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Hampshire Countryside Service
Hampshire Countryside Service
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The official podcast of the Hampshire Countryside Service. Expect a walk through all things nature and mindfulness from news from your local country park to how to better live in the moment.
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Aug 21, 2023
Episode 33: Wildlife in Rivers
In this episode, we learn about Hampshire's chalk stream rivers, discuss the amazing wildlife living in them and the work being done to protect their habitat.
26 min
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Aug 1, 2023
Episode 32: Pollinator Q&A session with our rangers
Learn about pollinators and how you can help the Hampshire Countryside Service team efforts in supporting them.
17 min
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Jun 30, 2023
Episode 31: Butterfly Conservation UK
Learn about butterflies and moths and what you can do to help them as Ashlea chats to Dr Zoë Randle from Butterfly Conservation UK.
23 min
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May 26, 2023
Episode 30: Inspiring teenagers to get outdoors
Inspire teenagers to spend time in nature with some top tips from Lottie and Becky in this episode of Looking After Nature.
26 min
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May 2, 2023
Episode 29: Hampshire Swifts
Karima talks to Catharine from Hampshire Swifts.
27 min
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Mar 27, 2023
Episode 28: Busting Countryside Myths
Andy and Ben explore some of the most well-known myths about nature.
13 min
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Feb 24, 2023
Episode 27: Fantastic Frog Facts with Froglife
Find out more about frogs, their natural habitats and how you can help to protect them.
27 min
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Feb 3, 2023
Episode 26: Sustainable Living
Find out how you can live more sustainably and reduce your waste at home.
25 min
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Dec 16, 2022
Episode 25: A Walk Along the River Itchen
Join Carly and Andy as they walk along the river Itchen and spot some wildlife along the way.
26 min
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Nov 18, 2022
Episode 24: Trees and Seeds at Queen Elizabeth Country Park
Join Carly and Andy as they visit Queen Elizabeth Country Park to learn all about trees and seeds.
25 min
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Sep 8, 2022
Episode 23: Pollinators at Martin Down
Join Carly and Andy as they visit the pollinators at Martin Down National Nature Reserve.
23 min
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Aug 15, 2022
Episode 22: England Coast Path
Join Carly on a visit to Wicor Recreation Ground in Portchester to meet Allison, England Coast Path Project Manager.
22 min
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Aug 2, 2022
Episode 21: A Wander Around Whitchurch
Andy and Carly join Jonathan in his hometown to explore the local village and discover the wildlife on show.
1 hr 2 min
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Jul 1, 2022
Rights of Way – Episode 6: Parish Council
The final episode of our right of way mini-series and we're near Andover to meet a parish councillor.
16 min
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Jun 29, 2022
Rights of Way – Episode 5: Walking With The Wounded
Part 5 of our rights of way series and we're joined by members of the Walking With The Wounded charity.
11 min
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Jun 17, 2022
Rights of Way- Episode 4: Ramblers
Part 4 of our rights of way series sees us meet members of the Ramblers, a charity that promote walking for health and pleasure.
16 min
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Jun 10, 2022
Rights of Way – Episode 3: British Horse Society
Part 3 of our rights of way series sees us meet Petronella from the British Horse Society to see how people and horses can safely use rights of way paths.
31 min
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Jun 3, 2022
Rights of Way – Episode 2: Path Wardens and Volunteers
Part 2 of our rights of way mini-series and Carly and Gemma meet Judy, a path warden and volunteer.
16 min
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May 27, 2022
Rights of Way – Episode 1: Meet the Rights Of Way Team
Our new podcast mini-series on rights of way is here!
43 min
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Apr 22, 2022
Episode 20: Nature Recovery
Andy introduces the topic of nature recovery and how it can help prevent climate change.
23 min
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Mar 21, 2022
Episode 19: Dog Control
Bird Aware Solent part their wisdom on looking after your dog on the beach.
30 min
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Feb 25, 2022
Episode 18: Signs of Spring
We're joining Jo in her hometown to see if we can spot the first signs of spring.
38 min
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Jan 27, 2022
Episode 17: Garden Birdwatching
We're back for the new year coming to you from Bishop's Waltham ahead of the Big Garden Birdwatch.
40 min
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Dec 17, 2021
Episode 16: Food Waste and Recycling
Carly and Andy are at a former landfill site in Southampton to talk waste with the Smart Living team.
22 min
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Nov 22, 2021
Episode 15: Trees and Climate Change
Carly and Andy are at Queen Elizabeth Country Park to meet James from our tree team.
52 min
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Oct 15, 2021
Episode 14: Ancient Trees
We've headed north to Newbury to find out more about ancient trees.
