Listen to a podcast, please open Podcast Republic app. Available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
Farmer and nature lover Chris Skinner shares wildlife recordings and answers questions.
Episode | Date |
---|---|
Countryside Extra: The End of an Era
|
Sep 03, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Blackberries, Baling and More
|
Aug 27, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Fungus, Bats and Honeysuckle
|
Aug 20, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Plants and Flowers
|
Aug 13, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Puffballs and Butterflies
|
Aug 06, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Foxgloves, Buzzards and More
|
Jul 30, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Butterflies and Fungi
|
Jul 23, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: An Evening Outing
|
Jul 16, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Pond Life!
|
Jul 09, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Anna Perrott and Nick Acheson
|
Jul 02, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Australian Visitors
|
Jun 25, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Warm Weather and Orchids
|
Jun 18, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Goatsuckers!
|
Jun 11, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Walking and Wasps
|
Jun 04, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Swallows and Wild Flowers
|
May 28, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Two Martins
|
May 21, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: The Woods and the Woodpeckers
|
May 14, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Matthew Joins Chris on the Farm
|
May 07, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Rabbits!
|
Apr 30, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: All on the Farm
|
Apr 23, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Rooks, Cherries and Blackthorn
|
Apr 16, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Cattle Egrets, Goldfinches and Swallows
|
Apr 09, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Highlights from Spring 2016
|
Apr 02, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Great and Lesser
|
Mar 26, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Anna Perrott sits in
|
Mar 19, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Gulls and Crows
|
Mar 12, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Hiding Out
|
Mar 05, 2023 |
The Complete Walks of Chris Skinner
|
Feb 28, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Concluding the Walk
|
Feb 26, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Night Time Safari
|
Feb 19, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Into the City
|
Feb 12, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Back on Track
|
Feb 05, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Chris Continues His Walk
|
Jan 29, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Walk and Talk
|
Jan 22, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: What is a Farmer?
|
Jan 15, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Signs of Spring
|
Jan 08, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: A Wildlife A to Z
|
Jan 01, 2023 |
Countryside Extra: Christmas on High Ash Farm
|
Dec 18, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: In the Grip of Winter
|
Dec 11, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Field Mice
|
Dec 04, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Batty About Bats
|
Nov 27, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Mixed Gulls!
|
Nov 20, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Ducks and Fairies!
|
Nov 13, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Fungi, Wasps and Newts!
|
Nov 06, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Chestnuts and Woodcocks
|
Oct 30, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Birds and Bees
|
Oct 23, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Hearing About Hornets
|
Oct 16, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Blackthorns and more
|
Oct 09, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Autumn Past
|
Oct 02, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Extraordinary Slugs!
|
Sep 25, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: The Swallows and the Ivy
|
Sep 20, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Anna Perrott sits in
|
Sep 20, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Kate Brewster and Graham Appleton sit in
|
Sep 04, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Sparrows
|
Aug 28, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Pond Life
|
Aug 21, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Nick Acheson sits in
|
Aug 14, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Waking, Willows and More...
|
Aug 07, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Running Dry
|
Jul 31, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Moths and Wild Flowers
|
Jul 24, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Foxes on the Farm
|
Jul 17, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Kate Brewster and Tim Acheson sit in
|
Jul 10, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Anna Perrott sits in
|
Jul 03, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Looks at rooks!
|
Jun 26, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Clover and orchids
|
Jun 19, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Some Bonus Visits to the Farm!
|
Jun 14, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Foxgloves and wildflowers
|
Jun 05, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Tom Stewart sits in
|
May 29, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Straying into Suffolk!
|
May 22, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Nick Acheson sits in to answer your questions
|
May 15, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Wild flowers and hedges
|
May 08, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Rabbits!
|
May 01, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Buzzards and Streams
|
Apr 24, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Dawn Chorus Safari
|
Apr 17, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Chiffchaffs and Little Owls
|
Apr 10, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Nettles and Carrion Crows!
