Countryfile – Ramble: It’s the big ramble for BBC Children in Need as our presenters step out to meet some inspirational young people and to discover how they have been helped by the charity. Matt Baker is in Northern Ireland with Saul, aged 12, who has a rare form of dwarfism and an unquenchable thirst for adventure, enabled by CiN […]
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Landward episode 16 2022: Dougie sets sail on the Firth of Clyde to listen in on the sounds under the waves. He finds out what underwater sound monitoring can tell us about the health of marine habitats. Meanwhile, Anne is at the Highland Folk Museum in Newtonmore to learn how its founder, Isabel Grant, saved Highland rural
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Landward episode 15 2022: This week Dougie’s in Strathspey, investigating the housing crisis, balancing the need for affordable housing versus holiday lets for visitors. He speaks to local people struggling to find homes in the area and hears how businesses are being compromised. Rosie joins the Highland Raptor Study Group as they ring a nest of goshawk chicks. Arlene’s in
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Landward episode 14 2022: Dougie visits a new entrant couple running a deer farm near Port of Menteith, Stirlingshire, while Rosie takes part in a moth-trapping project in the Cairngorms that aims to find out how they indicate changes in the habitat. Anne helps bring in the last of the harvest the old fashioned way in Caithness,
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Countryfile – Green Space Dark Skies: Matt Baker introduces a special episode that comes from all four corners of the UK. Ben Nevis, Slieve Donard, Yr Wyddfa and Scafell Pike – the highest peaks of our four nations are the breathtaking backdrop for a massive art installation. Hundreds of volunteers, or ‘lumenators’, with specially designed bespoke lights, head for the
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Landward episode 13 2022: In the last episode of the spring series, Dougie and the team are at Ingliston for the Royal Highland Show. As the show celebrates its 200th anniversary this year, Dougie catches up with the livestock showing and judging. Meanwhile, Cammy follows the Young Farmers’ sheep shearing competitions. He watches with his expert eye as the younger
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Landward episode 12 2022: In this special episode from Scotland’s east coast, Anne is in Aberdeen finding out why it’s one of the best places to see dolphins in the UK. Dougie visits Coldingham Bay in Berwickshire, where he learns about the lifeguards who keep watch over the beach during the summer months, while Arlene and Shenaz head to Dunbar
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Landward episode 11 2022: As competitors make final preparations for the return of a full Royal Highland Show, Dougie visits Falleninch Farm near Stirling. He lends a hand washing Charolais bull show hopeful Stormzy and finds out what the show means to farmers across Scotland. Cammy is in Moray meeting some of the Valais sheep competing at
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Landward episode 10 2022: The fields are bright yellow in Easter Ross as Dougie meets the farmer producing Scotland’s most northerly rapeseed oil. Rosie is in the Angus glens finding out about one estate’s efforts to save the curlew, discovering how land managed for grouse has been beneficial for the wader population and has led to a spectacular rise in
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Landward episode 9 2022: In this episode, Dougie and chef Nick Nairn head north to Shetland to seek out its distinctive dishes and produce. Dougie meets the farming sisters who are using modern methods to raise sustainable beef, while Nick is on the east coast finding out about a traditional method of preserving cod. They use some of the cod
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Landward episode 8 2022: Dougie and his dog Jessie are visiting Gordon Castle estate in Moray for a special breed gathering of Gordon Setters. Cammy’s in the Borders investigating the growing problem of livestock worrying and attacks by dogs. He finds out about recent changes in legislation to tackle the issue. Rosie Morton’s in Skye to meet
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Landward episode 7 2022: In this episode, Dougie visits the Abernethy National Nature Reserve to view a sea eagle nest. For the very first time, a hidden camera has captured a pair of sea eagles looking after their newly hatched chicks and is beaming it live to the RSPB’s Loch Garten Nature Centre. Elsewhere, Arlene is in
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