The Countryfile team take a look at the best summer stories. Margherita Taylor is on the banks of the River Thames to find out which creatures are making their homes in the water.

Jules Hudson is in the Lake District to discover how recycled nappies and other soft plastics could be the answer to fixing the growing number of potholes in the road network.

On the Sussex Downs, Jules Hudson finds out how light pollution is wrecking prospects of romance for glow-worms and goes on a night-time safari to try to spot one glowing.

Countryfile spin-off series unveiling the secrets of spring. John Craven is on the Malvern Hills to celebrate their spring beauty and wildlife.

Countryfile spin-off series unveiling the secrets of spring. Matt Baker is out at sea as he joins the RNLI for a high-octane training exercise.

Countryfile spin-off series unveiling the secrets of spring. John Craven enlists with firefighters in south Wales.

Countryfile spin-off series unveiling the secrets of spring. Keeley Donovan's on the shores of Loch Ness finding out about a cutting-edge trial by the ambulance service.

Jules Hudson is in Herefordshire with his dog Teddy to sniff out the spring dangers lurking outdoors and in homes which could harm pets.

Paul Martin visits Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire to watch the bats emerging from the rooftop gargoyles and learns what should be done if they decide to take up residence in a loft.

Margherita Taylor is in Northumberland at Hadrian's Wall, one of the latest national monuments to be besieged by illegal metal detectorists known as nighthawkers.

Dom Littlewood takes a hair-raising trip up a double-decker car transporter as he follows the delivery of an iconic British motor from the factory to the forecourt. Show more