Finn's CountryYou are in: South Today > Finn's Country  Robert and Barbara Sampson do own a tractor, but for regular jobs on their farm in Hampshire they often bring out the horses. I'm Roger Finn and the idea behind Finn's Country is very simple: to revel in the countryside and to meet some of the people who know it best. We're not filming at the moment but you can catch up with the summer 2009 series below.  How an old recipe for elderberry cordial became a money spinner for a church choir in West Sussex.  Murray Marshall has been growing apple varieties for 30 years, cookers, eaters and ciders.  How Southampton cemetery is being brought back to its former glory by a group of volunteers.  The fifteen miles of shingle west of Portland is one of the south's most distinctive landmarks.  Once used by shepherds, these huts on wheels are back in production, having found new uses.  Villain, hero, poachers nightmare, what is life like for a twenty first century gamekeeper?  This Wiltshire village is famous for its annual "cuckoo fair" but also has a tale of royal scandal  Half of northern Europe's ancient trees are in Britain and Dick Greenaway wants to conserve them.  As a lad Stan Kemish joined the deer hunts in the Forest but was deeply affected by what he saw.  Graeme Lyons is a ecologist and probably knows the call of every bird in Britain.  This biodynamic farm in Overton, Hampshire, uses water buffalo milk to produce mozzarella.  David Johnston is passionate about barns and has taken thousands of photographs of them.  Donna and Graham's hospital on the Isle of Wight is always busy and the patients love the food.  It has a distinctive call but it's so tiny and flies so high that you may not have seen it.  Cliffe Barnes loves horses and loves his job but says the future is uncertain for British farriers.  Clive has spent his property millions creating a paradise for butterflies and a prison for plants.  Darren Hammerton is bringing back the old woodsman tradition - and making a profit out of it.  I spent a day on the Itchen with George Mann, who's studied the river through the seasons. You are in: South Today > Finn's Country |
