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The Walk
11.8 miles/19km; 6½–7 hours; hard; 1,030m Start: Lake District National Park car park in Glenridding, CA11 0PA. Terrain: Some roads and tracks, but mostly open fell, with rough ground underfoot at times. Map: OS Explorer OL5 Scan me for the map and r
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Wood Sorrel
Thriving on the edges of woodlands and hedgerows across the British Isles, abundantly flowering wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella) provides a feast of pollen and nectar for early pollinators. The whole plant is edible to humans – the tangy, tender leave
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The Path To Genius
All is calm on the sprawling plateau that stretches south from England’s third-highest mountain. Despite lingering patches of snow clinging to the escarpment edge and the disorientating cloud occasionally drifting across the fell-tops, the Helvellyn

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