0:00:02 > 0:00:06This autumn, a rambling revolution hit rural Britain.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10The first ever Countryfile ramble for BBC Children in Need.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Over two days, six of us,
0:00:15 > 0:00:19and more than 7,500 of you, covered the countryside.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26Some walked alone, some on an epic scale.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29But every footstep counted,
0:00:29 > 0:00:32every mile mattered.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34In this special edition of Countryfile, we'll bring you
0:00:34 > 0:00:38those rambles and the inspirational youngsters who joined us.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42And we asked for your help in making sure we make a real impact in
0:00:42 > 0:00:45changing lives through the Countryfile ramble
0:00:45 > 0:00:46for Children in Need.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16For one weekend, the Countryfile ramble for Children in Need
0:01:16 > 0:01:18covered the countryside.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Thousands of you organised your own sponsored rambles and,
0:01:23 > 0:01:26as it was our idea, we led the way,
0:01:26 > 0:01:29inviting some of you to join us on walks that celebrated
0:01:29 > 0:01:33some of the best rural landscapes Britain has to offer.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39From Dorset's Jurassic Coast, with its cliffs, coves
0:01:39 > 0:01:41and a whole lot of Countryfile viewers...
0:01:41 > 0:01:42THEY CHEER
0:01:45 > 0:01:47HORN BLARES
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Off we go!
0:01:50 > 0:01:54..to hundreds of you joining me in the glorious Windsor Great Park.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Up north, I'm heading out on an epic eight-mile hike,
0:02:01 > 0:02:04leading this lot up into the hills of the Peak District.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12And in Scotland, where better than a beautiful loch to
0:02:12 > 0:02:15show off some stunning sites that everyone can enjoy?
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Onward!
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Tom headed across the water to catch up with some of you out
0:02:26 > 0:02:29rambling and raising money in Northern Ireland.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35And for my walk, something a little bit more extreme.
0:02:35 > 0:02:393,000 feet up there, but the good news is, I'm not going alone.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42I've got all this lot with me. So, are we ready to go?
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- ALL:- Yes!- You're all set? Come on, then, let's go for it.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00My ramble started with 25 of you...in Snowdonia.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02It has just gone 8:30 AM in the morning.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05All of our ramblers-cum-scramblers are gathered
0:03:05 > 0:03:09here at the foot of Tryfan. That is the task that lies ahead of us.
0:03:11 > 0:03:16This Snowdonian mountain reaches 918m at its peak.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19That's 3,012ft in old money.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Our hike, beginning at the foot of Tryfan,
0:03:22 > 0:03:24takes us along the spectacular
0:03:24 > 0:03:29Heather Terrace, eventually rising to the southern summit of the mountain.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31The circular route then drops down into the valley path
0:03:31 > 0:03:34for the long walk home.
0:03:36 > 0:03:41There are 25 adventurous Countryfile viewers embarking on the walk today.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Different ages, backgrounds, from all around the country.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46All of whom are united
0:03:46 > 0:03:51and determined to raise some money for Children in Need.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53But there's one member of the group with a very personal
0:03:53 > 0:03:55connection to the charity.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59Because it has been helping her for more than seven years.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Ella has grown up in the Cumbrian countryside, but has had to
0:04:04 > 0:04:08rely on her other senses to fully appreciate the great outdoors.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11She's been severely visually impaired since birth.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16On a good day, Ella can see 2m in front of her.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21On a bad day, white-outs cause temporary blindness.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24I have a condition called nystagmus,
0:04:24 > 0:04:29which means that the nerve isn't connected to the eye properly.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32My eye wobbles uncontrollably from side to side.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34I also have a condition called hemianopia.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38It makes me have blind spots like this.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41In preparation for guiding Ella on the mountain, I caught up
0:04:41 > 0:04:46with her, together with her project worker, Jan Quinn, a few weeks ago.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50I wanted to understand more about the world that Ella can see.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55So, Jan has kindly put together these glasses that
0:04:55 > 0:04:58sort of simulate my vision.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02I mean, I'm just seeing it now, this car.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05There is a real fear in going forward.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08We can try the steps to the library, if you'd like?
