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Episode 3

John Craven and the team with interesting stories of the season. Keeley Donovan finds out about the RNLI's latest lifesaving campaign.

Every day this week, John Craven and the Countryfile Diaries team - Keeley Donovan, Jules Hudson, Paul Martin, and Margherita Taylor - bring you the most interesting stories of the season.

On the show today, Keeley takes the plunge to find out why the RNLI's latest campaign could save your life if you end up in cold water this summer. Jules is in the Cotswolds discovering how men's sheds are being used to help tackle rural loneliness.

Margherita is in Cornwall getting up close and personal with some unusual furry mammals, with a pioneering project that is reintroducing beavers for the first time in centuries to help tackle flooding.

We'll be giving you the Countryfile guide to some of the favourite beaches we've visited across the UK.

And Paul's on a detective hunt to discover what kind of feathered friend has taken up residence in his owl box and what he can do to encourage them to come back.

44 minutes

RNLI - Respect the Water

RNLI - Respect the Water

Keeley Donovan puts the science behind the RNLI’s new water safety campaign to the test. Can she up her  chances of survival by learning to lie back and float? 


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Men's Sheds

Men's Sheds

Jules Hudson discovers how an inspirational scheme that started in Australia has reached our shores and is helping men all across the country. Jules is off to the Cotswolds to find out a bit more about how Men’s Sheds is getting isolated men in rural areas into their sheds and building new friendships.

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Beavers - Could they be a natural solution to our flooding?

Beavers - Could they be a natural solution to our flooding?

The village of Ladock in Cornwall has suffered with regular floods for the last decade; but could help be at hand in the unlikely form of a dam-building rodent last seen in cornish waters hundreds of years ago? Margherita Taylor is in Cornwall, getting up close and personal with some unusual furry mammals, with a pioneering project that’s reintroducing beavers for the first time in centuries to help tackle flooding.

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It's shearing time!

It's shearing time!
Sheep shearing is underway on Adam’s Farm with the Herdwicks and Whiteface Dartmoors, but the price of wool still doesn't return a massive profit. So keen to look into other options Adam visits his neighbouring farm. They've invested in Easy Care Sheep which they've bred into their flock. These sheep shed their own fleece naturally, removing shearing costs completely. But not wanting to turn his back on the wool industry entirely, Adam meets Justin and Hannah from Solidwool, who have invented a way to solidify Herdwick sheep wool and turn it into fancy furniture.

Owl Detective

Owl Detective
In spring, Paul Martin was thrilled to see signs that an owl might have moved into the box he’d built in the woods. But he’ll have to rope in an expert to help to find out what kind of nocturnal visitor he might have – or maybe even twit-two!

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter John Craven
Presenter Keeley Donovan
Presenter Margherita Taylor
Presenter Jules Hudson
Presenter Paul Martin
Series Producer Rebecca Nunn
Executive Producer William Lyons

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