Country Tracks
Series celebrating the British countryside.
Seasons
1. Cornwall Coast
Air Date: 2009-04-19
Ben Fogle journeys along Cornwall's south coast. Along the way, he tries his hand at sea fishing, meets the brains behind the Eden Project, and hand-harvests sea salt.
2. Brecon Beacons
Air Date: 2009-05-03
Ben Fogle journeys to the Brecon Beacons in South Wales, where he drives a steam train, finds a hidden waterfall and visits the livestock market at Llandovery.
3. Peak District Tradition
Air Date: 2009-05-17
Ben Fogle travels through the Peak District. Starting at the Heights of Abraham, he travels first by bike and then by horse, learning about local traditions.
4. Arran
Air Date: 2009-05-31
Joe Crowley goes on a journey along the western fringes of Scotland, visiting a farm which mixes rearing Highland cattle with brewing beer, and paying a trip to Holy Isle.
5. Cumbria Lakes
Air Date: 2009-06-14
Ellie Harrison journeys through the Lake District. Along the way, she searches for pike in the waters of Windermere, and climbs one of Lakeland's highest mountains.
6. Suffolk Coast
Air Date: 2009-06-28
Travelling through Suffolk, Ellie Harrison visits the fantasy village of Thorpness and investigates a mysterious UFO sighting in the Rendlesham Forest.
7. Cornwall Moor to Shore
Air Date: 2009-07-05
Ben Fogle journeys through Cornwall, from Bodmin Moor to the shores of Newquay. Along the way, he looks at classic clips from the BBC's rural programmes.
8. Northumberland Coast
Air Date: 2009-07-19
Ellie Harrison goes on a journey down the remote Northumberland coast. En route, she discovers how painter LS Lowry found inspiration at Berwick-upon-Tweed.
9. Oxon Thames Path Wildlife
Air Date: 2009-07-26
Ellie Harrison travels along the Thames, trying her hand at double sculls with one of Britain's top young rowers and discovering rare orchids at Hartslock.
10. Peak District Industry
Air Date: 2009-08-02
Ben Fogle travels through the Peak District in search of the area's industrial heritage. He visits Kinder Scout and cycles over the remains of Tin Town.
11. Thetford Forest Country Tracks
Air Date: 2009-08-09
Ben Fogle goes on an East Anglian journey, starting high in the skies over Tibenham, and ending on race day at Newmarket, looking back at classic footage on the way.
12. Northumberland Hills
Air Date: 2009-08-16
Ellie Harrison explores the Northumberland National Park. En route, she travels in a 1950s ice-cream van and spends time with the lumberjacks of Kielder Forest.
13. Perthshire
Air Date: 2009-08-23
Joe Crowley goes on a Highland journey, starting in the wilds of the Craigvinean Forest and ending in the beautiful surroundings of Loch Katrine.
14. Cumbria West
Air Date: 2009-08-30
Ellie Harrison explores western Cumbria, starting in the Eskdale valley and finishing in the Honister Pass. En route she takes a ride on a Harley Davidson motorbike.
15. Northern Ireland Border
Air Date: 2009-09-06
Ellie Harrison takes a journey that weaves across the border between Northern Ireland and Eire, starting deep underground in the Fermanagh and Cavan Caves.
16. South Downs
Air Date: 2009-10-04
On a journey through the South Downs, Ellie Harrison drives a classic car in Bexhill-on-Sea and visits a mixed farm which thrives on the chalky soil.
17. Fenland
Air Date: 2009-10-11
Starting at Wicken Fen, Ben Fogle tries his hand at stilt-walking over the boggy marsh land. He also does some wild swimming in a creek near Upware, and ends his journey punting on the River Cam in Cambridge. Plus, Stephen Fry talks about his passion for the Fenlands.
18. Caledonian Canal
Air Date: 2009-10-18
Series celebrating the British countryside. Joe Crowley travels the Caledonian Canal from Aonach Mor Mountain to the North Sea, where he goes dolphin spotting.
19. Kent
Air Date: 2009-10-25
Series celebrating the British countryside. Ellie Harrison looks at lighthouses in Dungeness, searches for wild boar, visits a fruit farm and takes to the skies in a biplane.
