Wildfire threatens farms and livestock in Antrim, police in North Yorkshire hunt criminals targeting badgers on farmland, and Paul Colgan explores rural policing in Hertfordshire.
In Northern Ireland, a devastating wildfire tears through the Glens of Antrim, threatening farmland, homes and livestock. As flames spread across the hills, the fire service battle to save buildings, animals and livelihoods. With a drone team and the Irish Air Corps called in, it becomes a race against time to stop the blaze before it consumes everything in its path.
In North Yorkshire, police close in on a brutal gang of badger baiters, after a tip off from a local Rural Watch group leads officers to a car full of suspects, and a horrific crime scene. As forensic evidence is pieced together, investigators are determined to bring the perpetrators to justice.
And in Hertfordshire, reporter Paul Colgan experiences the challenges of rural policing first hand, when he gets behind the wheel of a 4x4 to navigate rough terrain and uncover the realities of crime in Britain鈥檚 countryside.
