Gethin Jones delivers the ultimate guide to a countryside summer, aided by some familar faces. Chris Packham shows us the wildlife we can look out for, Nadiya Hussain cooks lamb with rhubarb glaze on the barbecue and Sean Fletcher takes to the great outdoors on a bike-packing adventure.
EP2 Episode 2Jul 12, 2022
Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin visit the Lake District and take some alpacas for a walk, and Simon Reeve takes the plunge when he tries wild swimming.
EP3 Episode 3Jul 13, 2022
Adam Henson finds out all about lavender and its benefits, and Margherita Taylor learns about the decline of our wild meadows and what we can do to help.
EP4 Episode 4Jul 14, 2022
John Craven guides us through some top spots for birdwatching in the UK, and Sean Fletcher finds nature in the most unlikely of places when he visits a nature trail at Manchester airport.
EP5 Episode 5Jul 15, 2022
Marcus Wareing visits an expert herb grower in Bristol, and wildlife artist Robert Fuller shows us the species that thrive near his home in North Yorkshire during the summer months.
EP6 Episode 6Jul 18, 2022
Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin visit the stunning Walney Island off the west coast of England, and Mary Berry shows us how to cook a perfect summer pudding.
EP7 Episode 7Jul 19, 2022
John Craven shares some top picks of the best beaches in Britain, and Paul Martin finds a great way to enjoy a summer fruit harvest, by hiring a fruit tree.
EP8 Episode 8Jul 20, 2022
Jules Hudson goes ‘champing’, that’s camping in a church, and Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin get a special sighting of a flock of kites.
EP9 Episode 9Jul 21, 2022
Arit Anderson gets a tour of landscape designer Dan Pearson’s private garden, and Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin share a special encounter with dolphins.
EP10 Episode 10Jul 22, 2022
Steve Brown learns about a UK crop of camomile, and Frances Tophill visits a woman in Somerset who grows an impressive range of Thai vegetables.
EP11 Episode 11Jul 25, 2022
Simon Reeve meets a farmer who has enlisted the help of beavers to help with the problem of flooding, we meet a buzzard who has an unusual surrogate parent, and Marcus Wareing shows us how to cook his favourite dessert, the apple tarte tatin.
EP12 Episode 12Jul 26, 2022
Marcus Wareing sets a challenge for some young chefs who visit his kitchen garden, Hugh Dennis takes to the skies over Sutton Bank in North Yorkshire, and we meet Sid Hill, an ecological gardener who grows edible flowers.
EP13 Episode 13Jul 27, 2022
In this episode, we meet a man who shares his passion for allotment gardening and shares some of his best tips, Paul Rose gets on his bike with a group of extraordinary cyclists, and Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin visit a colony of puffins in Pembrokeshire.
EP14 Episode 14Jul 28, 2022
Arit Anderson visits a sustainable garden designed with nature and the environment in mind, Marcus Wareing gets tips from a specialist on how to grow shitake mushrooms, and we meet George Lowther who has created a lush tropical garden in Lincolnshire.
EP15 Episode 15Jul 29, 2022
Frances Tophill visits an allotment grower on the Isle of Man who uses her plants to make natural skincare products, Iolo Williams goes in search of a pair of hen harriers in Snowdonia, and Tom Kerridge show us how to make his special version of Eton mess.
Gethin Jones delivers the ultimate guide to a countryside summer featuring wildlife, food, gardening and outdoor adventure, all brought to you by a selection of favourite faces.