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- Your balance OK?- It is the depth that's difficult to work out.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Yeah.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Do you know, thinking about that, I mean, going up a mountainside...
0:05:20 > 0:05:22ELLA LAUGHS
0:05:22 > 0:05:26And yet that is exactly what Ella is about to do.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Last kisses and cuddles.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30THEY LAUGH
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- Are you all right? You ready?- Yeah. - Here we go, then.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35We'll see you when we get down.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41The difficulty of what lies ahead for Ella can't be overestimated.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44And for her mum, Jane, it is going to be a long
0:05:44 > 0:05:47and agonising wait for her safe return.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49It is an unusual feeling this morning,
0:05:49 > 0:05:50watching my girl go up that mountain.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53She's a little nervous, so am I.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56But she's been working hard at this for the last six weeks
0:05:56 > 0:06:00in the gym, and really trying hard to get some stamina and keep fit.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04Thoughts today are with her, what she's going through, how she's going
0:06:04 > 0:06:09to get there, and just, like any anxious mum,
0:06:09 > 0:06:10wants to see her come back.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Sorry.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17Nice and gentle.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21So here we are, Ella, it has started.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23It is happening.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25After so much anticipation and...
0:06:25 > 0:06:28waiting, we are on the mountain.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- Yes, we are. - THEY LAUGH
0:06:30 > 0:06:34Just keep at that pace, it is really good, Ella.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38'We've got a team of guides and medics with us on today's walk.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41'And we are going to need them every step of the way.'
0:06:41 > 0:06:43That is fantastic. You're positively motivated.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44ELLA LAUGHS
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Heading up the support team is lead guide Mark Agnew,
0:06:49 > 0:06:52a highly experienced mountaineer, who's led expeditions all over
0:06:52 > 0:06:55the world, but most importantly...
0:06:55 > 0:06:58he knows this mountain well.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01We are about 45 minutes in and things are going to get quite a bit
0:07:01 > 0:07:03more challenging. Not just for Ella, but for all of our walkers.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06For all of us, that's right. The ground now steepens off quite a bit.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09We've got a rough area to walk ourselves up.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13Then we come to the bottom of a scree slope, and that is going to...
0:07:13 > 0:07:16It is loose in places, so it is a challenge for everybody. But once we
0:07:16 > 0:07:19get to the top of that, we then come onto the Heather Terrace path.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21And it's a real challenge to get to that point.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Once we're there, it is along the path and up towards the summit.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26That Heather Terrace path that you're talking about,
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- we can see it almost cut into the side of the mountain.- That's it.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31It's that definite sort of diagonal line across the
0:07:31 > 0:07:33side of the mountain.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Yes, there's a hole down to the right-hand side, so stay there.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- Brilliant.- OK.- That's excellent.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46'We are following this fence line, from Tryfan Bach,
0:07:46 > 0:07:49'to the foot of the scree slope.'
0:07:49 > 0:07:54- I can hardly see the path.- It is over here.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Yes, this terrain is a nightmare.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00You've got this kind of muddy sogginess...
0:08:00 > 0:08:02mixed with huge boulders.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05From a perspective point of view, it's very difficult for Ella
0:08:05 > 0:08:08to be able to judge what is going on beneath her.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Mixed in with the colours of the heather and everything,
0:08:11 > 0:08:13it all sort of blends into one.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15That's it.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19'Before Ella steps foot on the tricky loose rock of the scree slope,
0:08:19 > 0:08:23'experienced guide Debs offers a few words of advice.'
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Nice and steadily, you might feel a bit of rock,
0:08:26 > 0:08:29but you just have to kind of go with that. And you'll get a feel of it,
0:08:29 > 0:08:32and you will realise the ones that are going to just hold.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Yes, that's fine. One step at a time.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Good work.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50CHEERING
0:08:51 > 0:08:54That is the sound of respect, that, Ella. That's what that is.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00That was amazing, honey.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- How are you doing?- I'm good.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Are you all right? You're not going to moan, are you?
