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Long, sunny days,

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when our countryside is bursting with colour and life.

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It's the season that brings out the child in us all.

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Summer is here.

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It's the perfect time to enjoy the beauty of our great British landscape.

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And our amazing wildlife.

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OWL CHIRPS

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Some of us are still hard at work.

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Urgh!

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But whatever you're doing, and whatever the weather,

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our island is at its very best.

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All week, we're travelling the length and breadth of the UK...

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..bringing the very best seasonal stories that matter to you.

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Nobody asks the question -

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have we got enough water in the locality

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to ensure that taps will be running in those new houses?

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Nationwide, we've got our rivers at a real crisis.

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The very warmest of welcomes to Countryfile Summer Diaries.

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And here's what's coming up on the programme today.

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Jules tries out the very latest in comfortable camping...

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-Wow. Ha-ha!

-And there you have your beds all laid out for you, ready.

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Hey, Teddy's quite excited about this, I think.

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..while Paul will be showing you how to grow your own fruit and veg, even in the smallest of spaces.

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That's a lemon verbena. I can make you a tea after.

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-If you want.

-Oh, that is just divine.

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And I'll be finding out how wildlife crime is having a devastating effect

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on our fledgling birds of prey.

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You're all right, little fella.

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All this week we are enjoying summer

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at one of Britain's top tourist destinations.

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We're on the Isle of Wight.

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Stretching 23 miles from east to west,

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it's the largest island off the coast of England

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and with its long, sandy beaches and stunning clifftop walks,

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it draws 2.4 million of us here every year.

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But it was the Victorians who really put the island on the map

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and it's easy to see why, looking at the historic charm of Ventnor.

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This picturesque seaside resort,

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nestled in the sanctuary of the cliffs,

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enjoys a special, rather benign microclimate.

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With more sunny days than anywhere else on the island,

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from the mid-19th century onwards

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people flocked here for its health benefits.

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Today the Isle of Wight is helping to break new ground into hay fever and its causes.

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And we sent Margherita to find out why the summer blight is on the rise.

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Surely not much can beat exploring our great British countryside

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on a long, hot summer day, or being able to escape that heat

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through the cooling, dappled light of a wonderful wood.

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This is just a dream come true.

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Isn't it?

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RECORD SCRATCH

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SPOOKY MUSIC

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It's also a scene that strikes fear into many across the country.

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Summer is the height of the hay fever season

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when trees, grasses and weeds release their pollen,

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waging war on innocent allergy sufferers.

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It's hard to believe that such microscopically small grains,

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that sow the seeds of life in our plant kingdom,

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can cause such trouble for millions of us.

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And with more of us than ever on the receiving end

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of this pollen pounding, I'm here on the Isle of Wight

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to meet Professor Hasan Arshad,

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who's been looking into the root causes of our growing hay fever epidemic.

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Hasan, this is such a beautiful view and a beautiful walk for most of us,

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but if you've got hay fever, this is a real battlefield.

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So, what is hay fever? How do we know when we have it?

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So the hay fever is when a person is allergic to pollen.

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You inhale the pollen, it gets into the nose and eyes

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and the immune system, by fighting it,

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produces hormones which are called histamine.

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They start to have itchy eyes, a streamy nose, and sneezing.

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This can be quite troublesome for those unfortunate people who have hay fever.

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Keen to find a solution, 26 years ago, Professor Arshad started

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a study group of 1,536 newborn babies, and set about giving them

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allergy assessments every few years.

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And what is the benefit of studying such a large group for such a long

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-amount of time?

-We can see when the seeds of allergies are sown,

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which is usually in early childhood,

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then we can assess how they change over time.

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And what can we do to prevent

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this really rising prevalence of allergies

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that have become in epidemic proportions.

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Those babies and now adults, and Professor Arshad has just been

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giving them their latest assessments.

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Put your mouth around this tube and blow into the machine.

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As well as performing a lung function test,

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they have their height and weight measured, and are given

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a skin-prick test to tease their immune system into making a reaction.

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And what have you discovered during the course of this very unique study?

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We have seen how the allergy changes over a life course.

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There were only 3% of children who were diagnosed with having symptoms

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of hay fever in early childhood.

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By the age of ten years it was 20%.

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By 18, 40% of teenagers suffered from hay fever.

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And the most recent assessment of 26 years indicate that 46%

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of the young adults have at least some hay fever symptoms.

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That's incredible.

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So almost half of your study group now have signs of hay fever.

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Are we changing, or is it our environment that's changing?

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That's a very interesting question.

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We looked at our pollen data, and you know what we discovered?

