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A PROJECT to restore habitats in the valley of Swindale near Haweswater in the Lake District has won the 2022 UK River Prize Project-scale Award.

Countryfile ventured to Haweswater to discover the current changes being made to the picturesque landscape.

From outdoor concerts and festivals, to country fairs, shows and Jubilee events – there's something for everyone this season

From outdoor concerts and festivals, to country fairs, shows and Jubilee events – there's something for everyone this season

From outdoor concerts and festivals, to country fairs, shows and Jubilee events – there's something for everyone this season

The landscape of the Lake District is undeniably spectacular. But it is also a landscape haunted by the ghosts of species that have been lost. Eagles no longer soar over the fells, corncrakes have vanished from the meadows and pine martens are absent from their former woodland homes. Before these missing species can return, we must make the landscape ready for them – and that means starting from the ground up.

David Gray at Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk for Gathering festival

A conservationist finds that efforts to restore this cherished landscape to a more natural state aren’t always welcomed

Waterstones is helping us spoil our mums this Mothers Day with its latest book recommendations.

Waterstones is helping us spoil our mums this Mothers Day with its latest book recommendations.