Open Country

Open Country

Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles

Open Country

Episodes (295 available)

Open Country, Open Country, Bluebird returns to Coniston

Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird returns to Coniston Water in Cumbria.

14 May 2026

25 mins

Open Country, Open Country, Wildlife Artists on Massingham Heath

Martha Kearney meets the artists documenting the return of this ancient Norfolk grassland.

7 May 2026

24 mins

Open Country, Open Country, Roadside Verges

Martha Kearney explores the forgotten and neglected world of roadside verges.

30 Apr 2026

24 mins

Open Country, Open Country, Deer Stalking in Essex

Mary-Ann Ochota finds out about deer culling.

16 Apr 2026

24 mins

Open Country, Open Country, Carrifran Wildwood

Martha Kearney visits an eco-restoration project in lowland Scotland.

9 Apr 2026

24 mins

Open Country, Open Country, In Celebration of the Daffodil

Martha Kearney is in Cambridgeshire to celebrate the humble daffodil.

2 Apr 2026

24 mins

Open Country, Open Country, Restoring Wallasea's Wild Coast

The island in Essex has been made into a magical landscape of marshland, lagoons and sea.

26 Mar 2026

23 mins

Open Country, Open Country, Stroudwater's missing mile

Martha Kearney finds out about ambitious restoration plans for the Stroudwater canal.

19 Mar 2026

24 mins

Open Country, Open Country, The Rock Houses of Staffordshire

Martha Kearney visits the cave dwellings at Kinver Edge that were lived in until the 1960s

12 Mar 2026

24 mins

Open Country, Open Country, Hedgerow havens

Martha Kearney finds out about hedgerows, learning about their history and their ecology.

5 Mar 2026

25 mins

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