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Prideaux Place in Cornwall is owned by the Prideaux-Brune family. They have lived in the house for fourteen unbroken generations and have a rather colourful past. Peter Prideaux-Brune tells Matt Baker all about his family history and shows him an extraordinary family pardon from King Charles II. Matt also gets the chance to see some incredibly detailed drawings by Edmund Prideaux, a talented artist who, inspired by his travels, had grand ideas about the design of the house and gardens.

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Adam Henson travels to Dorset to meet an inspirational two year old who already has his own flock of sheep. Arthur Jones spends five days a week on a farm with his grandmother. He suffers from cerebral palsy and his attachment to one lamb in particular has really helped him overcome some of the challenges he faces every day. They farm Dorset sheep, the only native breed that can breed all year around. It’s an unusual sight to see lambs at Christmas but they do have their uses. Arthur is practising for his nursery's nativity play and his cute lambs will be the centre of attention among the children.

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Legend has it that if the deer die out at Prideaux Place then so do their owners - the Prideaux-Brune family. Good reason then to take good care of them.Ìý Unfortunately one of their most precious bucks, Norty, has managed to adorn himself with fencing wire which is now wrapped around his antlers and body, potentially threatening his life. After one failed attempt to get rid of the wire will Matt, along with deer manager Paul Messenger, be able to cut him free?

Hannah White meets James Otter who combines his two passions of woodworking and surfing to make wooden surfboards from a bygone era using modern techniques. James tries to be as environmentally friendly as possible by using locally sourced timber and offcuts from a kitchen worktop factory. He ensures that absolutely nothing goes to waste too by making handplanes – miniature boards for riding the waves with your hands - from surfboard offcuts. Hannah then heads to the beach to learn how to use a handplane for herself and meets traditionalists who surf all year round on wooden boards.

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In the early 1940s soldiers from the US Army made Prideaux Place their home as they prepared for the D-Day landings. Mary Parr, a child living at Prideaux Place at the time, talks to Matt about her recollections of their stay. But memories weren’t the only thing they left behind. Matt explores one wing of the house which remains untouched since they departed. With help from historian Harry Bennett, Matt learns more about their life at Prideaux and what happened to two of the men who stayed thereÌý

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Tom Heap looks at what many are seeing as a golden opportunity for British dairy farmers. In 2015 the EU will be abolishing the milk quotas which have been in place since the early 1980s, allowing the British dairy industry to produce as much milk as it wants. Tom asks what this will mean for UK dairy farmers and how can they meet the demand of a rapidly growing global dairy market.Ìý He visits farmers and processors to find out what a bigger dairy industry could mean for the British countryside, animal welfare and dairy farmers.

Helen SkeltonÌýmeets Angela Proctor, who is helping to build family friendly cycle trails at Lanhydrock, and she helps put up some bat boxes. She then visits Lanhydrock’s partner site Cardinham Woods, which has already been built, and where the more experienced can ride. HelenÌýsoon learns that these are not just areas for an exhilarating sport – the trails are also helping to improve accessibility for wildlife conservation. She then assists Chris Mason, the ranger at Cardinham Woods, with planting Dog-violets in the hope of attracting Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterflies.

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