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Countrystride podcast

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www.countrystride.co.uk - celebrating the landscapes, culture, heritage and people of Cumbria and the Lake District. Produced by David Felton and presented by Mark Richards

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
#166: The real reivers – Hidden history of the Debatable Land ...in which we ramble up remote Liddesdale in the extreme north-east of Cumbria to uncover the remarkable history of a unique independent territory transformed into a bloody borderland.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
#165: Wool, Wine & Wordsworth – Hawkshead and its remarkable Grammar School …in which we take a midsummer stroll through Hawkshead to learn about the village's deep history and its tiny school that had a big impact – not just locally, but on the world stage.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
#164: Maryport and The Vanishing Age of Sail ...in which we return to 19th-century Maryport in the company of author Simon Francis Brown to explore the world of regional shipbuilding through the exquisite illustrated journals of master shipbuilder Kelsick Wood.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
#161: Donald Campbell – Speed king of Coniston ...in which we return to the golden age of speed records in the company of Dr Keith Mitchell, who was a teen when Bluebird K7 made its tragic final record attempt on Coniston in January 1967, and who has researched all things Campbell ever since.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
#160: Vicars of the fells ...in which we pull up a pew at St Oswald’s Church, Grasmere, for a wide-ranging chat about faith in the hills, fell-running and the day-to-day life of the rural vicar. Illustrated the romantically sited St Bega's beside the shores of Bassenthwaite lake.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
#158: Haystacks – How Wainwright changed our lives ...in which we embark on a memorial walk to Innominate Tarn on Haystacks to ask the question: How did fell-walker Alfred Wainwright impact on so many lives?
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Episode #157 our Christmas Cracker night recording went live today... enjoy.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Countrystride's Cumbrian Christmas Cracker at the Theatre by the Lake, was indeed a cracker, two nights running. Dr Sue Allen, Alan Cleaver and foodie John Crouch, with musicans Carloyn Francis and Mike Willoughby performing traditional seasonal songs.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
#155: The Lakeland Angler – On Derwent Water ...in which we spend a perfect autumn day 'gone fishing' on Derwent Water with angler-author Eric Hope.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
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Countrystride #154: Rory Stewart: 'Middleland' – Letters from Britain’s most rural constituency
...in which we are joined by broadcaster, author, long-distance walker and former MP for Penrith and the Border, Rory Stewart, to discuss his new book, 'Middleland – Dispatches from the Borders'.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
#153: Monasteries, mining and manhunts – A 10,000 year history of Seatoller... in which we congregate in autumnal Upper Borrowdale to explore the history of Seatoller. In the company of Steve Uglow – author of Seatoller: History of a Hamlet.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Simmerson Fell only a month ago!
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Linescape for our upcoming Derwent Water fishing trip podcast.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Out recording... Tales of a Lakeland Angler with the superb Eric Hope. Coming soon...!
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Nicola Pitchford @npitchford.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Lovely to have @countrystride.bsky.social back! (From Eycott Hill, with eyebright & sneezewort) Soothing friends for lousy times.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
#149: Hostelling in the Lakes ...in which we gather at YHA Borrowdale for a wide-ranging chat about hostelling in the Lake District. In the company of Aaron Jones, manager at YHA Borrowdale; Christine Thomas, co-owner of Elterwater Hostel; and Elterwater team member Charlie Spiller
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Eskdale Mill @eskdalemill.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
We've just featured in the latest @countrystride.bsky.social podcast! You can listen to it here → www.eskdalemill.co.uk/eskdale-mill... #eskdalemill #eskdale #cumbria #lakedistrict #waterpower #watermill #heritage
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Post-umus reminder of times past.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
#147: Last of its kind – Eskdale Mill ...in which we venture west to the Eskdale village of Boot to visit the last remaining water cornmill in the Lake District, guided by Mill manager Kate Hughes,
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Eskdale Mill embodies the Lake District’s rich heritage. Discover a unique experience at this charming site in Boot.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
#145: The Westmorland Dales – A century of farming memories ...in which we delve into a remarkable oral history archive to paint a long-view picture of the ever-changing farmed landscape of the Westmorland Dales.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
The first Hefted newsletter of 2025 featuring the News Gather; @fellranger.bsky.social remembers his old friend AW on a Coast to Coast wander; @postalpathsguy.bsky.social finds Jesus in Eskdale; and the Woodland Trust choose their five favourite Cumbrian woods. hefted.substack.com/p/hefted-new...
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Hefted newsletter #7: January 2025
Despatches from Cumbria and the Lake District, from the team at Countrystride and Inspired by Lakeland
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
#142: Review of 2024 ...in which we unwrap a selection box of our favourite clips from the year past in the company of Cumbria Wildlife Trust's Jamie Normington and Low Sizergh Barn co-owner Alison Park.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
#141: A Cumbrian Christmas Cracker ...in which we congregate at the Armitt, Ambleside for a night of readings, dialect poems and music that celebrate a distinctly Cumbrian Christmas. In the company of Alan Cleaver, Lesley Park, Sue Allan and – on harp and guitar – the Cumbrian Duo.