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That pollen count has been rising

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and the number of days when the pollen count

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exceeds a certain number,

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which really causes trouble to the hay fever patient,

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has also increased.

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Later I'll be finding out what lies behind

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these increasingly high pollen levels, and if you're a sufferer,

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what practical things you can do to help alleviate your symptoms.

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There's only a handful of really allergenic plants,

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but we seem to be moving towards planting these.

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And we're making a big problem for ourselves.

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The Isle of Wight is a great place to be outdoors, and summer,

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with its long, lazy days,

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is certainly the perfect time to get back to basics

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and enjoy nature at its best.

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Lots of us Brits love to go camping,

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and we're finding more and more unusual ways of doing it.

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In recent years, at least 40% of us

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have spent a summer night under canvas,

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but it's not without its drawbacks.

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And if you don't fancy your chances against the fickle British weather,

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well, Jules has the perfect solution.

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Now, unlike glamping, where you might find yourself

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bedding down for the night in a yurt or a tipi, well, tonight,

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Teddy and I have found something altogether a little more special.

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CHORAL MUSIC

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Come on, lad.

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'It's champing, the latest trend in

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'the ever-expanding outdoor accommodation sector.

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'It's basically camping in a church.'

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All Saints, in the village of Old Winkle in Northamptonshire,

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is one of the first to offer it.

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-Peter.

-Hi, Jules.

-Nice to see you.

-Nice to see you, too.

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The man we've been looking for.

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It's the grand idea of Peter Ayres,

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who's come to show me my unusual accommodation.

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Now, the Churches Conservation Trust

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has championed this idea of champing.

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How did it all come about?

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Well, it came from a charity. I work for the Churches Conservation Trust.

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We look after 350 historic churches across England

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that aren't used for regular worship any more.

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They remain consecrated, and we open them to the public.

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And we've got to find a way to get people interested in these buildings.

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We need people who are looking out for them and really love them.

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And when people love them, they find a way to look after them.

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So what do you get when you check in?

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Well, come with me and I'll show you.

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Come on, Teddy.

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Come in.

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Wow. Ha-ha!

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That is wonderful without the pews, isn't it?

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Yeah, it's amazing. You get a real appreciation of the space.

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-Look at that.

-And the architecture, yeah.

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And there you have your bed - all laid out for you, ready.

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Hey, Teddy is quite excited about this, I think.

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And you know what I love about the fabric of this one?

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You can really see, architecturally, how they were put together,

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because so much of the plaster has come off and you can see the stonework

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and the way the roof structure works.

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It's lovely on a day like today, with the light flooding through,

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waking up to this. I mean, I actually can't wait.

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But I'm also really intrigued to see what it's like at night.

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So this is the point where a lot of people go,

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"Oh, it must be really spooky!"

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But actually, it feels quite cosy.

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The Trust is currently offering 12 churches that people can stay in,

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and they're attracting adventurous travellers

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from all over the UK and abroad.

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At a price from £39 per adult,

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this year there are already over 1,300 bookings for the summer.

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I like a country hotel.

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They are replete with some fantastic facilities.

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But what do you do for washing and that sort of thing?

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Facilities aren't quite up to country house hotel standards,

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but we've found a way to deliver a very comfortable stay for you

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with the necessary ablutions that you require.

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You've got a means to boil your kettle, hot water, a little stove.

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And then we've got these fantastic Swedish composting loos.

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And although there's no functioning kitchen,

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that doesn't mean breakfast is off the menu.

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COW LOWS

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As a result of the church's new role,

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a local farmer has been quick to spot a business opportunity.

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Tim Hankin's family have been farming here for three generations.

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As well as growing crops, he also keeps a herd of Hereford cattle

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and has branched out into the B&B business.

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Hello, Tim.

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-Hello, Jules.

-Very nice to meet you, mate. How are you?

-Fine, thank you.

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These all look very happy and healthy.

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Yes, these were our last lot of heifers and cows to calf.

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Now, Tim, diversification is the foundation of many modern farms.

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What persuaded you to get involved with helping out the church?

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We thought, "Why not? We can add another string to our bow,

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"we can provide breakfast to the people down the church.

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"We'll jump in and give them a hand."

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So, have you ever stayed in the church yourself?

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Not yet, no.

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I am going to sometime,

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it's just getting all the rest of the family to agree to come with me.

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-But at least you know where breakfast is going to come from.

-Oh, definitely, yes, yes!

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-So you've got the cattle, you've got your arable.

-Yes.

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-You've got your B&Bs, your holiday lets.

-Yeah.

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But something else is on the go, which I'm particularly intrigued about.