|
Apr 03, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: A taste of the High Ash dawn chorus
|
Mar 27, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: With Anna Perrott and Paul Stancliffe
|
Mar 20, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Toads Doing What Toads Do
|
Mar 15, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: One Man and Somebody Else's Dog!
|
Mar 06, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Anna Perrott sits in for Matthew
|
Feb 27, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: The Wind in the Ashes
|
Feb 20, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Little Mouse!
|
Feb 13, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Water and Woods
|
Feb 06, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Bird Boxes
|
Jan 30, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Midnight Safari
|
Jan 23, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Oh deer!
|
Jan 16, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Of Harvest Mice and Men
|
Jan 09, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: The Birds and the Bees
|
Jan 02, 2022 |
Countryside Extra: Return of the Rural Riddle!
|
Dec 26, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: A Winter Walk
|
Dec 19, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: A Link in the Chain of High Ash Farm's History
|
Dec 12, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Snooping on seagulls!
|
Dec 05, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Hoping for Mighty Oaks
|
Nov 28, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Back by the Water
|
Nov 21, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Beside the Seaside!
|
Nov 14, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Going Underground!
|
Nov 07, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Field Trip!
|
Oct 31, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Fungi on the Farm
|
Oct 24, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Butterflies
|
Oct 17, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Back in the Studio!
|
Oct 10, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Night-Time on High Ash Farm
|
Oct 03, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Badgers on the Farm
|
Sep 26, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Kate Brewster sits in
|
Sep 19, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Anna Perrott sits in
|
Sep 12, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Swallows and Ashes
|
Sep 05, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Late Summer Selections
|
Aug 29, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Roe Deer, Goshawks and More
|
Aug 22, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Chris Goes on a Butterfly Hunt at the Farm
|
Aug 15, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Scooping Up an Unusual Harvest!
|
Aug 08, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: The Past, Present and Future of High Ash Farm
|
Aug 01, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Buzzards and Wildflowers
|
Jul 25, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Graham Appleton sits in
|
Jul 18, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Teasel Do!
|
Jul 11, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Kate Brewster sits in
|
Jul 04, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Purest Green!
|
Jun 27, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Summer Wildflowers
|
Jun 20, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: A Dip into Egyptian Mythology
|
Jun 13, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Back to the Farm!
|
Jun 06, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Flowers of the Fields
|
May 30, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Chris's Conkers!
|
May 23, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Return of the Rural Riddle!
|
May 16, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: With Graham Appleton
|
May 09, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Little Owls
|
May 02, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Woodland
|
Apr 25, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: A Walk Through the Flowers
|
Apr 18, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: The First Swallow of Spring
|
Apr 04, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: March Hares
|
Mar 28, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: A Spring Tour of High Ash Farm
|
Mar 21, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Kate Brewster sits in
|
Mar 14, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Owls Among the Oaks
|
Mar 07, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: A Frog Chorus!
|
Feb 28, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Into the Bird Hide
|
Feb 21, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Chris on a Quest!
|
Feb 14, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Skinner in the Snow
|
Feb 07, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Anna Perrott sits in
|
Jan 31, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Kate Brewster sits in
|
Jan 24, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: A Bit of a Heavenly Body!
|
Jan 17, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Walking Rat!
|
Jan 10, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: More Questions for Chris
|
Jan 03, 2021 |
Countryside Extra: Your Questions For Chris
|
Dec 27, 2020 |
Countryside Extra: Skinner Safari!
|
Dec 20, 2020 |
Countryside Extra: The Lettuce Field
|
Dec 13, 2020 |
Countryside Extra: Moth Mating
|
Dec 06, 2020 |
Countryside Extra: Butterflies By Night
|
Nov 29, 2020 |
Countryside Extra: Fairies of the Woods
|
Nov 22, 2020 |
Countryside Extra: Dusk Down on the Farm
|
Nov 15, 2020 |
Countryside Extra: Autumn Colours
|
Nov 08, 2020 |
Countryside Extra: Down to Earth
|
Nov 01, 2020 |
Countryside Extra: Pond Life!