20. North Wales
Air Date: 2009-11-01
Ben Fogle journeys through North Wales. He travels on an RNLI boat, has difficulty pronouncing the longest town name in Britain and meets a bailiff protecting salmon.
21. Central England
Air Date: 2009-11-15
Ellie Harrison journeys through Central England. She visits the showground at Stoneleigh, rides a camel in Shipston on Stour and meets a female blacksmith.
22. North Norfolk
Air Date: 2009-11-22
Ellie Harrison journeys along the Norfolk coast. En route, she fishes for mussels, learns about a famous singing postman, and goes on the trail of a true local legend.
23. Herriot Country
Air Date: 2009-11-29
Ellie Harrison is in the Yorkshire Dales, on a journey through Herriot Country. In Keld, Ellie walks a stretch of the James Herriot Way.
24. Industrial Corridor
Air Date: 2009-12-06
Ben Fogle journeys through the industrial heartland of England. He negotiates the famous Anderton Boat Lift, visits a clockmaker and kayaks on the River Severn.
25. Northern Ireland
Air Date: 2009-12-13
Celebrating the British countryside. Ellie Harrison visits Comber, follows the Antrim coast, joins an archeological dig and enjoys folk music in a Portrush pub.
26. Cairngorm
Air Date: 2009-12-20
Celebrating the British countryside. Ben Fogle visits Chapletown, the Caledonian Forest, and climbs the mighty Cairngorm, before a game of shinty in Newtownmore.
27. North Yorkshire
Air Date: 2010-01-03
Rural programme. Starting on the coast at Whitby, Ellie Harrison retraces the steps made by Bram Stoker's Dracula on a journey across the North Yorkshire Moors.
28. East Midlands
Air Date: 2010-01-10
Ellie Harrison visits Melton Mowbray to find out what makes its pork pies so special, and gets an insight into the art of flying Indian fighting kites at Horton.
29. Somerset
Air Date: 2010-01-17
Joe Crowley goes on a journey across Somerset. Joe starts off by rock climbing at Cheddar Gorge, and finishes his journey in search of Red Deer in the wilds of Exmoor.
30. South Devon
Air Date: 2010-01-24
Ben Fogle journeys through South Devon. En route he fly fishes from a kayak off the coast of Sidmouth and takes a train ride on the spectacular London-Penzance line.
31. Lincs to Notts
Air Date: 2010-01-31
Ellie Harrison journeys from the Wash to Sherwood Forest. En route she visits the East Lighthouse on the River Nene, once home to artist Sir Peter Scott.
32. Ribble Valley
Air Date: 2010-02-07
Liz Bonnin goes on a journey through the Ribble Valley, starting on the shifting sands of Formby Point and ending at the Yorkshire town of Todmorden.
33. Welsh Border Country
Air Date: 2010-02-14
Ben Fogle paddles in the River Severn in a coracle, walks a stretch of Offa's Dyke and climbs the Severn Bridge in a journey along the Welsh Borders.
34. Dorset
Air Date: 2010-02-21
Joe Crowley goes on a journey through Dorset, kayaking along the Jurassic Coast and cycling the North Dorset Trailway before reaching the market town of Sturminster Newton.
35. Avonmouth
Air Date: 2010-02-28
Ben Fogle goes on a journey along the River Avon. Along the way he meets the man behind the Moulton mini bike and takes a spectacular dawn balloon flight over the river.
36. West Wales
Air Date: 2010-03-07
Liz Bonnin goes on a journey through West Wales, discovering the story of a medieval Welsh warrior, getting a lesson in navigation and joining a lifeguard demonstration.
37. Devon Coast to Coast
Air Date: 2010-03-21
Ben Fogle uncovers the history of Westonmouth's cliff farmers and visits Braunton Burrows, a dune system which was used as a Second World War training site.
38. Dumfries & Galloway
Air Date: 2010-03-28
Ellie Harrison travels through Scotland's Southern Uplands. She visits Scotland's book capital, Wigtown, and inspects barn owl chicks in the Galloway Forest.
39. Pembroke
Air Date: 2010-11-04
Liz Bonnin rides a horse on Druidston beach and takes to the waters of the Western Cleddau to hear the latest on the dispute between canoeists and anglers in Pembrokeshire.
1. Cotswolds
Air Date: 2010-05-23
Ben Fogle goes on a journey through the Cotswolds, one of the most unspoilt areas in rural Britain, ending up at the farm of Countryfile presenter Adam Henson.
