Open Country Podcast
Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles
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Steart Peninsula, Somerset
Thu 20 Nov 2014
Felicity Evans visits Steart Marshes, the UK's largest new wetland reserve.
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Lee Valley
Thu 13 Nov 2014
Helen Mark explores the Lee Valley's hybrid landscape of the natural and industrial.
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Orchards in Herefordshire
Thu 6 Nov 2014
Felicity Evans visits the autumnal orchards of Herefordshire.
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Elmley Nature Reserve
Thu 30 Oct 2014
Helen Mark visits the marsh-swathed landscape of Elmley Nature Reserve in Kent.
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Dennis Potter and the Forest of Dean
Thu 11 Sep 2014
Felicity Evans visits the Forest of Dean, the landscape that author Dennis Potter loved.
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The John Muir Way
Thu 4 Sep 2014
Helen Mark trails the new John Muir Way to hear how he was inspired by Dunbar's landscapes
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The Needles, Isle of Wight
Thu 28 Aug 2014
Helen Mark learns a Cold War secret amidst the Isle of Wight's chalk cliffs, The Needles.
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Cheshire Salt
Thu 21 Aug 2014
Cheshire's salt sustained the British Empire. Felicity Evans finds out how and why.
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Chalk Streams
Thu 14 Aug 2014
Helen Mark finds out why Hampshire's chalk streams are so revered by fly fishermen.
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The Bournville Legacy
Thu 7 Aug 2014
Felicity Evans asks how George Cadbury's vision for Bournville, Birmingham, lives on today
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Slate Mines, Snowdonia
Thu 31 Jul 2014
Snowdonia's slate once roofed the world. Find out what has become of the quarries today.
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Butser Ancient Farm, Hampshire
Thu 24 Jul 2014
How did people live and work 2,000 years ago? Helen Mark finds out at Butser Ancient Farm.
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Hafod, Mid Wales
Thu 17 Jul 2014
Felicity Evans visits Hafod estate near Aberystwyth, once Wales's most popular attraction.
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Rural Murals in Dumfries and Galloway
Thu 10 Jul 2014
Helen Mark visits new art in the countryside aiming to give visitors a fresh perspective.
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Tour de Yorkshire
Thu 3 Jul 2014
Helen Mark explores the route of the opening leg of the Tour de France in Yorkshire.
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Life on Coquet Island
Thu 15 May 2014
Helen Mark visits Coquet Island, sanctuary for some of Britain's rarest nesting sea birds.
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Brooklands Racetrack
Thu 8 May 2014
Helen Mark visits Brooklands, the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit.
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The Avon Gorge, Bristol
Thu 1 May 2014
Felicity Evans explores the wild landscape of Bristol's Avon Gorge.
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Walking on Water, Isles of Scilly
Thu 24 Apr 2014
Helen Mark walks between Tresco and Bryher on the Isles of Scilly on a low spring tide.
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Heritage Cotton Mills, Derbyshire
Thu 17 Apr 2014
Helen Mark visits the cotton mills of the Derwent Valley.
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Brecon Beacons, Waterfall Country
Thu 10 Apr 2014
Felicity Evans visits the western end of the Brecon Beacons and walks behind a waterfall.
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British Raj in the Peak District
Thu 3 Apr 2014
Helen Mark discovers Indian heritage amongst the hills of the Peak District National Park.
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Common Ground, Dorset
Thu 6 Feb 2014
Helen Mark hears why Dorset was used as a laboratory by the arts group Common Ground.
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Adlestrop
Thu 30 Jan 2014
Helen Mark visits the Gloucestershire village that inspired Edward Thomas's famous poem.
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Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage
Thu 23 Jan 2014
Helen Mark discovers how Lincolnshire's former airfields are being used today.
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Falkland Centre for Stewardship
Thu 16 Jan 2014
Felicity Evans visits Falkland Estate in Fife, home to a former royal palace.
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The Legacy of Flodden Field
Thu 2 Jan 2014
Helen Mark visits the border landscape surrounding the Battle of Flodden.
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Doddington Hall, Lincolnshire
Boxing Day 2013
Helen Mark visits Doddington Hall in Lincolnshire, where festivities include a shoot.