|
Oct 25, 2020 |
Countryside Extra: Where the Wild Flowers Grow
|
Oct 18, 2020 |
Countryside Extra: Dallying with the Devil!
|
Oct 11, 2020 |
Countryside Extra: The Tale of a Tree
|
Oct 04, 2020 |
Kestrels
|
Jul 26, 2020 |
An all-recorded episode this week
|
Jul 19, 2020 |
Buzzards buzzing about
|
Jul 12, 2020 |
Making changes on the farm
|
Jul 05, 2020 |
Quite a few swallows - so it must be summer!
|
Jun 28, 2020 |
By the waterside once again
|
Jun 21, 2020 |
A little look at little owls
|
Jun 14, 2020 |
Searching out swallows
|
Jun 07, 2020 |
Badger watch
|
May 31, 2020 |
Down by the riverside
|
May 24, 2020 |
Larking about
|
May 17, 2020 |
A wander among the redwoods
|
May 10, 2020 |
Hello Mr Magpie!
|
May 03, 2020 |
Flourishing flowers
|
Apr 26, 2020 |
Thanks ants!
|
Apr 19, 2020 |
A Skinner safari!
|
Apr 12, 2020 |
Dusk and dawn
|
Apr 05, 2020 |
Chris is on the line from the farm office
|
Mar 29, 2020 |
A quick taste of Skinner humour!
|
Mar 23, 2020 |
Heron help
|
Mar 16, 2020 |
An all-recorded edition this week
|
Mar 09, 2020 |
Barn owls
|
Mar 02, 2020 |
Including another mystery sound to guess at
|
Feb 24, 2020 |
Recovering from storms
|
Feb 17, 2020 |
The impact of Storm Ciara
|
Feb 10, 2020 |
Chris is back live in the studio
|
Feb 03, 2020 |
With Graham Appleton
|
Jan 27, 2020 |
An episode from the farm this week
|
Jan 20, 2020 |
More overseas correspondence
|
Jan 13, 2020 |
Back for the New Year
|
Jan 06, 2020 |
Paul Hayes sits in
|
Dec 30, 2019 |
Mistletoe and more
|
Dec 23, 2019 |
Moths and more
|
Dec 18, 2019 |
Including a virtual tour of High Ash Farm
|
Dec 09, 2019 |
A wise old bird
|
Dec 02, 2019 |
Another trip to the farm
|
Nov 25, 2019 |
Moth mystery
|
Nov 18, 2019 |
Spider stories
|
Nov 11, 2019 |
A recorded hour from the farm
|
Nov 04, 2019 |
The clocks have gone back and the first frosts are being felt
|
Oct 29, 2019 |
Himalayan balsam - invasive or not?
|
Oct 21, 2019 |
An archive visit to the farm
|
Oct 14, 2019 |
With Chris Skinner and Angie George
|
Oct 07, 2019 |
With Chris Skinner and Paul Hayes
|
Sep 30, 2019 |
All on the farm
|
Sep 23, 2019 |
Solving some of your identification queries
|
Sep 16, 2019 |
Celebrating 70
|
Sep 09, 2019 |
With Chris Skinner and Paul Hayes
|
Sep 02, 2019 |
The changing face of farming
|
Aug 19, 2019 |
Squirrels, bird feeders and more
|
Aug 12, 2019 |
Summer on the farm
|
Aug 05, 2019 |
All on the farm this week
|
Jul 22, 2019 |
Turning the tables
|
Jul 15, 2019 |
With Chris Skinner and Paul Hayes
|
Jul 08, 2019 |
With Chris Skinner and Anna Perrott
|
Jul 01, 2019 |
Butterflies
|
Jun 17, 2019 |
Back from foreign fields
|
Jun 10, 2019 |
All on-location special
|
Jun 03, 2019 |
An informal cuckoo headcount!
