About this season
A Year in the Beacons follows the course of a year in the national park for the staff of the Glanusk Estate, the Brecon Mountain Rescue Team, and a family of farmers in the foothills of Pen y Fan.
Episodes (4)
1. Autumn
Aired 29 July 2021 • 22 min
It's Autumn in the Brecon Beacons, and lord of the manor Harry Legge-Bourke is on a mission to pull in the punters with a clay pigeon shoot. The farmers head to the hills to gather their sheep, and the Brecon Mountain Rescue team train up the rookies.
2. Winter
Aired 5 August 2021 • 22 min
It’s Winter in the Brecon Beacons and 5th generation farmer ‘Flash’ welcomes his first lambs to the flock. Glanusk Estate owner Harry is in floods and the Brecon Mountain Rescue team save two snowboarders from South Wales’ highest peak Pen-y-fan.
3. Spring
Aired 12 August 2021 • 22 min
It’s spring in the Brecon Beacons and Flash and Stella are busy with lambing on the farm. As Covid hits, the isolated residents of the Beacons go into lockdown and Glanusk Estate owner Harry worries for the future of his business.
4. Summer
Aired 19 August 2021 • 22 min
It’s Summer in the Brecon Beacons and as lockdown eases, the mountain rescue team are inundated with callouts. Lord of the manor Harry tries to bring business back to the estate and the Phillips family of farmers return their flock to the mountain.