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Clare Balding joins notable and interesting people for a walk through the countryside

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Ramblings: Tresco with Mike Nelhams

Tresco with Mike Nelhams

BBC Radio 4 - Ramblings, Tresco with Mike Nelhams

In the first of two walks on the Scilly Isles, Clare walks on the island of Tresco.

Clare travels to the Isles of Scilly and visits Tresco to walk around the islands and its outstanding gardens with Mike Nelhams.

Mike Nelhams has recently retired as Head Gardener of the beautiful gardens on Tresco but remains very active and involved in island life.  He meets Clare off the boat from St Marys and takes her on a tour of the island explaining the appeal of life on one of the most beautiful islands in Britain.  They walk through the gardens observing the red squirrels which were introduced ten years ago on the request of Prince Charles who owns the island leasing it to the Dorrien-Smith family.  They are responsible for the upkeep of the gardens as well as managing life on the island where there's a thriving tourist industry that sees visitors returning year after year.
Tresco has its own micro-climate and is on the Gulf Stream that makes ideal growing conditions for exotic plants from South Africa and New Zealand.

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