# countryside — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover countryside. Page: Feed: --- ## 364. A walk in Suffolk with award-winning writer Melissa Harrison discussing her new novel The Given World _2026-08-18 · The Plodcast_ This week we welcome award-winning novelist and nature diarist Melissa Harrison to the Plodcast for the first time. Melissa's new novel, The Given World, is a dark and beautiful insight into the complexities of rural life in a rapidly changing world. Plodcast host Fergus Collins meets Melissa in deepest Suffolk to walk and talk about her love of the natural world and provide a glimpse into how she… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4040098772.mp3) ## [How to Paint an Apple in Watercolour or Gouache](https://lascarlatte.substack.com/p/how-to-paint-an-apple-in-watercolour) _2026-08-17 · La Scarlatte · Creative Cocoon Art Club | Pauline Teunissen_ A Step-by-Step Demonstration ## Sound Escape 286. In a parched landscape, the generous river provides life and music _2026-08-14 · The Plodcast_ Despite the endless drought, the river still runs. Reduced yes, but still a generous artery of life in a parched countryside. You sit beside it, cooled and reassured as numerous small birds: long-tailed tits, wrens and wagtails find similar sanctuary near the water. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Plodcast Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR2834224877.mp3) ## [Replay - Drawing the French Countryside](https://lascarlatte.substack.com/p/replay-drawing-the-french-countryside) _2026-08-12 · La Scarlatte · Creative Cocoon Art Club | Pauline Teunissen_ Listen now | A drawing session to celebrate our upcoming art retreat, with Jeanne from Artful Travels! [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210866911/83a11cddbf3871e91fd4c9433da860c6.mp3) ## 363. Learn about a plan to eradicate destructive, non-native predators _2026-08-11 · The Plodcast_ Since they escaped into the wild in the mid 20th century, American mink have wreaked havoc on our waterways, virtually wiping out water voles and other aquatic wildlife. But a new and highly effective plan is in place to clear these small, deadly predators from the countryside. Plodcast host Fergus Collins visits the High Weald in Sussex to meet Jason Lavender who is leading the operation in the… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4115812453.mp3) ## [Droughts & Market Days](https://lepetitecottageri.substack.com/p/droughts-and-market-days) _2026-08-10 · Jenna Kinghorn · Cottage & Countryside Living in the France_ The highs. lows and hard lessons of my first full season so far in Normandie ## [Our next drawing session: Drawing the French Countryside](https://lascarlatte.substack.com/p/our-next-drawing-session-drawing) _2026-08-08 · La Scarlatte · Creative Cocoon Art Club | Pauline Teunissen_ Join us for a drawing session on Tuesday 11th of August at 4PM CEST ## Sound Escape 285. Gentle breezes and summer melodies from a meadow in Sussex _2026-08-07 · The Plodcast_ It's too hot for gardening so you retire to a wildflower meadow where a cooling breeze and gentle conversations of sparrows and jackdaws soothe your soul.BBC Countryfile Magazine's Plodcast Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport you somewhere beautiful, wherever you happen to be. Recorded by Natasha Goodfellow and introduced by Hannah… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR5303282740.mp3) ## [August - Inspiration; Golden Fruit](https://lascarlatte.substack.com/p/august-inspiration-golden-fruit) _2026-08-06 · La Scarlatte · Creative Cocoon Art Club | Pauline Teunissen_ Drawing dates and inspiration to get you started ## 362. Enjoy and evening with long-eared owls and a lazy day's fishing with writer Kevin Parr _2026-08-04 · The Plodcast_ We head to Dorset this month to spend a day fishing at a lazy summer lake in the company of Plodcast regular Kevin Parr. But in a perfect Plodcast twist, Kev first has something amazing to reveal to Plodcast host Fergus – a remarkably rare bird in woods not far from his home. Listen on for adventures with long-eared owls and to hear about Kev's new writing adventures. Image by GettyKevin's book,… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR4441211973.mp3) ## [Open coordination for humans & AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qMuL8GBe4jrt) _2026-08-04 · **Sponsored**_ Shared schemas and CLI tooling to validate, route, and audit human-agent