The North York Moors
In the north east of England lies a wild and remote moorland. This ancient landscape of heather-clad uplands and sheltered dales is home to red grouse and tough moorland sheep.
In the north east of England lies a wild and remote moorland - 550 square miles of windswept heather-clad uplands and deep, sheltered valleys or dales. These are the North York Moors.
Over millennia, this spectacular landscape has been shaped by the elements - by water and ice - and more recently by people.
Remote farmsteads are dotted all across the high country. On Dale Head Farm, the Barraclough family raise tough swaledale and cheviot sheep, animals bred for the moorland life. They can be left out on the hill year-round because over many generations they have built up an intimate knowledge of their patch - each flock is ‘hefted’ to the land.
The flocks are brought down off the moors to the shelter of the dales a couple of times each year - in the spring for lambing and again in the summer to be shorn of their heavy winter coats. The best shearers can clip 300 sheep in a day.
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Emperor moth emergence
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Sheep round-up and shearing
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Salmon leaping
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Ken Elkinson
Blue Planet Contracting
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Trevor Morris
A New Hope
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Toby Jones |
Producer | Ian Gray |
Broadcasts
- Fri 17 Jul 2020 21:00
- Sun 19 Jul 2020 18:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Two except Wales & Wales HD
- Fri 14 Aug 2020 08:00
- New Year's Day 2021 07:40
- Thu 18 Mar 2021 20:00
- Mon 13 Jun 2022 19:00
- Tue 14 Jun 2022 01:30
- Fri 5 Aug 2022 22:05
- Sat 7 Jan 2023 00:35´óÏó´«Ã½ Two Wales HD & Wales only
- Fri 17 Feb 2023 16:50´óÏó´«Ã½ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Fri 8 Dec 2023 00:05´óÏó´«Ã½ Two Wales HD & Wales only
- Sat 13 Apr 2024 20:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Two Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Sat 13 Apr 2024 21:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Two England & HD only
- Fri 20 Sep 2024 21:35´óÏó´«Ã½ Two Wales & Wales HD only
- Today 19:00
- Wednesday 23:40´óÏó´«Ã½ Two Wales & Wales HD only
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