0:09:05 > 0:09:09You did really well. OK, you did. Look at you, you'll start me off.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Look what you've done.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16You've done brilliantly so far, OK. You've done amazing.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Absolutely superb.
0:09:20 > 0:09:21When you get up this height.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25And what kind of a feeling of space have you got here?
0:09:25 > 0:09:26It's amazing.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- It's beautiful. Sorry. - SHE SOBS
0:09:31 > 0:09:33It's just amazing. Didn't think I could do it.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37Well, you've proven yourself that you can.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- Yeah.- And you just keep thinking, as you always have done,
0:09:40 > 0:09:44of all of those children that you're helping...by doing this.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47All those people are sat at home and are watching what you are doing,
0:09:47 > 0:09:51and they are thinking, "If she can do that...
0:09:51 > 0:09:53"you know, I can do my bit."
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- Yeah. And I want them to. - Yeah, of course.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02You can do your bit...
0:10:30 > 0:10:33'Ella is impressing us all with her determination,
0:10:33 > 0:10:35'but this is just the start.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38'There's a long way to go before the summit,
0:10:38 > 0:10:41'and later we'll see if she can conquer this mountain.'
0:10:56 > 0:10:59From our highest peaks, to the very edge of our landscape,
0:10:59 > 0:11:03Dorset's Jurassic Coast is my kind of countryside.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Dramatic, steeped in history
0:11:09 > 0:11:11and simply stunning.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14And this is where my ramble begins,
0:11:14 > 0:11:16in the sublime setting of Lulworth Cove.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22What better place to start our ramble than this fabulous
0:11:22 > 0:11:26coastal location, with stunning clifftop pass?
0:11:26 > 0:11:28There is of course just one thing missing,
0:11:28 > 0:11:31and that's people to walk them. But fear not, they're all here.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34- Good morning, everybody! ALL:- Morning!
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- Are you ready to ramble?! ALL:- Yes!
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Our ramble will take us six miles from Lulworth Cove
0:11:48 > 0:11:50on the Lulworth estate...
0:11:50 > 0:11:54westwards past Durdle Door and Holworth Ho!,
0:11:54 > 0:11:57before coming to an end at Osmington Mills.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08This landscape of steep cliffs exposed to the elements can be
0:12:08 > 0:12:10quite literally breathtaking.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14But they say sea air is good for you,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17and there's a familiar face in the crowd who knows more about
0:12:17 > 0:12:21whether that's true than most, weatherman John Hammond.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24So tell us about this sea air. Is it really good for you?
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Well, if you look back to sort of Victorian times,
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Edwardian times, when of course cities were polluted with
0:12:29 > 0:12:34thick soot, and people had bad bronchial conditions, certainly
0:12:34 > 0:12:38to escape from the city and get out to the seaside was a great thing.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Nowadays, of course, the cities have got a lot cleaner,
0:12:41 > 0:12:43the medical benefits are, well,
0:12:43 > 0:12:46perhaps a little bit more marginal, but I think psychologically it is
0:12:46 > 0:12:50fantastic to get out to the seaside, and the air coming towards us
0:12:50 > 0:12:53has come across 3,000 miles of ocean,
0:12:53 > 0:12:55so the air is absolutely pristine.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57But I think it is the feel-good factor,
0:12:57 > 0:13:00if you like, of being out and doing some exercises.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03It is just as good for you as the marginal medical benefits.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- Yeah, we love taking the airs, don't we?- Absolutely, yes.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14And breathing in that coastal air with us today,
0:13:14 > 0:13:18a whole host of Countryfile viewers, who've travelled from far and wide
0:13:18 > 0:13:19to be here.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- We live in the Midlands but we love walking.- Yeah.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26And we like this part of the coastline.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30- We are from just outside Chester, Cheshire.- Oh, a fair way then.
