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Welcome to Voices of the Countryside, where we go in search of the places, people, traditions and tales that make rural Britain extraordinary. Subscribe to Scribehound Countryside to support independent rural writing: https://join.scribehound.com/
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This podcast's for anyone wanting to explore the big issues, stretching your thinking in relatable ways. Well known personalities, Stuart ‘The Wildman’ Mabbutt and photographer William Mankelow, who aren't experts, but have opinions, authentic views and no scripts. Join them on meandering conversations about nature, philosophy, climate, the human condition, sustainability, and social justice. Sometimes joined by guests, or discussing listener questions between themselves. Always full of fun ...
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Nature, wildlife and countryside living with Chris Skinner from High Ash Farm. Join Norfolk farmer Chris Skinner and broadcaster Matthew Gudgin every Sunday morning as they talk nature, wildlife and countryside living. Enjoy walks and talks around High Ash Farm with Chris, and conversations between Chris and Matthew in the studio, answering your questions. New episode released every Sunday at 0700 GMT To support and donate to the podcast: donorbox.org/countrysidepodcast For updates, join the ...
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Hosted by Brendan Maguire & Anthony Grogan The Irish Hunting Podcast is designed to educate/inform people on all things hunting in Ireland. We both participate in various forms of hunting such as Deer, waterfowl, pheasant and fox to name but a few. We're no experts but we love what we do
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Hosted in the horse box - Kate and Claire travel the countryside chatting to inspiring people about wildlife, farming and field sports - while you relax at home! Fed up with celebrity culture? Join us as we listen to the hidden stories behind the banjo-playing farrier and the recently retired racecourse executive, who ran two of Englands premier racecourses. So here we go ...... load the lorry, rev the engine and enjoy the ride! You can now send us a text message from the show notes on the w ...
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Catherine Carr stops strangers to ask them “Where Are You Going?” and uncovers unexpected stories about people’s lives. --- Named 'Podcast of the Year' by Radio Times and picked as 'Best Podcasts of the Year 2023' by the Financial Times, Observer, Pod Bible and The Week. The conversations that follow are always unpredictable: sometimes funny, sometimes heart-breaking, silly, romantic or occasionally downright ‘stop-you-in-your-tracks’ surprising. Catherine’s been travelling and recording sin ...
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Countryside Alliance

Countryside Alliance

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Updates, insights and analysis from the UK’s foremost rural campaign group. We’ll be talking about shooting, hunting, politics and all manner of other issues of interest to rural community.
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A food and farming podcast helping to provide a connection to food produced in the UK and how to make tasty meals. We'll meet food producers from across the country and explore why they love producing food for our table. There will also be some easy recipe ideas for mealtime inspiration, as well as some top tips and time-saving hacks. Inspired by the No Fuss Meals for Busy Parents Blog https://nofussmealsforbusyparentsfood.wpcomstaging.com/ I'm your host Milly Fyfe, Mum of two young boys, fa ...
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Our Countryside

Victoria McClenaghan

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A journey through rural South West England with Victoria McClenaghan and Lola the Boxer dog. Pull on your wellies and join us on a dog walk with local artists, producers and personalities. Gentle, wholesome, positive family listening.
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Looking After Nature

Hampshire Countryside Service

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The official podcast of the Hampshire Countryside Service. Here you’ll find everything from what’s going on at your local country park to wildlife wisdom to tips on mindfulness.
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Arlington Countryside Church Podcast

Arlington Countryside Church - Dave Corlew

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937573 Welcome to the weekly audio podcast for Arlington Countryside Church in Arlington Heights, IL. Our mission is to be a loving community where ordinary people experience the life-changing power of Jesus Christ. http://www.acchurch.org
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Rural Concerns

A Lovely Time Productions

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Join comedians Sunil Patel (Alice and Jack, Channel 4) and Chris Cantrill (Icklewick FM, BBC Radio 4) as they try to maintain a long-distance friendship in the face of countryside-grade internet speeds (Cantrill) and staggering apathy (Patel). Produced by Egg Mountain for A Lovely Time Productions.
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Farmers Weekly interactive brings you a monthly podcast including features such as 4wd and tractor test drives, agricultural news analysis and other farming-related goodies.
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The On Topic Podcast

