This week Waldo updates us from his expedition in Papua New Guinea.

Waldo Etherington - April, 2026

This week Charlie has recorded something very special for us in the Turks and Caicos.

Charlie Young - April, 2026

This week we spend the evening with Gilly in her local forest.

Gilly McArthur - April, 2026

This week we join new diarist, Paddy Mitton, for a walk along the Cornish clifftops.

Paddy Mitton - March, 2026

This week we join new diarist, Hazel Findlay, in Catalunya.

Hazel Findlay - March, 2026

This week Al takes us to his local marsh.

Al Humphreys - March, 2026

This week Matt takes us to Castlerigg Stone Circle at dawn.

Matt Sharman - March, 2026

This week we arrive on Pemba Island with Hanli.

Hanli Prinsloo - February, 2026

This week Waldo updates us from Singapore airport, on route to the island of New Britain.

Waldo Etherington - February, 2026

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Intimate audio diaries and slow reflections from lives intertwined with the wild.

Field Diaries is a weekly series of unfiltered reflections from people living close to the wild. Each short diary is recorded in the field or at home and offers an intimate glimpse into a life shaped by nature, from monsoon rains in Borneo to the first frost on Ben Nevis, from night swims in moonlit lakes to the quiet of a diver after surfacing from the sea. There is no host. These are not interviews. Just real voices noticing the world as it changes around them, and as they themselves change. Designed to be calming, hopeful, and deeply human, Field Diaries invites you to slow down and reconnect with the natural world, whether you are listening on the commute, in the car, or with a quiet coffee on a Sunday morning.

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