The Countryside Hour

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Farmer and nature lover Chris Skinner shares wildlife recordings and answers questions.

Recent Episodes
  • Countryside Extra: The End of an Era
    Sep 3, 2023 – 01:17:20
  • Countryside Extra: Blackberries, Baling and More
    Aug 27, 2023 – 52:33
  • Countryside Extra: Fungus, Bats and Honeysuckle
    Aug 20, 2023 – 57:38
  • Countryside Extra: Plants and Flowers
    Aug 13, 2023 – 01:00:20
  • Countryside Extra: Puffballs and Butterflies
    Aug 6, 2023 – 55:35
  • Countryside Extra: Foxgloves, Buzzards and More
    Jul 30, 2023 – 52:27
  • Countryside Extra: Butterflies and Fungi
    Jul 23, 2023 – 01:00:17
  • Countryside Extra: An Evening Outing
    Jul 16, 2023 – 46:18
  • Countryside Extra: Pond Life!
    Jul 9, 2023 – 57:13
  • Countryside Extra: Anna Perrott and Nick Acheson
    Jul 2, 2023 – 28:14
  • Countryside Extra: Australian Visitors
    Jun 25, 2023 – 56:20
  • Countryside Extra: Warm Weather and Orchids
    Jun 18, 2023 – 55:40
  • Countryside Extra: Goatsuckers!
    Jun 11, 2023 – 52:41
  • Countryside Extra: Walking and Wasps
    Jun 4, 2023 – 55:45
  • Countryside Extra: Swallows and Wild Flowers
    May 28, 2023 – 59:25
  • Countryside Extra: Two Martins
    May 21, 2023 – 53:31
  • Countryside Extra: The Woods and the Woodpeckers
    May 14, 2023 – 58:13
  • Countryside Extra: Matthew Joins Chris on the Farm
    May 7, 2023 – 52:47
  • Countryside Extra: Rabbits!
    Apr 30, 2023 – 46:01
  • Countryside Extra: All on the Farm
    Apr 23, 2023 – 43:16
  • Countryside Extra: Rooks, Cherries and Blackthorn
    Apr 16, 2023 – 54:55
  • Countryside Extra: Cattle Egrets, Goldfinches and Swallows
    Apr 9, 2023 – 53:09
  • Countryside Extra: Highlights from Spring 2016
    Apr 2, 2023 – 41:18
  • Countryside Extra: Great and Lesser
    Mar 26, 2023 – 50:10
  • Countryside Extra: Anna Perrott sits in
    Mar 19, 2023 – 44:44
  • Countryside Extra: Gulls and Crows
    Mar 12, 2023 – 47:53
  • Countryside Extra: Hiding Out
    Mar 5, 2023 – 56:22
  • The Complete Walks of Chris Skinner
    Feb 28, 2023 – 02:02:42
  • Countryside Extra: Concluding the Walk
    Feb 26, 2023 – 01:00:44
  • Countryside Extra: Night Time Safari
    Feb 19, 2023 – 55:04
  • Countryside Extra: Into the City
    Feb 12, 2023 – 59:56
  • Countryside Extra: Back on Track
    Feb 5, 2023 – 01:00:34
  • Countryside Extra: Chris Continues His Walk
    Jan 29, 2023 – 46:38
  • Countryside Extra: Walk and Talk
    Jan 22, 2023 – 50:00
  • Countryside Extra: What is a Farmer?
    Jan 15, 2023 – 56:44
  • Countryside Extra: Signs of Spring
    Jan 8, 2023 – 50:38
  • Countryside Extra: A Wildlife A to Z
    Jan 1, 2023 – 01:00:27
  • Countryside Extra: Christmas on High Ash Farm
    Dec 18, 2022 – 01:04:13
  • Countryside Extra: In the Grip of Winter
    Dec 11, 2022 – 47:02
  • Countryside Extra: Field Mice
    Dec 4, 2022 – 48:18
  • Countryside Extra: Batty About Bats
    Nov 27, 2022 – 52:43
  • Countryside Extra: Mixed Gulls!
    Nov 20, 2022 – 47:37
  • Countryside Extra: Ducks and Fairies!
    Nov 13, 2022 – 55:38
  • Countryside Extra: Fungi, Wasps and Newts!
    Nov 6, 2022 – 50:18
  • Countryside Extra: Chestnuts and Woodcocks
    Oct 30, 2022 – 45:16
  • Countryside Extra: Birds and Bees
    Oct 23, 2022 – 51:27
  • Countryside Extra: Hearing About Hornets
    Oct 16, 2022 – 49:34
  • Countryside Extra: Blackthorns and more
    Oct 9, 2022 – 43:05
  • Countryside Extra: Autumn Past
    Oct 2, 2022 – 31:21
  • Countryside Extra: Extraordinary Slugs!
    Sep 25, 2022 – 48:14
Recent Reviews
  • Peaky Swell
    Better than most other nature podcasts out there!
    Chris’s knowledge, and more importantly enthusiasm, keep this show north informative and engaging. I’ve only discovered it scientist this year and am glad to have so many past years to listen to! I’ve been looking for a podcast like this for so long, especially since my previous BBC4 Nature disappeared back in 2020. If only every area of the world had a naturalist interpreter like this to give everyone a cooler look and greater understanding of the world around them! Cheers from Outer Banks North Carolina, USA:)
  • Chipsy Club
    Greetings from across the pond
    I am a big fan from the early podcast days seemingly 10years? Every week something new rural riddle, adventures with Rat & red letter days spotting wildlife.
  • Borderd Gothic
    A wonderful lovely man
    My god what a lovely man, listening to him just makes all of your troubles go away. Long live Chris Skinner.
  • JMS32205
    Great listen
    Found this by accident and I’m glad I did
  • TheRealMiL
    Perhaps my favorite podcast
    Have learned a great listening to Farmer Skinner, who makes his farm in Norfolk vast and intriguing. Affable host Matthew and others from BBC Norfolk make for a thoroughly enjoyable (almost) hour. Terrier Rat occasionally gets some unmerited bad press, because he sounds like a good boy.
  • Quiltgalindeed
    An awesome nature podcast
    I listen to this on my morning walks in Ohio and find I take longer and longer walks...to make sure I can fit Chris’ entire podcast in! This podcast is full of so much information about all types of wildlife and plants and so much more. Chris has an immense knowledge about all things in the natural world. The podcast, Chris and host, Matthew are excellent!
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