Countryfile
On the Eve of the Salmon Season: The River Tweed
Season 2026
Sammi Kinghorn and Matt Baker join the start of salmon fishing season on the River Tweed, meeting the people keeping traditions alive, the scientists monitoring the river's health, and the rod-makers and tweed weavers hard at work behind the scenes. Plus, Tom Heap investigates a surge in illegal hare coursing that's left farmers in some areas fearing for their own safety
Countryfile airs on BBC One Yorkshire HD at 6:00 PM, Sunday 1 March. (Subtitles, new.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Nature ➝ Animals ➝ Environment
Rural ➝ Agricultural
Sammi Kinghorn
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Matt Baker
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Tom Heap
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