2. Filey to Winteringham
Air Date: 2010-06-06
Programme celebrating the British countryside. Ellie Harrison goes on a journey from the Yorkshire coast, to Winteringham, south of the Humber.
3. Herefordshire
Air Date: 2010-07-04
Programme celebrating the British countryside. Ellie Harrison goes on a journey through Herefordshire, stopping off at Lyonshall and canoeing along the River Wye.
4. Leeds to Scarborough
Air Date: 2010-07-25
Programme celebrating the British countryside. Jodie Kidd goes on a Yorkshire journey, starting with a tour of Leeds and ending at Scarborough Castle.
5. Kingdom of Fife
Air Date: 2010-08-01
Programme celebrating the British countryside. Joe Crowley goes on a journey across the Kingdom of Fife, starting at Dundee and finishing on the Firth of Forth.
6. Hampshire
Air Date: 2010-08-08
Programme celebrating the British countryside. Liz Bonnin treks through Hampshire, starting at the New Forest and ending up at Southampton's National Oceanography Centre.
7. Staffordshire
Air Date: 2010-08-15
Programme celebrating the British countryside. Joe Crowley goes on a journey through Staffordshire, starting at Lichfield Cathedral and ending up at Trentham Forest.
8. Poole, Dorset
Air Date: 2010-08-22
Jodie Kidd goes on a journey through Dorset, starting with an RNLI training exercise in Swanage. While at sea, they receive a real alert.
9. Derbyshire
Air Date: 2010-08-29
Ellie Harrison goes on a journey through Derbyshire. She hang-glides above the high peak before taking a look at the Buxton Water factory and Bakewell puddings.
10. North West
Air Date: 2010-09-05
Liz Bonnin goes on a journey along the North West coast of England, meeting actor Simon O'Brien and exploring the iconic Midland Hotel.
11. Devon and Cornwall
Air Date: 2010-10-03
Jodie Kidd goes on a journey through Devon and Cornwall. She starts her journey snorkelling off the coast at Thurlestone, then visits Dartmoor Zoo.
12. Shropshire
Air Date: 2010-10-10
Joe Crowley goes on a journey through Shropshire, starting with a sheep steeplechase near Telford and ending his journey with clay pigeon shooting at Much Wenlock.
13. Bronte Country
Air Date: 2010-10-17
Programme celebrating the British countryside. Ben Fogle journeys through the Bronte Country in Yorkshire, meeting poet Char March along the way.
14. Dunfermline to Melrose
Air Date: 2010-10-24
Programme celebrating the British countryside. Joe Crowley journeys from Dunfermline to Melrose, and tells the tale of philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
15. Malverns
Air Date: 2010-10-31
Programme celebrating the British countryside. Liz Bonnin goes on a journey through the Malverns. She starts her journey in Herefordshire.
16. Kent
Air Date: 2010-11-07
Programme celebrating the British countryside. Joe Crowley goes on a journey through Kent, starting in Whitstable before travelling to Ham and the resurgent town of Margate.
17. Chilterns
Air Date: 2010-11-21
Programme celebrating the British countryside. Ellie Harrison journeys through the Chiltern Hills, visiting Whipsnade Zoo and Lord Rothschild's Natural History Museum.
18. Isle of Wight
Air Date: 2010-11-28
Programme celebrating the British countryside. Liz Bonnin journeys the Isle of Wight, meeting Radio 1 DJ Rob Da Bank and paragliding off the cliffs at Compton Bay.
19. Yorkshire Dales
Air Date: 2010-12-05
Programme celebrating the British countryside. Ben Fogle goes on a journey through the Yorkshire Dales, visiting Kingsdale, Malham Cove, Gayle and Harewood Hill.
20. Lyme Regis, Dorset
Air Date: 2010-12-12
Programme celebrating the British countryside. Jodie Kidd goes on a journey through Dorset, where she meets a man who makes seemingly impossible stone sculptures.
21. Sussex Vets
Air Date: 2010-12-19
Series celebrating the British countryside. Joe Crowley journeys around East Sussex, following the work of one of the region's biggest veterinary practices.
