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Farm fires, Ospreys, Dredging, Land access

With Caz Graham. It has been a particularly bad year for farm fires. New figures show that the amount they are costing the industry has risen by 拢6m over the last three years.

2014 has been a particularly bad year for farm fires. New figures show that the amount they're costing the industry has risen by six million pounds over the last three years, and last year it stood at 50 million pounds. That's more than rural crime costs farming businesses.

Dredging work on the two Somerset rivers which flooded so catastrophically earlier this year is now more than half way through. We catch up with the dredgers, and ask the campaigners who called for dredging to happen whether they're happy with progress.

Ospreys were extinct in England from the middle of the 19th century, until they were re-introduced in 2001. This year a breeding pair at Roudsea Wood and Mosses National Nature Reserve has successfully hatched two chicks - a first for the reserve. Caz Graham goes off for a spot of bird-watching.

Presented by Caz Graham and produced by Emma Campbell.

13 minutes

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Tue 26 Aug 2014 05:45

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