Countryfile - Season 36

Countryfile - Season 36

Season 36

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Episodes52
DatesJan 7, 2024 - Dec 29, 2024
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Norfolk North Sea
Season 36Episode 160 min

Norfolk North Sea

Anita Rani and Matt Baker head to Blakeney National Nature Reserve, a four-mile-long shingle spit that offers protection and provides a perfect habitat for grey seals to come ashore and breed.

Jan 7, 2024
Tamara Way
Season 36Episode 260 min

Tamara Way

Charlotte Smith and Sammi Kinghorn visit the Tamara Coast-to-Coast Way, connecting the north and south of Cornwall's coastal paths for the very first time.

Jan 14, 2024
Newport
Season 36Episode 360 min

Newport

Sammi Kinghorn and Matt Baker witness one of nature's greatest displays – a starling murmuration – at the Newport Wetlands National Nature Reserve in south Wales.

Jan 21, 2024
Somerset Willow Harvest
Season 36Episode 460 min

Somerset Willow Harvest

Joe Crowley is in the Somerset Levels to experience the history, heritage and farming of this unique wetland environment. Up in the Cotswolds, Adam Henson is busy restoring his ancient orchard.

Jan 28, 2024
Bodmin Moor
Season 36Episode 560 min

Bodmin Moor

Matt Baker and Charlotte Smith learn how Bodmin Moor, a windswept terrain scarred by its industrial past, is gearing up to welcome back wildlife.

Feb 4, 2024
Ashdown Forest
Season 36Episode 660 min

Ashdown Forest

Matt Baker and Charlotte Smith visit Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, the inspiration for Winnie-the-Pooh's magical home, 100 Aker Wood, to learn more about this ancient woodland.

Feb 11, 2024
Snowdrops
Season 36Episode 760 min

Snowdrops

Joe Crowley and Anita Rani are at the Colesbourne estate in the Cotswolds, where its gardens at this time of year are home to millions of one hardy flower – the snowdrop.

Feb 18, 2024
Powis Castle Compilation
Season 36Episode 860 min

Powis Castle Compilation

Britain is home to over 4,000 castles. Charlotte Smith visits one of Wales's finest, Powis Castle, to explore the impressive grounds and grand rooms of this former medieval fortress.

Feb 25, 2024
Pontcysyllte Canal
Season 36Episode 960 min

Pontcysyllte Canal

Matt Baker and Charlotte Smith head to the UK's longest and highest aqueduct, the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in north Wales, and Joe Crowley investigates claims of threats to Britain's historic waterways.

Mar 3, 2024
RNLI 200 Years
Season 36Episode 1060 min

RNLI 200 Years

As the RNLI celebrates its 200th anniversary, Matt Baker and Sammi Kinghorn meet some of its volunteers at the charity's station in Minehead, Somerset.

Mar 10, 2024
Wessex Downs
Season 36Episode 1160 min

Wessex Downs

Charlotte Smith and Sean Fletcher explore Marlborough Downs, which is home to one of the UK's newest nature reserves – Bay Meadows.

Mar 17, 2024
Archaeology at Hinton Ampner
Season 36Episode 1260 min

Archaeology at Hinton Ampner

Anita Rani visits Hinton Ampner in Winchester, a medieval village and Georgian country estate that is also the site of both Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements and barrows.

Mar 24, 2024
Trent Valley
Season 36Episode 1360 min

Trent Valley

Margherita Taylor and Matt Baker head to the Trent Valley, where over the past two centuries, industrialisation along the river Trent has taken its toll on the landscape.

Mar 31, 2024
Westonbirt Arboretum
Season 36Episode 1460 min

Westonbirt Arboretum

Hamza Yassin and Charlotte Smith celebrate the arrival of spring at the majestic 600-acre National Arboretum at Westonbirt in Gloucestershire, home to a collection of 2,500 different tree species.

Apr 7, 2024
Wrynose and Hardknott Passes
Season 36Episode 1560 min

Wrynose and Hardknott Passes

Buckle up as Anita Rani and Matt Baker are on a road trip along the Hardknott and Wrynose Passes in the heart of the Lake District.

Apr 14, 2024
Wisley Bees
Season 36Episode 1660 min

Wisley Bees

From the blooming gardens of RHS Wisley in Surrey, Hamza Yassin and Sammi Kinghorn celebrate one of nature's heroes – the not-so-humble bee!

Apr 21, 2024
Rutland
Season 36Episode 1760 min

Rutland

Sean Fletcher and Margherita Taylor travel to Rutland, historically the smallest county in England. Despite its size, it is home to the largest man-made body of water in the country – Rutland Water.

