HEREFORDSHIRE will be in the limelight on Sunday as an episode of Countryfile focuses on the county.

During the show, presenter Matt Baker, who only recently came to Weobley to film the One Show, will be looking at the county's historic perry-making traditions and helping out with the pear harvest.

He starts out at Weston's, the cider makers at Much Marcle, who are also the world's biggest producers of perry, then travels to the nearby 12th-century Hellen's Manor, where some of the rarest and oldest pear trees in the world are to be found, many trees dating back over 300 years, planted to commemorate the coronation of Queen Anne.

Here, Matt meets self-styled Dymock 'Ciderologist', Gabe Cook, who has a passion for cider and perry.

Gabe explains to Matt how perry should be considered to be our native ‘wine of the West’, a delicate and refined drink steeped in local culture.

Together they gather some pears before Matt heads off to make perry the old-fashioned way - on a stone grinding wheel with lots of elbow grease.

Gabe said: "It was great to appear on Countryfile. Matt Baker was genuinely interested in the rich history of perry making, as well as enjoying the taste.

"The great thing, of course, is that there are a number of craft cider and perry makers in Herefordshire still upholding these fabulous traditions."

Presenter Anita Rani is also in Herefordshire at a farm where time has stood still.

She recounts the story of Birches Farm and farmer Alfred Price through the diaries he kept. She also visits the last traditional clog maker in Herefordshire to see clogs being made the time-honoured way.

Joe Crowley is with PhD student Charlotte Selvey, who is using worms made of modelling clay to find out what birds are present in the county's ancient orchards.

The birds leave beak impressions in the fake worms, which identifies them.

The Countryfile programme is on BBC 1 this Sunday, October 30 at 6.15pm