22. Hampshire Land
Air Date: 2011-01-09
Ellie Harrison goes on a journey through Hampshire. She braves the new '3G Swing' at Marwell Activity Centre and checks out the house where Jane Austen lived.
23. Cotswolds
Air Date: 2011-01-16
Ellie Harrison goes on a journey through the Cotswolds. She goes wakeboarding at the Cotswold Water Park in Fairford before paying a visit to Snowshill Manor.
24. Essex
Air Date: 2011-01-23
Joe Crowley goes on a journey through Essex, starting his journey among the creeks of the Blackwater Estuary and ending it with the North Weald Fire Rescue volunteers.
25. Skye
Air Date: 2011-01-30
Helen Skelton goes on a journey across the Isle of Skye, learning the story of Bonnie Prince Charlie's flight to Skye and forging a traditional Scottish sword.
26. Gloucestershire
Air Date: 2011-02-06
Liz Bonnin journeys through Gloucestershire. She starts her journey among the trees at Westonbirt's National Aboretum, and ends up inside an inflatable planetarium.
27. Cornish Coast
Air Date: 2011-02-13
Jodie Kidd goes on a Cornish coastal journey. She starts in Quies Rock where she encounters some grey seals and ends it at Porthcurno's spectacular Minack Theatre.
28. Oxfordshire
Air Date: 2011-02-20
Ellie Harrison goes on a journey through Oxfordshire, paying a visit to one of the country's most famous stately homes and trying out Appalachian-style clog dancing.
29. Forest of Dean
Air Date: 2011-02-27
Liz Bonnin sails along the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, in the company of Chris Witts, who skippered the last commercial grain barge to sail into Gloucester Docks.
30. Harris and Lewis
Air Date: 2011-03-06
Helen Skelton goes on a journey across Harris and Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. She visits a croft, and joins the Hebridean Challenge, a five-day endurance race.
31. East Sussex
Air Date: 2011-03-13
Joe Crowley goes on a journey through East Sussex. He begins his travels with the South Downs Rangers, and finishes in the Victorian sewers beneath Brighton's streets.
32. Hampshire Coast
Air Date: 2011-03-20
Ellie Harrison goes on a journey through Hampshire, starting aboard the Whitbread 60 Blueprint in the Solent, and finishing on a free-range pig farm.
33. River Tweed
Air Date: 2011-03-27
Joe Crowley goes on a journey along the River Tweed, following the path of the returning salmon from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Selkirk, on the Scottish side of the border.
34. South Lake District
Air Date: 2011-04-03
Series celebrating the British countryside. Liz Bonnin goes on a journey through the Lake District, starting on Coniston Water and ending up in Kendal.
35. Snowdonia
Air Date: 2011-04-10
Series celebrating the British countryside. Ellie Harrison goes on a journey through Snowdonia from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Rhosgadfan.
36. Farne Islands
Air Date: 2011-05-01
Series celebrating the UK countryside. Jodie Kidd goes on a Northumberland journey, riding on horseback at Bamburgh and swimming with seals near the Farne Islands.
37. Perthshire Cycle
Air Date: 2011-05-15
Series celebrating the British countryside. Joe Crowley teams up with adventurer and endurance cyclist Mark Beaumont to explore the Perthshire Highlands.
38. Bedfordshire
Air Date: 2011-05-29
Ellie Harrison goes on a journey through Bedfordshire, from the small market town of Sandy to the Woburn Estate, home to the famous Abbey and Safari Park.
39. Hadrian's Wall
Air Date: 2011-06-05
Jodie Kidd goes on a journey along Hadrian's Wall. She starts her journey at Birdoswald Fort in Cumbria, where she meets some Roman re-enactors.
40. Lleyn Peninsula
Air Date: 2011-06-12
Ellie Harrison goes on a journey along the Lleyn Peninsular in North Wales, climbing up to the mysterious remains of an ancient civilisation.
41. Exmoor
Air Date: 2011-06-19
Mark Beaumont goes on a journey through Exmoor, starting in Dulverton, where he finds out how Exmoor's iconic ponies are being saved from the verge of extinction.
42. Lancashire Coast
Air Date: 2011-07-03
Mark Beaumont follows Lancashire's River Lune to the Irish sea. Along the way he sees kippering in action, hears tales of witchcraft and has his palm read.
