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: Into the City
Sun 12 Feb 2023
Chris took a trip into Norwich for one of his wildlife recordings this week.
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Countryside Extra: Back on Track
Sun 5 Feb 2023
Chris takes us for more walks along the paths and trails of High Ash Farm.
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Countryside Extra: Chris Continues His Walk
Sun 29 Jan 2023
Chris carries on his walk around the farm, which he began in last week's episode.
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Countryside Extra: What is a Farmer?
Sun 15 Jan 2023
Chris discusses the question of whether or not he is still "really" a farmer.
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Countryside Extra: Signs of Spring
Sun 8 Jan 2023
This week, Chris has been spotting some early signs of spring on the farm.
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Countryside Extra: A Wildlife A to Z
New Year's Day 2023
Chris takes us through the alphabet in this New Year's Day special.
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Countryside Extra: Christmas on High Ash Farm
Sun 18 Dec 2022
Chris takes us on a tour through the frosts, around the holly, the ivy and the mistletoe.
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Countryside Extra: In the Grip of Winter
Sun 11 Dec 2022
Chris talks about some of the effects of this first cold snap of winter on the farm.
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Countryside Extra: Field Mice
Sun 4 Dec 2022
Chris takes a look at some of the smaller mammals resident on the farm.
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Countryside Extra: Batty About Bats
Sun 27 Nov 2022
Chris expresses his enthusiasm for some local winged mammals.
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Countryside Extra: Mixed Gulls!
Sun 20 Nov 2022
Chris chats about some gulls as if he bought them like a packet of mixed seeds!
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Countryside Extra: Ducks and Fairies!
Sun 13 Nov 2022
Wildlife real and imagined on the farm this week, as Chris explores some "fairy rings".
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Countryside Extra: Fungi, Wasps and Newts!
Sun 6 Nov 2022
A selection of different kinds of things from the farm today!
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Countryside Extra: Chestnuts and Woodcocks
Sun 30 Oct 2022
Plant life as well as bird life on the agenda as Chris takes us out and about again.
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Countryside Extra: Birds and Bees
Sun 23 Oct 2022
Chris talked about different forms of flying life on the farm this week.
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Countryside Extra: Hearing About Hornets
Sun 16 Oct 2022
Chris is all abuzz about some of the smaller creatures on the farm.
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Countryside Extra: Blackthorns and more
Sun 9 Oct 2022
Chris is back with Matthew to answer more of your countryside questions.
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Countryside Extra: Autumn Past
Sun 2 Oct 2022
A trip back in time to autumn on High Ash Farm back in 2019.
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Countryside Extra: Extraordinary Slugs!
Sun 25 Sep 2022
Chris gives an interesting insight into the lives of some of the slugs on the farm!
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Countryside Extra: The Swallows and the Ivy
Tue 20 Sep 2022
Matthew Gudgin is back to put your questions to Chris, and to hear more from the farm.
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Countryside Extra: Anna Perrott sits in
Tue 20 Sep 2022
Anna sits in for Matthew this week, to put your wildlife questions to Chris Skinner.
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Countryside Extra: Kate Brewster and Graham Appleton sit in
Sun 4 Sep 2022
Kate sits in for Matthew to put your questions to Graham, who's sitting in for Chris.
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Countryside Extra: Sparrows
Sun 28 Aug 2022
This week, Chris takes a closer look at some of the sparrows on the farm.
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Countryside Extra: Pond Life
Sun 21 Aug 2022
This week, Chris takes us to some of the damper patches of High Ash Farm!
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Countryside Extra: Nick Acheson sits in
Sun 14 Aug 2022
The Norfolk Wildlife Trust's Nick Acheson joins Matthew to take your questions this week.
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Countryside Extra: Waking, Willows and More...
Sun 7 Aug 2022
Chris gives us a taste of early morning at High Ash Farm.
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Countryside Extra: Running Dry
Sun 31 Jul 2022
Chris explains some of the effects the recent spell of very dry weather has been having.
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Countryside Extra: Moths and Wild Flowers
Sun 24 Jul 2022
An insight into more of the flora and fauna of High Ash Farm at Caistor St Edmund.
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Countryside Extra: Foxes on the Farm
Sun 17 Jul 2022
Chris gives us an insight into the life of another of the animals living on his farm.
