
298. A walk with Robert Macfarlane along a Cambridge chalk stream to its magical spring
A special extended edition of the Plodcast this week as we embark on an adventure with celebrated writer Robert Macfarlane to walk the length of a chalk stream from the centre of Cambridge to its source. Rob has long campaigned to tackle our polluted and degraded rivers and his magnificent new book Is a River Alive? explores inspiring ways to look after our waterways better – through a series of encounters and adventures. But what will we discover on this Plodcast quest? It's magical and surprising, for sure. Robert Macfarlane's new book, Is a River Alive?, is published by Penguin. And now…
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