Richard And John

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Welcome to the On Topic podcast where long time friends Richard and John pick a new topic each episode and take a funny look at it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The daily life of an English farmer who has no tractors, but uses four draught horses and horse drawn equipment to run a traditional 20 acre horse drawn farm, working with nature not against it. Mostly about our daily life, some insight into traditional farming methods, a little homespun philosophy, and a lot about the nobility of our horses. Spend a little of your day in the peace and calm of a rustic rural haven far removed from modernity.
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The world is so much more than what we know, and only through understanding it better can we make informed decisions. This podcast aims to bring impactful, entertaining and insightful conversations from a global array of guests. Some famous, some you won’t have heard of. From famous explorers, to renowned scientists and just good people, all have a story to tell which we can take something from. Topics are wide ranging, with a backbone centred on conservation, including hunting, fishing, exp ...
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Thrill Of The Hill

Farm Advisory Service

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This is a podcast about hill farming in Scotland, brought to you by the Scottish Farm Advisory Service. Scotland’s Farm Advisory Service is funded by the Scottish Government. Our podcast covers a range of topics which help support your farm or croft to be more profitable and sustainable.
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Eat Wild

Louisa Clutterbuck

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Do you like to eat sustainable, foraged food? In this podcast we will talk to the people who are involved in all types of wild eating, cooking, foraging and hunting.
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We love law, but we don't always want to talk about it. Who are we outside the boardroom and courtroom? In this show, we explore how our multiple purposes collide and ask the question: where does our motivation to work come from? Community and business leaders join us to share personal stories about their passions, how they stay driven, and what makes them tick.
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On The Outside

Tremula Network & On The Outside

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We need to talk about the outdoors. Not just the epic stories, but the important news, the big events and the social issues that permeate the whole of the outdoors. On The Outside is for everyone who spends their leisure time outdoors in the UK. It helps you engage in the wider outdoor community through the conversations of our diverse panel. We are enthusiasts and experts from a range of outdoors activities, and we're talking about the news stories that matter to us - from specific sports n ...
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The Our Nature Podcast explores the methods, systems and practices that bring us into greater harmony and alignment with the natural world. This is not a wellness podcast, but a podcast about how to live and be well. Join Alyssa Benjamin, a back-to-nature guide, as she speaks with experts from a variety of fields about how we can align our lives with the rhythms and cycles of nature. The opportunity to live a more joyful and harmonious existence is available to each of us right in this very ...
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Your cosy go to for a countryside catch up with Lucy and Verity, we hope to keep you company, bring you some joy and maybe some education too.Find us on Instagram @countrynatters Verity: @notquiteatownie and Lucy @doodlinglucy5
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Podcasts about the joy of walking an official long distance path (LDP) in the UK. From the planning and scheduling to the discovery of some hidden treats and secrets about the British countryside. I'm planning to walk a self-contained LDP in each of the 38 English Counties. Oxfordshire, Essex and Bucks have already been walked. The first series of this podcast covers the Warwickshire (Centenary) Way walked in 2021 and series 2 covers the Worcestershire Way. So 'walk this way' as you discover ...
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OnFARM Scottish farming podcast

Scene and Herd PR and Marketing

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Food, farming and rural life from Scotland and beyond. OnFARM showcases rural enterprise, and champion the producers, grafters, and innovators who put food on our tables and keep our countryside green and beautiful for all. OnFARM: Food, Agricultural and Rural Matters in Scotland. New episodes every Monday, presented by Anna Davies and Ross Montague.
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12 Hour Sound Machines for Sleep (no loops or fades)

