Country Focus Updates archive
What's been covered on previous editions of Country Focus on BBC Radio Wales
- Washed out shows but there's a buzz in the air...
08 July 2012 - Garden visiting for charity
01 July 2012 - It's a Fishy week
24 June 2012 - Super Dairies, Bat Bridges and Angora goats
17 June 2012 - 03 June 2012
- Dairy, Bee Boles and the Shoemaker
27 May 2012 - A True but bitter Taste & getting down to Earth
20 May 2012 - Food Co-ops, Red squirrels and Gwaith Podwr
13 May 2012 - Wonderwool Wales
03 May 2012 - Coastal Path 5 - Bangor to the Border
29 April 2012 - Wales Coast Path 4
22 April 2012 - Wales Coast Path 3
15 April 2012 - Wales Coast Path
08 April 2012 - Coastal Country Focus
01 April 2012 - Bovine TB, Zostera and the warden
25 March 2012 - The Farm Shop
18 March 2012 - Dunes, Sand Martins and a Salty Solution
11 March 2012 - Schmallenberg virus, Community woods and slow building
04 March 2012 - Digging up the past with the community
26 February 2012 - A wild wood, beavers and permaculture
12 February 2012 - Two types of oil, ringing birds and a famous trail
05 February 2012 - 29 January 2012
- 22 January 2012
- Fighting hunger, tackling food waste
12 January 2012 - Eggs, Harvest Mice and Honey Buzzards
08 January 2012 - Landscape and Literature
01 January 2012 - A stately Christmas
18 December 2011 - Keeping Crafts Alive in rural areas
11 December 2011 - Digging up the past with the community
04 December 2011 - Winter Fair and feeding the ducks
27 November 2011 - Who's rustling all the sheep?
20 November 2011 - Offa's Dyke is 40
13 November 2011 - Fears for Vet Labs, Slime moulds and the dog breed in decline
06 November 2011 - Nature Deficit Disorder
30 October 2011 - True Taste is ten and other rural stories
23 October 2011 - Crossing the road with bats and other animals
16 October 2011 - Milling Welsh flour and keeping hens
09 October 2011 - Plastic bags, apples and spiders
02 October 2011 - The fence, yews and post office spice
25 September 2011 - Top of the milk, food festivals and chocolate
18 September 2011 - A Country Focus Summer
21 August 2011 - Saving our old orchards
14 August 2011 - In search of Flipper
07 August 2011 - Fracking, tracking and counting
31 July 2011 - Farriers and Blacksmiths
22 July 2011 - It's Showtime
17 July 2011 - Skokholm's Island Life
10 July 2011 - Fish pedicure, lobsters and the island pub
03 July 2011 - Landscape and Literature
26 June 2011 - Pylons, Bovine TB and the Tractor Factor
19 June 2011 - Notspots and Communities pulling together
12 June 2011 - Denbigh Country Market
05 June 2011 - New hands at the helm and the Shire trooping the colour
29 May 2011 - Smallholders show blossoms into Spring Festival
22 May 2011 - Fire, fencing and the Cuckoo
15 May 2011 - The Siege of Caerphilly Castle
08 May 2011 - B&bs, Heritage and rowing with a stick
17 April 2011 - Ticks, Lyme's disease and other stories
10 April 2011 - Rural Stress
31 March 2011 - Barcoding plants and other stories
27 March 2011 - Cowbridge Mart gets reprieve
21 March 2011 - Badgers, Wool and Potatoes
13 March 2011 - Filling up at a rural garage
06 March 2011 - The Welsh Highland Railway
27 February 2011 - Foot and Mouth 10 years on
20 February 2011 - Country Focus goes lambing
13 February 2011 - Big Cats and a golden eagle
06 February 2011 - Kingfishers and walking with dinosaurs
30 January 2011 - The final curtain call for rural theatre?
23 January 2011 - 16 January 2011
- Common land, highland cattle and a spot of pond dipping
09 January 2011 - Out of Africa
02 January 2011 - Country Focus 2010 Highlights
26 December 2010 - O (Welsh) Christmas tree....
12 December 2010 - Starlings, Seaweed and painting birdsong
12 December 2010 - We're going to the Zoo......
05 December 2010 - Glastir, ice cream and reindeer
28 November 2010 - Waste, Farm Safety and Clotted Cream
21 November 2010 - Glastir, Wild Flowers and Animals at War.
14 November 2010 - Puppy farms, snow plans and kids cooking
07 November 2010 - Demise of the National Milk Bar
31 October 2010 - Dragon Legends - telling tales from the old oak tree and other stories
24 October 2010 - Bwcabus and rural transport
10 October 2010 - Marketing a Market Town
10 October 2010 - Rural poverty, Ham and mushrooms
03 October 2010 - Anyone for a round of golf?
26 September 2010 - Badgers
19 September 2010 - Biodiversity, Whales and the enterprising village.
12 September 2010 - Farm signs, styles and the sweet smell of lavender.