Apr 28, 2024
Lambing
Season 36Episode 1860 min

Lambing

To wrap up this year's lambing season, Countryfile is at Adam Henson's farm in the Cotswolds to see what's next for his new spring additions.

May 5, 2024
Rural Mental Health
Season 36Episode 1960 min

Rural Mental Health

Ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week, Sean Fletcher and Margherita Taylor travel to the Sharpham Trust, located in the beautiful wilds of south Devon.

May 12, 2024
Northumberland Coast
Season 36Episode 2060 min

Northumberland Coast

Joe Crowley celebrates the 60th anniversary of the National Nature Reserve at Lindisfarne and joins the ranger team protecting nesting ringed plover on the shore.

May 19, 2024
Camel Trail
Season 36Episode 2160 min

Camel Trail

Adam Henson and Charlotte Smith travel to north Cornwall to explore the history of the Camel Trail, encounter local wildlife and meet the people that live and work along its route.

May 26, 2024
D-Day: 80th Anniversary
Season 36Episode 2260 min

D-Day: 80th Anniversary

Anita Rani and Charlotte Smith travel to Dorset, where 80 years ago, tens of thousands of troops amassed as the Allies' combined forces prepared for D-Day.

Jun 2, 2024
South Wales Farming
Season 36Episode 2360 min

South Wales Farming

Charlotte Smith and Joe Crowley head to southwest Wales, where they help with a kelp harvest at Câr-y-Môr, Wales' first regenerative ocean farm.

Jun 9, 2024
Hidden Treasures of Wanlockhead
Season 36Episode 2460 min

Hidden Treasures of Wanlockhead

Sammi Kinghorn and Sean Fletcher explore the natural riches and hidden treasures of Wanlockhead – the highest village in Scotland.

Jun 16, 2024
Three Rivers Race
Season 36Episode 2560 min

Three Rivers Race

Joe Crowley joins the teams at the Horning Sailing Club as they get ready for the Three Rivers Race.

Jun 23, 2024
The East Riding of Yorkshire
Season 36Episode 2660 min

The East Riding of Yorkshire

From the towering cliffs of RSPB Bempton on the coast to shallow, crystal-clear streams further inland, Charlotte Smith explores England's most northerly chalk outcrop.

Jun 30, 2024
Montacute House
Season 36Episode 2760 min

Montacute House

Matt Baker and Margherita Taylor visits Montacute in Somerset, home to an impressive 400-year-old Elizabethan mansion and some of the rarest wildlife in the UK.

Jul 7, 2024
Hengistbury Head
Season 36Episode 2860 min

Hengistbury Head

Charlotte Smith and Sean Fletcher are on Hengistbury Head in Dorset, where a large-scale engineering project is set to save huge swathes of this coastline from being lost to the sea.

Jul 14, 2024
Chew Valley
Season 36Episode 2960 min

Chew Valley

Joe Crowley visits Chew Valley and learns about one of the UK's largest farming projects. He also discovers how the wider Chew Valley inspires those who work and live in the local area.

Jul 21, 2024
The Fens
Season 36Episode 3060 min

The Fens

Anita and Matt are at the lowest point in the UK, the Fens, to explore the way wildlife and people coexist at and below sea level.

Jul 28, 2024
Britain's Rarest Creatures
Season 36Episode 3160 min

Britain's Rarest Creatures

Joe Crowley is on the lookout for some of the UK's most elusive animals at Thursley National Nature Reserve in Surrey, one of the largest remaining areas of heathland.

Aug 4, 2024
Royal Welsh Show
Season 36Episode 3260 min

Royal Welsh Show

With over 7,000 livestock being shown, and an expected turnout of 250,000 people, Adam Henson and Charlotte Smith are at one of the largest agricultural shows in Europe – the Royal Welsh

Aug 11, 2024
Borrowdale
Season 36Episode 3360 min

Borrowdale

Sean Fletcher explores Borrowdale Oakwoods, England's largest remaining temperate rainforest and one of the rarest habitats on earth.

Aug 18, 2024
Wakehurst
Season 36Episode 3460 min

Wakehurst

John Craven, Charlotte Smith and Vick Hope pick the final 12 images that will grace the 2025 Countryfile calendar in aid of BBC Children in Need.

Aug 25, 2024
Angling
Season 36Episode 3560 min

Angling

Joe Crowley visits the Dorset coast to team up with a local fly fisherman as he takes on one of the UK's most difficult fish to catch – the mullet.

