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Episode 4

John Craven and the team with interesting stories of the season. In St Michael's Mount, Margharita Taylor learns what rising seas and coastal erosion could mean for its residents.

Every day this week, John Craven and the Countryfile Diaries team - Keeley Donovan, Jules Hudson, Paul Martin, and Margherita Taylor - bring you the most interesting stories of the season.

In today's show, Margherita heads to one of Britain's smallest islands, St Michael's Mount, to find out what rising seas and coastal erosion could mean for some of our favourite summer holiday destinations and the people living there. Keeley discovers why Scottish seas are a treasure trove for snorkelers and divers, as she delves beneath the waves of a new 100-mile snorkelling trail on the west coast which has some of the clearest and wildlife-filled waters in Britain. Roy Taylor discovers how a landscape laid waste by coal mining has become a wonderful wildlife sanctuary. We'll be giving you our guide to some of the incredible assortment of weird and wonderful creatures of the sea we've been lucky enough to come across over the years on Countryfile. And Paul learns all you need to know about adopting your own brood of feathered friends.

44 minutes

What does the future hold for our heritage sites?

What does the future hold for our heritage sites?

Our coastline boasts some beautiful heritage sites including St Michaels Mount and Mullion Harbour which draw thousands of visitors every summer. But could these pieces of history be on borrowed time thanks to the threat of rising sea levels and winter storms? Margherita Taylor heads is in Cornwall to investigate what this could mean for tourists and the people living there.

The 100 Mile Snorkel Trail

The 100 Mile Snorkel Trail

Forget the Maldives, ditch the Caribbean, the Scottish waters are a treasure trove for keen snorkellers and divers, with some of the clearest and most vibrant waters around the UK and a treasure trove of wildlife. Keeley Donovan is joining a group of schoolchildren in their underwater classroom - part of a 100 mile snorkel trail that’s just been created by the Wildlife Trust. To find out about the trail click

Coal Face to Wild Place

Coal Face to Wild Place

At their height in the 1920s, Britain’s mines employed over a million people. But with the last deep mine closing just a few years ago, our landscape has been left with a legacy of industrial wastelands. Roy Taylor has come to Yorkshire to explore Fairburn Ings, once a vast industrial tip but now a nature reserve enjoyed by thousands of visitors each year.

Hangfire Roadtrip

Hangfire Roadtrip
Nothing says summer like a great British BBQ with a group of friends, whatever the weather. Matt Baker is hitching a rather special ride with BBQ specialists and FAFA winners Shauna Guinn and Sam Evans, affectionately known as ‘The First Ladies of ‘Cue’. Matt finds out how the girls embarked on an epic road trip across America discovering American BBQ and the ‘Slow and low’ cooking technique. Now back in the UK they're bringing the techniques to Wales.

Backyard Animals

Paul discovers that you don’t need to have a load of land to live the good life with your own livestock.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter John Craven
Presenter Keeley Donovan
Presenter Margherita Taylor
Presenter Paul Martin
Presenter Roy Taylor
Series Producer Rebecca Nunn
Executive Producer William Lyons

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