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Photo: Kayaking
Kayaking off the Jurassic Coast.
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Jurassic Coast
The Jurassic Coast is one of the most spectacular stretches of coast in the UK. But not only is it fantastic to look at, it also holds the secrets to what life was like nearly 200 million years ago. This stretch of coastline, from Orcombe Point in Devon to Old Harry Rocks in Dorset, is world famous for its fossils – a place where coastal erosion is constantly throwing up spectacular specimens. Adam heads out on a fossil hunt where he learns what type of rock he should be looking out for, and also how much money he could make from an interesting find! But to really experience the true awe of this coastline you have to take to the water. So Adam ends his exploration by getting in a kayak and exploring the hidden caves and inlets gouged out by the waves, to get up close and personal with millions of years of history.
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Natural Beauty
Take a handful of the freshest blueberries, a dollop of the sweetest honey, throw in a little seaweed and hey presto – you’ve cooked up a mouth-watering…bar of soap! Ellie Harrison joins a team from a local soap factory to go foraging for locally sourced, natural products. She heads to the forest to grab a bag of charcoal, then jumps on board a boat to join fisherman Pete Miles as he goes out hunting for seaweed. Then it’s back to the seaside soap factory, where Ellie tries her hand at making everything from soaps to face scrubs.
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Photo: Adam and Ben
Adam gets some sailing tips from Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie.
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Sail for Gold
It’s less than two years before the Olympic Games opens in London; Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour on the Dorset coast will host all the sailing events. Adam attends the Sail for Gold Regatta, where almost 1000 athletes from 57 different nations have gathered for one of the few remaining chances to compete on the Olympic waters before the Games begin. Adam gets a sailing lesson from Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie, and learns more about the dynamic world of sailing.
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Photo: Adam takes a nap
While attending the Sail for Gold Regatta, Adam Henson takes a nap as he and the Countryfile crew wait for a change in the weather.
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Seahorse hunt
The Dorset coast is a dream destination for marine biologists. The wealth of sea life is without equal in UK waters. But even here, amongst such rich diversity, there is one creature that really stands out - the seahorse. Ellie goes diving with conservationists in their search for seahorses at the start of a tagging project in Studland Bay. They’re keeping tabs on the numbers of seahorses off this part of the Dorset coast - and what’s happening to the habitat they live in. They’re concerned that pleasure boats are seriously threatening the seahorse breeding grounds, so their work is important if these delicate and mysterious creatures are to continue to thrive.
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Photo: Ellie Harrison
Ellie Harrison prepares to go looking for seahorses off the Dorset coast.
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The Meadow Maker
Wildflower meadows are on the wane – and that’s bad news for bio-diversity and food security. James Wong meets a man who is attempting to make a difference and reverse the decline. Keith Datchler manages thousands of acres in the High Weald in East Sussex, and has developed a method of creating species-rich grassland using harvested seed. Keith runs the Beech Estate near Battle, where he has changed the focus of the estate from intensive dairy and arable farming to conservation.
BBC Gardening: How to create a wildflower meadow
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John Craven at the Big Chill
John Craven went to the Big Chill festival in Cleo - a 1965 VW campervan.
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How Green are Our Festivals?
John Craven joins 35,000 music lovers at one of the summer’s biggest festivals to find out what impact the ever growing number of events like this have on the countryside. It’s nearly 40 years since John reported from Glastonbury in 1971, and he discovers how dramatically things have changed since then. The crowds are much bigger and the impact on the environment is much greater but, as John discovers, organisers of the Big Chill in Herefordshire are doing more than ever before to try minimise their carbon footprint.
A Greener Festival
Credits
- Series Producer
- Andrew Tomlinson
- Presenter
- Adam Henson
- Presenter
- Ellie Harrison
- Presenter
- John Craven
- Presenter
- James Wong
- Executive Producer
- Andrew Thorman
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