A Countryside Summer

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Gethin Jones delivers the ultimate guide to a countryside summer.

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.

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A Countryside Summer: Series 1: Episode 2

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Chris Packham takes some alpacas for a walk, and Simon Reeve tries wild swimming.

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.

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. In this episode, Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin visit the Lake District and take some alpacas for a walk. Simon Reeve takes the plunge when he tries wild swimming, and Nadiya Hussain shows us her twist on a classic summer pudding, Eton mess.

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