We're back at High Ash Farm, with Chris Skinner and Matthew Gudgin. They dwell on a landscape carved and created by oxen, and reflect on the future of farming.With special appearances from a goshawk, nuthatch and young buzzard and the promise of apple and blackberry pie.Click here to save this episode as an MP3 file.Click here to donate to the podcast. If you have a question that you'd like Chris to answer on the podcast, send an email to: [email protected] the official Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcast newsletterChris Skinner's Countryside Podcast is produced by SOUNDYARD - a non-profit company on a mission to turn up the volume on under-heard voices. Join the SOUNDYARD newsletter

Enjoy a mid-week moment with Chris and his terrible terrier Rat, as they explore the woodland at High Ash Farm in search of one of our most unusual native butterflies.  Click here to watch the video that accompanies this episode. Click here to donate to the podcast. If you have a question that you'd like Chris to answer on the podcast, send an email to: [email protected] the official Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcast newsletterChris Skinner's Countryside Podcast is produced by SOUNDYARD - a non-profit company on a mission to turn up the volume on under-heard voices. Join the SOUNDYARD newsletter

Chris Skinner and Matthew Gudgin explore High Ash Farm as Autumn sets in. They investigate a historical artefact with the help of plasticine, talk parasitic plants and admire the hornbeam trees.Click here to save this episode as an MP3 fileClick here to donate to the podcast. If you have a question that you'd like Chris to answer on the podcast, send an email to: [email protected] the official Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcast newsletterChris Skinner's Countryside Podcast is produced by SOUNDYARD - a non-profit company on a mission to turn up the volume on under-heard voices. Join the SOUNDYARD newsletter

Chris Skinner and Matthew Gudgin take a tour of High Ash Farm. They talk about the history of the site, get pestered by horses and explore water fleas and hedgerows.Click here to save this episode as an MP3 fileClick here to donate to the podcast. If you have a question that you'd like Chris to answer on the podcast, send an email to: [email protected] the official Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcast newsletterChris Skinner's Countryside Podcast is produced by SOUNDYARD - a non-profit company on a mission to turn up the volume on under-heard voices. Join the SOUNDYARD newsletter

In this first episode, farmer and nature lover Chris Skinner celebrates his 74th birthday. He looks back at the history of his home, High Ash Farm, and we're introduced to his pesky pal, Rat the dog.Click here to save this as an MP3 fileClick here to donate to the podcast. If you have a question that you'd like Chris to answer on the podcast, send an email to: [email protected] the official Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcast newsletterChris Skinner's Countryside Podcast is produced by SOUNDYARD - a non-profit company on a mission to turn up the volume on under-heard voices. Join the SOUNDYARD newsletter