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Episode 10

South Downs

March 5, 2017

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Countryfile - S30 - E10

The team explore the South Downs. Matt Baker meets the pony who's blazing a trail. Helen Skelton discovers why dark skies are important for wildlife.

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Countryfile: Season 30 - 53 Episode s

30x1 - My Countryside Compilation
January 1, 2017
Anita Rani travels to Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales. Plus she looks back at some famous faces who shared special places in the British countryside.
30x2 - Shropshire
January 8, 2017
Countryfile is in Shropshire, where Matt Baker is exploring the highs and lows of a landscape shaped by the miners who once called this place home.
30x3 - Carmarthenshire
January 15, 2017
Countryfile is in Carmarthenshire, where Matt Baker explores the explosive history of the sand dunes and Helen Skelton visits the National Botanic Garden of Wales.
30x4 - Jurassic Coast
January 22, 2017
Countryfile is on the Jurassic Coast, where Matt Baker meets the man who's been digging for fossils for more than thirty years.
30x5 - Peak District
January 29, 2017
Countryfile is exploring the Peak District. Matt Baker joins the team on a mission to restore the scarred moorland.
30x6 - Feathered Friends
February 5, 2017
Matt is up at the crack of dawn at the RSPB reserve at Snettisham on the north Norfolk coast to witness thousands of pink-footed geese taking flight.
30x7 - Winter Special
February 12, 2017
Ellie Harrison is on a winter wildlife safari in the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland. In Filey, John Craven hears the history behind the fisherman's gansey.
30x8 - Somerset
February 19, 2017
Ellie abseils with a team from the National Trust to help give Cheddar Gorge its annual clean-up and make sure there are no loose rocks.
30x9 - Isle of Man
February 26, 2017
Joe takes a trip back in time on the oldest horse-drawn tram in the world and visits the farm where magnificent horses get to live out their days.
30x10 - South Downs
March 5, 2017
The team explore the South Downs. Matt Baker meets the pony who's blazing a trail. Helen Skelton discovers why dark skies are important for wildlife.
30x11 - Farming Now and Then
March 12, 2017
Adam Henson is in Snowdonia to discover how farming has changed in the past 60 years, with the help of some recently unearthed BBC archive.
30x12 - Hoo Peninsula
March 19, 2017
Matt Baker and Anita Rani are on the Hoo Peninsula in Kent, and Tom Heap looks at what leaving the EU could mean for the UK's agricultural migrant labour force.
30x13 - Denbighshire
March 26, 2017
Matt Baker and Ellie Harrison visit Denbighshire in north east Wales. Ellie is up at the crack of dawn to witness the spring mating rituals of grouse.
30x14 - Forests
April 2, 2017
Matt is in the New Forest taking part in an inventory of trees. Ellie is in Inverness-shire seeing what industrial-scale timber production looks like.
30x15 - Holderness
April 9, 2017
Matt, Anita and John are in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Matt is on Spurn Point, which is now the country's newest island.
30x16 - Lancashire
April 16, 2017
In Lancashire, Matt Baker learns all about the age-old Easter tradition of pace egg rolling and Anita Rani takes to the hills to follow the Lancashire Witches Walk.
30x17 - County Durham
April 23, 2017
Countryfile is in County Durham, and Matt is on his old home turf, showing how to make panackelty, a traditional north-eastern dish.
30x18 - Warwickshire
April 30, 2017
For Hedgehog Awareness Week, Ellie Harrison meets three schoolgirls on a mission to keep the hedgehogs of Warwickshire safe from harm.
30x19 - Tales of the Riverbank Compilation
May 7, 2017
Ellie Harrison reveals how the landscape has been shaped by rivers, meeting those who live, work and play on the banks of the Severn.
30x20 - Suffolk
May 14, 2017
Matt Baker hears about the plans the Suffolk Wildlife Trust are making for their biggest-ever land purchase in the charity's 55 years.
30x21 - Lanarkshire
May 21, 2017
Matt Baker explores the rise and fall of the Clyde valley in Lanarkshire as a major force in Scotland's food industry. Ellie Harrison meets an urban beekeeper.
30x22 - Spring Special
May 28, 2017
In a spring special edition of the programme Countryfile goes in search of the secret and often overlooked wonders of the season.
30x23 - Essex
June 4, 2017
Matt and Ellie are in Essex where Matt jumps aboard the Pioneer, a fully restored Essex oyster boat, and Steve Brown finds out what it's like to fire an English longbow.
30x24 - Northern Ireland
June 11, 2017
Joe Crowley is just south of Belfast, where he joins an RSPB team tagging swifts to find out where they are feeding. Joe Crowley is just south of Belfast, where he joins an RSPB team tagging swifts to find out where they are feeding.
30x25 - Wye: Hay Festival
June 18, 2017
At the Hay Festival, Ellie Harrison goes on a wildlife safari and Sean is on a literary adventure with a group drawing inspiration from the Wye Valley countryside.
