344. A thrilling night-time quest to experience the great spring toad migration

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Fergus and James Fair embark on a night-time quest to witness the great spring toad migration in the Cotswold Hills.

It's night in the woods deep in the Cotswold Hills. Plodcast host Fergus joins friend and environmental writer James Fair to see if they can witness the great spring toad migration, where toads leave their winter hideouts and head across land in huge numbers to find a pond or lake to breed in. Have the daring duo left it too late? What will they find on this nocturnal ramble?Our Facebook page is back! Search "BBC Countryfile Magazine - Plodcast Community" or join the discussion here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/countryfilemagazineplodcast/?ref=shareThe BBC Countryfile Magazine Plodcast is the Publishers Podcast Awards Special Interest Podcast of the Year 2024 & 2025 and the PPA Podcast of the Year 2022. If you've enjoyed the plodcast, don't forget to leave likes and positive reviews. Contact the Plodcast team and send your sound recordings of the countryside to: theplodcast@countryfile.com. If your letter, email or message is read out on the show, you could WIN a Plodcast Postbag prize of a wildlife- or countryside-themed book chosen by the team. The Plodcast is produced by Jack Bateman and Lewis Dobbs. The theme tune was written and performed by Blair Dunlop. Learn more…

People in this episode

Host: Fergus

Guest: James Fair

Topics covered

• toad migration
• nature
• environment
• night-time adventure
• wildlife

Keywords

• toads
• migration
• Cotswold Hills
• wildlife
• nature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Countryfile Magazine, Plodcast

Places: Cotswold Hills

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