Follow the Countryside Code by keeping to paths, leaving gates as found, and taking all litter home with you.
Muddy fields can be tricky, so wear grippy boots, use poles, and choose lower routes after heavy rain.
Kingfishers favour shaded branches above slow rivers, where a flash of blue signals a dive for small fish.
Learn to tell dippers, wagtails, and herons apart by shape, movement, and preferred riverside feeding spots along the water.