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Tintern, Monmouthshire guide: historic walks, places to stay and things to do
Escape into the Wye Valley for a mixture of rural tranquillity, mystical sights and historical intrigue with our guide to Tintern in Monmouthshire. Find a selection of walks, unique places to stay and interesting things to do
Discovering a fabulous project to bring nature into our towns
Discover Nature Isn't Neat – a council-led project in South Wales to bring nature back to parks, public gardens and roadside – in episode 12, season 15 of the Countryfile Plodcast
Podcast: enjoy a New Year wildlife ramble along the River Usk in South Wales
Starting a new season of mindful walks in the British countryside with the BBC Countryfile Magazine Plodcast
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Blorenge, Monmouthshire walk
The rounded hilltop of Blorenge in the Brecon Beacons National Park was once dominated by industry – now, wildlife flourishes among vast swathes of heather moorland.
Walk: River Wye, Monmouthshire
Hike along a wooded bank past radiant wildflowers, foraging deer and a king’s cave on a seven-mile track beside the River Wye in Herefordshire, Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire
Bike ride: Llangynidr to Pencelli, Monmouthshire
Sample a section of one of Britain’s prettiest canals, where relics of the industry that once dominated the landscape sit alongside cosy Welsh villages and dazzling spring wildlife
Podcast: A soothing dawn walk with spring birdsong along a Brecon Beacons canal
A calming wander along an old Brecon Beacons canal listening to birdsong - including song thrushes and chiffchaffs – in episode 10, season 8 of the BBC Countryfile Magazine podcast
Podcast: Adventuring in floods and ice along the River Usk in Monmouthshire
After January's heavy rain, we head out into the waterlogged fields of the Use Valley in Monmouthshire to witness and changed landscape and its wildlife – in episode 6, season 8 of the Countryfile Magazine podcast
Podcast: Meet tremendous toads in an adventure on the River Usk in Monmouthshire
Why are toads cleverer than frogs, what's so special about the toad's eye and much more in this podcast adventure – episode 10, season 6 of the BBC Countryfile Magazine podcast
Podcast: A gentle springtime stroll along a Monmouthshire stream
Welcome to the first episode of season 5 of the BBC Countryfile Magazine podcast: a gentle spring walk along a woodland stream in Monmouthshire
Podcast: How to forage from field and hedgerow - part 2
Part two of our family foraging adventure with Adele Nozedar in the Brecon Beacons near Abergavenny in episode 7, season 2 of the Countryfile Magazine podcast
Podcast: spring foraging in Monmouthshire with Adele Nozedar
Enjoy a family foraging walk along the river Usk in Monmouthshire in the company of author, singer and expert forager Adele Nozedar
Walk: Craig-y-Cilau, Monmouthshire
Explore a dramatic – almost other-worldly – landscape in the Brecon Beacons National Park, shaped by an industrial past and now reclaimed by nature
Explore the wildlife rich Magor Marsh in South Wales
Discover the wildlife of Magor Marsh in South Wales in the company of Fergus Collins and Gemma Bodé of Gwent Wildlife Trust
Photos by Kim Matthews
Food party in Abergavenny
The sun shines on a small Welsh market town and its magical annual food festival, as editor Fergus Collins visits Abergavenny Food Festival.
Moving to the countryside Part 36: foraging for hazelnuts
A surprise windfall of hazelnuts leads to a cracking evening for editor Fergus Collins
Moving to the countryside Part 35: predators at large
It's the killing time as a host of predators take advantage of young animals leaving nest and burrow
Moving to the countryside Part 34: a good spring, a bad pheasant
It's been a glorious spring but not for my chickens