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-Yep.

-Come and have a look?

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-Come on, then.

-Come on, then.

-Yeah.

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Diversification has become an important part of the rural economy,

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with farms generating up to a third of their income

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from alternative sources.

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And here is a bit of a clue to one of Tim's more unusual crops.

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Well, Tim, this is a beautiful spot by the water here

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with these wonderful willow trees.

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What are you doing on this part of the farm?

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Well, we are using the river down here to grow cricket bat willows.

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It's a really interesting area of diversification.

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I mean, willow famously will take just from a twig, won't it?

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It will. If you get it the right way up.

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That's the secret to it, you've got to plant it the right way up.

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We've found that they grow better on the river banks with flowing water into their roots.

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So, there is a chance, then, that that tree right there

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could, one day, be carried out onto the square at Lord's or the Oval.

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It could well be and I would never know

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because I never know who they sell the bats to.

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Tim's willows are harvested every five years,

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making up to 4,000 cricket bats for the world market.

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Oh, yes!

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LAUGHTER

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It is a chaotic game of cricket, but I suspect the best of the day is yet

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to happen, because Teddy and I have got our night at the church to come.

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Haven't we, mate? Come on.

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With all that fresh air and exercise, we should sleep soundly.

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Well, I have to confess that when I knew that Teddy and I

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were going to be spending the night in a church,

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I honestly didn't think it would be this comfortable.

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But look, I've got a glass of wine, I've got my book, I've got my dog,

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and I've got this entire church to myself.

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Well, I hope.

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Unless the ghosties come...

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Well, as you can see,

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we have survived our night sleeping in the church.

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I have to say, it was very comfortable.

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We were not disturbed...

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and waking up when the light was streaming through the windows,

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really quite magical. Although I was rather glad...

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..to get back to sleep again and have a bit of a lie-in.

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But it's still only...

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6:55.

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KNOCK AT DOOR

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You'd better get up.

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-Good morning!

-Hello, Tim, how are you?

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Tim's brought a delicious breakfast -

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just what a hungry camper needs.

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Mmm! Yes, is that bacon and eggs?

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Bacon, eggs, sausages.

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-Ah, fantastic.

-Bread roll.

-Look at this!

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Thank you very much indeed.

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You're welcome. Enjoy it all.

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Well, this breakfast is the perfect end to my stay here

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in this beautiful church.

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And when you think about it, the church's role has always been

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about providing shelter and sanctuary,

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and that, of course, is exactly what this new initiative

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is trying to champion, with champing.

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There is no doubt that whatever your age, whatever your belief,

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you've now got a chance to come here and experience these buildings

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on your own terms, in your own way.

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I think it's a brilliant idea.

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And as for the breakfast, well...

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Mm!

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You can't beat it.

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Good boy.

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Looks like Jules has been converted.

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It's certainly a novel way to keep our rural churches alive.

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And protecting our countryside has also never been more important.

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But across the land, many wild spaces are under pressure.

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Wildlife crime is an ongoing problem, and some of the species

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being targeted are our beautiful birds of prey.

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Keeley's in Scotland to investigate.

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With its remote, wild hills and glens,

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Scotland is one of the best habitats for our birds of prey,

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with everything from golden eagles,

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hen harriers

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to northern goshawks.

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But they've long been a target for unscrupulous criminals.

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It's illegal to kill birds of prey.

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It can carry a prison sentence of up to a year and a £10,000 fine.

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But despite this, a new report has found that

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a third of fledglings from some species

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are still being killed deliberately.

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I've come to meet Ian Thomson,

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head of RSPB Scotland's investigation team.

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-Hi, Ian, how are you doing? Good to see you.

-Nice to see you, too.

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Now, these are very worrying statistics, aren't they?

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Absolutely. For a third of satellite-tagged golden eagles to

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either be found deliberately killed

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or to disappear in circumstances that suggest they've been killed

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is really very, very concerning.

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-It's not just golden eagles.

-No, it's not just golden eagles.

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It's red kites, it's goshawks.

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The toll being taken on our birds of prey by these criminals is phenomenal.

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And they couldn't have just been shot down by accident?

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A golden eagle is a bird with a six-foot wingspan.

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It's very difficult to mistake it for something else.

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If people are accidentally shooting birds like that,

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they're not fit to have a firearm.

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EAGLE CALLS

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All signs suggest the birds are being deliberately targeted,

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but why would anyone harm these majestic creatures,

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particularly the fledglings?

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To help protect these young birds,

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conservationists have been monitoring some of their nests.

