Open Country Podcast
Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles
Episodes to download
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29/12/2011
Thu 29 Dec 2011
The coastal communities of Moray Firth discuss the importance of preserving the gansey.
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22/12/2011
Thu 22 Dec 2011
Assessing a 60-year-old project on the Farne Islands, home to grey seals.
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Snowdonia: Search and Rescue Dog Association
Thu 15 Dec 2011
Helen Mark joins a very special training day in the Snowdonia National Park.
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Lancashire: Shale Gas
Thu 8 Dec 2011
Does the Lancashire landscape hold the key to cheaper gas bills?
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03/12/2011
Sat 3 Dec 2011
A major recruitment drive is launched for volunteers to help man our waterways.
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24/11/2011
Thu 24 Nov 2011
Research sheds light on acts of resistance in occupied Jersey during the Second World War.
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17/11/2011
Thu 17 Nov 2011
Richard Uridge meets the 58 residents of Herm who all live and work for just one employer.
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10/11/2011
Thu 10 Nov 2011
Open Country investigates the latest on a disease which is ravaging forests across the UK.
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The Dark Peaks
Sat 29 Oct 2011
Jules Hudson visits the Peak District to discover its tragic aviation history.
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Heather Moorland
Sat 10 Sep 2011
Jules Hudson visits the North York Moors to see how heather moorland is being revived.
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Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners
Sat 3 Sep 2011
Richard Uridge explores the Pembrokeshire coast around Skomer island from the bottom up.
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The Devil's Beeftub
Sat 27 Aug 2011
Helen Mark explores the Devil's Beeftub and Grey Mare's Tail in the Scottish Borders.
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Island Revival
Sat 20 Aug 2011
The isle of Ulva was abandoned 200 years ago. Helen Mark finds out why it's now thriving.
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13/08/2011
Sat 13 Aug 2011
Richard Uridge travels the River Wye looking for barbel fish and tranquil waters.
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06/08/2011
Sat 6 Aug 2011
Helen Mark visits Kent to discover the history of the Ordnance Survey after 220 years.
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30/07/2011
Sat 30 Jul 2011
Helen Mark visits a Traveller site in Essex and asks who should live in the countryside.
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Northumberlandia
Sat 23 Jul 2011
Is the largest replica of the human body in the landscape a good idea for Northumberland?
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The South Downs - An Inspirational Landscape
Sat 16 Jul 2011
Helen Mark is in Sussex to find out about the inspirational South Downs.
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Trailblaze on the South Downs
Sat 9 Jul 2011
Why has a new scheme to encourage people onto our national trails upset some people?
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Hay Meadows
Sat 2 Jul 2011
Which of our precious natural habitats is under threat? Helen Mark finds out.
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Foot and Mouth - Ten Years On
Sat 14 May 2011
Ten years after the countryside was devastated by foot and mouth, Helen Mark is in Cumbria
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Welsh Highland Railway
Sat 7 May 2011
Helen Mark takes a ride on the Welsh Highland Railway through the landscape of Snowdonia.
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Mingulay
Sat 30 Apr 2011
Helen Mark visits Barra in the Outer Hebrides to hear about island life past and future.
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Horseback UK
Sat 16 Apr 2011
Helen Mark is in Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire to find out about Horseback UK.
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Sherwood Forest
Sat 9 Apr 2011
Richard Uridge finds out that there's more to Sherwood Forest than Robin Hood.
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Durham Heritage Coast
Sat 2 Apr 2011
Helen Mark visits the transformed landscape of the Durham Heritage Coast.
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Death on the Moors
Sat 19 Mar 2011
Is the iconic Dartmoor pony under threat? Helen Mark is on Dartmoor to find out.
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Weather in Wiltshire
Sat 29 Jan 2011
Helen Mark is in Wiltshire to find out about a very British obsession.