30x26 - Working Animals Compilation
June 25, 2017
Sean Fletcher is in Carmarthenshire in west Wales taking a look at working animals. He meets one of the world's leading experts on birds of prey.
30x27 - Worcestershire
July 2, 2017
Ellie joins a family who have set up a traditional cottage industry producing natural elderflower cordials and presses, and tracks lesser horseshoe bats in Worcester.
30x28 - Northants
July 9, 2017
John Craven meets enthusiasts Matthew and Neil as they create a truly disgusting butterfly banquet to try and catch a glimpse of the purple emperor.
30x29 - Fife
July 16, 2017
Ellie Harrison crosses the Firth of Forth to witness the seasonal spectacle of guillemots, kittiwakes and puffins jostling for position on the Isle of May.
30x30 - Wiltshire
July 23, 2017
Anita meets the contestants of the International Young Beekeepers competition at Marlborough College and visits the River Kennet.
30x31 - Cities
July 30, 2017
Anita Rani is in London at the remarkable Woodberry Wetlands, a haven for all sorts of wildlife just a stone's throw from the tower blocks of Stoke Newington.
30x32 - Roots and Shoots
August 6, 2017
Ellie Harrison visits a Bristol herb garden to find out about a plant that is on the front line in the fight against cancer.
30x33 - Dartmoor
August 13, 2017
Anita Rani explores the Artisan Trail in Dartmoor, a newly created route that links some of the area's best artists and craftspeople.
30x34 - Summer Special
August 20, 2017
Anita Rani explores the Artisan Trail in Dartmoor, a newly created route that links some of the area's best artists and craftspeople.
30x35 - Llyn Peninsula
August 27, 2017
On the Llyn Peninsula, Ellie goes snorkelling to explore the rich seagrass habitat underwater. Steve meets the dairy farmers who produce and deliver their own milk.
30x36 - Harvest
September 3, 2017
Countryfile looks at how food is harvested, from large-scale crops for supermarket shelves to smaller hand-picked harvests for local markets.
30x37 - Rame Peninsula
September 10, 2017
Ellie Harrison visits Mount Edgcumbe on Cornwall's Rame Peninsula, where the UK's first ever native dark honeybee reserve has just opened.
30x38 - Protected Countryside
September 17, 2017
To mark it becoming a Unesco World Heritage Site, Ellie explores what makes the Lake District an area of international cultural significance.
30x39 - One Man and His Dog 2017
September 24, 2017
The best shepherds and their dogs from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales go head to head for the coveted One Man and His Dog 2017 title.
30x40 - South Yorkshire
October 1, 2017
Ellie is in South Yorkshire, right on the border of the Peak District, following in the footsteps of the Clarion Ramblers.
30x41 - Dumfries House
October 8, 2017
Prince Charles talks about why he stepped in to save Dumfries House in East Ayrshire and his vision of how it can be used to help the local community.
30x42 - Nature Strikes Back
October 15, 2017
Thirty years on from the Great Storm of 1987, Ellie Harrison visits Wakehurst Place in West Sussex to learn how it dealt with the devastation.
30x43 - Cornish Heartlands
October 22, 2017
John and Margherita are in Cornwall, where John attends a food festival with a difference. Plus a profile of Cornish artist David Hosking.
30x44 - Ramble for Children in Need
October 29, 2017
A special programme following the team as they lead the way on rambles of their own through some of Britain's best landscapes, all in aid of Children in Need.
30x45 - Autumn Special
November 5, 2017
Matt Baker crunches through the leaves to find out about a new charter to protect woodlands, and Ellie Harrison meets Skomer's new seal pups.
30x46 - Remembrance
November 12, 2017
Ellie Harrison finds out about the so-called 'Idle' women of the canals, who played a vital role in the Second World War.
30x47 - Hertfordshire
November 19, 2017
Countryfile is in Hertfordshire, where Charlotte Smith meets the man who's made it his sole mission to save the barbel in the Old River Lea.
30x48 - Cairngorms
November 26, 2017
Joe Crowley is at Britain's largest national nature reserve, Mar Lodge, and he is on the search for ptarmigan at the top of a mountain.
30x49 - Cleveland Way
December 3, 2017
Helen Skelton and Sean Fletcher are on the Cleveland Way in Yorkshire. Helen meets the team of Scouts who have 'adopted' their own stretch of the 109-mile trail.
30x50 - The Brecks
December 10, 2017
Ellie Harrison finds out about a conservation effort to save two species from extinction in Breckland, on the Norfolk-Suffolk border.
30x51 - My Countryside Compilation
December 17, 2017
Ellie Harrison sees her home county of Gloucestershire as she has never seen it before. And Nina Wadia explores the Highlands.
30x52 - Christmas Special
December 24, 2017
In this Christmas special, Matt Baker, John Craven and Anita Rani are in Castleton in the Peak District, where the Christmas tree festival is in full swing.
30x53 - New Zealand Compilation
December 31, 2017
In New Zealand, Adam Henson meets some old friends, helps with a cattle muster and witnesses sheep farming on a breathtaking scale.

