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A woman rests on a rock overlooking Ullswater and Patterdale

Place Fell walk, Lake District

Catch the boat from Glenridding across Ullswater to nearby Howtown, then enjoy a 7-mile hill walk back via the 657m summit of Place Fell.

Wild daffodils on the shoreline at Glencoyne with Ullswater and mountains behind, an inspiration for William Wordsworth's poem "I wandered as Lonely as a cloud".

Take a boat to see Wordsworth's daffodils at Ullswater

Visit a wildlife-rich lake this month to see the vibrant blooms that inspired one of the nation’s favourite poems

Helen Skelton on her love for the countryside

Desert marathons and kayaking down the Amazon are satisfying but the real fun’s in milking cows and making silage, explains theCountryfilepresenter.