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The British countryside is often portrayed as a green and pleasant land - a rural idyll. But under the surface, rural culture wars rage: the Right to Roam, veganism, rewilding.

Anna Jones is a farmer鈥檚 daughter who has worked as a rural affairs journalist for almost 20 years. In this series she uncovers the personal stories of individuals caught up in these battle grounds.

In this episode she visits a field near Frome where there鈥檚 a fence that鈥檚 come to be known as the 鈥渋ron curtain of Somerset鈥�. The man who built it says it鈥檚 protecting his private property from damage. The people who used to enjoy walking around the field are furious.

But according to Dr Jeremy Buchardt, a landscape historian at the University of Reading, this is an ancient grudge that's left its mark on our landscape.

Presented by Anna Jones
Produced for 麻豆约拍 Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons and Anna Jones