The dawn chorus provided by a blackbird whilst Chris Skinner describes how much he enjoys doing the rounds first thing at High Ash Farm. The goslings swim over to wish Chris a good morning!He's joined by  his broadcasting companion Matthew Gugdin and they marvel at the mystery of the bee  orchid and discuss other orchids on the farm and their soil preference. Matthew, Chris and  his terrible terrier visit  another field full of wild flowers. Chris describes how quickly these dedicated wild flower fields change colour so quickly.They answer listeners questions about caterpillars and Chris shows Matthew the Mullein moth caterpillar in action. They also explain how to collect and spread yellow rattle seed.Click here to download the MP3 file of this episodeWe are excited to announce the arrival of our first piece of merchandise for Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcast. We have 100 limited edition tote bags featuring our original podcast artworkThey’re available to look at and order at SOUNDYARD.org/chrisThe price is £20 plus £3.50 postage. And that’s because after the cost of the tote bag your money is donated directly towards the sustainability and production of this podcast.Click here to donate to the podcast. If you have a question that you'd like Chris to answer on the podcast, send an email to: chris@countrysidepodcast.co.ukJoin the official Chris Skinner's Countryside Podcast newsletterChris Skinner's Countryside Podcast is produced by SOUNDYARD - a non-profit company on a mission to turn up the volume on under-heard voices. Join the SOUNDYARD newsletter