87: Wild Fire, Singed Brows and Charcoal

87: Wild Fire, Singed Brows and Charcoal

July 17, 2026 · 51 min

About this episode

The episode discusses drought, wildfires, pizza oven mishaps, and charcoal making.

We couldn't not talk about the drought, resulting fires, Callum's recent pizza oven woes (spoiler alert: he wasn't even cooking a pizza) and Prideaux's forays into making charcoal! There are a few announcements in this week's episode so listen through to the end and enjoy! CountrySlide is a podcast that looks at farming, conservation and life in the British countryside. You can contact us on social media, or by emailing - contact@countryslide.co.uk Links - T-shirts and Game Fair bingo cards will be available on store.sidecountry.co.uk - 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 - Sign up to our Newsletter - The Rural Register - CountrySlide website - Negus' book tour dates can be found here - Land Use Framework The Hosts Richard Negus website Callum McInerney-Riley website Richard Prideaux website Edited and Produced by Amy Green for Rural and Outdoor.

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