0:13:30 > 0:13:31Have you raised much money?
0:13:31 > 0:13:34If I mention certain names, we'll get more money.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- Oh, well, quick, chuck it in. - Quentin Bird.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40- John Barlow.- £500. Kerching, kerching, kerching.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42The dollar signs are rolling.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45And, of course, that's the main reason we are here,
0:13:45 > 0:13:49not just to admire the view, stunning though it is. Everyone on this
0:13:49 > 0:13:52ramble is determined that their footsteps will have a real
0:13:52 > 0:13:57impact in helping some of the most disadvantaged youngsters in Britain.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Doing a little bit of tossing it up, I think we're on to a few thousand
0:14:00 > 0:14:04quid for this ramble, which is not bad for a stroll in the countryside.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10And no-one here knows more how vital the work of Children in Need
0:14:10 > 0:14:15is than 14-year-old Grace and her mum Denise, who recently
0:14:15 > 0:14:18moved from Gloucestershire down here to the Dorset coast.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- Grace and Denise, how are you finding the walk?- Yes, good. Enjoying it.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- Blew the cobwebs away?- Yes.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29- You have moved to the coast. How you finding it?- I'm really enjoying it.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Settled in school really well, made some amazing friends.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36- Really nice to be able to come swimming as well.- Yes, fantastic.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40- Denise, why the move down here? - Well, we lived in Gloucestershire.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43That was where Grace was born.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45When we lost Andy, Grace's daddy, to cancer,
0:14:45 > 0:14:48it was a couple of years and then we decided it would be really
0:14:48 > 0:14:51nice to move down towards our family.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01Grace's dad, Andy, died six years ago when she was just eight years old.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Me and my dad, we were like best friends,
0:15:07 > 0:15:09as well as dad and daughter.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12We used to do everything together.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18I was Daddy's girl and it was us against the world, really.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Andy was ill for several months before he received
0:15:23 > 0:15:28the devastating diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer.
0:15:28 > 0:15:33It was just two weeks after this diagnosis that Andy passed away.
0:15:33 > 0:15:34He was 53.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38I watched him go from...
0:15:40 > 0:15:44..happy, bright, healthy person,
0:15:44 > 0:15:52to someone that was ill and I kind of lost my dad as I was going along
0:15:52 > 0:15:55and I was...I was scared.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Grace isn't alone.
0:16:05 > 0:16:11More than 100 children are bereaved of a parent each day in the UK.
0:16:11 > 0:16:12What they desperately need is help
0:16:12 > 0:16:15to find a way to rebuild their lives,
0:16:15 > 0:16:19to carry on without one of the people who loved them most.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Grace and her mum found that lifeline through the children's bereavement
0:16:22 > 0:16:26charity Winston's Wish, which is supported by Children In Need.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28- You going to be doing...- Bye-eye!
0:16:28 > 0:16:31As part of their healing process, many families take part
0:16:31 > 0:16:35in outdoor activity weekends, organised by the charity.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43They made you feel safe and it wasn't all about
0:16:43 > 0:16:46the death and the sadness and all the horrible stuff.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49You had that time to go out, have fun,
0:16:49 > 0:16:52be with people that knew exactly how you felt.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Being outside kind of makes you wake up, in a way.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59You get the fresh air, you feel refreshed,
0:16:59 > 0:17:05you feel clean and it's just nice to breathe the outside, I think.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08What Winston's Wish has done, has given us
0:17:08 > 0:17:13the confidence to be able to carry on our lives.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17We've good memories of Andy and those memories then turn into
0:17:17 > 0:17:18positive things.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21They've brought me out the other side, so now it's time for me
0:17:21 > 0:17:23to give something back.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28The ramble can be used as an opportunity to show others across
0:17:28 > 0:17:32the country that they're not alone and that there is help out there.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41For a parent, the thought of any child going through
0:17:41 > 0:17:45the pain of their mother or their father dying is really heartbreaking.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47But by supporting Children In Need, you can
0:17:47 > 0:17:51help other children like Grace when they desperately need it.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53So please donate if you can.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15- Grace, I must say, you are completely fabulous.- Thank you.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Not only have you, you know, come out the other side
0:18:18 > 0:18:20of the experience you've gone through, you're doing...
