Wakehurst
Episode 34 · 2024-08-25
- Documentary
Episode overview
Wakehurst, Kew’s botanic gardens in West Sussex, is the location for judging this year’s Countryfile photographic competition. John Craven and Charlotte Smith are joined by presenter, journalist, author and avid nature lover Vick Hope to pick the final 12 images that will grace the 2025 Countryfile calendar in aid of BBC Children in Need. Charlotte also explores Kew’s millennium seed bank at Wakehurst, looking at the work being done to support our native meadows. She meets the high-tech team using robots, drones and LiDar to unlock the mysteries of trees and plants. We also catch up with Wakehurst’s nature reserve warden as he repurposes an area felled due to ash dieback, as well as meeting a bee expert deciphering the DNA of pollen.
55 minutes
Season 37 episodes
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2. Tamara Way2024-01-14
3. Newport2024-01-21
4. Somerset Willow Harvest2024-01-28
5. Bodmin Moor2024-02-04
6. Ashdown Forest2024-02-11
7. Snowdrops2024-02-18
8. Powis Castle Compilation2024-02-25
9. Pontcysyllte Canal2024-03-03
10. RNLI 200 Years2024-03-10
11. Wessex Downs2024-03-17
12. Archaeology at Hinton Ampner2024-03-24
13. Trent Valley2024-03-31
14. Westonbirt Arboretum2024-04-07
15. Wrynose and Hardknott Passes2024-04-14
16. Wisley Bees2024-04-21
17. Rutland2024-04-28
18. Lambing2024-05-05
19. Rural Mental Health2024-05-12
20. Northumberland Coast2024-05-19
21. Camel Trail2024-05-26
22. D-Day: 80th Anniversary2024-06-02
23. South Wales Farming2024-06-09
24. Hidden Treasures of Wanlockhead2024-06-16
25. Three Rivers Race2024-06-23
26. The East Riding of Yorkshire2024-06-30
27. Montacute House2024-07-07
28. Hengistbury Head2024-07-14
29. Chew Valley2024-07-21
30. The Fens2024-07-28
31. Britain's Rarest Creatures2024-08-04
32. Royal Welsh Show2024-08-11
33. Borrowdale2024-08-18
34. Wakehurst2024-08-25
35. Angling2024-09-01
36. West Exmoor2024-09-08
37. Salisbury Plain2024-09-15
38. Wild Britain - Anglesey2024-09-22
39. Kelso Ram Sales2024-09-29
40. The Supreme2024-10-06
41. Stranraer Oyster Festival2024-10-13
42. Autumn Harvest2024-10-20
43. Rare Crop Harvest2024-10-27
44. BBC Children in Need Countryfile Rambles 20242024-11-03
45. Westonbirt at Autumn2024-11-10
46. Yorkshire Dales2024-11-17
47. Northumberland Coast in Autumn2024-11-24
48. Woodoaks Farm2024-12-01
49. Romney Marsh2024-12-08
50. Peak District2024-12-15
51. Christmas at Highgrove2024-12-22
52. Winter Walks2024-12-29
