Countryfile

5:15 PM to 6:15 PM

Sunday 6 April

Cairngorms Capercaillie

Season 2025

Adam Henson and Charlotte Smith visit the Cairngorms National Park, where s a conservation team is working to protect capercaillies from disturbance and predation in the crucial days leading up to their breeding season. Charlotte meets some Maremma sheepdogs being trialled to deter potential predators like sea eagles from lambing flocks. Plus, Adam travels to Berkshire to hear how a young arable farmer is navigating and adapting to changes in agriculture

Countryfile airs on BBC One Scotland HD at 5:15 PM, Sunday 6 April. (Subtitles.)

Topics

Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics

Nature ➝ Animals ➝ Environment

Rural ➝ Agricultural

Adam Henson

Presenter

Charlotte Smith

Presenter

Becky Pratt

Series Producer

Mark Beech

Series Editor