{"podcast":{"title":"The Plodcast","slug":"the-plodcast-585581","podcast_index_feed_id":585581,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GLT4385385584","website_url":"https://www.countryfile.com/podcast/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/188b1f6e-ab84-11ed-b817-7b82412bf28c/image/232b5bfbfa220259a8f8133a6c961b47.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Immediate Media","episode_count":661,"summary":"BBC Countryfile Magazine brings you The Plodcast - a weekly escape to the British countryside with fascinating guests and the wonders of the great outdoors. Enjoy a new escape into the countryside every Tuesday and wind down with our Sound Escapes on a Friday. Find out more about us at www.countryfile.com/podcast Subscribe to the print version of BBC Countryfile Magazine at https://www.ourmediashop.com/bbc-countryfile-magazine-wmonx25","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T02:17:57.565154+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-plodcast-585581"},"episode":{"title":"350. A quest to find hidden urban wildlife with Amanda Tuke on the streets of Cardiff","slug":"350-a-quest-to-find-hidden-urban-wildlife-with-amanda-tuke-on-the-streets-of-cardiff","published_at":"2026-05-12T02:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-plodcast-585581/350-a-quest-to-find-hidden-urban-wildlife-with-amanda-tuke-on-the-streets-of-cardiff","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-plodcast-585581","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4142578586.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4142578586.mp3","summary":"We head into the city this week with urban naturalist Amanda Tuke. Amanda is a champion of the nature on your doorstep so Plodcast host Fergus Collins met her outside Cardiff Central station to begin a quest to find wildlife on a ramble through the busy city. Listen on for a Plodcast full of surprises.Amanda's book Wild Pavements: Exploring Britain's Cities with an Urban Naturalist is published by FLINT.Photo by Lily WattsGet in touch on Facebook! 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 about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"We head into the city this week with urban naturalist Amanda Tuke. Amanda is a champion of the nature on your doorstep so Plodcast host Fergus Collins met…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3413,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-plodcast-585581/episodes/350-a-quest-to-find-hidden-urban-wildlife-with-amanda-tuke-on-the-streets-of-cardiff/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-plodcast-585581/350-a-quest-to-find-hidden-urban-wildlife-with-amanda-tuke-on-the-streets-of-cardiff.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}