarest woodpecker

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Explore the Dorset coast in search of adders and spring migrants

Somerset Levels in spring – Countryfile podcast

A quest for booming bitterns on the Avalon Marshes in Somerset

Brendan's Creek in the Countryfile podcast

Explore the spring wildlife of the Scottish island of Seil – with poet Kenneth Steven

Sunrise in an oak wood – BBC Countryfile podcast

Relax to the dawn chorus from a West Country oak wood

Smooth snakes on Dorset heaths – Countryfile podcast

A morning on the Dorset heaths in search of Britain’s rarest reptile

Cuckoo behaviour in Countryfile podcast

Discover the mysterious lives of cuckoos in a Cambridgeshire fen

Peak District Stream, William Clough, Countryfile podcast

Meet the wildlife of a beautiful, unspoilt stream in a Peak District valley

Search for the chequered skipper butterfly in Rockingham Forest, Countryfile podcast

Hunting for a rare butterfly in Rockingham Forest in Northamptonshire

Lexy's loch in Assynt – Countryfile podcast episode 12, season 9

Take a boat onto a beautiful loch in Assynt in northern Scotland

Petroc Trelawny

A Yorkshire River Journey with Radio 3’s Petroc Trelawny

Rob Penn on Bryn Arw Stump up for trees rewilding

Rewilding in the Black Mountains with woodsman Rob Penn

Season 8: The Wonders of Water

Severn bore in BBC Countryfile podcast the plodcast

A dramatic encounter with the Severn Bore on an atmospheric walk beside Britain’s longest river

A quest to find ancient holy wells in the Countryfile Podcast

Join a podcast quest to find an ancient holy well lost in the Welsh hills

Kingfisher by Somerset artist Lucy Pendrick

Spend a blissful, calming day by the river with a Somerset artist

Countryfile podcast at a Dorset lake with Kevin Parr

A cold and beautiful winter’s day by a Dorset lake in search of peace

Whirlpool in Countryfile podcast – Alamy

Wild waters and whirlpools of the Western Isles

Countryfile magazine podcast – floods in the Usk valley

Adventuring in floods and ice along the River Usk in Monmouthshire

River Goyt in BBC Countryfile Magazine podcast

A ramble along Derbyshire’s River Goyt to talk wildlife, angling and local history

Folklore of seas and rivers in the countryfile podcast

Discover curious tales of folklore from Britain’s rivers and seas

European eel art – Countryfile podcast

In search of Britain’s most mysterious fish species

Mon-brec canal for Countryfile podcast

A soothing dawn walk with spring birdsong along a Brecon Beacons canal

Otter – countryfile magazine podcast

A delightful morning on a Devon river with wildlife photographer Jim Brown

Gower stream walk for the Countryfile podcast

A delightful wander along Gower stream to the sea – with a treasure hunt

Season 7: Late summer and autumn escapes

Adventures in the countryside – plus star interviews

A honey buzzard on the look out for wasps deep in a forest

Honey buzzards in Wales – episode one of a new season of Plodcasts!

Mya-Rose Craig joins Annabel Ross for a birding walk in North Somerset and talks about her Black to Nature campaign as well as her work spreading the environmental message to young people

Go birdwatching with the amazing Birdgirl in Somerset

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Interview with H is for Hawk author Helen MacDonald in the latest BBC Countryfile Magazine podcast

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Discussing rewilding with rural commentator Rob Yorke in the Black Mountains – a new podcast

Spooky halloween tales in the countryfile podcast

New nature podcast – listen to folktales and old stories on a Halloween walk in Dorset

Simon Farnaby stars in the BBC Countryfile Magazine podcast

Ghosts star Simon Farnaby on his love of the countryside and his new book for children

Beachcombing on Menai Straits with Snowdonia behind – Countryfile podcast

Beachcombing and birdwatching on the Menai Straits in North Wales

Autumn foraging for food and home cures in the BBC Countryfile magazine podcast

Autumn foraging for free food and simple cures with a modern herbalist in Bristol

Countryfile podcast on Hope Farm in Cambridgeshire – RSPB farm manager Georgie Bray

Celebrating 20 years of the RSPB’s Hope Farm in Cambridgeshire

Illustrator Nick Hayes in the BBC Countryfile Magazine podcast

“We need more access to the countryside,” argues Nick Hayes

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Mackenzie Crook on his new Worzel Gummidge for Christmas in the BBC Countryfile Magazine podcast

Escape to the country presenter Jules Hudson is the star of episode 12 of the Countryfile magazine podcast

How to escape to the country and live the rural dream – a podcast with Jules Hudson

Christmas setting, decorated fireplace, fur tree

It’s the Christmas special podcast – join the team for a fireside chat

Season 6: Nature and countryside escapes in summertime

10 entertaining podcasts to make the most of midsummer