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Season 36 Episode 49 - Elan Valley
Charlotte Smith and Matt Baker head to Elan Valley, nestled in the heart of the Cambrian Mountains, where the Welsh natural world is getting ready for the onset of winter. The valley is a patchwork of habitats including Celtic rainforests, open moorland and raging rivers, all dominated by huge dams. These dams have changed the landscape forever, and Charlotte finds out how the rivers of Elan Valley have recently welcomed back migrating salmon. She also helps restore peatlands by getting behind the wheel of some earth moving machinery to rework the topography of the rugged peat landscape. Matt helps drive cattle down into forests on the valley floor to not only provide them with shelter for the winter, but to improve ancient Celtic rainforests. Charlotte looks at how some farmers have started a campaign protesting and blockading supermarket depots to demand fairer prices. Adam travels to the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells where the Winter Fair is in full swing.
Episodes in Season 36
Rural Heritage
54 min
Shooting Estate
55 min
Audley End House
57 min
Flash: The UK’s Highest Village in Winter
57 min
Breaking into Farming
55 min
Underground Britain
54 min
Small Fishing Village
55 min
Livestock Market
55 min
Going to Extremes
57 min
Vanishing Villages
55 min
Dartmoor
65 min
Troubled Waters
55 min
Aberystwyth
45 min
Hidden Histories of Sherwood Forest
55 min
Compilation (9th April 2023)
57 min
Wild Britain
56 min
Dumfries House
57 min
Lambing Special
56 min
A Rural Welcome Revisit
57 min
Mental Health Awareness
57 min
Cumbrian Shepherdess - Spring
57 min
Upper Teesdale
57 min
Lower Hampen Farm
57 min
Argyll Hope Spot
57 min
Porthcawl Surf and Sand
57 min
Rare Breeds 50th Anniversary Compilation
55 min
Ronald Blythe’s Suffolk
54 min
Flower Farming
55 min
Countryside Cycling
55 min
Wild Fires
55 min
Hay Time
57 min
Dumfries House
55 min
Glasgow
55 min
Farmers and Festivals
52 min
Bannau Brycheiniog
55 min
Dame Judi Dench Special
55 min
Young Shepherdess
55 min
One Man and His Dog
56 min
Harvest 1
54 min
Harvest 2
55 min
Highland Games Compilation
54 min
Autumn Spectacle
54 min
Agmash Auction Hub
55 min
Ramble for Children in Need 2023
69 min
Wild Britain
55 min
South Downs
55 min
Dumfries House
53 min
Poole Harbour
53 min
Elan Valley
55 min
Country Lore
55 min
A Cumbrian Christmas
55 min
River Lea
55 min
