{"id":22999,"date":"2023-01-18T09:41:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T08:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/?p=134827"},"modified":"2023-01-18T10:35:35","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T09:35:35","slug":"podcast-a-walk-along-the-ridgeway-with-archaeologist-mary-ann-ochota","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/podcast-a-walk-along-the-ridgeway-with-archaeologist-mary-ann-ochota\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: A walk along the Ridgeway with archaeologist Mary-Ann Ochota"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Fergus Collins\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 18 January 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Take a wander along on of Britain\u2019s oldest roads: the Ridgeway. TV presenter, writer and archaeologist Mary-Ann Ochota<\/a> is the patron of the Ridgeway National Trail<\/a>, and takes host Fergus on a circular walk from the stone circle at Avebury onto mysterious Fyfield Down.<\/p>\n

They then walk along the Ridgeway to magnificent West Kennet Long barrow \u2013 where a big surprise is awaiting them in the prehistoric burial mound. Photograph by Oliver Edwards.<\/p>\n\nThis is episode 2 of season 15 of the Plodcast: Mindful Walks in Nature<\/p>\nContact the Plodcast team and send your sound recordings of the countryside to: <a href=\"editor@countryfile.com"\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\""noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\">editor@countryfile.com<\/a>. 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