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Mourne Mountains

Tucked away in the southeast corner of Northern Ireland are the Mournes – a mountain range which stretches down to the coast. Matt Baker and Charlotte Smith uncover the threats the area faces.

Tucked away in the southeast corner of Northern Ireland are the Mournes – a mountain range which stretches all the way down to the coast. Matt Baker and Charlotte Smith uncover the threats the area faces, from raging wildfires to destructive storms, and meet the people who are protecting the mountain range from the summits to the sea.

Matt helps rebuild essential pathways up the mountain, joins rangers installing dams to restore peat bogs, and meets the people bringing barn owls back to the area. Charlotte is restoring a precious patch of ancient woodland, and helping to stabilise a fragile dune system. In the Cotswolds Adam is scanning his ewes ahead of lambing season.

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55 minutes

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Role Contributor
Presenter Matt Baker
Presenter Charlotte Smith
Series Editor Mark Beech
Series Producer Gavin Ahern

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