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Seven people with an aversion to nature have been recruited from across Wales for Iolo Williams' latest TV venture, Not In My Nature - a six-part series in which Iolo attempts to convert them to the wonders of Welsh wildlife.

With a range of day jobs including train conductor, beautician, cook and restaurateur, the seven each have their own reasons for avoiding nature ordinarily.

Like many people, most of the Not In My Nature recruits also have an irrational fear of some creatures which range from spiders and bugs to rats and snakes.

The seven were selected because they are typical of many Welsh people who have a limited knowledge of Welsh wildlife, but would like to explore their home country more extensively.

During the series - which will be broadcast twice-weekly on television and includes a supporting BBC Radio Wales series and a dedicated website bbc.co.uk/notinmynature - they will come face to face with nature in the wild and will have to face some of their deepest fears.

Participants include Denbigh duo Julie Howatson Broster and Kate Foley.
Beautician Julie, 35, hates creepy crawlies, spiders and heights.

Welsh-speaking Julie's been in the beauty industry for nearly 20 years. She runs her own beauty salon, has two young children and finds she has little time to appreciate the more 'natural' qualities of life.

She applied for Not in My Nature because she loves the idea of Welsh nature but knows nothing. She has no spare time but is a passionate recycler and has started to think more about green issues.

She said: "Having been in the beauty industry for nearly 20 years, dirtying my shoes or nails does not come into my job description. And definitely not wearing a wax Barbour jacket!

"Everything seems to be fake! Especially within my industry! I am beginning to worry about it and do believe that we all need to start looking at the more natural ways of enjoying life."

Kate Foley moved to the Dolhyfryd Estate in Denbigh eight months ago because she thought she would like living in the country.

The 43-year-old works as a cook at a small country estate.

Her pet hates are snakes and rats and Kate enjoys film, theatre, art galleries, museums, pubs, going out for dinner and shopping.

But since moving to Denbigh she doesn't have a great deal of free time - there are dogs to look after, chickens to feed, horses to muck out – activities she describes as 'a pain in the neck'.

Kate applied for Not in My Nature because she's finding out that being in the country is "all about death and blood and killing".

She had never heard of Iolo and if any nature programmes come on TV she immediately turns over or off.

Kate said: "I've recently moved to the countryside from London and find it's not all it's cracked up to be. I hate wildlife of all kinds, find my closeness to nature quite repellent and the antics of those who call themselves country-lovers to be absurd to say the least."


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