Join Plodcast host Fergus and adventurer Phoebe Smith as they take a day-long pilgrimage across the Oxfordshire countryside to explore spring nature - and experience the healing power of walking with purpose. It's a beautiful experience among the skylarks and red kites.
Don't miss Phoebe's fabulous new book about her life-changing experiences while on pilgrimage: Wayfarer: Life, Love and Loss and Britain's Ancient Paths
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209: A quest to experience the autumn migration of birds on Cromarty Firth in Scotland
Sound Escape 131: Bask in the afternoon sun beside the sea
208: Walking St Patrick's Way 3: a quest to climb the Mourne Mountains
Sound Escape 130: Start the day in a wild woodland
207: Conversations between a poet and his birds – on the Isle of Seil
Sound Escape 129: Paddle your way gently down the River Wye
206: Walking St Patrick's Way Part 2: The wildlife of the Newry Canal
Sound Escape 128: Wild winds and calm waters in the Highlands
205. A quest for one of Britain's rarest birds in the Cairngorm mountains
Sound Escape 127: The delicious patter of rain on a tent – on the Pembrokeshire coast
204: Adventure into the Welsh hills on an electric bike
Sound Escape 126: Relax beside a magical woodland stream on the edge of Cardiff
203: Drift gently down the River Wye on a paddleboard
Sound Escape 125: Relax to birdsong in a woodland glade on the Isle of Wight coast
202: Listen to the poetry of moss in a Dartmoor rainforest with Elizabeth-Jane Burnett
Sound Escape 124: A mindful few minutes beside a rockpool in Wester Ross
201. Finding music in nature with composer Erland Cooper
Sound Escape 123: Soothing waves on shingle – on the Isle of Wight
200. Episode 200 Special: A quest for kingfishers in the heart of Bristol
Sound Escape 122: Chris Yates reads from the Secret Carp
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