|
May 20, 2019 |
Back in the studio
|
May 13, 2019 |
The wind in the bluebells
|
Apr 29, 2019 |
GBH in the bird world
|
Apr 15, 2019 |
Swallows
|
Apr 08, 2019 |
With Nigel Middleton
|
Apr 01, 2019 |
With Chris Skinner and Paul Hayes
|
Mar 25, 2019 |
A compilation of recent recordings from Chris's farm
|
Mar 18, 2019 |
Netting
|
Mar 11, 2019 |
Rooks, blackbirds and many more
|
Mar 04, 2019 |
Stunt casting!
|
Feb 25, 2019 |
Winter on High Ash Farm
|
Feb 18, 2019 |
Feeding tips for the birds
|
Feb 11, 2019 |
An unusual sound from a mute bird
|
Feb 04, 2019 |
Back from The Gambia!
|
Jan 28, 2019 |
An all-location special
|
Jan 21, 2019 |
The first Countryside Hour of 2019
|
Jan 07, 2019 |
Surprising signs of spring
|
Dec 17, 2018 |
December down on the farm
|
Dec 10, 2018 |
Woodpeckers
|
Dec 03, 2018 |
Answering questions on foxes, garden birds and more
|
Nov 26, 2018 |
Autumn on High Ash Farm
|
Nov 19, 2018 |
Owls, apples and more
|
Nov 12, 2018 |
Bees
|
Nov 05, 2018 |
Autumn special
|
Oct 29, 2018 |
Nocturnal special
|
Oct 22, 2018 |
Hare deaths
|
Oct 15, 2018 |
Ivy
|
Oct 08, 2018 |
Fairy rings
|
Oct 01, 2018 |
With Graham Appleton
|
Sep 24, 2018 |
Butterfly spotting
|
Sep 17, 2018 |
Chris and Matthew back together!
|
Sep 10, 2018 |
With Chris Skinner and Paul Hayes
|
Sep 03, 2018 |
With Nigel Middleton from the Hawk and Owl Trust
|
Aug 20, 2018 |
With Chris Skinner and Paul Hayes
|
Aug 13, 2018 |
With Chris Skinner and Paul Hayes
|
Aug 06, 2018 |
Summer on High Ash Farm
|
Jul 30, 2018 |
Sizzling summer
|
Jul 23, 2018 |
The best thing for blackbirds
|
Jul 16, 2018 |
Butterflies
|
Jul 09, 2018 |
Chris is back after making hay
|
Jul 02, 2018 |
With Chris Skinner and Paul Hayes
|
Jun 18, 2018 |
With Nigel Middleton from the Hawk and Owl Trust at Sculthorpe
|
Jun 11, 2018 |
Down on the farm
|
Jun 04, 2018 |
The cuckoo's calling
|
May 21, 2018 |
Peanuts and pollination
|
May 14, 2018 |
April showers
|
Apr 30, 2018 |
A taste of spring
|
Apr 23, 2018 |
It doesn't make a summer!
|
Apr 16, 2018 |
Willows could be hit by dieback
|
Apr 09, 2018 |
Snake-seeking!
|
Mar 19, 2018 |
After the cold snap, and bird feeder advice
|
Mar 12, 2018 |
Cold comfort for the county's birds
|
Feb 26, 2018 |
Goldfinch diet debate!
|
Feb 19, 2018 |
Winter on High Ash Farm
|
Feb 12, 2018 |
Tackling questions about peacocks, swans and much more besides
|
Feb 05, 2018 |
A bird with many names
|
Jan 29, 2018 |
A bird Chris has never seen
|
Jan 15, 2018 |
Mistletoe memories
|
Jan 08, 2018 |
Rooks, crows and more
|
Dec 18, 2017 |
In search of the goldcrest
|
Dec 04, 2017 |
Chris is back in the studio
|
Nov 27, 2017 |
Nocturnal special
|
Nov 13, 2017 |
Rats!
