Countryfile - Season 36

Season 36

Episodes

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
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