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On Your Bike, Capability Brown and Making Sticks

The rural news magazine explores getting up the Clwydian Range on wheels the easy way, the work of a renowned landscape gardener and the craft of carving a stick.

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Brexit and the Welsh Environment..... Wales has a real opportunity to design "Welsh specific policies" on farming and the environment, now we're leaving the EU. That's the message from Rural Affairs Secretary, Lesley Griffiths, after she and First Minister, Carwyn Jones, met with industry representatives earlier this week. We speak to two of those involved in the discussions

Electric Bikes - the guest house encouraging visitors to explore the Clwydian hills without the use of a car and without too much effort

Village for sale - now on the market for a mere £1.5m pounds - half a rural village. A row of 9 terraced cottages and 7 houses, in Aberllefenni near Corris were built up around a former working slate mine where quarrying dates back to the 16th century.

Capability Brown - It's 300 years since the birth of the renowned landscape gardener. He's believed to be responsible for changing the face of 18th century country estates, shifting away from formal gardens, to a more naturalistic style. We visit the Wynnstay Hall Gardens at Ruabon near Wrexham, one of his final ever projects.

And Stick makers - gathered from the woods, beautifully and lovingly carved - the craft of making crooks and walking sticks

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  • Sun 10 Jul 2016 07:03
  • Tue 12 Jul 2016 00:30

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