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@stephanbrz @stephanbrz.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
For Christmas - a suitably seasonal image of what is arguably England’s finest example of a glaciated valley - High Cup under a good covering of snow. A highlight of the #NorthPennines National Landscape in #Cumbria #landscapephotography
A suitably seasonal image of what is arguably England’s finest example of a glaciated valley - High Cup under a good covering of snow.  A highlight of the North Pennines National Landscape  in Cumbria
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Paul you need to come up this way. Try Shap for a first port of call and trace the lost avenue.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
#140: The owls of Grasmere, with Polly Atkin ...in which Dave takes a midwinter stroll with author Polly Atkin to discuss The Company of Owls, Polly's new book about her tawny owl neighbours in Grasmere.
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As the autumn nights draw in, join Polly Atkin in a nocturnal love song to the owls that surround her Lake District home – a stunning meditation on learning to listen in a world full of noise.In the w...
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Tawny owl perched on lichen encrusted winter branches. Posted in advance of this weekend's episode #140 with @pollyrowena.bsky.social
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
The Wren Crag pines.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
We had a great time :-)
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Paul Whitewick @paulwhitewick.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
More Wansdyke filth.... Just look at it!
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Great shot. Did you know that the fell-name Hallin referred to the fell's form replicating that of a firehouse 'hallin' where meat was dried and smoked above an open fire (before the advent of metal ranges).
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Today's recording episode #139 talking about the work of Fix the Fells crossed the Aira Beck valley from High Cascades car park to the summit of Gowbarrow Fell. This 'contrived' rustic National Trust signpost guiding us betwix.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Strode onto Gowbarrow Fell today with Fix the Fells co-ordinator Isabel Berry and NT ranger Jonny Skinn recording episode #139. A fascinating and inspiring conversation, this will be going live probably tomorrow.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
We'll be on Gowbarrow Fell tomorrow recording a pod on the magnificent and vital Fix the Fells project.
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Grey O'Dwyer @grey-odwyer.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Always one of the finest views in the Lake District: the approach to Sharp Edge on Blencathra's eastern flank. Probably my favourite fell in the Lake District. Not visited much this year due to shooting other fells for a forthcoming book along with trips out to the Alps. Back here soon though!
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Classic pitch.
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Grey O'Dwyer @grey-odwyer.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Image of a lone figure looking to Bowfell from Crinkle Crags in spring of this year with the light struggling to break through the clouds. Had to sit and wait for someone to wander into the frame, which always means sitting in the cold for a good while. But here it felt like it paid off 🎉🥳🎉
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Flight of the condor.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
After the last war someone called St Joseph from Cambridge University was the pioneer of aerial photography. Your drones are transforming our appreciation and understanding of the historic landscapes of southern Britain. Bravo
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Michael G 🇱🇹 🇺🇦 🐕 🐾 🙏🕉 @beardedwalker.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Bitterly cold day upon the top of Great Asby Scar with the wind swept Juniper trees #Cumbria #WestmorlandDales
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Fiona Music In The Lakes @fionamusiclakes.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
A frosty but sunny start to @kendalmountainfest.bsky.social 🙏❄️🏔️ Lovely interview with Kate Bradbury & Jamie Normington from @CumbriaWildlifeTrust ( hope to see them on here soon ) #wildlifegardening #climatechange #KateBradbury #CumbriaWildlifeTrust #KendalMountainFestival #books #gardening
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
@drannaburton.bsky.social Am doing a few drawings of trees shortly for a book called "Hadrian's Wall and its trees". Just up your street.
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Graham Uney @grahamuney.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
The Scafell Pike range from Kirk Fell. #walkingthewainwrights
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gillianfoxcroft.bsky.social @gillianfoxcroft.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Looking forward to this on Friday @kendalmountainfest.bsky.social Volunteering for the event....looks like there's 1 last ticket on the front row before it's sold out! @cumbriawildlife.bsky.social @leeinthelakes.bsky.social @amyjanebeer.bsky.social
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Public transport in Lakeland discussed on Hefted. hefted.substack.com/p/rethinking...
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Rethinking Lake District transport: Community buses in Ullswater
Frustrated by a lack of sustainable transport in the valley, communities in Ullswater started their own bus service. Two years on, it's thriving.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
#138: Running int' fells - A brief history of fell-running, with Peter Todhunter ...in which we take an autumnual stroll around Grasmere to explore the history of fell-running with runner, archivist and west coast lad Peter Todhunter.
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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Linescape of Butter Crags from the Grasmere Sports Field showing the route of the annual Guides Race. This will feature in this Friday's new episode of Countrystride on the history of Fell Running, with our guest Peter Todhunter.
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