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Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of Britain

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

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Open Country: Closed Country: Helen Glover in her Buckinghamshire back garden.

Closed Country: Helen Glover in her Buckinghamshire back garden.

BBC Radio 4 - Open Country, Closed Country: Helen Glover in her Buckinghamshire back garden.

Helen Glover discovers what's in her own back garden with the help of Steve Backshall.

Helen Glover discovers what's in her own back garden with the help of her husband, Steve Backshall.

We were going to kick off this series with Helen Glover exploring Newlyn in Cornwall: on an RNLI lifeboat, and with open-water swimmers... However, at the last minute, Covid19 stymied our plans.  Instead of the wild open countryside of Cornwall, she's reporting from the confines of her back garden, on the River Thames, in Buckinghamshire.  Luckily, she's married to the naturalist Steve Backshall, so she has access to a ready-made expert who helps to explain the wildlife in their midst.  

Producer: Karen Gregor

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