Open Country Podcast
Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles
Episodes to download
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Wizards and steam trains on the West Highland Line
Thu 9 Dec 2021
Tales of princes and wizards with musician, Ingrid Henderson, on the West Highland Line.
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After Dark on the Brecon Beacons
Thu 2 Dec 2021
An after-dark, star-lit adventure. From dusk to dawn in the Brecon Beacons National Park.
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Memorial walks and woodlands
Thu 25 Nov 2021
Helen Mark discovers how reclaiming land for nature can help us to heal post-pandemic.
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Kerdroya - The Cornish Labyrinth
Thu 18 Nov 2021
Helen Mark meets Will Coleman to discover the wonders of the Cornish hedge.
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Britain's Forgotten Rainforest
Thu 11 Nov 2021
Lush green rainforest - right here in the UK. Helen Mark gets lost in the undergrowth.
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A Tot of Rum
Thu 4 Nov 2021
Fiona Mackenzie uncovers the story of Kinloch Castle on the Hebridean Isle of Rum.
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Until the land runs out
Thu 28 Oct 2021
In 1945 a young man began walking from Cornwall all the way to the top of Scotland.
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The right to paddle?
Thu 21 Oct 2021
How much of our waterways are open to watersports? Less than you think says Nick Hayes
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How to build and paint a bird nest
Thu 14 Oct 2021
Blackbirds, yellowhammers, wrens and crows - British birds and the places where they live.
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North Channel
Thu 26 Aug 2021
Helen Mark explores the narrow strip of sea between Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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A Fabric Landscape
Thu 19 Aug 2021
Ian Marchant visits Blackburn, where the textile industry has shaped the landscape.
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People and Stone
Thu 12 Aug 2021
Archaeologist Rose Ferraby explores the connections between people and stone in Dorset.
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Northumberland Sound Walk
Thu 5 Aug 2021
Landscape and community inspire a sound walk in Northumberland.
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Windsor Great Park
Thu 29 Jul 2021
Ash Bhardwaj explores the varied landscapes of Windsor Great Park near London.
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Journey to the Source of the Ancholme
Thu 22 Jul 2021
Ian Marchant tracks the River Ancholme in Lincolnshire back to its source.
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Durham: Time and the Tides
Thu 15 Jul 2021
Three artists are inspired by the landscape and communities along the Durham coastline.
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Rare British breeds and their owners
Thu 1 Jul 2021
We follow a photographer capturing rare British breeds in the landscape.
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An Obsession with Forsythia
Thu 24 Jun 2021
Helen Mark meets enthusiasts creating and looking after National Plant Collections.
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Dawn on the Sea Loch
Thu 17 Jun 2021
A journey at dawn by kayak across a sea loch in western Scotland as the seasons change.
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Tales from the Black Mountains
Thu 29 Apr 2021
Travel writer Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent explores her new home in the Welsh Black Mountains.
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Songs of England
Thu 15 Apr 2021
Folk singer Sam Lee explores the historic landmarks of England through song.
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Canna
Thu 8 Apr 2021
Fiona Mackenzie on the history, music and landscape of the Isle of Canna in the Hebrides.
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Stormont Estate
Thu 1 Apr 2021
Helen Mark finds out how the public and politicians in Northern Ireland share a parkland.
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Twelve months of Open Country
Thu 4 Feb 2021
Helen Mark looks at some of the highlights from the last twelve months of Open Country.
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Julia Blackburn and the Suffolk coast
Thu 28 Jan 2021
Helen Mark talks to the writer Julia Blackburn about her love of the Suffolk coastline.
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Windows
Thu 21 Jan 2021
Helen Mark rethinks her relationship with windows and how they connect us to the world.
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Snowdrop Country
Thu 14 Jan 2021
Alan Street has spent his life discovering snowdrops - but now there is new demand.
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Brett Westwood and Wyre Forest
Thu 7 Jan 2021
Brett Westwood and Rosemary Winnall are in Wyre Forest in search of wild service trees.