|
Nov 06, 2017 |
Chris Skinner returns
|
Oct 30, 2017 |
Tails of snails
|
Oct 09, 2017 |
Fungi on the farm
|
Oct 02, 2017 |
Nest boxes, robins and more
|
Sep 25, 2017 |
Chris Skinner returns to the studio
|
Sep 18, 2017 |
Summer on High Ash Farm
|
Sep 11, 2017 |
With Jo Thewlis and Chris Skinner
|
Sep 04, 2017 |
A hornets' nest - not stirred up!
|
Aug 21, 2017 |
All on the farm
|
Aug 14, 2017 |
North Norfolk special
|
Aug 07, 2017 |
With Jo Thewlis and Chris Skinner
|
Jul 26, 2017 |
Searching for moths
|
Jul 10, 2017 |
Buzzards
|
Jul 03, 2017 |
Graham Appleton sits in
|
Jun 26, 2017 |
Down on the farm
|
Jun 19, 2017 |
Partridge protection
|
Jun 12, 2017 |
Bids, bees and butterflies
|
Jun 05, 2017 |
A recorded special from down on the farm
|
May 22, 2017 |
House martins
|
May 22, 2017 |
Wildflowers
|
May 08, 2017 |
Birds and bluebells
|
Apr 25, 2017 |
With Graham Appleton
|
Apr 10, 2017 |
With Chris Skinner and Matthew Gudgin
|
Apr 03, 2017 |
Bits and pieces from High Ash Farm
|
Mar 27, 2017 |
With Jo Thewlis and Chris Skinner
|
Mar 20, 2017 |
With Nigel Middleton
|
Mar 13, 2017 |
After Doris
|
Mar 06, 2017 |
Down on the farm
|
Feb 27, 2017 |
Fair weather friends
|
Feb 20, 2017 |
With Graham Appleton
|
Feb 13, 2017 |
Chris Skinner returns
|
Feb 06, 2017 |
Winter on High Ash Farm
|
Jan 30, 2017 |
With Rupert Masefield and Emily McParland from the RSPB
|
Jan 23, 2017 |
A decent proposal
|
Jan 16, 2017 |
Rats on the go - does it mean snow?
|
Jan 09, 2017 |
The last Countryside Hour of 2016
|
Dec 19, 2016 |
Rabbits
|
Dec 12, 2016 |
Bossy blackbirds!
|
Dec 05, 2016 |
With Graham Appleton
|
Nov 28, 2016 |
The tables turned!
|
Nov 25, 2016 |
More of your countryside questions answered
|
Nov 18, 2016 |
Chestnuts, wasps and more
|
Nov 18, 2016 |
Autumn on High Ash Farm
|
Oct 31, 2016 |
The famous Foxy!
|
Oct 25, 2016 |
A small plant with a big personality
|
Oct 24, 2016 |
Apples, holly trees and water pipes!
|
Oct 11, 2016 |
Features from the farm
|
Oct 07, 2016 |
Stirring up a hornets' nest
|
Sep 30, 2016 |
Farming and nature
|
Sep 20, 2016 |
Under the iron
|
Sep 14, 2016 |
Hornets, red kites, sunflowers and more
|
Sep 09, 2016 |
Chris returns to the studio
|
Sep 02, 2016 |
Ragwort and Himalayan balsam
|
Aug 05, 2016 |
With Kevin Murphy and Alan Hutchison
|
Jul 27, 2016 |
High Ash highlights while Chris makes hay
|
Jul 18, 2016 |
Squirrels, mosquitoes and more
|
Jul 18, 2016 |
With Graham Appleton
|
Jul 05, 2016 |
Bugloss and caterpillar hunting!
|
Jun 29, 2016 |
Spring and early summer on High Ash Farm
|
Jun 20, 2016 |
In the night meadow
|
Jun 17, 2016 |
Happy hour
|
Jun 10, 2016 |
Wildflowers and woodpeckers
|
May 29, 2016 |
Swifts and swallows
|
May 17, 2016 |
Robins and moles
|
Apr 26, 2016 |
Highlights from High Ash Farm
|
Apr 19, 2016 |
Swallows and long-tailed tits
|
Apr 15, 2016 |
Welcome to The Countryside Hour
|
Jan 26, 2016 |