12 Hour Sound Machines for Sleep | Achieve Restful Sleep, Soothe a Baby, Mask Unwanted Noise, Calm Your Anxiety

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The #1 Sound Machine Podcast in the world, downloaded over 195 million times 😴 Brought to you by Dwellspring. Download the Dwellspring App! Apple App Store | Google Play Store 🗣️ Follow Us on Instagram & TikTok @dwellspring.io --- Insomniacs...parents...travelers...noisy neighbor sufferers...rejoice! 12 hours of uninterrupted Sound Machines to help achieve deep & restful sleep, soothe a baby, mask unwanted noise, or calm your anxiety. All episodes are available for free in their entirety whe ...
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We grew up in the UK from 1970 to 1990. This show is all about the two of us looking back and putting bits of our shared past under the microscope, from the early ‘80s ‘Protect and Survive’ /Mutually Assured Destruction nuclear panic, to the theme music from The Incredible Hulk; from Wimpy Burgers to wimpy Orac from Blake’s 7; from the Falklands War to Falco’s Rock Me Amadeus. We look back with fondness and bafflement and sometimes with abject disbelief at what life was like when we were gro ...
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Two American expats, Ashley and Jason are living the dream (and sometimes a nightmare) in rural Italy since 2007. Their hilarious and authentic podcast shares adventures of running La Tavola Marche an organic farm, inn & cooking school . With recipes, daily life, crazy neighbors, travels & more! Join Ashley and Jason for stories of daily life, local Italian recipes, chicken herding, large scale gardening projects, strolls through surrounding villages, fun Italian phrases, shopping for fish a ...
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Félix Blume is a sound artist and sound engineer. His work is focused on listening, it invites us to live sonic experiences that enable a different perception of the surrounding. He uses sound as a basic material in sound pieces, videos, actions and installations. His process is often collaborative, working with communities, using public space as the context within which he explores and presents his works. He is interested in myths and their contemporary interpretation, in human dialogues bo ...
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Hi and welcome to my place where you can find your daily dose of my opinions and sarcastic comments about the awful reality of our lives. Don't be moody, leave that to me, you just sit down and enjoy!
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Looking ahead to the new grouse season, I think about my own birds in Galloway and the national picture at a time of great change and upheaval in Scotland. The signs are set for a decline into autumn, and the moor grass has turned into straw. The start of the grouse season is upon us, and there’s a certain amount to look forward to in the hills of …
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It appears that the U.S. will grow a very good, if not record crop this year. However, lower prices have decreased crop margins, making it more difficult to pencil a profit. How is that trend, as well as higher interest rates, impacting land and rental values? Are there signs of weakness? What other areas of the farm economy are being impacted by c…
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Download our Mobile App! Apple App Store | Google Play Store --- It’s a beautiful, blustery day in the meadow. The tall grass sways with the breeze, and little birds sing cheerfully, basking in the sunshine. Fluffy white clouds scud through the cerulean sky, pushed swiftly by the atmospheric river. The air is expectant; the mood is buoyant. Negativ…
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In a break from our normal output, we’re tackling an unanswered question set by an audience member at a live incarnation of this podcast back in May 2023, Environmental Debate Live & Unscripted. Back then the in-person audience at The Bothy Vineyard event set us a range of questions to discuss. This one was left anonymously and read - “Animal welfa…
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Chris Skinner tells a story and shares the practicality of farmers. Matthew Gudgin joins Chris on the lawn and they answer a curious question all about moles. Chris describes the antisocial qualities of the underground inhabitants, how they move and how they changed the course of history. It's all go at High Ash Farm at the moment with all the mowi…
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Narrator: Nadine Brown 🇬🇧 Writer: Lottie Finklaire ✍️ Sound design: garden birdsong 🐦‍⬛ Includes mentions of: Food, Bodies of Water, Summer, Gratitude, Cows, Mindfulness, Bicycle, Farming. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we'll be going on a gentle summertime adventure through the British countryside on an old-fashioned bicycle. 😴 Watch, listen,…
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With record numbers of A level students shunning University courses, can Modern Apprenticeships be the means of filling the gaps in our 'lost rural skills'. For over one million young Brits, the next few days will be a time of heightened nervous excitement and anticipation. They wait on tenterhooks for the 15th August, when the results of their A l…
