Easter - The Sights and Sounds of Spring
Matt Baker and Margherita Taylor visit Bisterne Estate in Hampshire鈥檚 Avon Valley, where farmland and water meadows provide a vital home for two classic signs of spring 鈥� the lapwing and the hare.
Matt Baker and Margherita Taylor visit Bisterne Estate in Hampshire鈥檚 Avon Valley, where farmland and water meadows provide a vital home for two classic signs of spring 鈥� the lapwing and the hare. They meet the farmers and conservationists working together to restore habitats for both species, while Matt records the sounds of spring with a local sound artist and joins volunteers caring for the historic Harnham Water Meadows.
Author Robert Macfarlane shares an exclusive spring reading, and on his Cotswolds farm, Adam Henson restores a traditional hedgerow, just in time for nesting birds.
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Robert Macfarlane's Ode to the Hare
Duration: 03:20
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Robert Macfarlane's Ode to the Lapwing
Duration: 03:28
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Matt Baker |
| Presenter | Margherita Taylor |
| Presenter | Adam Henson |
| Series Editor | Mark Beech |
| Series Producer | Becky Pratt |
