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Tucked away in the south east corner of Northern Ireland are the Mournes – a mountain range which stretches down to the coast. Matt Baker and Charlotte Smith uncover the threats the area faces.

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February 2025
2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the reintroduction of white-tailed eagles to the UK. Hamza Yassin takes us on a sea eagle safari across the Sound of Mull to Tobermory.
Matt Baker and Charlotte Smith head to Welney Wetland Centre in Norfolk for World Wetlands Day, uncovering the vital role these habitats play in supporting a host of bird species.
Adam Henson and Sean Fletcher explore the rich landscapes of the New Forest, where the animals that roam the heath and woodlands play an essential role in shaping the landscape.
January 2025
Anita Rani assists a team from the Devon Wildlife Trust as they try to locate one of the 15 pine martens released into the wilds of Dartmoor earlier in the year.
Sammi Kinghorn and Matt Baker explore the waterways of the Shropshire Hills, where the critically endangered Atlantic salmon makes its ancient journey upstream to its spawning grounds.
John Craven visits Farmoor Reservoir in Oxfordshire, where many bird species find sanctuary in the cold winter months.
Charlotte heads out on one of Britain's most famous trails, the South West Coast Path, to get a breath of fresh air and discover the power of walking.
December 2024
It's Christmas, and Countryfile has received a very special invitation to visit Highgrove Gardens, which surround the private residence of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
Sammi Kinghorn and Matt Baker explore the Peak District, the first national park created by the transformative National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act of 1949.
Matt Baker and Margherita Taylor are visiting Romney Marsh in Kent, known for its sweeping skies, marshland and shingle beaches, and at this time of year, home to tens of thousands of wintering birds.
In a special episode, Dame Judi Dench reveals her love of the countryside – and Scotland in particular. She's joined by her grandson Sam to check in on a tartan that’s being created for her.
The team return to the Cumbrian fells to learn of 16-year-old shepherdess Katie and her family's Christmas traditions on their upland farm.
Ellie Harrison is on a winter wildlife safari in the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland. In Filey, John Craven hears the history behind the fisherman's gansey.
Anita Rani is at the world-famous Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Slimbridge to discover some wonderful winter sights, including the visiting Bewick's swans.
John Craven and Margherita Taylor explore Woodoaks Farm in Hertfordshire, where efforts are under way to restore nature’s balance and reconnect people with farming.
Matt Baker meets the Dorset man championing local winter produce. Anita Rani finds out how making jewellery inspired by nature can improve the winter blues.
Hamza Yassin finds out about the RSPB's work to safeguard the very rare roseate tern, and Charlotte Smith meets a biosecurity dog helping to protect precious seabird colonies from pests.
November 2024
Sean Fletcher and Sammi Kinghorn are in the Yorkshire Dales with its expansive moors - but the landscape hasn’t always looked like this. Sean discovers the Dales were once covered in trees.
John Craven visits Westonbirt, The National Arboretum, in Gloucestershire, to see it in all its autumnal glory. At this time of year, 2,500 different species of trees burst into a mosaic of colour.
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