Countryfile Summer Diaries

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. To kick off the series, John enjoys the splendour of Osborne House, Queen Victoria and Albert's seaside palace on the Isle of Wight. Meanwhile, Keeley meets the team searching for natural solutions to a pesky invasive plant species that are a headache to homeowners and cost the UK economy £1.7 billion. Joe Crowley investigates what dry summer weather means for our wildlife, rivers and our water supplies. Greg McKenzie gets stuck into one of the more unusual events put on by our heritage sites to keep us visiting all summer long. We'll be giving you some of our Countryfile top picks if you fancy getting out for a coastal walk this season. And Paul discovers how you can create your perfect garden hideaway.

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. In today's programme, Margherita finds out why hayfever is on the rise and what we can do to keep the summer sneezes at bay. Meanwhile, Keeley discovers how wildlife crime is having a devastating effect on our fledgling birds of prey. Jules tries out the very latest in comfortable camping, when he and his four-legged friend Teddy go 'champing', spending the night in a disused church. We'll be giving you the inside track on some of Countryfile's favourite places to spot birds this season. And Paul shows you how to grow your own fruit and veg, even in the smallest of spaces.

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.

very 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. In today's show, Margherita heads to one of Britain's smallest islands, St Michael's Mount, to find out what rising seas and coastal erosion could mean for some of our favourite summer holiday destinations and the people living there. Keeley discovers why Scottish seas are a treasure trove for snorkelers and divers, as she delves beneath the waves of a new 100-mile snorkelling trail on the west coast which has some of the clearest and wildlife-filled waters in Britain. Roy Taylor discovers how a landscape laid waste by coal mining has become a wonderful wildlife sanctuary. We'll be giving you our guide to some of the incredible assortment of weird and wonderful creatures of the sea we've been lucky enough to come across over the years on Countryfile. And Paul learns all you need to know about adopting your own brood of feathered friends.

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. In the final episode of the season, Margherita discovers how a secret wartime mission behind enemy lines brought one of our favourite seasonings, garlic, to the Isle of Wight. Keeley learns how a group of dedicated volunteers came to the dramatic rescue of a stranded sunburnt dolphin that was clinging to life. Jules finds out how going back to the past could offer a solution to the future, as he turns thatcher's apprentice for the day to discover that many of our heritage crafts are desperate for new recruits. Summer is a time we celebrate our countryside and the people who work in it at country shows, and we take you through some of the favourites Countryfile has visited over the years. And if you're an urban dweller, Paul discovers how you too can keep city bees.