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I've been given the chance to get up close and personal

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with fledgling chicks of one of Scotland's rarest birds of prey,

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the northern goshawk.

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Unsurprisingly, they're not the easiest birds to track down.

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A century ago the goshawk was hunted to extinction in Scotland,

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but thanks to conservation efforts since the '60s,

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they've made a bit of a comeback.

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But in more recent times, their numbers have remained stagnant.

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David Anderson from Forest Enterprise Scotland

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has been looking into why this is happening.

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Hi, David, how are you doing?

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-Hi, Keeley, fine.

-Now, I'm a bit surprised that we came here because

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I associate birds of prey with vast open spaces

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and you can see them from far up.

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So when you said to meet here, I was a bit confused.

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The bird we've come to see is the goshawk.

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It's got a four-foot wingspan,

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but it can manoeuvre perfectly through here.

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They've got this great big tail that acts as a rudder,

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and they hunt through the bottom of here and go shooting up,

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straight up to the nests.

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To observe these birds' early development,

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David has set up cameras on nests,

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one with a couple of two-week old chicks.

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This is incredible to see this so close up.

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So this is mum on the nest, then.

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She is using her body to either shield them from the sun

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or shield them from the rain.

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And how much would they eat? How often are they fed?

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When they're small, they are eating the size of a pigeon a day.

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And then, as they get older,

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you are looking at two to three pigeon-sized prey items per day.

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So the adults have got a really busy job feeding these little chicks up, haven't they?

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The male's got a massive job because he's not only feeding them,

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he's feeding the female as well, and himself.

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What happens after they've left the nest?

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She'll feed them around the territory.

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They just start to range, and they get further and further,

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and then they just go - they're not coming back to the nest.

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So even once they've flown the nest, they're still returning home?

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A bit like teenagers, really.

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They're very, very needy.

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It's what they do when they finally move off

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that David is keen to discover, so he's been fitting satellite tags

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to the chicks when they're just a few weeks off fledgling.

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One in the bag?

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-One in the bag.

-One in the bag.

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Today I'm helping him with a couple of four-week-old chicks.

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So what we'll do is, we'll take this one straight out,

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and then the bag will go straight back up

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so that the second one is in the bag.

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Look at this guy.

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If you put your hands like that, yep, exactly like that.

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This bird is just at the right stage for a satellite tag.

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They can be a wee bit bigger.

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So it's about 27, 28 days old.

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You're all right, little fella.

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With the arrival of the second chick,

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it's time to get down to work.

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Oh, this one looks a lot more alert.

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He looks a couple of days older, yes.

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Fitting the tags doesn't hurt the birds, but to keep them calm,

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David uses a special falconry hood.

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So the tag is going to sit around here.

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And it does look long on the bird,

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but it's away from the wings and it sits on the back

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and it should sit down the spine.

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There's a lot of technology wrapped into this tag.

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And it will tell us what elevation it's at,

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it will tell us what body temperature it's got,

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it will tell us if it's stationary or active.

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But once these birds are back up there,

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I don't expect to be climbing that tree again or seeing these birds.

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I just expect to get data.

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Right, right, there you go.

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This is the second year David's team has been tagging goshawk chicks,

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and last year's result shows

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something very unusual is happening about a month after fledging.

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When these birds fledge from the site,

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they're in really good condition,

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they're going out into a big environment.

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It should have a lot of food there.

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There's everything there for them,

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there's young crows, there's young pigeons.

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Survival rate is estimated to be around 80%.

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We're talking about a bird that should be doing really well.

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But unfortunately, it's the exact same time as people are putting

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pheasants into pheasant release pens.

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And young goshawks are attracted to them. Like many raptors,

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they are attracted to these areas

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because they are plentiful in food.

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Those are the areas where those tags stop working.

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Why do you think that is?

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They are being culled,

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about a month after fledging.

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Because...the conflict between game management

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and raptor populations trying to expand.

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There's long been a controversy in the relationship

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between some gamekeepers and our birds of prey.

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They argue there's a need to protect game birds

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from being preyed upon.

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But the British Association of Shooting and Conservation

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have told us any deliberate targeting of birds of prey

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is something they strongly condemn

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and down to the actions of a few individuals.

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They emphasise that, in managing the moors,

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gamekeepers create important habitats

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for many other rare and endangered birds.

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It really has been amazing to see such rare birds close up,

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and they're still so vulnerable over the next few weeks.

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So, fingers crossed,

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our little chicks won't have too much of a bumpy ride

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into the adult world.

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At this time of year, Britain is brimming with birdlife.

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If you're here on the Isle of Wight, you might be lucky to spot

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a Dartford warbler or an increasingly rare turtledove.

