Mountains for the mind

The best rare birds seen all around Britain in December

£8,099 Big power, mid-travel e-MTB with Scott’s integrated shock technology Scott’s latest update to their full-power electric trail bike gives it an enormously smooth, controlled and adaptable feel –

7 varied routes in England, Scotland and Wales

Away from the polished luxury of the Maldives’ famed resorts lies a tapestry of local culture, history and environmental resilience, proving that paradise has always been more complex – and rewarding – than it first appears

Many National Trails will claim to offer a variety of landscapes. But with forest, moorland, ridges, beaches, cliffs and one incredibly famous little mountain, the Cleveland Way is quietly chuckling at all of them. Country Walking walked the whole thing to prove it.

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