Your Farm And Mine

Pine Martens of Balloo, and Comber's New Potatoes


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The pine martens of Balloo Woodland in Bangor, county Down, are elusive creatures, but becoming much more common. The population has almost doubled in the last five years. Anne Marie McAleese speaks to Katy Bell, the Senior Conservation Officer with Ulster Wildlife, who says the increase in pine martens has been a big boost for the local red squirrel population.
And Anne Marie visits the farm of Richard Orr at Comber, County Down, where a very special potato is grown. Comber Earlies grow in an area which is protected from frost by the salt water of Strangford Lough, which creates a kind of microclimate, perfect for an early harvest.
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