We're at Becky Brook on Dartmoor. It's the first day of the year where you can feel the warmth of the sun on your face.

The light breeze floats through the trees causing the dappled sunlight to shimmer on the water.

A dog barks happily while playing in the water.

BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport you somewhere

beautiful, wherever you happen to be. Recorded by Annie Sanderson. Presented by Hannah Tribe

Email the Plodcast team – and send your sound recordings of the countryside – to: [email protected]

Visit the Countryfile Magazine website: countryfile.com

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