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Open Country Episodes

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    Wimbledon

    Alison Mitchell meets the people who cultivate the sporting landscape at Wimbledon.

  2. Lough Neagh

    Helen Mark visits the largest lake in the British Isles, Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland.

  3. Blencathra: The People's Mountain

    Blencathra in the Lakes has become the People's Mountain. Helen Mark discovers why.

  4. The Future of Sherwood Forest

    Sherwood Forest is looking towards a new future, David Lindo finds out more.

  5. Stonehenge and Mental Health

    Can time spent in prehistoric landscapes around Stonehenge help Wiltshire residents?

  6. Skiving at Poverty Bottom, Newhaven

    Ian Marchant revisits the familiar landscape of Newhaven, to learn how to see it properly.

  7. Learning from the Wild in Dartington

    Helen Mark visits the Dartington Estate, Devon, where learning from nature changes lives.

  8. The Pill Hobblers

    Helen Mark discovers the fascinating world of the Pill Hobblers, both past and present.

  9. The Mildenhall Treasure

    Helen Mark meets the people who are re-examining the site of the Mildenhall Treasure.

  10. Underground Bristol

    Bristol's hidden gems are explored by Helen Mark.

  11. London: A National Park City?

    Can London be a National Park City? David Lindo finds out.

  12. Barton-upon-Humber Clay Pits

    Helen Mark discovers why flooded clay pits make up the landscape of Barton-upon-Humber.

  13. Surfers in Cayton Bay

    Helen Mark finds the best surf in England. It's in Yorkshire, not Cornwall, at Cayton Bay.

  14. The Changing Face of Wind in the Willows Country

    Helen Mark explores the landscape that inspired Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows.

  15. Winter Solstice at Newgrange

    To celebrate winter solstice Helen Mark visits prehistoric monument Newgrange in Ireland.

  16. Wordsworth's County Remade

    Helen Mark visits the Lake District to hear how 'Wordsworth's County' is being remade.

  17. Whitelee Windfarm on Eaglesham Moor

    Helen Mark visits Eaglesham Moor in Scotland, home of the UK's largest onshore wind farm.

  18. Belvoir Castle and its 'Capability' Brown Landscape

    Helen Mark explores the completed 'Capability' Brown gardens at Belvoir Castle.

  19. Sathnam Sanghera goes home to Wolverhampton

    Writer Sathnam Sanghera goes home to Wolverhampton to discover a changed landscape.

  20. David Lindo on the Isle of Man

    David Lindo, AKA the Urban Birder, leaves the city to meet the wildlife of the Isle of Man

  21. Snowdonia Marathon

    Helen Mark meets the runners, organisers and volunteers behind Snowdonia Marathon.

  22. Wild Boar in the Forest of Dean

    Helen Mark has a close encounter with some wild boar in the Forest of Dean.

  23. Off Grid in Mid-Wales

    Guest presenter Ian Marchant meets people who live 'off-grid' in mid-Wales.

  24. Bellaghy - Seamus Heaney's Homeplace

    Helen Mark travels to Bellaghy to discover poet Seamus Heaney's 'Homeplace'.

  25. Hoylake: Green Belt and Greens

    Helen Mark finds out how a proposed golf resort in Hoylake will affect the green belt.

  26. Helen Baxendale visits Belper in Derbyshire

    Helen Baxendale visits Belper in Derbyshire to explore the traces of its industrial past.

  27. Spurn Point Lifeboat Station

    Helen Mark meets the only full-time lifeboat crew in the UK at Spurn Point in East Yorks.

  28. The 'Man Engine' in Cornwall's mining landscape

    Helen Mark meets the UK's largest puppet, Man Engine, in Cornwall's mining landscape.

  29. Orkney Wildlife in Crisis

    Orkney's incredible wildlife is under threat. Helen Mark discovers how technology can help

  30. Capability Brown at 300

    Helen Mark finds out why Capability Brown is heralded as the Shakespeare of gardening.

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