Ramblings

Journalist and keen walker Stuart Maconie is presenting this series of Ramblings and is setting out to find accessible walks that offer great city views, perfect for people who want to get out and walk on these short, dark winter days. Among the cities he has in his sights are Belfast, Bath and Cardiff.

Journalist and passionate hiker, Stuart Maconie hosts this series of Ramblings on Radio 4, embarking on the first of six city skyline walks, perfect for first time walkers or for those who don't want to venture too far on these short winter days, but who still want to enjoy the fresh air. In this first programme, Stuart takes in the stunning views on the Bath Skyline Walk.

Clare Balding walks through the magnificent Glasgow Necropolis, a green oasis in the heart of the city.

Clare Balding walks with the Friends of the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh, a group who share a love of what the writer Robert Louis Stevenson referred to as 'the hills of home'.

Clare Balding walks with a group of women who have produced their own book of walks in the Peak District called 'Women's Ways' that celebrates their friendships and the countryside around their home city of Sheffield.Producer: Maggie Ayre.

Clare Balding is in the Forest of Dean with a group who've been walking through the county of Gloucestershire for two months with donkeys. As part of the Cultural Olympiad Sarah Blowers, along with various artists, children and people who've just tagged along, set off to discover the beauty of the countryside at a slow pace, setting camp at the end of each day's walk. Everyone Clare meets as she joins them at Soudley to walk through the forest is enthusiastic about the gentle pace of life they're experiencing walking with the donkeys carrying their provisions.Producer: Maggie Ayre.

Clare Balding walks through the Wiltshire countryside with a Swindon based group of people with early onset dementia. The support they give one another on their weekly walks means they feel less isolated and more positive about the condition, and so what if they occasionally get lost.Producer: Maggie Ayre.

Clare Balding takes a walk on Hampstead Heath with a group of inner city Londoners who are being encouraged to discover the green places of their city, often for the first time. The residents of the Harrow Road are mainly non white, so there has been a special drive to help them discover the joys of walking called 'It's My Country'.