Country Focus

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

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Nature's Symphony


We celebrate "nature's greatest symphony" as the first Sunday in May is International Dawn Chorus day. But we hear how our songbirds need our help! The Archbishop of Wales, John Davies is retiring, after four years in the role. He is the first Archbishop to be elected from the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon and Caroline Evans discusses the impact Covid had on the parishes across the countryside and how he sees the future for the smaller, rural churches. The "Take the Bait" campaign aiming to find a greener alternative to the woven, plastic bait bags that are used by shellfish fishermen Taking the strain out of gardening - the garden enthusiasts in Ceredigion who have launched a new green-tech company offering a range of smart, self-watering, climate controlled mini greenhouses. and "Birdsong in a Time of Silence" we speak to author Steve Lovatt about reconnecting with nature in the pandemic.


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 May 2, 2021  27m