This week we're relaxing to a delightful piece of writing about nightingales by Dominic Couzens accompanied by the birds themselves – and read by Fergus Collins. Nightingales is from a collection of BBC Countryfile Magazine articles published new book Countryfile: A Year in the Countryside introduced by John Craven and edited by podcast host Fergus Collins.
BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport you somewhere beautiful, wherever you happen to be.
Read by Fergus Collins.
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Sound Escape 90: Spend some precious time in a mossy woodland
171. Firecrests and other magical creatures in the New Forest with Dominic Couzens
Sound Escape 89: the simple tonic of a stream flowing through an autumn woodland
170. In conversation with actress Jenny Agutter
Sound Escape 88: the mesmerising sound of steady rain in the garden
169. More magic at the Folk by the Oak festival – including The Proclaimers and Spell Songs
Sound Escape 87: An amazing paddleboarding journey – with geese
168. Enjoy music inspired by the countryside at the Folk by the Oak Festival: Part 1
Sound Escape 86: the thrilling sounds when waves meet a rocky headland
167. A walk with Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall at River Cottage
Sound Escape 85: be mesmerised by the soft burble of a Welsh stream
166. Meet puffins, guillemots and skuas on the seabird sanctuary of Handa Island
Sound Escape 84: a mellow moment beside a sleepy Somerset canal
165. Wandering among wildflowers with botanist Leif Bersweden
Sound Escape 83: relax to enchanting robin song beside a Welsh stream
We preview season 14 – mindful rambles in nature
Sound Escape 82: soothing sounds of waves and seabirds in Anglesey
164. How a gin maker has created a wildlife haven
Sound Escape 81: the chilling night-time lullaby of the nightjar
163. Discover the secrets for making great gin
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