workflows. ## [Midsummer in Normandie: Seventeen Years and Season of Shift](https://lepetitecottageri.substack.com/p/midsummer-in-normandie-seventeen) _2026-08-01 · Jenna Kinghorn · Cottage & Countryside Living in the France_ July notes from the farmhouse ## [August in the Cocoon: Golden Hour](https://lascarlatte.substack.com/p/august-in-the-cocoon-golden-hour) _2026-08-01 · Creative Cocoon Art Club | Pauline Teunissen_ Monthly update from my art studio ## [From the Cocoon - July Pages](https://lascarlatte.substack.com/p/from-the-cocoon-july-pages) _2026-07-31 · La Scarlatte · Creative Cocoon Art Club | Pauline Teunissen_ Exclusive Sketchbook Pages, Paintings, And What I'm Proud Of ## Sound Escape 284. Hear the beautiful music of a mountain spring in a dry summer landscape _2026-07-31 · The Plodcast_ Walking high in the parched hills you suddenly hear the welcome music of running water. After a brief search, you find a small cave mouth where a spring gushes continuously. The cool water is clear and clean. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Plodcast Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport you somewhere beautiful, wherever you happen to be. Recorded… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR8193606654.mp3) ## 361. Discover the secret lives of our forgotten coastal communities with Natasha Carthew _2026-07-28 · The Plodcast_ When we go on holiday to the coast, we tend to overlook the stories of the people who live and work there. Natasha Carthew grew up in a working class community in Cornwall and has travelled around the UK's coast to discover the hidden world of the modern seaside. Plodcast host Fergus Collins meets Natasha for a wander around Bristol Harbour to hear some of these sad, beautiful and sometimes tragic… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR9375789428.mp3) ## Sound Escape 283. Lose track of time gazing into the watery seashore _2026-07-24 · The Plodcast_ It’s a sunny morning on the seashore and the tide is going out. It’s Leaving behind shallow rockpools, perfect mirrors of the crisp, blue sky. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Plodcast Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport you somewhere beautiful, wherever you happen to be. Recorded and introduced by Hannah Tribe.Email the Plodcast team – and send… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR6604995509.mp3) ## 360. Celebrate 100 years of Winnie the Pooh with new stories in 100 Acre Wood from Jane Riordan _2026-07-21 · The Plodcast_ Back in 1926, the first Winnie the Pooh book was published – and became one of the most loved children's stories of all time. One hundred years later, Plodcast host Fergus Collins joins Jane Riordan in the land of Pooh – Ashdown Forest in Sussex – to celebrate the work of AA Milne and EH Shepherd and hear about Jane's wonderful new sequels to the original stories.Included in this Plodcast:… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR8601788897.mp3) ## [The Art of the Everyday: Our Life in Normandie is Made Up of Small Joys](https://lepetitecottageri.substack.com/p/the-art-of-the-everyday-our-life) _2026-07-17 · Jenna Kinghorn · Cottage & Countryside Living in the France_ my notes from the farmhouse ## Sound Escape 282. Immerse yourself in the manic action of a sand martin colony _2026-07-17 · The Plodcast_ As you crest a little riverside cliff, the air is filled with clicks, trills and buzzes. Squadrons of sand martins career wildly around you from their colony – a series of burrows dug into the sandy cliff face. The air is alive with aerobatic birds, including the first broods of this year's youngsters who are revelling in flight for the first time. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Plodcast Sound Escapes… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/NSR5234217358.mp3) ## [Join Me On A Nature Painting Retreat in The French Countryside in April, 2027](https://lascarlatte.substack.com/p/join-me-on-a-nature-painting-retreat) _2026-07-11 · La Scarlatte · Creative Cocoon Art Club | Pauline Teunissen_ Let's spend a week celebrating nature, painting to our hearts' content and making new art friends ## [Crush Every Threat in Real Time (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/BaJ86wyBpHrw) _2026-07-11 · **Sponsored**_ One agent for real-time detection, exposure tracking, and active defense. ## [From Seed to Market Stall: Meeting My Village at the French