44 min
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Sep 21, 2021
Episode 13: Marine Wildlife
For September, we're down at Hill Head beach to talk marine wildlife.
40 min
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Aug 20, 2021
Episode 12: Wildlife Gardening
August's episode sees us coming to you from Lepe Country Park to talk wildlife gardening.
52 min
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Aug 3, 2021
Episode 11: Mad About Moths!
A bonus special episode for our #PollinatorPledge fans!
44 min
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Jul 19, 2021
Episode 10: Farming
For July, we're at Itchen Farm talking to a couple of special guests all about farming.
27 min
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Jun 17, 2021
Episode 9: Pollinators
This episode sees us out at Martin Down taking in the glorious views and talking pollinators.
33 min
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Jun 1, 2021
Episode 8: Hedgerows
It's time for episode 9 and we're out in the wild! We learn more about the importance of hedgerows to animal habitats and there are some anthill sightings.
27 min
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Apr 19, 2021
Episode 7: Heathlands
For episode 7 of our podcast, we're talking the importance of heathland habitats.
27 min
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Mar 22, 2021
Episode 6: Bird Aware Solent
Episode 7 of our podcast is here and we're joined by the Bird Aware team.
26 min
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Feb 19, 2021
Episode 5: Conservation Grazing
Our next episode is here and we're talking all things conservation grazing.
36 min
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Dec 18, 2020
Episode 4: Basingstoke Canal
We're back for episode 4 and this time we're at the Basingstoke Canal to find out more about this fabulous waterway.
34 min
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Dec 3, 2020
Episode 3: Slow Ways
A special episode here as we catch up with Dan from the Slow Ways project.
17 min
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Nov 20, 2020
Episode 2: Lymington and Keyhaven
The next episode is here. This month we're at Lymington & Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve with the site manager Pete.
24 min
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Oct 28, 2020
Episode 1: Bird Aware Solent
We're back for episode 1! This month we're at Hook with Warsash with the Birdaware Solent team.
25 min
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Sep 22, 2020
Episode 0: Everything Trees!
The first full length episode of our Looking After Nature podcast is here. Each month we will be bringing you closer to nature in Hampshire with conversations from our Hampshire Countyside Service rangers.
24 min
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Sep 18, 2020
Looking After You: Mindfulness with Jo #16
The final episode of the series is here and Jo wraps up with a look at happiness and an experiment.
6 min
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Sep 11, 2020
Looking After You: Mindfulness with Jo #15
The last meditation of the series is here.
5 min
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Sep 4, 2020
Looking After You: Mindfulness with Jo #14
Episode 14 of the podcast is titled self-compassion and looks at kindness.
7 min
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Aug 28, 2020
Looking After You: Mindfulness with Jo #13
Episode 13 is another meditation, this time a body scan with a positive visualisation.
6 min
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Aug 21, 2020
Looking After You: Mindfulness with Jo #12
Episode 12 of the podcast is about gratitude and positive psychology.
6 min
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Aug 14, 2020
Looking After You: Mindfulness with Jo #11
This week's podcast is a mindful pause meditation.
4 min
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Aug 6, 2020
Looking After You: Mindfulness with Jo #10
This week's episode is about stress and shows us an experiment that can help when we feel overwhelmed.
7 min
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Jul 31, 2020
Looking After You: Mindfulness with Jo #9
The latest episode of Jo's podcast min-series is a lake visualisation meditation.
6 min
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Jul 24, 2020
Looking After You: Mindfulness with Jo #8
This week's podcast is about mindful walking.
7 min
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Jul 22, 2020
Looking After You: Mindfulness with Jo #7
Episode 7 is another meditation, this time mindful walking.
6 min
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Jul 10, 2020
Looking After You: Mindfulness with Jo #6
Episode 6 of the podcast is a look at connection and Jo takes us through another mindfulness exercise.
8 min
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Jul 3, 2020
Looking After You: Mindfulness with Jo #5
Episode 5 of our podcast mini-series is another meditation, this time it is a breathing anchor.
8 min
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Jun 26, 2020
Looking After You: Mindfulness with Jo #4
Episode 4 of our podcast mini-series with Jo tells us to how to better appreciate the present.
7 min
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Jun 19, 2020
Looking After You: Mindfulness with Jo #3
Jo is back with a body scan, a great way to get into mindfulness meditation.
11 min
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Jun 5, 2020
Looking After You: Mindfulness with Jo #2
In this episode, the Head of the Hampshire Countryside Service takes us on a journey of how to better check in to the present.
6 min
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Jun 4, 2020
Looking After You: Mindfulness with Jo #1
Welcome to the first episode of the brand new podcast brought to you by the Hampshire Countryside Service!
5 min
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