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Countryfile on TV
Countryfile travels to Wanlockhead, home to Scotland’s very own gold rush in 1869, where a gold panning championship still takes place each year. The presenters meet local prospectors to find out why there is so much gold in the ground here, and how
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Out Of The Blue
A ‘blue tide’ of otherworldly marine creatures has been found on Guernsey’s beaches following strong winds. The bizarre oval animals are by-the-wind sailors (Velella velella), so-called because of their distinctive ‘sail’ which allows them to catch a
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Lost Lakeland
Tucked away in the far west of Northern Ireland, the UK’s second largest lake (lough in Irish), Lower Lough Erne covers more than 42 square miles. Probably named after Érann – a goddess associated with travelling – there are no fewer than three mytho

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