An edition of the Tyne Tees Television rural life programme Up Country presented by Jessica Holm. The first report of the episode comes from the village of Milfield in Northumberland where 80-year-old Sandy Walker is still in business as a saddler, he talks about the changes that have taken place since the days of his apprenticeship. Next, a report from Caistron near Rothbury in Northumberland where a local gravel quarry on the banks of River Coquet is working to leave behind and ideal...

An edition of the Tyne Tees Television rural life programme Up Country presented by Jessica Holm. The first report of the episode comes from the village of Milfield in Northumberland where 80-year-old Sandy Walker is still in business as a saddler, he talks about the changes that have taken place since the days of his apprenticeship. Next, a report from Caistron near Rothbury in Northumberland where a local gravel quarry on the banks of River Coquet is working to leave behind and ideal habitat for thousands of birds. After the break, a trip to the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust nature reserve at Caerlaverock on the Solway Firth in Scotland to see what is being done they're not just for bird life, but also the many visitors who come each year. Finally, a report on a Kingfisher nesting sites at Thornley Woodland Centre a wildlife reserve on the Derwent Valley near Gateshead. Credit: Presented by Jessica Holm Credit: Hoi Polloi Film and Video Credit: Camera Andy Greenwood Credit: Sound Ron Gunn Credit: Electricians Bill Hughes, Lew Hedley Credit: Title music Peter Johnson Credit: Production Secretary Coreen Callender Credit: Assistant Editor David Hindmarsh Credit: Sound Postproduction George Joisce Credit: VT Editors Claire Storey, John Louvre, Charles Slater Credit: Associate Producers Donna Heeps, Mary Murray Credit: Executive Producer Chris Potter Credit: Producer Charles Bowden End credit: Waterfront productions for Tyne Tees Television © MCMXCIII