Up Country [25/07/1993]
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Take a behind the scenes look at Studley Royal Deer Park with keeper Ernest Kemp whose work keeps him on the hoof.
Studley Royal Deer Park is a landscaped deer park in North Yorkshire dating back to the 18th century. The Park was designed by John and William Aislabie, and is listed by UNESCO as "one of the most magnificent Georgian water gardens ever created". When the Aislabie's designed the Park, they were obliged to take into account the ruins of Fountains Abbey which was part of estate of their commissioner. Fortunately, they chose to keep it as a folly, where it continues to draw visitors.
An edition of the Tyne Tees Television rural life programme Up Country, presented by Jessica Holm. In this edition, a report on the efforts to control the growth of Giant Hog Weed along the river Tees near Yarm, a report on a former city worker who uses heavy horses such as Clydesdales to help transport timber in the Kielder Forest. The third report is on Studley Park Deer Park near Ripon and the work of keeper Ernest Kemp. The final report looks at the work of wildlife illustrator Thomas Berwick, filmed at his childhood home at Cherryburn in the Tyne Valley.