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And here are some of our other favourite places to spot our

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feathered friends both inland and on the coast this summer.

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On the east coast of Yorkshire, the towering cliffs at Bentham

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are home to the largest mainland sea bird colony in the UK.

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Our biggest sea bird, the gannet, is the star of the show.

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12,500 nesting pairs crammed into every nook and cranny.

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These beautiful birds dive into the sea at speeds of up to 60mph.

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An impressive sight.

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This is awesome.

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If you've got your sea legs, why not take a short boat ride to

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the spectacular Farne Islands off the Northumberland coast?

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This is a twitcher's paradise.

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Here, you can get up close to its most popular resident...

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..the puffin.

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Now to Scotland and Lanarkshire's Clyde Valley...

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..home to an unassuming but rather special bird -

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the dipper.

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It's unique in the songbird family,

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able to wade, swim and dive in running water.

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Another river favourite is the elusive kingfisher.

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While they're pretty widespread across the UK,

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you need a lot of patience to spot one.

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We were rewarded with this shot at Worth Marshes in East Kent.

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Among other things, the Isle of Wight is renowned for this place,

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the Ventnor Botanic Garden,

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otherwise known as the hottest garden in Britain.

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Because of its sheltered position,

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the temperature here in summertime

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is five degrees higher than on the mainland.

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It's an altogether more Mediterranean climate,

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so the garden has a fantastic collection

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of subtropical trees and plants, more than 30,000 of them altogether.

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There are apricots here, and cherries.

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But there's one fruit above all others

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which is drooled over at this time of year,

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and Matt is the lucky one to be finding out more.

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Summertime in the British countryside.

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Long, lazy days, dappled sunlight and lush green hills.

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I'm in Kent near Maidstone, the Garden of England,

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where sunny, south-facing slopes

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provide the perfect place for growing soft fruits.

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And during the British summer

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there is one fruit that matters more than most -

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the strawberry.

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Strawberries are a quintessential part of

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our most famous tennis tournament - Wimbledon.

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23 tonnes of strawberries were consumed at Wimbledon last year.

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That's around 2 million individual berries.

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Hugh Lowe Farms near Maidstone is a family-run business.

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They've been the sole suppliers of strawberries to Wimbledon

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for more than 25 years.

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Marion Regan is the managing director.

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Well, Marion, just walking up here, I mean, it's mesmerising,

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the amount of strawberry plants you've got in here.

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What does the strawberry mean to you, Marion?

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Well, it's a way of life for me.

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I couldn't imagine life without strawberries, I suppose.

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I grew up on this farm and we've always grown strawberries,

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we've always shared our summers with a large number of super people

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who come to help us pick the crops.

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I couldn't imagine anything different, really.

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And lots of people enjoying your strawberries at Wimbledon, as well.

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-Yes.

-So, as far as they are concerned,

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when will those strawberries have started their life?

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We now find we get the best quality from a young plant,

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so we plant them early in the year,

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sometimes in January or February,

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to time them to crop for the Wimbledon period.

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And like the game of tennis,

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the art of producing strawberries has been refined over the years.

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Improved varieties and cultivation techniques

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means growers are now playing at the highest level.

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I think most people would think of strawberries being grown

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in the traditional way on the ground, surrounded by straw.

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We're growing them nowadays in the gutters and in pots

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so that the plants are actually at shoulder height,

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which makes it much easier for people to pick.

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And it is a better growing environment for the plant,

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it's very good for the bees and other pollinators.

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We've changed in a lot of ways.

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Now we actually pick strawberries from May all the way until October.

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Two things have happened.

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One is we've got varieties now which flower and fruit at the same time,

0:28:150:28:20

so they keep going all the way through the summer.

0:28:200:28:23

And the other thing is we use polytunnels,

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which advance the season at the beginning and at the end,

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keep the rain off and allow us to have a lovely, long season.

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These days, the game of growing strawberries is more demanding.

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After Wimbledon, the farm continues to supply other markets,

0:28:400:28:43

so harvesting doesn't stop until the end of the season in October.

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It's a very intense business.

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And with everything that you're doing here, Marion,

0:28:540:28:57

what are you actually aiming to do as far as the plant is concerned,

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to get the best crop?

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This plant has got to keep throwing out flowers and fruit all the way

0:29:010:29:06

from now until October, so we want to see a very healthy plant,

0:29:060:29:11

no pests and diseases, and we want to give it everything it needs

0:29:110:29:15

to put its energy into growing fruit.

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So we give it its own irrigation, little system here.

0:29:180:29:23

And it gets a feed programme.