43. London
Air Date: 2011-07-17
Joe Crowley explores London's hidden countryside, from the bombed out church transformed into a public park to the historic ponds of Hampstead Heath.
44. Northamptonshire
Air Date: 2011-07-24
Ellie Harrison explores Northamptonshire. She visits the home of the county's famous shoe industry, and discovers the story of Coton Manor's gardens and flamingos.
45. Kent
Air Date: 2011-07-31
Joe Crowley embarks on a curious excursion through Kent, go-karting in Lydd on the south-eastern tip of the UK, and meeting land girls at Brenzett Aeronautical Museum.
46. Lancashire Forest of Bowland
Air Date: 2011-08-07
Mark Beaumont discovers the hidden beauty of the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire, uncovering the mysteries of Stonyhurst College along the way.
47. Norfolk
Air Date: 2011-08-14
Joe Crowley journeys though Norfolk, starting on the Broads and ending in Hunstanton, on Norfolk's northern coast. Along the way, he learns to build a survival shelter.
48. South Wales
Air Date: 2011-08-21
Helen Skelton explores the spectacular South Wales coast, visiting Manor House Wildlife Park and Dylan Thomas's boathouse along the way.
49. South Lincolnshire
Air Date: 2011-08-28
Joe Crowley explores south Lincolnshire. He starts his journey near Stamford at Burghley House, and gets a rare insight into the famous Burghley horse trials.
50. North Lake District
Air Date: 2011-09-04
Liz Bonnin explores the Lake District. She starts her journey in Whinlatter Forest, travels through Keswick, and finishes at a pudding club in Ambleside.
51. Mid Wales
Air Date: 2011-09-11
Miriam Cooke meanders through the mystic majesty of mid Wales, starting at the UK's tallest single drop waterfall, and walking along a section of the Cambrian Way.
52. North Lincolnshire
Air Date: 2011-10-02
Joe Crowley explores North Lincolnshire, scaling the heights of Lincoln Cathedral and discovering the secret life of British poet Lord Tennyson.
53. Somerset
Air Date: 2011-10-09
Round-the-world cyclist Mark Beaumont takes his bike to Somerset, where he meets Tour of Britain cycle race organisers and visits Bath's famous Roman spas.
54. Surrey
Air Date: 2011-10-23
Ellie Harrison discovers what makes Surrey special, beginning with a trip to the home of the greatest flat horse race in the world and ending at Watts Gallery in Compton.
55. Islay
Air Date: 2011-11-06
Joe Crowley travels west from the mainland of Scotland to the Isle of Islay, the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides, which has lots to offer the intrepid traveller.
56. Bristol Channel
Air Date: 2011-11-20
Helen Skelton travels along the English shore of the Bristol Channel. Helen begins her journey by visiting the hidden village of Culbone.
57. Cambridge
Air Date: 2011-11-27
Joe Crowley takes a journey through Cambridgeshire, where he goes punting on the River Cam and searches for elusive glow worms at Cherry Hinton quarry.
58. Suffolk
Air Date: 2011-12-04
Helen Skelton travels through East Anglia. She visits the small village of Rede, where she discovers one of the rarest horse breeds in the world - the Suffolk punch.
59. Thames Path
Air Date: 2011-12-18
Joe Crowley takes a journey from the Thames flood barrier at Woolwich to the coast at Southend-on-Sea. At Woolwich Joe hears about the tragic floods of 1953.
60. Hertfordshire
Air Date: 2012-01-08
Ellie Harrison peeks through the keyhole of some of Hertfordshire's homes and gardens, planting trees in St Albans and visiting the former home of Barbara Cartland.
61. South Devon
Air Date: 2012-01-15
Joe Crowley tours sunny South Devon, including a visit to Dawlish, where gardening legend Toby Buckland takes him on a tour of his favourite horticultural hotspots.
62. Wiltshire
Air Date: 2012-01-22
Helen Skelton tours the mysterious grasslands of Wiltshire. She begins her journey amongst Wiltshire's ancient landscape by climbing Europe's largest man-made mound.
63. Cornwall
Air Date: 2012-01-29
Joe Crowley explores the southern tip of Cornwall. His journey begins near Padstow, peering into the hidden beach caves that provide inspiration to a local painter.
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Rating
0.0/10
Release Date
2009-04-19
Episodes
102 (2 seasons)
Status
Ended