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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · 2d

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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 · 23d

#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 · Sep 24

Simmerson Fell only a month ago!

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · Sep 23

Linescape for our upcoming Derwent Water fishing trip podcast.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · Sep 22

Pleased to be back :-)

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · Sep 22

Out recording... Tales of a Lakeland Angler with the superb Eric Hope. Coming soon...!

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Nicola Pitchford @npitchford.bsky.social · Aug 22

Lovely to have @countrystride.bsky.social back! (From Eycott Hill, with eyebright & sneezewort) Soothing friends for lousy times.

Mark Richards @fellranger.bsky.social · Aug 18

Linescape of Bowscale Fell from Eycott Hill.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · Apr 26

#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 · Apr 2

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 · Apr 13

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · Mar 28

Post-umus reminder of times past.

Alan Cleaver @postalpathsguy.bsky.social · Mar 28

I was hoping to receive the first copy of my new book, The Postal Paths, this week, but I returned home to find a 'Sorry you were out' card. Seems rather appropriate 😁

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · Mar 28

#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,

Come and visit Eskdale Mill - Visitor Information, Opening Times and more

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 · Feb 28

#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 · Jan 10

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.
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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 · Jan 3

You might find my own Cicerone 'Patterdale' guide a useful backup to AW's. Am looking forward to giving talk and demonstration on AW's pen drawing technique on July 21st at the Armitt Museum... best book early 👍 Have fun visiting all those wonderful fells, they'll bring you great reward.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · Jan 1

Ditto in Geltsdale, yet Winter is acoming.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · Dec 30

#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 · Dec 24

#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 · Dec 23

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 · Dec 23

Paul you need to come up this way. Try Shap for a first port of call and trace the lost avenue.

Paul Whitewick @paulwhitewick.bsky.social · Dec 23

Oi... you. Yeah, you.

You should go buy a copy of this gorgeous book by the excellent @adamibbotson.bsky.social

Me holding "Cumbria's Prehistoric Monuments." A book by Adam Morgan Ibbotson

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · Dec 22

OMG "so this is Christmas" the reality of Christmastide. Get well soon by coddling yourself.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · Dec 22

The handsome peak of Grasmoor End looks about as far removed from a grassy moor from this perspective as could be imagined.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · Dec 20

#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.

Polly Atkin, The Company of Owls *Signed* | Sam Read Bookseller Online Shop

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 · Dec 16

What a lovely setting.

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Countrystride podcast @countrystride.bsky.social · Dec 12

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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