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Depending on what stage the plant is at, the feed programme changes.

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So, really, I'm very pleased with the way these plants look at this stage.

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And do you prune them in any way?

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We take off the runners because otherwise

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all of the energy of the plant

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goes into growing leaves and runners

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and not enough energy going into the fruit.

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Yes, beautiful, glorious, red, shiny fruit

0:29:450:29:49

that just looks so appealing to the eye, and my taste buds are tingling.

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Do you have to eat a lot? In all seriousness,

0:29:540:29:56

do you have to spend quite a lot of time eating these?

0:29:560:29:58

I love eating strawberries.

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We're regularly testing them, for sure.

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-Absolutely beautiful.

-Straight off the plant.

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Exactly, straight off the plant. Oh! Can't beat it.

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And while you tuck into your strawberries,

0:30:100:30:12

spare a thought for those poor souls who are allergic to them.

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We're becoming a nation of allergy sufferers.

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Almost 20 million people in Britain get hay fever

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and sneeze their way through the summer.

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Margherita's investigating why it's on the rise and, crucially,

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what you could do to help blow out the problem.

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Earlier, I learned that a 26-year study on the Isle of Wight has

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discovered more of us are developing hay fever as we get older.

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46% of the young adults have at least some hay fever symptoms.

0:30:470:30:53

And interestingly, the reason may lie in our lifestyles.

0:30:530:30:58

Although you might think that our open countryside and woodland is the

0:30:590:31:03

place that those pesky little pollen particles create the most chaos,

0:31:030:31:07

you might need to think again.

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CAR HORN HONKS

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As it turns out, Allergy UK has discovered

0:31:100:31:14

it's our towns and cities that are the real hay fever hot spots.

0:31:140:31:18

One of their advisers, Amena Warner,

0:31:190:31:22

an allergy and immunology specialist,

0:31:220:31:24

thinks they've uncovered why.

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Well, it's the architecture within the city -

0:31:270:31:31

it doesn't allow for the wind dispersal of pollens.

0:31:310:31:35

And also, topped with the fact that

0:31:350:31:37

out of the 2,500 different species of plants,

0:31:370:31:41

we are choosing allergenic species

0:31:410:31:43

that can cause hay fever and asthma in susceptible people.

0:31:430:31:47

Not all plants cause the sniffs and sneezes we associate with hay fever.

0:31:490:31:54

So Allergy UK has been working closely with Exeter University,

0:31:540:31:59

to identify the worst offenders and to map their location.

0:31:590:32:04

Most people think it's grass pollen.

0:32:040:32:06

A lot of people are allergic to grass pollen,

0:32:060:32:08

but there are other pollens that people need to consider as well that

0:32:080:32:12

might be causing their hay fever.

0:32:120:32:14

So things like mugwort, nettle, dandelion...

0:32:140:32:18

They are all weeds that can cause hay fever symptoms.

0:32:180:32:21

All these weeds are commonly found in our cities.

0:32:210:32:24

But it's not just weeds causing the problem.

0:32:240:32:28

It seems we're planting the wrong trees.

0:32:280:32:32

One of the very big offenders is birch tree.

0:32:320:32:36

It has become a tree of choice,

0:32:360:32:38

and people are planting it because they like the look of it.

0:32:380:32:42

Now, when you get a species of trees

0:32:420:32:44

that are planted very close to each other

0:32:440:32:47

and close to human inhabitants,

0:32:470:32:50

then you have got a problem with people being sensitised to it.

0:32:500:32:54

So the choice of tree is really important.

0:32:540:32:58

An index of allergenic plant species puts the birch tree near the top,

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with a score of nine out of ten.

0:33:050:33:07

There's only a handful of really allergenic plants

0:33:080:33:12

but we seem to be moving towards planting these,

0:33:120:33:15

and we're making a big problem for ourselves.

0:33:150:33:17

But it's not just the concentration of pollen

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that's making the problem worse in our cities.

0:33:200:33:23

Another culprit is pollution.

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We know from research that diesel fumes, in particular,

0:33:250:33:29

can coat the pollen particles, and you've got the allergenic effect

0:33:290:33:34

of the pollen particle on top of the irritant effect of the diesel fume.

0:33:340:33:39

For those that suffer with hay fever, what can we do?

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There's plenty that we can actually do.

0:33:430:33:45

Your pharmacist has an array of different things that

0:33:450:33:48

you can get just over the chemist's counter to actually help.

0:33:480:33:51

So things like nasal saline douching,

0:33:510:33:53

that's a saline rinse that will wash out the pollen from your nose.

