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This is a podcast extra from nature.

It's a little bit different from what you might expect from us.

And for this one, I'd recommend putting on a good pair of headphones, lying back and immersing yourself in what's to come. A story of

sound, science, technology and the natural world. All of our senses allow us to engage with nature, but sound is a particularly important component of that.

As we spend time outside, it's often birdsong, insect calls that are the soundtrack to that experience

and that is what underpins everything.

And although we might not necessarily be immediately aware of it, it's there in the background the whole time providing that soundtrack.

I'm Simon Butler and I'm a conservation ecologist with a particular interest in acoustic ecology and the sounds of nature.

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