Landward episode 25 2022: With the festive season fast approaching, Dougie visits a farm near Buchlyvie, in Stirlingshire, that has diversified from producing beef to growing Christmas trees. He lends a hand as people come along to cut their own trees. Elsewhere, Rosie is in Ullapool to help the community build this year’s creel Christmas tree, while Cammy visits young […]
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Countryfile – Winter Wonders: Anita Rani is at the world-famous Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Slimbridge, a centre of research and conservation founded by Sir Peter Scott in 1946, to discover some wonderful winter sights. Anita waits for one of the most magical moments in the Slimbridge calendar, the arrival of Bewick’s swans. Having flown all the way from Russia,
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Landward episode 23 2022: The team investigate the effects of climate change and how extremes in weather are dealt with. Dougie is in the Great Glen in the hills above Loch Ness to find out how foresters future-proof tree plantations from storm events. He sees how the forest is cleared to avoid destruction caused by wind blow. Near Ballater in
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Landward episode 23 2022: Dougie and the team make the 100-mile journey from the mainland out into the Atlantic to discover St Kilda, Britain’s remotest and wildest islands. Dougie takes a walk up the highest sea cliffs in Britain and gets a bird’s-eye view of the geology and ecology. He hears worrying evidence that the world-renowned seabirds’ colonies are now
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Countryfile – Inclusive Farming: Matt Baker rolls up his sleeves to help out on a remarkable smallholding in Bedfordshire. Farmer Mike Duxbury lost his sight at the age of six due to glaucoma, but that didn’t stop him from achieving his dream to farm. Touch and sound enable him to navigate the farm and take on anything that needs doing,
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Countryfile – Plant Britain Finale: As Countryfile’s Plant Britain initiative to plant three-quarters of a million trees across the UK reaches its climax, John Craven and Ellie Harrison are at the Countryfile wood in Cheshire. Planting here began just two years ago, but John and Ellie discover how the saplings are already helping nature. Ellie also checks out the positive
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Landward episode 22 2022: In this episode, Dougie visits a farm near Beauly that is taking a regenerative approach to livestock farming. He meets a couple inspired by time spent in Kenya, who move their sheep and cattle around the land regularly to graze. Elsewhere, Anne is in a forest in South Lanarkshire where she gets to grips with the
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Countryfile – Mount Edgcumbe Country Park: Margherita Taylor visits Mount Edgecumbe Country Park in Cornwall to mark Remembrance Sunday. She discovers how ex-servicemen and women are being helped to heal old wounds and develop new skills for the future. For many veterans, the transition from military to civilian life can be tough, but dedicated charities and initiatives can help to
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Landward episode 21 2022: Dougie is in the far north west of Sutherland at Kinlochbervie to listen out for one of the sounds of the autumn – the deer roaring as the stags battle it out in the annual rut. Arlene is near Moffat, where she learns about the eco alternatives to plastic tree tubes, while Cammy
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Landward episode 20 2022: The Landward team are in Aberdeen for the World Clydesdale Show, the biggest single-breed horse show in Europe. Arlene witnesses the power of the eight-horse team class. and Dougie is in the forge as sparks fly in the World Farrier Championships. And we meet the beautiful stallion that has travelled 8,000 miles to compete.
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Landward episode 19 2022: Dougie is in the centre of Scotland to climb Schiehallion, one of the country’s most distinctive and popular munroes. He hears how landowners the John Muir Trust are balancing the needs of the 30,000 visitors a year with protecting this unique upland habitat. Further up the mountain, he meets a member of the
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Landward episode 18 2022: Dougie is in Oban for the Highland Cattle Society’s 125th Autumn Show and Sales. He follows the action, meeting the breeders showing and selling their livestock and hoping for top prizes and prices. Cammy is in Tayside finding out how climate change is affecting our potato crop. He hears how scientists are urgently
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