Podcast: A walk and talk with the brilliant nature writer Robert Macfarlane

Podcast: A walk and talk with the brilliant nature writer Robert Macfarlane

Nature writer Robert Macfarlane talks about his book Lost Words and its musical adaptation Lost Spells at Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire in episode 19 of season 10 of the Countryfile Magazine plodcast

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Fergus Collins

Published: December 16, 2021 at 10:00 am

Robert Macfarlane is one of the foremost British nature writers. His recent collaboration with Jackie Morris, The Lost Words, was a celebration of nature words and has since inspired two albums of music: The Lost Spells.

In this podcast, Annabel Ross meets Robert at Anglesey Abbey in Cambridgeshire to explore a living celebration of the books and songs and talk about the power of nature to inspire us all.

Photo by Jon Cartwright

Fergus Collins

Fergus Collins is the creator and host of the BBC Countryfile Magazine Plodcast - a weekly adventure in the British countryside. He is also a writer and a former editor of BBC Countryfile Magazine.

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