0:18:20 > 0:18:23You're doing some good now. You're a ambassador for Winston's Wish.
0:18:23 > 0:18:24I am, yeah.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28Being a young ambassador, my friends know that they can come
0:18:28 > 0:18:31and talk to me and I'll listen and I know what it's like, so...
0:18:31 > 0:18:34- Yeah, you truly get it.- Yeah. - Offering your strength to others.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- Yeah.- Really impressive. Well done, you.- Thank you.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47As the miles pass, the cliff gets steeper and we all have to dig deep.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57But keeping our spirits up is camaraderie,
0:18:57 > 0:18:59a common sense of purpose
0:18:59 > 0:19:03and the natural wonder of sights like the magnificent Durdle Door.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09It's a landscape that's long fascinated local lad John Hammond.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13I grew up about 30 miles along the south coast that way.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16This is a unique stretch of coastline
0:19:16 > 0:19:19and it represents hundreds of millions of years of history.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22This area was swampland and then it was desert
0:19:22 > 0:19:25and then it was forest and then it was under ocean
0:19:25 > 0:19:27and in each of those periods,
0:19:27 > 0:19:30you had different fossils being laid down, layer upon layer
0:19:30 > 0:19:32and then through a geological quirk,
0:19:32 > 0:19:35everything has been upended like that
0:19:35 > 0:19:38and we're sort of walking across the pages of history
0:19:38 > 0:19:41and each mile is several million years and that's why you have
0:19:41 > 0:19:44such variety in fossil life along this Jurassic Coast.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54The hamlet of Osmington Mills and the end of our ramble are drawing near.
0:19:55 > 0:20:01Six miles, some incredible sights and some new friendships made.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03What do you think your favourite bit today was?
0:20:03 > 0:20:05I think I have to say it's going downhill.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12For Grace, though, this is the most amazing sight of all -
0:20:12 > 0:20:15everyone turning out to help support others like her
0:20:15 > 0:20:16in their time of need.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26We're here, we're here! Final few steps.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Here's Grandma to meet everybody.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31Aw. How lovely.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- It's been a fabulous walk. Well done. Good job, everybody.- Thank you.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Yeah!
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Well done, everybody.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49Thanks very much. Thanks, everyone, for your support.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55All around the country on the big ramble weekend,
0:20:55 > 0:20:59thousands of you organised your own rambles for Children In Need.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Some large, some small...
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Hi!
0:21:03 > 0:21:06..scattered all around our rural landscape.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08There's dog walking,
0:21:08 > 0:21:09baby carrying
0:21:09 > 0:21:11and good old-fashioned yomping.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21And across the water in Northern Ireland,
0:21:21 > 0:21:25our roving reporter Tom quickened his pace to catch up with some of you.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32'It's early morning at Cave Hill, a rural gem overlooking Belfast.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39'The country park here is a gateway to the countryside
0:21:39 > 0:21:43'and walkers, cyclists and runners are already out in force.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47'Among them is local father and son, Liam and Ben.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50'Like thousands of others around the UK today,
0:21:50 > 0:21:53'they're raising money for Children In Need.'
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Thanks for having me join your walk, it's beautiful.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57I had no idea this was right on the doorstep of Belfast.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Yes, it's fantastic.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02We literally live 10, 15 minutes up the road
0:22:02 > 0:22:04and it's really great to come down here.
0:22:04 > 0:22:05What is it you like about this so much?
0:22:05 > 0:22:08It's just a wide open space, the views are fantastic up here,
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- so they are, on a day like this. It's great.- Yeah.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15I was amazed, you've got this wilderness right on your doorstep.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18- Great for a kid like you.- Yeah, it's brilliant just to run around,
0:22:18 > 0:22:20go in the caves and stuff with my friends and have a bit of banter.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23- Yeah, real sense of freedom out here as well.- Yeah, there is.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- And how's the fundraising going? - It's going really well.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29- We've raised up to about £120, round about that.- Very good.