29 August 2010 - The price of bread, Chinese lanterns and natural dams.
22 August 2010 - Out of Africa
01 August 2010 - Wool
22 July 2010 - Live at the Royal Welsh Show
18 July 2010 - Red Kites to Ireland
11 July 2010 - Sudden Oak Death, Nomadic Allotments and other stories.
04 July 2010 - Badgers Appeal and Cockle Apprentices
27 June 2010 - Waste, Guanaco and the summer solstice
20 June 2010 - Pub is the Hub
13 June 2010 - Heather and Hillforts
06 June 2010 - More Badgers, maggots and terns
30 May 2010 - Badgers, bluebells and food in the city
23 May 2010 - Henllan - a hive of activity.
16 May 2010 - Country Focus
09 May 2010 - Building an eco village
02 May 2010 - Village SOS
25 April 2010 - Scallop Fishing in Cardigan Bay
18 April 2010 - Chirk Castle
11 April 2010 - Chocolate - need we say more?
04 April 2010 - Restoring the canals
28 March 2010 - Dairy cows indoors - what next?
21 March 2010 - Ancient Welsh Yews
14 March 2010 - Cooking up a feast
07 March 2010 - Going global, a rich patch of grass and daffodils.
28 February 2010 - A truly Dream Alliance
21 February 2010 - Something fishy
14 February 2010 - Digging up a Roman Villa
07 February 2010 - Counting birds in the garden
31 January 2010 - All in a day's work for the Rural Affairs Minister
24 January 2010 - Badgers, nordic walking and the armchair farmers' market
17 January 2010 - Snow problems, food strategies and marmalade making
08 January 2010 - Dry Stone Walling
03 January 2010 - Country Focus highlights for 2009.
27 December 2009 - Deer in Wales
20 December 2009 - Selling the ponies
13 December 2009 - Rail Rambles
06 December 2009 - Climate Change, the Celtic rainforest and Gower Nouveau
29 November 2009 - Rounding up the Carneddau ponies
22 November 2009 - Farms - Puppy, award-winning and Community.
15 November 2009 - World Heritage 10 years on
08 November 2009 - World Heritage 10 years on
01 November 2009 - Lack of gypsy and traveller sites
25 October 2009 - What you can do to save the environment and hedgehogs
18 October 2009 - Climate change, Cheddar Cheese and caravans.
11 October 2009 - From Wales to Orkney.
04 October 2009 - Come and see us at Abergavenny Food Festival.
20 September 2009 - Beavers, dragonflies and the Chinese lanterns.
13 September 2009 - Regenerating the Cambrian Mountains
06 September 2009 - Jobs for green volunteers
30 August 2009 - Rural Clutter, pig racing and what's cooking in Ambridge?
16 August 2009 - Looking for silver and the red kites
09 August 2009 - Keeping the Cothi valley alive and thriving.
02 August 2009 - Cultured from buckets.
26 July 2009 - The state of the farming industry.
19 July 2009 - The end of a Royal era
12 July 2009 - Foraging for wild food.
05 July 2009 - Lets hear it for the dogs
29 June 2009 - How to save the environment and other stories
21 June 2009 - Dairy woes, badly planted trees and a new racecourse.
14 June 2009 - Bread of Heaven
07 June 2009 - How green is my valley?
31 May 2009 - On the search for Otters.
24 May 2009 - Pied flycatchers, Kelpies and Perry.
17 May 2009 - Gorge walking and the environment.
10 May 2009 - Swine flu, countryside artists and Badminton.
03 May 2009 - Use your loaf and make a loaf!
26 April 2009 - Doormice, eco-dwellings and bird cams.
19 April 2009 - Country Focus goes to Ambridge.
12 April 2009 - The Village and community pulling together
05 April 2009 - Badger Cull and climate change.
26 March 2009 - Our heritage, wool and young green fingers.
22 March 2009 - What a lot of rubbish!
15 March 2009 - Flying kites and growing it alone.
08 March 2009 - Cawl, Curry and Harps.
01 March 2009 - The Red Squirrel
22 February 2009 - Opening the gardens in winter.
15 February 2009 - Organic Crunch, rural buses and wood carvings.
08 February 2009 - Village Alive.
01 February 2009 - Dredging for Scallops, cooking lavabread and shopping on horseback.
25 January 2009 - Bovine TB; the Cloisters and the busy village shop.
18 January 2009 - The Winter visitors at Ynys Hir.
11 January 2009 - Look back at the year.
28 December 2008 - Oh ho ho and a bottle of beer.
21 December 2008 - The Anglesey Cowboy and other wild country stories.
14 December 2008 - Gee up for Express Eventing.
07 December 2008 - Sing for your turkey and knit a Santa.
30 November 2008 - Farming with the grain of nature.
23 November 2008 - Live and eat Welsh for a week
16 November 2008 - Happy Birthday CPRW!
09 November 2008 - Looking at the Night sky
