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Radio 3,20 Sep 2023,31 mins

Sounds of the Earth: Rooks, Bats and Toads

Slow Radio

Available for over a year

Relax with a calming mix of music and natural sounds, from rooks on Orkney to a midwife toad chirruping in south-west France. Plus bats in Lancashire and nightingales in Sussex. Recordings by BBC Radio 3 Sunday Breakfast listeners Stephanie Fritchley, Aidan Semmens, Simon Tuck and Paul Richens.

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