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Matt Baker is in Wales taking on Tryfan Mountain in Snowdonia.  At 3012 feet this ramble-come-scramble will test Matt and the Countryfile viewers who’re joining him. They start by walking to the Heather Terrace, a boulder-strewn route hugging the side of the mountain, which they must follow to reach the saddle of Tryfan.  From here it’s a final push to the summit. For one of the group this is a truly epic challenge.  Severely visually impaired youngster Ella has been supported for many years by Sight Advice, a charity which Children in Need helps fund. Now she wants to show other people with disabilities that, whatever they may be told, living a life without limits is possible. Matt will be Ella’s guide for the Tryfan challenge. 

Ellie Harrison and around 70 Countryfile viewers head to Dorset’s Jurassic Coast.  Their six mile ramble stretches from Lulworth Cove through to Osmington Mills.  It’s a route which combines stunning views, like Durdle Door, with steep cliff climbs that are quite literally breathtaking. Joining the ramblers are 14 year old Grace and her mum. Grace’s dad passed away six years ago after a short battle with cancer.  She had help rebuilding her shattered world thanks to the children’s bereavement charity Winston’s Wish, which receives funding from Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Children in Need.  Now Grace is an ambassador for the charity. She works to support others and raise awareness of the vital work they do. Weatherman John Hammond, who grew up along this southern coast, also joins the ramble. He explains the geological wonder of this landscape and the truth behind the old adage that sea air is good for you.

Adam Henson leads a hardy band of Countryfile viewers on the weekend’s longest ramble – an eight mile hike through the hills of the Peak District in Derbyshire. Heading up the ancient pack horse route of Jacob’s Ladder, which today marks the start of the Pennine Way, the resilient ramblers keep climbing to Kinder Low. At just over 2,000 feet it is the highest point not only of the ramble but of the entire National Park. Guide Kim Hayward explains how the route was part of a mass trespass in the 1930s, when ramblers campaigned for private land to be made accessible for all to enjoy.  This sparked a movement which led to the Peak District being designated Britain’s first National Park in 1951. Also out on the ramble are members of the Sheffield Young Carers project which Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Children in Need supports. The project offers assistance to young people who act as carers for relatives with long term mental or physical illnesses. The charity harnesses the therapeutic power of the rural landscape in its respite work with an annual trek across the Peaks and residential weekends on nearby farms.

Anita Rani takes a walk in a park with a difference – several hundred Countryfile viewers are keeping her company! By far the largest of our rambles, this regal location highlights a beautiful patch of countryside just 20 miles from our capital city. The four mile route starts at the Long Walk near Windsor Castle and takes in beautiful pasture and woodland.  Anita meets park manager Phil Edwards who is responsible for overseeing the maintenance this 5,000 acre site. Phil reveals that Windsor Great Park boasts the biggest collection of veteran and ancient oaks in Europe - including a 1200 year old oak tree. Showing their support are a couple of special guests – Anita’s Strictly dance partner Gleb Savchenko and children from the Lollard Street Adventure Playground in central London – a safe, green place to play which Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Children in Need helps to fund. 

John Craven is in Scotland, at Loch Leven in Kinross. John’s ramble shows how the countryside can be accessible to all and that beautiful sights can be found without going off the beaten track. One young man who benefits from this accessibility is 14 year old Cameron who has Brittle Bone Disease and uses a wheelchair. Cameron’s family are supported by the Brittle Bone Society and Cameron in particular uses the Cool Bones children’s club which is funded by Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Children in Need. Cameron and his family join John on his four mile ramble around Loch Leven - Scotland’s largest lowland loch and a nationally important site for waterfowl. Ranger Neil Mitchell talks John, and the Countryfile viewers joining him, through some of birds found on the site. That’s around 50,000 duck, geese and swans.

Countryfile’s roving reporter Tom Heap is in Northern Ireland catching up with some of the sponsored rambles that people have organised for themselves. Tom meets two different groups both raising money for Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Children in Need by rambling around Cave Hill – a country park which overlooks Belfast city and is a gateway to the countryside.  Then, near Omagh, he meets another group, not only rambling but also riding – on bicycles and horses – to raise money for the charity. Tom also looks at one of the 200 plus children’s charities helped by Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Children in Need in Northern Ireland – Sticky Fingers in Newry.  This is a place of glitter, glue and play for children - some of whom live in challenging circumstances.  And he discovers how the group has expanded beyond its building into the surrounding countryside by helping to create a magical woodland trail.

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