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Ramble for Children in Need

In this extended edition of Countryfile, the team head out into some of the nation's most beautiful landscapes for the Countryfile Ramble for 成人快手 Children in Need.

In this extended edition of Countryfile the team head out into some of the nation's most beautiful landscapes for the Countryfile Ramble for 成人快手 Children in Need. The team are joined by viewers of the show, as well as some inspirational youngsters supported by 成人快手 Children in Need, and they celebrate the thousands of sponsored rambles viewers organised themselves in aid of the cause.

Visiting the Lake District, Matt Baker takes on the most challenging of routes in the Eskdale Valley. In Matt's group is Levana, a 15-year-old double amputee who has been supported by the 成人快手 Children in Need-funded project Meningitis Now.

Heading to Northern Ireland's coastline, John Craven takes on Giant's Causeway with a group of Countryfile viewers and 16-year-old Zahra from Belfast. Zahra has arthritis and has been supported by the 成人快手 Children in Need-funded project Arthritis Care NI.

Anita Rani visits the Brecon Beacons and heads up Sugar Loaf Mountain, joined by a group of Countryfile viewers as well as Olivia, a 15-year-old who has Down's Syndrome and who has been supported by the 成人快手 Children in Need-funded Cathays & Central Youth & Community Project in Cardiff.

In Scotland, Ellie Harrison leads the largest group of ramblers around Edinburgh's Holyrood Park. Ellie is also joined by a group of young people from the Jeely Piece Club in Glasgow, a local play project which is funded by 成人快手 Children in Need.

Completing the rambles, Adam Henson heads to Alice Holts Forest in Surrey, joined by Countryfile viewers and the Shilston family from Surrey, who have been supported by the 成人快手 Children in Need-funded project the Princess Alice Hospice.

The programme also looks at the thousands of rambles which members of the public took on themselves in aid of the cause.

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Lake District Ramble

Lake District Ramble
Matt Baker is in the Eskdale Valley in the Lake District taking on a 2.5 mile route with a small group of Countryfile viewers and a very special young lady.聽 Teenager Levana is a double below-the-knee amputee after contracting meningitis as a baby.聽 After Levana and her family were supported by charity Meningitis Now, thanks to Children in Need funding, Levana鈥檚 setting out to prove that no matter what your start in life, with a little support anything is possible.

Edinburgh Ramble

Edinburgh Ramble

Ellie Harrison is joined by hundreds of viewers for her ramble around Arthur鈥檚 Seat, the highest point in Edinburgh and the site of an ancient volcano. This 3 mile circular route takes the ramblers past an incredible landscape that inspired James Hutton the 鈥榝ather of geology鈥� to come up with his theory for how the earth was formed. Joining Ellie on this walk are some very special guests from the Jeely Piece Club, just one of the 250 plus projects supporting young people that is helped by 成人快手 Children in Need in Scotland. The Club provides young people from deprived areas of Glasgow with a safe place to access and explore the outdoors, making the most of the great natural resources on their doorstep.

Alice Holt Forest Ramble

Alice Holt Forest Ramble
Adam Henson heads down south to Surrey鈥檚 Alice Holt Forest for his ramble.聽 Once a royal hunting ground, the forest is nowadays open for everyone to enjoy.聽 Adam and his fellow ramblers take on the 1.5 mile Easy Access Trail which offers glorious countryside accessible to all.聽 Adam鈥檚 joined by members of the Shilston family whose children are supported by a local hospice thanks to Children in Need funding, as they come to terms with the terminal illness of their father.

Sugarloaf Mountain Ramble

Sugarloaf Mountain Ramble
Anita Rani is in Wales鈥檚 Black Mountains rambling to the top of the most southerly summit of this range 鈥� Sugarloaf Mountain.聽 Joining Anita on her 4 mile circular route around this 2,000ft high peak, are a band of Countryfile viewers and 15 year old Olivia who has Down鈥檚 Syndrome and has benefitted from Children in Need鈥檚 support of her local community centre.聽 Along the way the ramblers discover the history behind trig points like the one at the top of Sugarloaf 鈥� which are celebrating their 80th anniversary this year.聽 Olivia also gets a special surprise to help her on her way.

Giant's Causeway Ramble

Giant's Causeway Ramble
John Craven is heading to Northern Ireland鈥檚 Causeway Coast, a landscape of rare beauty. The 2.8 mile ramble takes in dramatic cliff-top scenery before finishing up at the distinctive basalt columns of the Giant鈥檚 Causeway. Joining John on this challenge is 16 year old Zahra, who was diagnosed with arthritis when she was just 11 and has received support from Arthritis Care, a charity part-funded by 成人快手 Children in Need. Weatherman John Hammond also joins the ramble and he helps explain the unique and ever changing climate on this part of the coast.

Viewer Rambles

Viewer Rambles
Countryfile鈥檚 roving reporter Tom Heap is in Shropshire catching up with some of the sponsored rambles members of the public have organised for themselves. He meets two groups, both raising money for 成人快手 Children in Need by climbing local peaks with stunning views of the surrounding countryside; The Wrekin and The Stiperstones. Having been told about rambles happening across the length and breadth of the country Tom harnesses the power of modern technology to drop in on rambles taking place further afield, from the Scottish borders to Devon and as he discovers, it鈥檚 not just people who are doing the walking but a group of alpaca too.

Credits

Presenter Ellie Harrison
Presenter Matt Baker
Presenter John Craven
Presenter Adam Henson
Presenter Anita Rani
Presenter Tom Heap
Executive Producer William Lyons
Series Producer Joanna Brame

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