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Open Country Episodes

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    Cornwall鈥檚 Steam Heritage

    Ian Marchant celebrates steam power in Cornwall.

  2. Erland Cooper's Orkney

    Composer Erland Cooper takes us on a tour of his Orkney homeland.

  3. Bath Workhouse Burial Ground

    We visit a field in Bath, once used as the burial ground for a 19th-century workhouse.

  4. The Wash

    We visit the Wash, where the interests of fishing and conservation are finely balanced.

  5. Mammoth Hunting on the Norfolk Coast

    Emily Knight takes a walk along the Norfolk coast, on the trail of ancient mammoths.

  6. Husky Sledding in the Cairngorms

    Helen Mark explores the Aberdeenshire countryside - from the back of a husky-pulled sled!

  7. California's Giant Cousins

    Felicity Evans discovers how Europe's largest Redwood grove came to be in mid-Wales.

  8. Goats on the Gun Batteries

    Helen Mark explores the landscape of Purdown on the edge of Bristol.

  9. Classic Rock

    Climbing in the Langdales with Anna Fleming.

  10. Ancient Dartmoor

    Ian Marchant explores Dartmoor, one of the UK's most important archaeological landscapes.

  11. Reflections and Connections

    As the year turns, four individuals reflect on their relationship with the landscape.

  12. Bright lights and bees at Blenheim

    Helen Mark explores the parkland and green spaces of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.

  13. The Wall

    Inspired by Hadrian鈥檚 Wall in Northumberland, our relationship with walls is explored.

  14. Wizards and steam trains on the West Highland Line

    Tales of princes and wizards with musician, Ingrid Henderson, on the West Highland Line.

  15. After Dark on the Brecon Beacons

    An after-dark, star-lit adventure. From dusk to dawn in the Brecon Beacons National Park.

  16. Memorial walks and woodlands

    Helen Mark discovers how reclaiming land for nature can help us to heal post-pandemic.

  17. Kerdroya - The Cornish Labyrinth

    Helen Mark meets Will Coleman to discover the wonders of the Cornish hedge.

  18. Britain's Forgotten Rainforest

    Lush green rainforest - right here in the UK. Helen Mark gets lost in the undergrowth.

  19. A Tot of Rum

    Fiona Mackenzie uncovers the story of Kinloch Castle on the Hebridean Isle of Rum.

  20. Until the land runs out

    In 1945 a young man began walking from Cornwall all the way to the top of Scotland.

  21. The right to paddle?

    How much of our waterways are open to watersports? Less than you think says Nick Hayes

  22. How to build and paint a bird nest

    Blackbirds, yellowhammers, wrens and crows - British birds and the places where they live.

  23. North Channel

    Helen Mark explores the narrow strip of sea between Scotland and Northern Ireland.

  24. A Fabric Landscape

    Ian Marchant visits Blackburn, where the textile industry has shaped the landscape.

  25. People and Stone

    Archaeologist Rose Ferraby explores the connections between people and stone in Dorset.

  26. Northumberland Sound Walk

    Landscape and community inspire a sound walk in Northumberland.

  27. Windsor Great Park

    Ash Bhardwaj explores the varied landscapes of Windsor Great Park near London.

  28. Journey to the Source of the Ancholme

    Ian Marchant tracks the River Ancholme in Lincolnshire back to its source.

  29. Durham: Time and the Tides

    Three artists are inspired by the landscape and communities along the Durham coastline.

  30. Magnet Fishing

    Helen Mark goes fishing for treasure with magnets in Edinburgh.

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