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Open Country Episodes

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    Opening Up County Down

    Helen Mark finds out how ancient woodland in County Down is being opened up to the public.

  2. Rutland Water: What lies beneath?

    Rutland Water is a reservoir with a prehistoric past life, as Helen Mark discovers.

  3. Matlock Bath Illuminations

    As Matlock Bath Illuminations celebrate 125 years, Helen Mark explores the waters.

  4. The Mushroom Man

    How to spot Porcini and leave Destroying Angel mushrooms in the woods.

  5. Tolkien Land

    Ever wondered where Middle-earth really is?

  6. The Plock

    Helen Mark hears about plans to regenerate a community parkland close to the Skye Bridge.

  7. Frampton Country Fair

    Elver eating, sheep racing, and men with axes - it's one of the last fairs of the season.

  8. Gedling Colliery: From Pit to Park

    Rose Ferraby visits Gedling Country Park near Nottingham.

  9. Beefeater Bend on the Tour de France

    We're in the French Alps with five men from Essex dressed as Beefeaters... and it's hot.

  10. Cornwall with Helen Glover

    How growing up in and around Newlyn shaped and inspired an Olympic champion.

  11. Finding Balblair

    Helen Mark explores the 'lost' village of Balblair in the Scottish Highlands.

  12. Radical Essex

    Emily Knight explores the radical history of back-to-the-land pacifist communities.

  13. A new road for Kerrera

    Antonia Quirke travels 400 metres across the sea from Oban to the tiny island of Kerrera.

  14. Uncharted Stories of the Causeway Coast

    Helen Mark is in Northern Ireland to hear little known histories about the Causeway Coast.

  15. Aberystwyth Inspiration

    Niellah Arboine returns to her university town of Aberystwyth, which inspired her so much.

  16. The Search for Summer Snow

    Iain Cameron and Andrew Cotter climb the Scottish Highlands in search of snow.

  17. The Book, the Fish and the Dove

    The River Dove inspires this tale of Izaak Walton: fisherman, philosopher and writer.

  18. Cornwall鈥檚 Steam Heritage

    Ian Marchant celebrates steam power in Cornwall.

  19. Erland Cooper's Orkney

    Composer Erland Cooper takes us on a tour of his Orkney homeland.

  20. Bath Workhouse Burial Ground

    We visit a field in Bath, once used as the burial ground for a 19th-century workhouse.

  21. The Wash

    We visit the Wash, where the interests of fishing and conservation are finely balanced.

  22. Mammoth Hunting on the Norfolk Coast

    Emily Knight takes a walk along the Norfolk coast, on the trail of ancient mammoths.

  23. Husky Sledding in the Cairngorms

    Helen Mark explores the Aberdeenshire countryside - from the back of a husky-pulled sled!

  24. California's Giant Cousins

    Felicity Evans discovers how Europe's largest Redwood grove came to be in mid-Wales.

  25. Goats on the Gun Batteries

    Helen Mark explores the landscape of Purdown on the edge of Bristol.

  26. Classic Rock

    Climbing in the Langdales with Anna Fleming.

  27. Ancient Dartmoor

    Ian Marchant explores Dartmoor, one of the UK's most important archaeological landscapes.

  28. Reflections and Connections

    As the year turns, four individuals reflect on their relationship with the landscape.

  29. Bright lights and bees at Blenheim

    Helen Mark explores the parkland and green spaces of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.

  30. The Wall

    Inspired by Hadrian鈥檚 Wall in Northumberland, our relationship with walls is explored.

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