Last updated at 16:56, Monday, 06 August 2012

PRIME-TIME TV programme to highlight a Cumbrian forest as a top destination for sculpture, mountain biking and wildlife

The BBC’s flagship countryside and rural affairs programme is set to highlight one of Cumbria’s forests as a top destination for sculpture, mountain biking and wildlife.

A camera crew from BBC Countryfile, including popular presenters Julia Bradbury and John Craven, visited Grizedale Forest, near Hawkshead, on Thursday and Friday last week.

The programme was in the forest to film stories on the red kite reintroduction programme – the last 30 birds of the three-year project were released this week. John Craven spoke to Forestry Commission wildlife ranger Iain Yoxall and Grizedale Forest manager Dave Lowe about the red kites.

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First published at 15:49, Monday, 06 August 2012
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