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• News1: Environment vs Food Production and Outdoors for All

  Access to nature and an increase of arable land going into environmental schemes are the hot topics this week.A recent study has shown that 42.3% of farmers across the UK reduced their cropped arable area to take part in agri-environment schemes for harvest 2025, with the majority being in the South East and East of England where less productive and marginal ground which is difficult to access with machinery are being put into schemes to improve profitability and help the environment.Meanwhile a Labour-led all-party parliamentary group has released a report which concludes that there is not enough access to nature in England and calling for greater access to nature, particularly inland waters. There is also a push for improving accessibility of existing rights of way by removing stiles and replacing with inclusive alternatives.Richard and Richard discuss these topics, the deeper meanings and their potential impacts on rural spaces and our wildlife.CountrySlide is a podcast that looks at farming, conservation and life in the British countryside.Links- Environmental scheme study- Helena Horton's article about access to blue spaces- More information on the All-party parliamentary group and their recent report- Subscribe on Patreon for extra content (you can cancel at any time)- If you enjoy what we do, consider a one-off tip on Ko-fi- CountrySlide website- Negus' book tour dates can be found hereThe HostsRichard Negus websiteCallum McInerney-Riley websiteRichard Prideaux websiteEdited and Produced by Amy Green for Rural and Outdoor.

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• 44: Hedgerow Fest, Political Reshuffles and Coasteering

  A download of information about the fantastic Hedgerow Fest in Ireland, what the recent changes in government could mean for rural communities, and how Wild Justice can sometimes be an ally.Callum eventually turns up after a day of no signal and horse shenanigans to disrupt things!CountrySlide is a podcast that looks at farming, conservation and life in the British countryside.Send us photos of your interesting trinkets that your other half wants to burn or bin as submissions to the calendar or for fun at: [email protected] Links- Hedgerow fest- Subscribe on Patreon for extra content (you can cancel at any time)- Richard Negus interview on YouTube- If you enjoy what we do, consider a one-off tip on Ko-fi- CountrySlide website- Negus' book tour dates can be found hereThe HostsRichard Negus websiteCallum McInerney-Riley websiteRichard Prideaux websiteEdited and Produced by Amy Green for Rural and Outdoor.

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• The Mullet: When to go all in on your own business

  The Mullet is our small rural business and marketing advice mini-series, brought to you by Richard P and Callum of CountrySlide.Whilst feeding us with Pheasant burgers hot off the grill at the Game Fair, Hugo asked how to tell when it's time to grow some balls and quit the day job to focus entirely on the side hustle/passion project/own business.Whether your thing is smoking meat or laying hedges (or both) there are a few things to think about before throwing everything that you've got into it.Hugo can be found on Instagram @thegamegluttonIf you have a question for the podcast, please DM us or send an email on [email protected]

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• 43: Back to School...in France?

  After a month off from regular podcast recording, we've wrangled Richard N and Callum into giving us the lowdown on what they did over the summer holidays. Callum has been to France in search of fine food, family friendly lakes and adventures with his son. Meanwhile Richard has been learning more about the wider nature writing audience through his book tour.CountrySlide is a podcast that looks at farming, conservation and life in the British countryside.Send us photos of your interesting trinkets that your other half wants to burn or bin as submissions to the calendar or for fun at: [email protected] Links- Richard P's wild camping article on Scribehound- Hedgerow fest- Subscribe on Patreon for extra content (you can cancel at any time)- If you enjoy what we do, consider a one-off tip on Ko-fi- CountrySlide website- Negus' book tour dates can be found hereThe HostsRichard Negus websiteCallum McInerney-Riley websiteRichard Prideaux websiteEdited and Produced by Amy Green for Rural and Outdoor.

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• The Mullet : How to grow when the algorithm is against you

  The Mullet is our small rural business and marketing advice mini-series, brought to you by Richard P and Callum of CountrySlide.This episode we answer a question from Danum Blades about how to get around the meta algorithm which appears to be slowing his growth on social media as a craftsman who makes and sells knives.You can give Alan a follow over on @DanumbladesIf you have a question, please DM us or send an email on [email protected]

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