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Ellie鈥檚 joins a team of National Trust conservationists on their annual clean of Cheddar Gorge. As she abseils over the precipice loose rocks that could be dangerous to tourists are removed, and swathes of scrub and brush are cut back.聽Ellie learns that it鈥檚 a constant battle to keep the Gorge clear of scrub, but with the help of goats, sheep and聽an army of volunteers, swinging axes and wielding saws.聽

Matt meets Judith Turner, her husband Clive and their herd of organic Guernseys, one of the rarest breeds of farm cattle and one of only two organic herds in the entire country. But these cows are special and Judith and Clive have confounded conventional farming wisdom.聽Guernseys are traditionally diary cattle, but this herd has been winning awards for its beef. Their Guernsey meat is feted by high end butchers and top chefs, who liken it to kobe or wagyu!聽So what鈥檚 it like? Luckily for Matt, he gets a taste.

Tom gets a first look at a house with special powers. This unassuming Victorian terrace has been been built from the ground up to beat back the flood waters. Tom gets a tour and then gets to flood the house himself to see how it copes. Now that we are all paying towards flood insurance, whether we're in a high risk area or not, a house that can be dried out in days rather than rebuilt in months must be a good idea, so why isn't it being used across the country?

Adam is out with the farm vets in Wiltshire watching routine procedures like hoof trimming, but then an emergency call comes in. Adam races off to join vet,聽Will Sommerville, who is with a cow struggling to give birth. Despite their best efforts the calve just won't be born, the only option is a Caesarian section right there in the barn.聽

This week comedian Romesh Ranganathan returns to the English Riviera in Devon to relive his first experiences of the countryside when as a teacher he led a large group of sixth form students on a field trip to the Dartmoor National Park.聽Romesh takes us down memory lane returning to Ansteys Cove in Torquay where he and the group took part in coasteering and sea Kayaking. It didn't quite go according to plan at the time, but today he's looking to reconcile this and face his fears.聽

For many of us, childhood memories evoke long days playing outdoors. Adventures at every turn. Running through woodland and scrambling up trees without a care in the world. But what if you could have a model which was anything but child's play?聽There鈥檚 central heating, a kitchen and a bathroom with all mod cons...聽聽and it鈥檚 20 feet above the ground聽on stilts.聽 Ellie gets the low down on high living from Eco Architect Simon Parfett, a man whose mission is to see us living in trees.聽But Ellie can鈥檛 help wondering whether tree houses could be a property for the future or just big kids play thing聽and given they can cost as much as a house it鈥檚 a question worth asking.聽

Plain or Vanilla, Greek or聽natural,聽we鈥檝e all got our preferences when it comes to yoghurt. But Judith and Clive Turner along with their Guernsey herd have a few flavours we bet you've never tried. They've already turned convention on its head with their beef from dairy cattle, but is the world ready for their vegetable yoghurts? Matt and Ellie are in for a taste sensation!