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SU CARROLL rounds up the very best activities to do and things to see close to the coastline this month

Something not apparent in The Lion King was Pumba the warthog’s most remarkable magic trick: the ability to disappear. Surprise a warthog in the African wild and it’ll take off like a Formula One driv

Isolated CWM PENNANT has been called ‘the most beautiful valley in Wales’. We tackle its 12-mile length in search of its secrets: ruined quarries, a fabled bothy, a giant waterwheel hidden in the hills and atmospheric wild camp spots, all in the shadow of the dramatic Nantlle Ridge.

One of the finest UK counties to spend time in getting to know our feathered cousins is Northumberland. Crossbills, goshawks, little egrets, snow buntings, barnacle geese, guillemots and razorbills –

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Sometimes there are places that you just fall in love with instantly. The pull is so strong that it draws you back month after month, year after year. And with a ’van on standby it’s so easy to head o