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Pond dipping class

Ellie Harrison: Celebrating the quiet heroes working tirelessly to give young people the chances they deserve

Curlew in a wet meadow – Countryfile magazine podcast

Sara Maitland: Wildlife surveys prior to development are vital for the care of our countryside

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Hay Festival 2021 goes digital: writers choose their favourite nature books

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Sara Maitland: How Farmer Clusters benefit the environment and rural communities

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Should we genetically engineer grey squirrels to protect native reds?

A hiker and their dog exploring the Scottish Countryside. This image has added grain and styling.

Sara Maitland: The meaning of community

Cars parked on roadside and pavement along A5 road in Ogwen Valley on busy Easter weekend in Snowdonia National Park. Ogwen north Wales UK Britain, Alamy

Should cars be banned from National Parks?

Ellie Harrison and Joe Porter at Westonbirt National Arboretum.

Countryfile Presenters

Ellie Harrison: My guide for 2021

101 writers, artists and musicians have written to the Government calling for more access to the countryside

Artists, writers and musicians call on the Government to extend countryside access in England

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Discussing rewilding with rural commentator Rob Yorke in the Black Mountains – a new podcast

Valley in winter

John Craven: Why we should all know the Countryside Code

River Wye on an autumn day/Credit: Getty Images

Sara Maitland: How can we save our polluted rivers?

Forest in dappled light

The restorative power of nature

Sunlight though trees in the New Forest

Countryfile Presenters

Ellie Harrison: How has nature fared in lockdown?

Man hiking in the Yorkshire Dales national park, England ©Getty

Sara Maitland: How our ancient pilgrimage routes have been given a new lease of life