Sep 1, 2024
West Exmoor
Season 36Episode 3660 min

West Exmoor

Sean Fletcher and Anita Rani explore the rugged hills and valleys of west Exmoor, where landscape-scale change is occurring with the introduction of large animals to aid nature restoration.

Sep 8, 2024
Salisbury Plain
Season 36Episode 3760 min

Salisbury Plain

Charlotte and Matt have security clearance to enter Salisbury Plain, where they find out how the Ministry of Defence maintain a balance between military training, farming and conservation.

Sep 15, 2024
Wild Britain - Anglesey
Season 36Episode 3860 min

Wild Britain - Anglesey

Joe Crowley and Anita Rani continue Countryfile's Wild Britain initiative, galvanising the nation into helping our beloved wildlife.

Sep 22, 2024
Kelso Ram Sales
Season 36Episode 3960 min

Kelso Ram Sales

Charlotte Smith visits the Kelso Ram Sales on the Scottish Borders, one of the largest and oldest ram sales in Europe, with more than 3,500 sheep expected to be sold on the day.

Sep 29, 2024
The Supreme
Season 36Episode 4060 min

The Supreme

Adam Henson and Charlotte Smith are in Biggar, South Lanarkshire, at the 2024 International Sheepdog Championship.

Oct 6, 2024
Stranraer Oyster Festival
Season 36Episode 4160 min

Stranraer Oyster Festival

Joe Crowley visits Stranraer, on the west coast of Scotland, where people come together every year to celebrate a very special shellfish – the oyster!

Oct 13, 2024
Autumn Harvest
Season 36Episode 4260 min

Autumn Harvest

Joe Crowley visits an Essex potato farm at the height of their harvest, only to discover that the recent rain isn't making it easy to lift the crop.

Oct 20, 2024
Rare Crop Harvest
Season 36Episode 4360 min

Rare Crop Harvest

It's harvest time, but not as we know it. Charlotte Smith meets pioneering farmer David Mwanaka, who grows crops from his native Zimbabwe.

Oct 27, 2024
BBC Children in Need Countryfile Rambles 2024
Season 36Episode 4470 min

BBC Children in Need Countryfile Rambles 2024

Presenters Matt Baker, Anita Rani, Sean Fletcher, Margherita Taylor and John Craven are celebrating the tenth anniversary of Countryfile Rambles for BBC Children in Need.

Nov 3, 2024
Westonbirt at Autumn
Season 36Episode 4560 min

Westonbirt at Autumn

John Craven visits Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, in Gloucestershire, to see it in all its autumnal glory. At this time of year, 2,500 different species of trees burst into a mosaic of colour.

Nov 10, 2024
Yorkshire Dales
Season 36Episode 4660 min

Yorkshire Dales

Sean Fletcher and Sammi Kinghorn are in the Yorkshire Dales with its expansive moors - but the landscape hasn't always looked like this. Sean discovers the Dales were once covered in trees.

Nov 17, 2024
Northumberland Coast in Autumn
Season 36Episode 4760 min

Northumberland Coast in Autumn

Hamza Yassin finds out about the RSPB's work to safeguard the very rare roseate tern, and Charlotte Smith meets a biosecurity dog helping to protect precious seabird colonies from pests.

Nov 24, 2024
Woodoaks Farm
Season 36Episode 4860 min

Woodoaks Farm

John Craven and Margherita Taylor explore Woodoaks Farm in Hertfordshire, where efforts are under way to restore nature's balance and reconnect people with farming.

Dec 1, 2024
Romney Marsh
Season 36Episode 4960 min

Romney Marsh

Matt Baker and Margherita Taylor are visiting Romney Marsh in Kent, known for its sweeping skies, marshland and shingle beaches, and at this time of year, home to tens of thousands of wintering birds.

Dec 8, 2024
Peak District
Season 36Episode 5060 min

Peak District

Sammi Kinghorn and Matt Baker explore the Peak District, the first national park created by the transformative National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act of 1949.

Dec 15, 2024
Christmas at Highgrove
Season 36Episode 5160 min

Christmas at Highgrove

It's Christmas, and Countryfile has received a very special invitation to visit Highgrove Gardens, which surround the private residence of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

Dec 22, 2024
Winter Walks
Season 36Episode 5260 min

Winter Walks

Charlotte heads out on one of Britain's most famous trails, the South West Coast Path, to get a breath of fresh air and discover the power of walking.

Dec 29, 2024

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