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BBC Radio 4's countryside programme featuring the people + wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles, presented by @HelenMark01 and @Marthakearney
Joined June 2015
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. https://t.co/KzVjNiCHgO
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Anyone not standing by their radios who therefore missed it can catch it here:
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Martha Kearney learns to make an aeolian harp on Wicken Fen
Stand by your radios! At 3pm brilliant artist #KathyHinde @birdtwitchr will be talking to @Marthakearney on @BBCOpenCountry about #ListenToTheVoicesOfTheFen, her sound installation at @nationaltrust #WickenFen Aeolian harps may be being built!
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Hear what they talked about here:
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How Epping Forest was fought for, and saved by, the people of East London.
📻 @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 🌿 https://t.co/gCotHrAPLY
@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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Hear how Martha met a lizard on @BBCSounds
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An exploration of the Sefton coastline between Liverpool and Southport.
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
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Helen Mark is in Cumbria, finding out about some of the county's historic fell routes.
@thelonningsguy has a new book coming out it April. If you fancy a free copy, like or retweet this. In 48 hours, I'll select a random winner and send you the book.
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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: https://t.co/UAKEe9BWEA More from Chris:
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Helen Mark explores 50 square miles that were neither England nor Scotland.
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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
https://t.co/50L3RFf788
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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
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Helen Mark discovers a wilderness in the heart of Penzance.
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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
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Helen Mark heads to the Shropshire hills to discover how to write about nature.
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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
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Martha Kearney is on Fen Edge in Cambridgeshire listening to the sound of the countryside.
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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
https://t.co/qDmHDeDD4P
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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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Don't miss it!
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The landscapes and seascapes that have inspired the artist Maggi Hambling.
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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Helen Mark explores the chalk hill carvings of the Wiltshire landscape.
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This week @HelenMark01 explores the chalk hill figures of Wiltshire. Here she is at one of the county’s 8 (yes, eight!) white horses. Join her Thurs 3pm, Sat 6am or any time you like on @BBCSounds
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