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BBC Radio 4's countryside programme featuring the people + wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles, presented by @HelenMark01 and @Marthakearney

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Great to hear Chris Miles, one of our #BSBICountyRecorders, on @BBCOpenCountry just now talking about wild plants of the "Debatable Lands" between Scotland & England. Missed it? Don't worry, you can catch it here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… More from Chris: bsbi.org/dumfriesshire


Glad you enjoyed it Declan! Now available on @BBCSounds

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A night under the stars! On this week's programme @HelenMark01 joins a group of young carers as they experience the wilds of Dartmoor. Thurs 19th 3pm, Sat 21st 6am, any time you like on @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

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In all my years making this programme….this is probably the most aquatic Open Country I’ve ever made …and I loved every moment of it …even the 5.00am swim. ⁦@HelenMark01bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…


Today @HelenMark01 heads to the Shropshire hills to learn about the art of nature-writing. She visits the @arvonfoundation and joins budding writers drawing inspiration from the landscape. Today 3pm on Radio 4, any time you like on @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…


We're back! NEW SERIES starts today, when @Marthakearney listens to the sound of the Fens. How has the changing landscape changed what we hear in the countryside? 3pm Radio 4 or any time you like on @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…


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This week we explore life beneath the waves. @helenczerski and @tomheapmedia find out what goes on in the seabed, and ask why it matters. Fri 12 noon, or any time on @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

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Really excited to be back at a buzzing @royalwelshshow ! You can join us for the BBC Radio 4 Farming Today debate at 3pm in the geo dome. @charlottebsmith will debate the future of Welsh farming and countryside with minister @huw4ogmore farmer @AbiReader and Rachel Sharp.

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If you want a lovely gentle half-hour at 3pm tune into ⁦@BBCRadio4⁩ for a journey round the Suffolk countryside with my mentor Maggi Hambling. We start in a ditch and end up at The Scallop. Maggi isn’t as fierce as she looks here… you’ll be very surprised. 💙

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This week ⁦@HelenMark01⁩ explores the chalk hill figures of Wiltshire. Here she is at one of the county’s 8 (yes, eight!) white horses. Join her Thurs 3pm, Sat 6am or any time you like on ⁦@BBCSounds


This week’s Open Country - catch it now on ⁦@BBCSoundsbbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…


This week @Marthakearney explores the strange and fascinating history of the sea forts at Shivering Sands off the Kent coast: military defences, pirate radio stations and murder. @BBCRadio4 Thurs 3pm, Saturday 6am, or any time on @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…


Is this the biggest gun you've ever seen? @Marthakearney visits @MuseumofCamb where she finds out that punts weren't always just used by tourists on a day out. @BBCRadio4 Thurs 3pm, Sat 6am, or any time on @BBCSounds

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In today’s programme ⁦@Marthakearney⁩ goes in search of nocturnal wildlife in Cambridge. Join her on the river with ⁦@wildlifebcn⁩ as dusk falls… bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…


Join @Marthakearney at Gibraltar Point. On air today 3pm, Sat 6am - or any time you like on @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…


On air today! And on @BBCSounds every day. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Join us looking for pixies in the ancient holloways of Dorset on this week's @BBCOpenCountry on @BBCRadio4 with @HelenMark01 A most enjoyable Spring stroll to celebrate @sunkenlanes through @Symondsbury with @StoryMartin and Andy Jeffries & Rosie Cummings of @NaturalEngland 📻 🌿

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Today we're in Shropshire exploring what remains of the garden and house where Charles Darwin grew up and which sparked his interest in the natural world - with @JudePiesse @BibbsC and @ShropsWildlife . Thurs 3pm, Sat 6am, or any time on @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…


Later today @Marthakearney takes to the water for her first Open Country to explore Bass Rock, a volcanic plug in the Firth of Forth, home to one of the largest gannet colonies in the world... catch it 3pm today @BBCRadio4 or on @BBCSounds -> bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…


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Here's the link to Radio 4's Open Country episode on Postman's Paths including my 15 mins of fame. I start by pointing out to @BBCOpenCountry the 'best view in the world'. - the view from the Postman's Path into Swindale. So here's a picture of it... bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

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