0:33:530:33:58

There are things like allergen barrier balms

0:33:580:34:00

that you just put around the nostril, and that

0:34:000:34:03

makes pollen stick to it instead of being breathed up into the nose.

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Don't suffer in silence.

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So if you're one of the millions for whom the great outdoors

0:34:130:34:16

is a no-go area in the summer,

0:34:160:34:18

there are a number of practical things you can do

0:34:180:34:20

to help make the season a bit more enjoyable.

0:34:200:34:23

Although it's advisable to cut the grass regularly to stop it flowering

0:34:230:34:27

and producing pollen,

0:34:270:34:28

make sure you're not the one cutting the grass.

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And when you're out and about, take a sun hat with you

0:34:310:34:34

and wraparound sunglasses, too.

0:34:340:34:36

And if you're lucky enough that someone brings you flowers,

0:34:360:34:39

perhaps on this occasion you might want to pass them on to someone

0:34:390:34:43

who'd appreciate them a little bit more.

0:34:430:34:45

The only thing that can kill off pollen is water.

0:34:450:34:48

So after time outside,

0:34:480:34:50

pop your clothes in the washing machine

0:34:500:34:52

and take a quick shower, to wash away those allergens.

0:34:520:34:55

And when the pollen count is particularly high,

0:34:570:35:00

make sure you shake your washing before you bring it inside

0:35:000:35:03

because the pollen can end up sticking to the material.

0:35:030:35:06

Keeping doors and windows closed as much as possible will also help to

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keep the pollen levels low inside your home.

0:35:100:35:13

And as pollen counts are generally higher

0:35:130:35:16

in the early morning and late evening, a great excuse to head home

0:35:160:35:19

and catch up on some beauty sleep.

0:35:190:35:22

If you suffer from hay fever,

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you could also try creating a sneeze-free garden

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by planting low-allergy plants.

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But some people don't have a garden at all.

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In fact, about a third of all properties on sale in the UK

0:35:350:35:38

at the moment are without them.

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But not having an outside space doesn't stop some people

0:35:400:35:44

from growing their own veggies, as Paul is about to discover.

0:35:440:35:48

I've left the good life behind today,

0:35:510:35:54

to uncover the secrets of growing veg no matter where you live

0:35:540:35:58

from a man who's determined not to let the lack of space

0:35:580:36:01

put the dampeners on his growing ambitions.

0:36:010:36:04

Mark Ridsdill Smith is a champion of the Vertical Veg movement,

0:36:050:36:10

and an expert on turning urban spaces into bountiful gardens.

0:36:100:36:14

Here we are in suburbia, just outside the city centre.

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Not many city dwellers have a lot of space to grow things in.

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This is the average size, sort of yard and plot you get

0:36:220:36:25

for a terrace. But it's a starting point.

0:36:250:36:28

Absolutely, it is, yeah,

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and we can grow a lot of stuff in a space like this.

0:36:290:36:32

I used to have this balcony in London,

0:36:320:36:34

and I really wanted to grow my own food.

0:36:340:36:36

So I put my name down for an allotment...

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That was years away, probably, wasn't it?

0:36:380:36:40

Well, I was on the waiting list for five years

0:36:400:36:42

and I thought I would find out how long it was going to be,

0:36:420:36:44

and it was going to be another 30 years.

0:36:440:36:46

-Oh, gosh!

-So I was going to be 70 by the time I got my allotment.

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So I thought, "Well, I'll just try growing on this balcony,

0:36:500:36:53

"and see what's possible."

0:36:530:36:54

So what did you start with?

0:36:540:36:56

Well, I just started with a few pots of rocket.

0:36:560:36:59

I didn't really know what I was doing, so quite a few of them died.

0:36:590:37:02

Then I put a little bit more effort into it,

0:37:020:37:04

and I just started growing, trying lots of different things

0:37:040:37:08

and finding out what worked and what didn't.

0:37:080:37:11

I measured it one year, I grew £900 worth of food

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on this balcony along my windowsill.

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And that is a smaller space than this space.

0:37:190:37:21

It is a much smaller space than this space.

0:37:210:37:22

And, yeah, we were eating fresh herbs and salads nearly every day.

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I can't believe there's £900 worth of veg...

0:37:260:37:28

-Yeah.

-..that you can grow in that space.

0:37:280:37:30

It's amazing. Honestly, I didn't believe that it was possible.

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After a year or two of doing this, we started calling it "the garden".

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We started to say we were going out into the garden.

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Even though it was really small, but it felt like a garden

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and it actually changes the way you see the city.