0:22:29 > 0:22:34So, we want to continue with the fundraising right up until November.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40'Liam and Ben have done a tremendous job gathering sponsorship
0:22:40 > 0:22:43'for their walk and they're not the only ones raising money
0:22:43 > 0:22:46'in Northern Ireland this weekend.'
0:22:46 > 0:22:48- Hello, hello!- Hello, how are you?
0:22:48 > 0:22:51'In fact, it doesn't take long before I bump into another group
0:22:51 > 0:22:54'of local people raising money for Children In Need.'
0:22:54 > 0:22:57We all work for an organisation called Niamh -
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health.- Uh-huh.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- David actually is one of our tenants. - I'm one of the tenants.- Yeah.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05You down here in Belfast, is that when you're based?
0:23:05 > 0:23:10We're based in Belfast but we have schemes throughout Northern Ireland.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12So, we thought this would be a good idea.
0:23:12 > 0:23:14- We do a lot of walking anyway... - Brilliant.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- ..and very often can be up here. - Have you been up here before?
0:23:17 > 0:23:20- No, it's the second time I've been up here.- Only the second time?
0:23:20 > 0:23:21- Oh, right.- It's very good.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24- It's brilliant, there's a great view and everything.- Fabulous view.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27It's so dramatic with the cliffs here, I just think it's great.
0:23:27 > 0:23:28Yeah, it's fabulous.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31In Northern Ireland alone,
0:23:31 > 0:23:34eight million pounds' worth of Children In Need grants
0:23:34 > 0:23:38help fund charities that span from Belfast to Enniskillen,
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Strabane to Larne.
0:23:45 > 0:23:50Sticky Fingers Art House in Newry is a project full of glitter,
0:23:50 > 0:23:53glue and play. A place for local children,
0:23:53 > 0:23:55some of whom live in challenging circumstances.
0:23:55 > 0:24:00Art actually gives an inner confidence to children -
0:24:00 > 0:24:02they can communicate, they can create things.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05It's got a value, it's got a currency.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08You see children growing in confidence
0:24:08 > 0:24:10because they come in and make things happen
0:24:10 > 0:24:14and they know they're creating something and they feel good
0:24:14 > 0:24:16and they can show other people what they've done.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18There's a great achievement in what they do.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23And that's clear as day when you see a quiet child slowly developing
0:24:23 > 0:24:26and growing in confidence and before long,
0:24:26 > 0:24:30they're shouting your name and just...
0:24:30 > 0:24:33They don't need me as a teacher any more, they just play.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39But not satisfied with the Art House HQ,
0:24:39 > 0:24:41this charity has branched out.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47The magical forest trail here tells of a giant's lair,
0:24:47 > 0:24:50complete with fairy houses, artwork and storytelling.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53- Where's the chimney? - There's a bird's nest!
0:24:53 > 0:24:56And you know what? It's proving pretty popular.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59I think it's a place that your imagination can go free.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04Yeah, that's good! Where you can just explore. Go crazy!
0:25:04 > 0:25:06- There's like loads of different... - Do cartwheels!
0:25:08 > 0:25:11It's fun for the child just to walk up
0:25:11 > 0:25:14and it's also healthy for their minds just to get outside
0:25:14 > 0:25:16and just look at everything that's there.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20- Before you just walked up and you just saw trees.- Yeah.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22And it was a little boring.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24I'm talking. It was a little boring.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26You're hogging the camera!
0:25:28 > 0:25:31Sticky Fingers is just one of over 200 projects
0:25:31 > 0:25:36in Northern Ireland alone which Children In Need helps to support.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40It just goes to show what that money you're raising can deliver.
0:25:40 > 0:25:41To give £5...
