Farming and Country Life

Countryfile – Cotswolds: Charlotte Smith is back in the Cotswolds on Adam’s farm to find out how he’s getting on with his plan to try out regenerative farming, the big new trend in British agriculture. As well as catching up with his farmer neighbour David Wilson, who is showing him the ropes, Adam also meets a robot that could one day eliminate the need for pesticides. Charlotte visits an innovator in Wiltshire who is recycling waste into fertiliser that could help farmers battling sky-high prices. But how realistic is the shift to regen farming for farmers like Adam, and with […]

Countryfile – At the Seaside: Sean Fletcher visits Whitby. Isolated between the North York Moors National Park and the sombre North Sea, it’s not a place you stumble upon; it’s a destination. This North Yorkshire seaside town has been attracting people with its architectural, geological and literary charms for generations.     This May marks the 125th year since the publication of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, a novel that was influenced by Whitby’s folkloric past and continues to shape this maritime outpost. To celebrate the occasion, Sean is in town visiting the people of Whitby who work and protect its coastline