As winter comes to an end, Reuben and Jess salvage stone from a quarry, but machinery troubles slow them down. Meanwhile, Reuben joins Tommy and Miles in airlifting flagstones via helicopter to restore a rugged stretch of the coast-to-coast trail in the Yorkshire Dales. Plus, the family reflect on Miles’s recent medical emergency, as he and Amanda reunite with the air ambulance team that provided critical care.
Reuben and girlfriend Jess plan their first Christmas together, but barn renovations, turkey troubles and festive mishaps threaten to slow things down. With help from family and friends, they battle everything from tree-cutting blunders to a makeshift nativity as the big day approaches. Once the hard work is done, the celebrations begin with Santa arriving on a tractor-towed sleigh.
In the Cumbrian countryside, Reuben is grafting to finish an epic wildlife pond, shaping and smoothing the bank to get it ready for its feathered residents. While Reuben's digging goes without a hitch, Capper wedges himself so firmly in the muck that Sonny has to stage a muddy rescue. Up on the fells, Reuben and Jess turn their attention to a headcount of the heifers - or at least, try to.