30x1 - My Countryside Compilation

30x2 - Shropshire

30x3 - Carmarthenshire

30x4 - Jurassic Coast

30x5 - Peak District

30x6 - Feathered Friends

30x7 - Winter Special

30x8 - Somerset

30x9 - Isle of Man

30x10 - South Downs

30x11 - Farming Now and Then

30x12 - Hoo Peninsula

30x13 - Denbighshire

30x14 - Forests

30x15 - Holderness

30x16 - Lancashire

30x17 - County Durham

30x18 - Warwickshire

30x19 - Tales of the Riverbank Compilation

30x20 - Suffolk

30x21 - Lanarkshire

30x22 - Spring Special

30x23 - Essex

30x24 - Northern Ireland

30x25 - Wye: Hay Festival

30x26 - Working Animals Compilation

30x27 - Worcestershire

30x28 - Northants

30x29 - Fife

30x30 - Wiltshire

30x31 - Cities

30x32 - Roots and Shoots

30x33 - Dartmoor

30x34 - Summer Special

30x35 - Llyn Peninsula

30x36 - Harvest

30x37 - Rame Peninsula

30x38 - Protected Countryside

30x39 - One Man and His Dog 2017

30x40 - South Yorkshire

30x41 - Dumfries House

30x42 - Nature Strikes Back

30x43 - Cornish Heartlands

30x44 - Ramble for Children in Need

30x45 - Autumn Special

30x46 - Remembrance

30x47 - Hertfordshire

30x48 - Cairngorms

30x49 - Cleveland Way

30x50 - The Brecks

30x51 - My Countryside Compilation

30x52 - Christmas Special

30x53 - New Zealand Compilation

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