BBC Radio 4's countryside programme featuring the people + wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles, presented by @Marthakearney

Joined June 2015
For this week's broadcast, @Marthakearney is next to the A21 dual carriageway. (All the glam locations). Find out why... Thurs 3pm, Sat 6am or @bbcsounds whenever you like. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vml…
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It was overgrown and neglected for decades, but the Stroudwater canal is now home to otters! Check out these beauties...
Searching for the missing mile (and getting up close with the weeping willow!) @Marthakearney explores the Stroudwater canal. @CotswoldCanals @gloswildlife bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002sr4…
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Searching for the missing mile (and getting up close with the weeping willow!) @Marthakearney explores the Stroudwater canal. @CotswoldCanals @gloswildlife bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002sr4…
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Weather so bad you need subtitles! See how @Marthakearney got on when she visited the Menai Strait with its historic bridges, wonderful wildlife and treacherous tides. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002j75…
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Hear what they talked about here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002b71…
📻 @BBCRadio4's Helen Mark speaks with our Head of Conservation and Forest Keeper at #EppingForest to learn more about the history of this ancient landscape and how we protect it today 🌿 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002b7… @CoLEppingForest @BBCOpenCountry @HelenMark01
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Big thank you to Bree, Justin and Harriet from @NTFormby for taking us on a sand dune safari!
One of the country’s rarest lizards… more ⁦@BBCOpenCountry⁩ ⁦@BBCRadio4⁩ @bbcsounds Great camera work by ⁦@ginger_journo⁩
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Lots of research and boot leather went into this book! You can hear @thelonningsguy talking about how he explored Britain's postal paths in this episode of Open Country with @HelenMark01 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001y8g…
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Great to hear Chris Miles, one of our #BSBICountyRecorders, on @BBCOpenCountry just now talking about wild plants of the "Debatable Lands" between Scotland & England. Missed it? Don't worry, you can catch it here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0023gm… More from Chris: bsbi.org/dumfriesshire
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Glad you enjoyed it Declan! Now available on @BBCSounds
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A night under the stars! On this week's programme @HelenMark01 joins a group of young carers as they experience the wilds of Dartmoor. Thurs 19th 3pm, Sat 21st 6am, any time you like on @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0022z9…
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In all my years making this programme….this is probably the most aquatic Open Country I’ve ever made …and I loved every moment of it …even the 5.00am swim. ⁦@HelenMark01⁩ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0022c…
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Today @HelenMark01 heads to the Shropshire hills to learn about the art of nature-writing. She visits the @arvonfoundation and joins budding writers drawing inspiration from the landscape. Today 3pm on Radio 4, any time you like on @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0021xs…
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We're back! NEW SERIES starts today, when @Marthakearney listens to the sound of the Fens. How has the changing landscape changed what we hear in the countryside? 3pm Radio 4 or any time you like on @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0021qp…
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This week we explore life beneath the waves. @helenczerski and @tomheapmedia find out what goes on in the seabed, and ask why it matters. Fri 12 noon, or any time on @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0021bg…
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Really excited to be back at a buzzing @royalwelshshow ! You can join us for the BBC Radio 4 Farming Today debate at 3pm in the geo dome. @charlottebsmith will debate the future of Welsh farming and countryside with minister @huw4ogmore farmer @AbiReader and Rachel Sharp.
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If you want a lovely gentle half-hour at 3pm tune into ⁦@BBCRadio4⁩ for a journey round the Suffolk countryside with my mentor Maggi Hambling. We start in a ditch and end up at The Scallop. Maggi isn’t as fierce as she looks here… you’ll be very surprised. 💙
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