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As soon as I started growing, I started talking and chatting to

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people and it made me feel part of a community.

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Mark started a blog to share his experience and tips

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about growing veg in containers.

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It soon caught the attention of gardening enthusiasts

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all over the world - including Therese, who lives in

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rented accommodation in Bristol with a small courtyard round the back.

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I really wanted a garden here,

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and I had a courtyard with slabs and gravel.

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Yeah. There's no soil, no beds.

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Yeah. So I had nothing else to do but to grow in containers.

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Well, looking around me,

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I would say, what, 90% of what you grow, you eat?

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Yes. They are all edible, and they are beautiful at the same time.

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So you have a nice garden, and you have good food.

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Good food and plenty of it!

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Having started with a few pots of herbs five years ago,

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Therese's outside space is now heaving with natural goodness,

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from mint to tomatoes, and from apples...

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to artichokes.

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The list is endless.

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That is lemon verbena.

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It makes... I can make you tea, after.

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-Oh!

-If you want.

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-That is just divine!

-Yes.

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The brilliant thing about that, is you imagine a plant like

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in just a flat...

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-Exactly.

-..you've got a supply of fresh herbal tea.

-Yes.

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Well, what does it taste like, the leaf by itself? Is it edible?

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You put it in water and that infuses the flavour into the liquid.

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-Oh, it's beautiful!

-Yeah.

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'There's no need for supermarket bags of salad in this household.'

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What's that?

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That's basil.

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That looks really small for basil, doesn't it?

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Yes. But taste it, it is really, really nice,

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and we can cut some for the...for a salad.

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It's like cress.

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That's beautiful!

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It is beautiful...

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That's a strong basil.

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What's this?

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These are radish.

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So you get the beautiful red stalk of the radish, which looks wonderful

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in a salad, and then you get the radish flavour

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and slight crunch and bite. A beautiful addition.

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It's really nice.

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Yeah.

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With the shoot, you've got the crunch as well.

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-Yeah. And the next one is broccoli.

-All these are exactly the same.

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These will grow into normal radishes, this will grow into big broccoli.

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But you're just eating them exceptionally early.

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Just in a small space, this is a very convenient way of growing.

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-What are these?

-Musk mallow. The flowers are edible.

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-Beautiful, aren't they?

-Beautiful.

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Oh, this is brilliant.

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Oh, it's so nice.

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This is sort of Michelin chef territory, isn't it, salad-wise?

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Yeah. And just goes to show, you can grow great, fresh veg anywhere,

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with limited space. That is delicious, and can I finish the rest?

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LAUGHTER

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Finish it! Yes!

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'So, if you feel inspired to have a go at growing your own veg,

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'a simple way to start is with supermarket herbs like mint,

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'parsley or basil.'

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If you're going to spend money on one thing, this is the thing.

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It makes a really big difference to use good-quality compost.

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OK, so, as you can see there's, like, lots and lots of basil plants.

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If we take this out...

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..and if we split up the basil plants

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and put them into a bigger pot,

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they'll grow for many weeks longer.

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-OK.

-I'm teasing the basil plants apart...

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Make a hole in the compost,

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and you want to firm it in and we can put

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sort of two or three clumps like that in here,

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then give it a really good water.

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Giving them a drink of water is a bit like giving them a cup of tea

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when they're moving house.

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HE CHUCKLES

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Parsley also likes to be split up before planting.

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The mint is a bit different

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in that it tends to be just, like, one plant...

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So I'm just going to put it all in in one go.

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'With a little bit of care, this herb will keep on growing.'

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I've got some ten years old, that I've just repotted every year -

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and you've got mint for life.

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There you are, look.

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Supermarket herbs that will rejuvenate

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as long as you look after them.

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The secret, really, is a few minutes a day,

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just to check whether or not your plants need watering,

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and to water them if they do.

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It's been really satisfying seeing how a bit of uncompromising concrete

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can be turned into a brilliant green space

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that can produce food all year round.

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You can connect with the seasons and with the local community.

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Now, there's got to be something very satisfying in that.

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And that's all for today, but here are just some of the entries

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in our summer diary tomorrow.

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Keeley's taking the plunge...

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SHE SHRIEKS

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It is really, really cold in here.

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..all to help save lives around our coast.

0:42:430:42:46

Paul finds out how we can care for our elusive nocturnal neighbours.

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They don't have a very strong grip,

0:42:510:42:53

so you can just rest it in your palm. He'll be fine.

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Oh, wow. He's so warm!

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And I'll be finding out how some furry friends

0:42:590:43:02

could help reduce flood risk here in the UK.

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So, until then, goodbye.

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