The Countryside Hour Podcast
Farmer and nature lover Chris Skinner shares wildlife recordings and answers questions.
Episodes to download
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Countryside Extra: A Link in the Chain of High Ash Farm's History
Sun 12 Dec 2021
This week, Chris brought in a "show and tell" object from his farm's history.
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Countryside Extra: Snooping on seagulls!
Sun 5 Dec 2021
Chris sends some farm recordings, and Paul Stancliffe sits in to answer your questions.
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Countryside Extra: Hoping for Mighty Oaks
Sun 28 Nov 2021
Chris talks about finding places to plant oaks on the farm.
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Countryside Extra: Back by the Water
Sun 21 Nov 2021
Chris is by the water again this week - but inland, rather than at the beach!
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Countryside Extra: Beside the Seaside!
Sun 14 Nov 2021
Chris takes a trip out to the coast for this week's programme.
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Countryside Extra: Going Underground!
Sun 7 Nov 2021
Chris goes beneath the surface in this week's podcast.
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Countryside Extra: Field Trip!
Sun 31 Oct 2021
Chris heads away from the farm for one of his location recordings this week.
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Countryside Extra: Fungi on the Farm
Sun 24 Oct 2021
Chris explores some of the High Arm Farm fungi on this week's recordings.
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Countryside Extra: Butterflies
Sun 17 Oct 2021
Chris looks at some of the winged life on the farm other than birds.
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Countryside Extra: Back in the Studio!
Sun 10 Oct 2021
Chris joins Matthew in the studio for the first time in over 18 months!
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Countryside Extra: Night-Time on High Ash Farm
Sun 3 Oct 2021
A taste of the farm in the dark, and then Graham Appleton sits in to take your questions.
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Countryside Extra: Badgers on the Farm
Sun 26 Sep 2021
Chris has a chat about the badgers living on High Ash Farm.
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Countryside Extra: Kate Brewster sits in
Sun 19 Sep 2021
Kate sits in to put your questions to Chris, and plays his recordings from the farm.
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Countryside Extra: Anna Perrott sits in
Sun 12 Sep 2021
Anna sits in to put your questions to Chris, who also shares some recordings on the farm.
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Countryside Extra: Swallows and Ashes
Sun 5 Sep 2021
Chris is back answering your questions, and has some more recordings from on the farm.
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Countryside Extra: Late Summer Selections
Sun 29 Aug 2021
With Chris busy on the farm, some recordings from this time in previous years.
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Countryside Extra: Roe Deer, Goshawks and More
Sun 22 Aug 2021
Chris is back with some more recordings from the farm, and answers your questions.
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Countryside Extra: Chris Goes on a Butterfly Hunt at the Farm
Sun 15 Aug 2021
Plus, Graham Appleton sits in for Chris to answer your wildlife questions.
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Countryside Extra: Scooping Up an Unusual Harvest!
Sun 8 Aug 2021
Chris explains about gathering in an unusual - but valuable! - harvest.
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Countryside Extra: The Past, Present and Future of High Ash Farm
Sun 1 Aug 2021
Anna Perrott sits in alongside Chis, who takes us through his farm's history.
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Countryside Extra: Buzzards and Wildflowers
Sun 25 Jul 2021
Chris has several sights to show Matthew on the farm this week.
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Countryside Extra: Graham Appleton sits in
Sun 18 Jul 2021
Graham sits in alongside Matthew Gudgin, to take your questions about local bird life.
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Countryside Extra: Teasel Do!
Sun 11 Jul 2021
Chris officially opens this year's teasel walk on High Ash Farm.
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Countryside Extra: Kate Brewster sits in
Sun 4 Jul 2021
Kate Brewster sits in this week, to put your countryside questions to Chris Skinner.
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Countryside Extra: Purest Green!
Sun 27 Jun 2021
Anna Perrott sits in, and hears Chris explain the secrets of turning green into gold!
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Countryside Extra: Summer Wildflowers
Sun 20 Jun 2021
Chris guides us around some of the wildflowers on the farm at this time of year.
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Countryside Extra: A Dip into Egyptian Mythology
Sun 13 Jun 2021
Chris dabbles with tales of Egyptian mythology this week!
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Countryside Extra: Back to the Farm!
Sun 6 Jun 2021
For the first time since last year, Matthew gets to take a trip out to see Chris.
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Countryside Extra: Flowers of the Fields
Sun 30 May 2021
Chris takes us to one of his wildflower fields this week.
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Countryside Extra: Chris's Conkers!
Sun 23 May 2021
Chris explores the horse chestnuts at High Ash Farm.