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Outside arrivals at Stansted airport, Catherine gets swept away by the romance of opera. Catherine Carr stops strangers to ask them “Where Are You Going?” and uncovers unexpected stories about people’s lives. --- Named 'Podcast of the Year' by Radio Times and picked as 'Best Podcasts of the Year 2023' by the Financial Times, Observer, Pod Bible and…
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Come the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, I shall be in Team GB - so long as they change the events What impressed you most at the Olympics opening ceremony this year? Axelle Saint-Cirel’s magnificent rendition of La Marseillaise, surely the world’s most stirring national anthem? The can-can dancers? Or perhaps Alexandre Kantorow tinkling away on his …
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Thrill of the Hill returns for season 5, with an exciting line-up on new and returning guest speakers and specialists in their fields and on their hills. Life as a cow is difficult and complicated, on the one hand there is a general acceptance that their non-selective grazing, trampling and dunging can contribute to diverse grassland swards, ideal …
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Narrator: Arif Hodzic 🇺🇸 Writer: Laila Weir ✍️ Sound design: ocean waves 🌊 Includes mentions of: Bodies of Water, Nostalgia, Swimming, Animals, Birds, Science & Nature, Travel, Family. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be joining Johari in Florida, where she enjoys a relaxing walk along the beach in search of beautiful seashells. 😴 Watch, l…
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In today's increasingly urbanised and digital society, young people are more disconnected from nature and the countryside than ever before. But in the absence of any kind of national plan to re-engage them with wildlife and ecosystems, how can parents and caregivers encourage kids to take an interest in the natural world, and what are the pitfalls …
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What does a country boy and angler do on holiday when he’s left his rods at home and is reading a book by Hunter S.Thompson? The answer is to reflect on really unimportant things in life, like why are cricket and fishing actually the same. Shit it’s hot. It’s 35 degrees out there, the sand burns the skin off the bottom of my feet, and I could do wi…
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Sharing some of my personal experiences and stories from the moors of ground nesting birds, their parenting skills and what I have learnt along the way! One of the Scribehound team once told me that one has 3 seconds to capture to someone's attention on social media otherwise they move on. A rather sad but true indictment of our society today. The …
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Catherine’s in Essex and meets a mum who’s decided to homeschool her children. Catherine Carr stops strangers to ask them “Where Are You Going?” and uncovers unexpected stories about people’s lives. --- Named 'Podcast of the Year' by Radio Times and picked as 'Best Podcasts of the Year 2023' by the Financial Times, Observer, Pod Bible and The Week.…
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Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧 Writer: Alicia Steffann ✍️ Sound design: leafy breeze, crickets 🍃 Includes mentions of: Food, Magic, Children, Mirrors, Death, Autumn, Winter, Romance, Fantastical Creatures, Fairytale, Fantasy, Friendship, Worries, Parents, Family, Uncertainty, Pregnancy. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we bring you another classic fa…
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With demands on the public purse being extremely high, should politicians be doing more to fund and facilitate bottom-up land management solutions such as Farmer Clusters which are proven to deliver more bang for the conservation buck? My solitary four-hour drive home from Oxford to Aberystwyth marked the end of a week engaged in conversation about…
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With the kids back at school, we (and you?) are back into a podcast listening routine. So we thought we'd re-share these packed and fun-filled episodes recorded at the 2024 Royal Highland Show Anna and producer Dave set themselves a challenge: to record 50 stories from the Show, as part of RHASS's 240 Years of Stories project. This is the first of …
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The day has arrived. Our mobile app is here! Links to download from both the Apple App Store and Google Play Stores are below 👇 Apple App Store | Google Play Store If you just search in the stores, make sure to search “Dwellspring” instead of “12 Hour Sound Machines”. Dwellspring is the name of the actual app so that’s what will come up in the sear…
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Download our Mobile App! Apple App Store | Google Play Store --- Our tried and true Brown Noise, beloved by 10's of millions of people around the world! Brown Noise is a much deeper, fuller version of the popular White Noise, with a heavy emphasis on low-end frequencies. Its soothing, calming, constant tones are wonderful for helping adults and bab…
