Synopsis
Sammi and Matt meet the people of Shropshire, from ecologists reshaping rivers to farmers maintaining clean waterways, all in an effort to prevent flooding.
- Programme: Countryfile
- Episode: The Waterways of the Shropshire Hills
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2025
- Geography
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