Country Focus

Mar 08 2025 5 ep. 27 mins 5.3k

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Programme serving everyone living in the countryside and tackling the issues affecting them. With rural, farming and environmental news

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A Farmed Wildlife Haven

Mar 08 2025 27 mins

On the northern edge of the Cors Caron National Nature Reserve is a mixed livestock farm that proudly boasts a host of bird and wildlife species. To discover more, presenter Pauline Smith visits Cruglas Farm, in the village of Swyddffynnon, which is home to ornithologist, farmer and conservationist, Terry Mills. It's also home to Welsh Black cattle and around 500 breeding ewes plus

Welsh Veg in Schools

Mar 01 2025 27 mins

This term a project is underway to redesign and build a resilient food supply. Called Welsh Veg in Schools it's a pilot project, co-ordinated by Food Sense Wales, that aims to get more organically produced Welsh veg into primary school meals across Wales. Caroline Evans visits Dinas Powys primary school in the Vale of Glamorgan to hear how it's going down with the kids at lunchtime

Make Do and Mend

Feb 22 2025 27 mins

We live in a throw away society but if we're to tackle the climate emergency that we face our habits have to change. This week, we're in Pembrokeshire where communities are coming together to reduce household waste and instead - make do and mend! Pauline Smith visits the Big Repair Cafe at Scolton Manor where experts from across the county have come together to repair things like b

A Sauna Outdoors

Feb 15 2025 27 mins

Whether you're visiting a beach on the Gower Peninsula or a mountain lake in Gwynedd, it seems people in Wales are embracing the tradition of a sauna. As well as associated health benefits its a chance to be outdoors and at one with nature. There's been a proliferation of saunas, in mostly wooden huts, popping up across Wales particluarly at the coast or inland beauty spots but Cou

Rural Buses and Wildlife Dogs

Feb 08 2025 27 mins

Rural Buses - what would a good bus network look like in rural Wales? The Welsh Government is set to trial a new bus franchise in communities in Ceredigion and Powys to bring about reform and a more customer-focused, integrated network of services. We speak to the cabinet minister for TransportWildlife dogs - we meet the dog breeders in Carmarthen, who train conservation dogs to wo