North West

Gawsworth Old Hall, Cheshire

Walk: Gawsworth, Cheshire

Trentabank reservoir and Macclesfield Forest

Walk: Macclesfield Forest, Cheshire

Hilltop view

Walk: The Wrekin, Shropshire

Rivington Terraced Gardens, Lancashire ©Alamy

Walk: Rivington Terraced Gardens, Lancashire

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Walk: Sunderland Point, Lancashire

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Walk: Little Moreton Hall, Cheshire

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WALK: Lochranza, Isle of Arran

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Day out: Arnside and Silverdale, Lancashire

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Furness Abbey and Piel Castle

Storm clouds gathering over Pendle Hill in Lancashire

Boulsworth Hill, Lancashire

Carding Mill Valley, part of the Long Mynd (Shropshire Hills) area of outstanding natural beauty

The Stretton Hills, Shropshire

Styal Village 4.

Styal Country Park, Cheshire

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Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Wigan, Lancashire

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See natterjack toads in Southport, Lancashire

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Bowstones, Cheshire