rivers

Wild swimming boys in Buttermere the Lake District National Park

Wild swimming in Britain: best places to swim, water safety and how to get started

The Orchard Tea Garden, Cambridgeshire

Day out: The Orchard Tea Garden, Grantchester, Cambridgeshire

European otter

Wildlife stories

Back from the brink: Otters ‘thriving’ in Hampshire river

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Riverside cottages and B&Bs to stay this summer

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Best wild swimming spots in Britain

How Stean Gorge

Britain’s best gorge walks

Multi-span bridge

Historic places

Guide to Britain’s traditional bridges

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Walk: Cuckmere River, East Sussex

Stony footpath beside the river Dove in Wolfscote Dale on a sunny summers day. Alder trees along the bank are reflected in the water.

Wildlife stories

Podcast: Saving Britain’s most beautiful river

The river Dove runs parallel to a footpath in a junction between Biggin Dale and Wolfscote Dale in the White Peak District at summertime, Derbyshire, England.

Exploring Britain’s most beautiful river: how locals are working to protect the River Dove

Monsal Dale in the Peak District on a misty autumn morning.

Walk: Monsal Dale, Derbyshire

Kingfisher perching on autumn branch.

Walk: Forge Valley Woods, North Yorkshire

Hay bales drying above the Camel River at Wadebridge in Cornwall

Walk: Wadebridge, Cornwall

Afon Cynfal

Day out: Afon Cynfal, Gwynedd