Market](https://lepetitecottageri.substack.com/p/from-seed-to-market-stall-meeting) _2026-07-09 · Jenna Kinghorn · Cottage & Countryside Living in the France_ The weekly highs, lows, and learning curves of a newcomer fleuriste ## [Quiet morning runs](https://andsp.com/quiet-morning-runs/) _2026-07-06 · andrewspittle · Andrew’s Blog_ These quiet, cloudy mornings are the best time to get out for a run. The roads are quiet and the temperatures are cool. I feel so grateful to live out here and get to experience the quiet shifts of the countryside. It's especially fun when I inadvertently scare some cows who are otherwise enjoying their morning meal of grass. I get back home on such a high. I was worried when we first moved that… ## [Music vibes](https://andsp.com/music-vibes/) _2026-07-02 · andrewspittle · Andrew’s Blog_ I grew tired of bloated music apps and streaming services. So I built what I wanted: a simple, native macOS app that reads a local folder of files and arranges them into a beautiful library. The app even formats and exports everything for listening on my rebuilt iPod Mini, which is surprisingly fun to use. It feels good to have a music library that's mine again. ## [A Normandy June: Finding the Beauty in a Heavy Month](https://lepetitecottageri.substack.com/p/a-normandy-june-finding-the-beauty) _2026-07-02 · Jenna Kinghorn · Cottage & Countryside Living in the France_ monthly notes from our Farmhouse in France ## [Replay - Summer Meadows Workshop](https://lascarlatte.substack.com/p/replay-summer-meadows-workshop) _2026-07-01 · La Scarlatte · Creative Cocoon Art Club | Pauline Teunissen_ A drawing session where I show you how I paint step-by-step ## [Juli in the Cocoon: Water Lily Days](https://lascarlatte.substack.com/p/juli-in-the-cocoon-water-lily-days) _2026-07-01 · Creative Cocoon Art Club | Pauline Teunissen_ Monthly update from my art studio ## [From the Cocoon - June Pages](https://lascarlatte.substack.com/p/from-the-cocoon-june-pages) _2026-06-30 · La Scarlatte · Creative Cocoon Art Club | Pauline Teunissen_ Exclusive Sketchbook Pages, Paintings, And What I'm Proud Of ## [Bats](https://andsp.com/bats/) _2026-06-24 · andrewspittle · Andrew’s Blog_ An unexpected aspect of life in the countryside: bats. We've had a heatwave the last couple days, which has meant leaving the windows wide open at night. The property's bordered by a stream and forest land, prime habitat for bats. As I sat working in the living room this afternoon I saw what, at first, looked like a bird flying around the entryway. Turns out, bat! It then flew into the sunroom… ## [Weather rhythms](https://andsp.com/weather-rhythms/) _2026-06-19 · andrewspittle · Andrew’s Blog_ I've always loved being near water. It's why the creek that runs down two sides of our property was such a selling point. There are even two footbridges! One thing I didn't appreciate until we moved in was how much the presence of that creek would make me aware of different rhythms in the weather. Yesterday was an absolute downpour, especially overnight. The creek, by extension, is roaring now!… ## [Perfectly Imperfect: Saying Goodbye to May in Normandie](https://lepetitecottageri.substack.com/p/perfectly-imperfect-saying-goodbye) _2026-06-01 · Jenna Kinghorn · Cottage & Countryside Living in the France_ A month of beautiful moments, chaotic weather and hard learned lessons ## [Zuverlässiges Hosting, Domains, Server (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ooi4ASKIdmjP) _2026-06-01 · **Sponsored**_ Zuverlässige Infrastruktur, niedrige Preise und skalierbare Server für deinen Webauftritt. ## [From Flea Markets to Curated Journeys](https://lepetitecottageri.substack.com/p/from-flea-markets-to-curated-journeys) _2026-05-30 · Jenna Kinghorn · Cottage & Countryside Living in the France_ How I decided to create my Brocante Stays here in Normandie ## [A Basket in the Morning, A Tart in the Afternoon](https://lepetitecottageri.substack.com/p/a-basket-in-the-morning-a-tart-in) _2026-05-24 · Jenna Kinghorn · Cottage & Countryside Living in the France_ C'est la saison des cerises à la ferme ## [Art de Vivre on a Budget](https://lepetitecottageri.substack.com/p/art-de-vivre-on-a-budget) _2026-05-14 · Jenna Kinghorn · Cottage & Countryside Living in the France_ How I Decorated Our Living Room with Mostly Brocante Finds ## [Au revoir Avril](https://lepetitecottageri.substack.com/p/au-revoir-avril) _2026-05-02 · Jenna Kinghorn · Cottage & Countryside Living in the France_ monthly notes from the farmhouse