The Countryside Hour

BBC Radio Norfolk

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

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341 episodes
Updated Sep 3, 2023

Episodes341

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Nov 27, 2022 · 52 min
Countryside Extra: Batty About Bats
Chris expresses his enthusiasm for some local winged mammals.
Nov 20, 2022 · 47 min
Countryside Extra: Mixed Gulls!
Chris chats about some gulls as if he bought them like a packet of mixed seeds!
Nov 13, 2022 · 55 min
Countryside Extra: Ducks and Fairies!
Wildlife real and imagined on the farm this week, as Chris explores some "fairy rings".
Nov 6, 2022 · 50 min
Countryside Extra: Fungi, Wasps and Newts!
A selection of different kinds of things from the farm today!
Oct 30, 2022 · 45 min
Countryside Extra: Chestnuts and Woodcocks
Plant life as well as bird life on the agenda as Chris takes us out and about again.
Oct 23, 2022 · 51 min
Countryside Extra: Birds and Bees
Chris talked about different forms of flying life on the farm this week.
Oct 16, 2022 · 49 min
Countryside Extra: Hearing About Hornets
Chris is all abuzz about some of the smaller creatures on the farm.
Oct 9, 2022 · 43 min
Countryside Extra: Blackthorns and more
Chris is back with Matthew to answer more of your countryside questions.
Oct 2, 2022 · 31 min
Countryside Extra: Autumn Past
A trip back in time to autumn on High Ash Farm back in 2019.
Sep 25, 2022 · 48 min
Countryside Extra: Extraordinary Slugs!
Chris gives an interesting insight into the lives of some of the slugs on the farm!
Sep 20, 2022 · 49 min
Countryside Extra: The Swallows and the Ivy
Matthew Gudgin is back to put your questions to Chris, and to hear more from the farm.
Sep 20, 2022 · 47 min
Countryside Extra: Anna Perrott sits in
Anna sits in for Matthew this week, to put your wildlife questions to Chris Skinner.
Sep 4, 2022 · 30 min
Countryside Extra: Kate Brewster and Graham Appleton sit in
Kate sits in for Matthew to put your questions to Graham, who's sitting in for Chris.
Aug 28, 2022 · 38 min
Countryside Extra: Sparrows
This week, Chris takes a closer look at some of the sparrows on the farm.
Aug 21, 2022 · 47 min
Countryside Extra: Pond Life
This week, Chris takes us to some of the damper patches of High Ash Farm!
Aug 14, 2022 · 39 min
Countryside Extra: Nick Acheson sits in
The Norfolk Wildlife Trust's Nick Acheson joins Matthew to take your questions this week.
Aug 7, 2022 · 52 min
Countryside Extra: Waking, Willows and More...
Chris gives us a taste of early morning at High Ash Farm.
Jul 31, 2022 · 52 min
Countryside Extra: Running Dry
Chris explains some of the effects the recent spell of very dry weather has been having.
Jul 24, 2022 · 44 min
Countryside Extra: Moths and Wild Flowers
An insight into more of the flora and fauna of High Ash Farm at Caistor St Edmund.
Jul 17, 2022 · 47 min
Countryside Extra: Foxes on the Farm
Chris gives us an insight into the life of another of the animals living on his farm.