0:25:57 > 0:26:00There are even more Countryfile viewers raising money
0:26:00 > 0:26:01in Northern Ireland today...
0:26:01 > 0:26:03and if I'm going to catch up with some of them,
0:26:03 > 0:26:05I need to get a wriggle on.
0:26:07 > 0:26:1160 miles northwest of the Sticky Fingers project,
0:26:11 > 0:26:14I've found these fundraising supremos
0:26:14 > 0:26:16rambling just outside Omagh.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24Tell me about this place, this bit of Northern Ireland that I'm in.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28This is known as the Gortin Glens and this is very, very scenic
0:26:28 > 0:26:29and we get a lot, a lot of visitors.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31We arrived this morning just to create numbers
0:26:31 > 0:26:35and we got involved walking and we couldn't stop.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- We just kept going and going and going.- Brilliant.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42The walkers, cyclists and horse riders here
0:26:42 > 0:26:46are taking part in Join Us Up, an event to encourage more paths
0:26:46 > 0:26:49to link towns and villages with the countryside.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52When the group heard about the Countryfile ramble,
0:26:52 > 0:26:53they simply had to get involved.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58- You're Sean who's organised this, is that right?- That's right, Tom.
0:26:58 > 0:26:59- How's it going?- One of many of us.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02- Well, you've done tremendously, look at this.- Over 60 walkers,
0:27:02 > 0:27:04couldn't believe it this morning when they all turned up.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07And it seems to me, it's a great win-win here because it's good
0:27:07 > 0:27:09to get out for a walk anyway, isn't it?
0:27:09 > 0:27:11Let alone the fundraising on top of that.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17The funds raised by all our ramblers today will be vitally important,
0:27:17 > 0:27:21helping the lives of nearly half a million disadvantaged children
0:27:21 > 0:27:24and young people all around the UK.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28It's great to see so many people out here of all ages,
0:27:28 > 0:27:31most on foot, some on bikes, some on horseback
0:27:31 > 0:27:34but if you can't get out yourself, don't worry, you can still help.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38Get those fingers working and start texting.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40MATT: Whether organising your own sponsored rambles
0:27:40 > 0:27:42or joining us on ours,
0:27:42 > 0:27:46this was a truly epic weekend in the making,
0:27:46 > 0:27:49celebrating the beauty of our countryside,
0:27:49 > 0:27:51the cheerfulness of its people...
0:27:51 > 0:27:54SHE LAUGHS
0:27:54 > 0:27:58..and the courage of youngsters helped by Children In Need
0:27:58 > 0:28:01and wanting to inspire others.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03That was amazing, honey.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06- How you doing?- I'm good.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09You've done brilliantly so far, OK? You've done amazing.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15And Anita was about to go for a right royal ramble.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27Windsor Great Park, just a stone's throw from London,
0:28:27 > 0:28:31its centrepiece is the oldest and largest inhabited castle
0:28:31 > 0:28:32in the world.
0:28:38 > 0:28:42A rural retreat for kings and queens for over a thousand years
0:28:42 > 0:28:45and the great park itself has been used by city dwellers
0:28:45 > 0:28:48to escape into the countryside for centuries.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52Today, though, there's a few more of them than usual.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54CHEERING
0:28:54 > 0:28:59Hundreds of Countryfile viewers are descending on this one location
0:28:59 > 0:29:01for by far the biggest of this year's rambles.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06'As I'm leading everyone, I've got the job of making sure
0:29:06 > 0:29:09'we're all limbered up before we head off.'
0:29:09 > 0:29:12So I thought maybe I would teach you a little dance.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15'And who better to lend a hand with some impromptu countryside
0:29:15 > 0:29:20'choreography than my Strictly dance partner, Gleb Savchenko?'
0:29:20 > 0:29:22Oh, Gleb!
0:29:22 > 0:29:24- He's here!- Hey, guys.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30One, two, three, four, five, six, seven... Come on!
0:29:30 > 0:29:34One, two, three, four, five, six, seven... And again!