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Download our Mobile App! Apple App Store | Google Play Store --- The deepest, fullest Brown Noise you'll find! I took our beloved Brown Noise Sound Machine enjoyed by tens of millions of people worldwide and lowered the lows while also reducing the mids and highs. This is the gold standard for people who love deep, smooth, low soothing tones to hel…
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Download our Mobile App! Apple App Store | Google Play Store --- Our tried and true Pink Noise, beloved by 10's of millions of people around the world! Pink Noise is a combination of White Noise and Brown Noise. They are overlaid on top of one another to gain the benefits of both the higher frequencies typically used more for sound cancellation, an…
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Download our Mobile App! Apple App Store | Google Play Store --- Our tried and true White Noise, beloved by 10's of millions of people around the world! White Noise is incredibly effective at canceling out sounds you don't want to hear...period. There is a heavier emphasis on high-end frequencies that can counteract incoming sounds and drown out th…
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As a fishing agent, I'm often asked what the difference is between a ghillie and a fishing guide. While the two roles are similar, there are important differences. When out fishing it is often common to have a ghillie or a guide available to aid you in your adventure. The differences between the terms “ghillie” and a “guide” can sometimes cause con…
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Rewilding is swiftly becoming a religion - a belief system with little evidence to support its claims - but is this a sane way to manage our landscapes? Re-wilding is a very clever idea. It is very difficult to be against re-wilding. It would be a bit like being against nostalgia. It has a vague warmth about it. It has no downside because whatever …
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How Olympic history should never forget it's rural roots, integrity, or the source of so many of our medallists 24 years ago, I experienced a wonderful example of good manners - and all about a sporting event taking place the other side of the world. As Chairman of the Campaign for Shooting, I had been approached by Ian Coley, the Alex Ferguson of …
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Catherine and her dog Pepper have a moving and musical encounter on Cambridge’s fenland Catherine Carr stops strangers to ask them “Where Are You Going?” and uncovers unexpected stories about people’s lives. --- Named 'Podcast of the Year' by Radio Times and picked as 'Best Podcasts of the Year 2023' by the Financial Times, Observer, Pod Bible and …
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It is time that the building industry embraced change. Good for the planet and good for their profits. And good for government building targets. Currently we are building about 150,000 houses a year. The new Government plan to raise that to 300,000 houses a year to help house the 3 million odd immigrants let into the country over the last few years…
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Shadow DEFRA minister Steve Barclay says Daniel Zeichner should ‘get off the fence’ and announce Labour’s plans for the countryside. Plus he warns that even though the DEFRA minister is broadly pro-shooting, he can’t do much to stop Labour bringing in anti-hunting and shooting legislation. Barclay was talking to Fieldsports Channel’s Charlie Jacoby…
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The cattle market continues to move steadily higher, reaching record setting prices. That leaves many people asking how long this trend can continue and what producers should do to protect their gains and prepare for the future. We’ll touch on those topics and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Wood pigeons are rightly regarded as a top-tier sporting bird, but what with wasps, nettles, the need for truckloads of clobber and the quarry's uncooperative nature, decoying them can be a pain in the proverbial Anybody will tell you that there is no better sport to be had than decoying pigeons. In fact, everybody will tell you that there is no be…
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Narrator: Simon Mattacks 🇬🇧 Writer: Jessica Miller ✍️ Sound design: city hum, birdsong 🏙️🐦 Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight we've stitched together four sweet, sleepy stories into one long-length episode. We think you're going to love it! 😴 A Sleepy Day in the Life of a London Mouse (5:20) A Sleepy Day in the Life of a Paris Sparrow (40:05) A Sle…
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A country boy tells Catherine about his relationship to the land. --- Named 'Podcast of the Year' by Radio Times and picked as 'Best Podcasts of the Year 2023' by the Financial Times, Observer, Pod Bible and The Week. --- The conversations that follow are always unpredictable: sometimes funny, sometimes heart-breaking, silly, romantic or occasional…
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