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Ellie Harrison is in the Lake District exploring a mountain which is on sale for the first time in four centuries.Ìý She discovers what a potential buyer could expect for their money with the help of a trusty Wainwright guide.Ìý These detailed records have been indispensable for fell walkers for 50 years.Ìý Ellie then meets the mystery seller himself and goes off-road to experience the finest views. ÌýÌýShe also visits a tenant farmer who introduces her to his hardy flock of Herdwick sheep, which thrive on the mountain.Ìý

Nestled between the better known Brecon Beacons and Snowdonia, Matt Baker is visiting the heart of Wales, the Cambrian Mountains. On a quest to immerse himself in local tradition Matt takes to the hills with upland sheep farmers Owain and James Pugh, who continue to use century old methods to farm their sheep.

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Julia Bradbury is in Glencoe discovering the challenges faced by women climbers a century ago. She meets two members of the oldest women’s climbing club in Scotland – the Scottish Ladies Climbing Club. Then, led by climbing archivist Alison Higham, Julia takes on the challenge of scrambling in a skirt and hat, as ladies would have done in the early 1900s. But she quickly discovers that skirts and climbing are not an ideal partnership.

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This year the world’s best cyclists will pass through the Peak District as part of the world-famous Tour de France.Ìý They will have to climb Holme Moss Summit which, as Ellie hears, could be a make or break point in the race.Ìý Ellie is a keen rider but struggles to get up the hill, which is 524m (1,719ft) above sea level.Ìý Her legs are burning and heart pounding, but has she checked that her brakes are off?

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Adam Henson travels to the Alps to find out about farming the Swiss way. He discovers the fighting bulls that live up in the mountains which are gentle giants when it comes to working with people. These bulls naturally fight each other over territory, a tendency that the locals have turned into a competition.Ìý

From the ancient woods, pastures and heathlands of the Quantock Hills to the wildlife rich wetlands of the Levels, with breath-taking views that stretch as far as the eye can see, the county of Somerset has it all. Parts of this beautiful county provided inspiration for one of our greatest poets - Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Walking in his inspirational footsteps on the Coleridge Way, Julia discovers how influential the environment was to his writing and to English literature as a whole. In the village of Nether Stowey Julia lends a hand as the National Trust turn his cottage from a museum back to its original incarnation as his home.

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Running wild on the steep slopes of Snowdonia National Park are the ancient breed of Welsh Mountain Ponies. First owned by the Celts this herd narrowly escaped the murderous wrath of Henry VIII. They continue to run untamed today, brought down just once every year in the autumn for a health check and a trim of the tail before being turned straight back onto the hills for the winter. Will Jules Hudson help or hinder as he joins the round-up and discovers that gathering 250 ponies from 27,000 acres of rugged Welsh terrain is just as hard as it sounds?Ìý

On the Isle of Man, John Craven meets historian Ivor Ramsden. Ivor tells him how the Manx mountains have witnessed almost four hundred aircraft crashes to date. John hears more about the worst tragedy, at North Barrule, where 31 people lost their lives. It happened near the end of the Second World War when an American bomber crashed in cloud while transporting men for some well-earned leave. The remains of the bomber are still visible on the mountainside today.

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