Ramblings

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Clare Balding joins notable and interesting people for a walk through the countryside

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Ramblings: Walking in all weathers with nature writer Melissa Harrison.

Walking in all weathers with nature writer Melissa Harrison.

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Clare Balding joins writer and walker Melissa Harrison for a walk on Dartmoor.

Walking in all weathers is something we have to do in the UK so why not make the most of it?

Writer Melissa Harrison celebrates the joy of walking in every season of the year and in wet and dry weather.  Given that we can count on it raining on many days of the year it's a good thing to learn to love being out in it.  Melissa has written a book about rain and discovered that there are hundreds of different words and expressions for weather from around Britain. Clare and Melissa do a circular walk from Gidleigh on Darmoor to Scorhill and Shovel Down.  Dartmoor is a place that holds a strong pull for Melissa dating back to childhood.  She returns often to walk this wild country where stone circles and rocky tors dot the landscape.

Producer: Maggie Ayre

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