Sound Escape 267. Gaze into the gentle currents of the Kennet and Avon Canal

About this episode

This episode features a calming audio experience along the Kennet and Avon Canal, inviting listeners to relax and enjoy the sounds of nature.

Watching ripples of river water swirl and overlap, you allow your mind to wander. The clear water’s constant stream is hypnotic as it makes the vivid green algae dance. The proud chirpings of birdsong send you into comfortable doze.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. Recorded by Lewis Dobbs and introduced by Hannah Tribe.Email the Plodcast team – and send your sound recordings of the countryside – to: theplodcast@countryfile.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Hannah Tribe

Topics covered

• nature
• relaxation
• countryside
• water
• birds
• canal

Keywords

• Kennet and Avon Canal
• water sounds
• birds
• relaxation
• nature sounds
• countryside
• audio postcard

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Countryfile Magazine

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