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Open Country Episodes

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    Wizards and steam trains on the West Highland Line

    Tales of princes and wizards with musician, Ingrid Henderson, on the West Highland Line.

  2. After Dark on the Brecon Beacons

    An after-dark, star-lit adventure. From dusk to dawn in the Brecon Beacons National Park.

  3. Memorial walks and woodlands

    Helen Mark discovers how reclaiming land for nature can help us to heal post-pandemic.

  4. Kerdroya - The Cornish Labyrinth

    Helen Mark meets Will Coleman to discover the wonders of the Cornish hedge.

  5. Britain's Forgotten Rainforest

    Lush green rainforest - right here in the UK. Helen Mark gets lost in the undergrowth.

  6. A Tot of Rum

    Fiona Mackenzie uncovers the story of Kinloch Castle on the Hebridean Isle of Rum.

  7. Until the land runs out

    In 1945 a young man began walking from Cornwall all the way to the top of Scotland.

  8. The right to paddle?

    How much of our waterways are open to watersports? Less than you think says Nick Hayes

  9. How to build and paint a bird nest

    Blackbirds, yellowhammers, wrens and crows - British birds and the places where they live.

  10. North Channel

    Helen Mark explores the narrow strip of sea between Scotland and Northern Ireland.

  11. A Fabric Landscape

    Ian Marchant visits Blackburn, where the textile industry has shaped the landscape.

  12. People and Stone

    Archaeologist Rose Ferraby explores the connections between people and stone in Dorset.

  13. Northumberland Sound Walk

    Landscape and community inspire a sound walk in Northumberland.

  14. Windsor Great Park

    Ash Bhardwaj explores the varied landscapes of Windsor Great Park near London.

  15. Journey to the Source of the Ancholme

    Ian Marchant tracks the River Ancholme in Lincolnshire back to its source.

  16. Durham: Time and the Tides

    Three artists are inspired by the landscape and communities along the Durham coastline.

  17. Magnet Fishing

    Helen Mark goes fishing for treasure with magnets in Edinburgh.

  18. Rare British breeds and their owners

    We follow a photographer capturing rare British breeds in the landscape.

  19. An Obsession with Forsythia

    Helen Mark meets enthusiasts creating and looking after National Plant Collections.

  20. Dawn on the Sea Loch

    A journey at dawn by kayak across a sea loch in western Scotland as the seasons change.

  21. Tales from the Black Mountains

    Travel writer Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent explores her new home in the Welsh Black Mountains.

  22. Fisherwomen

    The voices of the women who mend the nets and gut the fish.

  23. Songs of England

    Folk singer Sam Lee explores the historic landmarks of England through song.

  24. Canna

    Fiona Mackenzie on the history, music and landscape of the Isle of Canna in the Hebrides.

  25. Stormont Estate

    Helen Mark finds out how the public and politicians in Northern Ireland share a parkland.

  26. Twelve months of Open Country

    Helen Mark looks at some of the highlights from the last twelve months of Open Country.

  27. Julia Blackburn and the Suffolk coast

    Helen Mark talks to the writer Julia Blackburn about her love of the Suffolk coastline.

  28. Windows

    Helen Mark rethinks her relationship with windows and how they connect us to the world.

  29. Snowdrop Country

    Alan Street has spent his life discovering snowdrops - but now there is new demand.

  30. Brett Westwood and Wyre Forest

    Brett Westwood and Rosemary Winnall are in Wyre Forest in search of wild service trees.

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