02 November 2008 - Recycling plastic and cow dung
26 October 2008 - Foraging for Fungi, Red hot chillies and the Flintshire Gooseberry
16 October 2008 - Floods, money-saving and community spirit
12 October 2008 - Bovine TB, young farming and Bluetooth
05 October 2008 - Say Cheese!
28 September 2008 - Bluetongue, vaccination and imports.
21 September 2008 - One man and his dog.
14 September 2008 - Harvest, lizards and puddings.
07 September 2008 - Cors Caron
31 August 2008 - Rural art and the environment.
10 August 2008 - Is it a holiday or just hard work?
03 August 2008 - Beekeeping and Welsh honey.
27 July 2008 - THE ROYAL WELSH AGRICULTURAL SHOW.
20 July 2008 - Tractor thefts, Jellyfish and the contents of your fridge.
13 July 2008 - Friday 11th July
11 July 2008 - Thursday 10th July
10 July 2008 - Wednesday 9th July 2008
09 July 2008 - FLAT PACKS, FAGGOTS AND DIGS
06 July 2008 - Meadows, Fledglings and are you keeping going with your box scheme?
29 June 2008 - The historic environment of Wales.
22 June 2008 - FENS, FARRIERS AND BALLOONS.
15 June 2008 - Biofuel plant; food pilgrims and farming for nature.
08 June 2008 - Battle for the Allotment.
01 June 2008 - The Village, the scarecrows and Bollywood.
25 May 2008 - CAULIFLOWERS, GRASS FIRES AND ANIMAL MAGIC.
18 May 2008 - Asparagus - wild and farmed.
11 May 2008 - DAWN CHORUS
04 May 2008 - How green is Bluestone?
27 April 2008 - Blossoming and blooming in Cardiff.
20 April 2008 - Pilot Badger Cull.
13 April 2008 - RECONNECTING WITH THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
30 March 2008 - CALDEY ISLAND
23 March 2008 - PLASTIC BAGS - can we live without them?
16 March 2008 - The farm, the water, the pigs and the Pub.
09 March 2008 - Coasteering and the Oyster Catchers.
02 March 2008 - CRUG FARM - a treasure trove of plants.
24 February 2008 - Pembrokeshire National Park's listed buildings
17 February 2008 - HUSKY DOG RACING IN PEMBREY.
10 February 2008 - BATTERY HENS, BEEKEEPING AND SLEEPY HEDGEHOGS
03 February 2008 - HEALTHY EATING AT A FOOD CO-OP.
27 January 2008 - Canals, Marinas and local slice of Salami
20 January 2008 - Dog slimming, Red Grouse and a straw house.
13 January 2008 - Alternative technologies
06 January 2008 - More trials than tribulations!
30 December 2007 - Little Donkey, little Donkey...
23 December 2007 - Walk the coast of Wales.
09 December 2007 - The Winter Fair.
02 December 2007 - Rally, seeds and walnuts.
25 November 2007 - Bird flu, confused seasons and the bison burger.
18 November 2007 - Star gazing, birds and bullets and the pampered pooch.
11 November 2007 - From fonts to flats?
04 November 2007 - Seaside Piers.
28 October 2007 - An apple a day.......
21 October 2007 - RIVER ACCESS
14 October 2007 - Protecting Pumlumon.
30 September 2007 - LIVING WITH THE RESTRICTIONS
23 September 2007 - BACK TO SQUARE ONE
14 September 2007 - Along the Heart of Wales
28 August 2007 - FOOT AND MOUTH - a rollercoaster week.
12 August 2007 - Wales' sea mammals
10 August 2007 - Llangollen Canal
10 August 2007 - Foot and mouth outbreak.
05 August 2007 - Carry on regardless
26 July 2007 - ROYAL WELSH AGRICULTURAL SHOW
22 July 2007 - PONIES, FISHING AND A CHANCE TO WIN A BOOK OF POEMS
15 July 2007 - WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE SUMMER?
08 July 2007 - SCHOOLS' FARMERS' MARKETS
28 June 2007 - ALL AT SEA.
22 June 2007 - ABERGLASNEY
13 June 2007 - Don't forget your wellies!
07 June 2007 - HORSE ROUTES
24 May 2007 - RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW
23 May 2007 - SHEEPDOG SALES
20 May 2007 - Follow a Fleece
13 May 2007 - Day at the races
06 May 2007 - A mediterranean flavour
29 April 2007 - Licences for sea fishermen?
20 April 2007 - On your bike
15 April 2007 - Youth Hostel closures
08 April 2007 - Tipping point
01 April 2007 - Herds of deer
25 March 2007 - Beacons debate
18 March 2007 - Survival of the fittest
11 March 2007 - Fairtrade fortnight
04 March 2007 - Gotta lotta bottle
25 February 2007 - Disappearing coastline
18 February 2007 - Salt and shelter
04 February 2007 - Fungi, fitness and formal IDs
28 January 2007 - Career opportunities
21 January 2007 - Trees, cheese and charities
14 January 2007 - Recycling Christmas
07 January 2007 - Highlights of 2006
31 December 2006 - Swan Rescue
24 December 2006 - Farmers' markets
17 December 2006 - Sunday 10 December
10 December 2006 - Sunday 3 December
03 December 2006
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