A Countryside Summer

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A Countryside Summer

Iolo Williams goes in search of a pair of hen harriers in Snowdonia, and Tom Kerridge show us how to make his special version of Eton mess.

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Series 1
Marcus Wareing gets tips from a specialist on how to grow shitake mushrooms, and we meet George Lowther, who has created a lush tropical garden in Lincolnshire.
Paul Rose gets on his bike with a group of extraordinary cyclists, and Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin visit a colony of puffins in Pembrokeshire.
Hugh Dennis takes to the skies over Sutton Bank in North Yorkshire, and we meet an ecological gardener who grows edible flowers.
Simon Reeve meets a farmer who has enlisted the aid of beavers to help with the problem of flooding, and we meet a buzzard with an unusual surrogate parent.
Steve Brown learns about a UK crop of camomile, and Frances Tophill visits a woman in Somerset who grows an impressive range of Thai vegetables.
Arit Anderson gets a tour of landscape designer Dan Pearson’s private garden, and Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin share a special encounter with dolphins.
Jules Hudson goes ‘champing’, that’s camping in a church, and Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin get a special sighting of a flock of kites.
John Craven shares some top picks of the best beaches in Britain, and Paul Martin finds a great way to enjoy a summer fruit harvest, by hiring a fruit tree.
Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin visit the stunning Walney Island off the west coast of England, and Mary Berry shows us how to cook a perfect summer pudding.
Marcus Wareing visits an expert herb grower in Bristol, and wildlife artist Robert Fuller shows us the species that thrive near his home in North Yorkshire during the summer months.
John Craven guides us through some top spots for birdwatching in the UK, and Sean Fletcher finds nature in the most unlikely of places when he visits a nature trail at Manchester airport.
Adam Henson finds out all about lavender and its benefits, and Margherita Taylor learns about the decline of our wild meadows and what we can do to help.
Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin visit the Lake District and take some alpacas for a walk, and Simon Reeve takes the plunge when he tries wild swimming.
Gethin Jones delivers the ultimate countryside summer guide, including Sean Fletcher taking to the great outdoors on a bike-packing adventure.
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