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The Countryside HourChris Skinner's High Ash Farm at Caistor St Edmund - Monday 14th July 2014

Thordis Fridriksson was sitting-in this week, and made the weekly trip to Chris's farm.

  • Thordis's trip to the farm began with ragwort
  • Taking a look at the ragwort on High Ash Farm at Caistor St Edmund in South Norfolk
  • A closer view
  • The sun shines on High Ash Farm
  • Next it was the teasel
  • Talking teasel
  • A careful touch
  • A closer view of the teasel
  • Chris spots some wildlife
  • Can you see me?
  • Another butterfly
  • Day moths
  • Another butterfly
  • Smiling in the sunshine
  • Another visitor
  • Another peacock butterfly
  • "Eye" can see you
  • The sweeping vistas of High Ash Farm
  • Sweet chestnuts
  • The ins and outs of tree life
  • Hunting through the nettles
  • This is what Chris was looking for - caterpillars!
  • Caterpillar chat
  • Chris shows Thordis some of the rosebay willowherb plants in the farm yard
  • A close-up of the rosebay willowherb plants

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

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Galleries

  • Fairy fungus!—Fairy rings

  • Chris Skinner's High Ash Farm at Caistor St Edmund - Monday 13th August 2018—With Chris Skinner and Paul Hayes

  • Chris Skinner's High Ash Farm at Caistor St Edmund - Monday 6th August 2018—With Chris Skinner and Paul Hayes

  • Chris Skinner's High Ash Farm at Caistor St Edmund - Monday 1st August 2016—Ragwort and Himalayan balsam

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