0:29:34 > 0:29:37'With hamstrings stretched and pulses racing,
0:29:37 > 0:29:40'it's time to begin our ramble around the park.'
0:29:41 > 0:29:44Three, two, one!
0:29:44 > 0:29:46AIR HORN BLARES
0:29:46 > 0:29:47Off we go.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54AIR HORN BLARES
0:29:57 > 0:30:00An epic location for a stunning spectacle,
0:30:00 > 0:30:02Countryfile viewers on the march.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10We're starting our 3.8 mile circular route by heading up
0:30:10 > 0:30:14The Long Walk from Windsor Castle before taking a loop through
0:30:14 > 0:30:16ancient woodland and open pastures,
0:30:16 > 0:30:21eventually joining The Long Walk once again to finish where we began.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31'With George III watching on,
0:30:31 > 0:30:33'I catch up with park manager Phil Edwards
0:30:33 > 0:30:37'to get the lowdown on the landscape we're rambling through.'
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Why are we walking towards George III?
0:30:39 > 0:30:42George III was the first real monarch that had a major influence
0:30:42 > 0:30:45on the park. In the 1700s, he opened it up
0:30:45 > 0:30:47and made it available to everyone,
0:30:47 > 0:30:50especially The Long Walk towards the castle where it was
0:30:50 > 0:30:53kind of like a social event for the local people of the town.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55And the trees are pretty special here, aren't they?
0:30:55 > 0:30:57- Oh, they are.- How old are they?
0:30:57 > 0:31:01Well, the oldest tree that we've got is 1,200 years old and then
0:31:01 > 0:31:03we've got the biggest collection of ancient oaks in all Europe.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05- In the whole of Europe?- Yes.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08It's absolutely beautiful and right on the edge of London.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11Oh, I can't believe it. 20 miles and you're in the centre of London
0:31:11 > 0:31:13and you've just got woodlands
0:31:13 > 0:31:15that are uninterrupted for a thousand years.
0:31:15 > 0:31:16Gosh, you have the best job.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19I'm a New Zealander and it's hard to leave home
0:31:19 > 0:31:22but you can't leave a place like this, there is no other job that
0:31:22 > 0:31:26would encompass my interests and my passions anywhere else in the world.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34The public have been taking pleasure in promenading
0:31:34 > 0:31:36through this park for over 300 years
0:31:36 > 0:31:40and it seems everyone here is loving being in the great outdoors today.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44How many have you got?
0:31:44 > 0:31:46I don't know how many I've got
0:31:46 > 0:31:48but I've kind of got thousands.
0:31:48 > 0:31:54- Thousands of conkers. I think you've got thousands as well. Wow-ee!- Yeah.
0:31:54 > 0:31:55But for us, of course,
0:31:55 > 0:31:59rambling here today also has a real sense of purpose.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04Children In Need help fund more than 2,500 projects across Britain
0:32:04 > 0:32:08and everyone from Russian dancers to superheroes
0:32:08 > 0:32:09is rambling in support of them.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11..the parents and children have been sponsoring us.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14- Have much have you raised, do you know?- About £300 already,
0:32:14 > 0:32:17- we're aiming for £1,000. - Amazing, amazing, amazing.- Yeah.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20We've raised about...
0:32:20 > 0:32:22£135.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- Do you think everybody should get out and do a ramble?- Yes.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37Some of the other walkers here know from first-hand experience
0:32:37 > 0:32:40how essential Children In Need support is.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44- Beullah, do you get into the countryside much?- No.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46- No.- Not very much.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49But I like it when I get to go.
0:32:49 > 0:32:50What do you like about it?
0:32:50 > 0:32:54I like all the plants and the animals.
0:32:55 > 0:33:00Beullah and her brother David Jesse live only 30 miles from here
0:33:00 > 0:33:03but it's a world away from Windsor's wide open spaces.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11For them, surrounded by the concrete of city life in London,
0:33:11 > 0:33:13Kennington's Lollard Street Adventure Playground
0:33:13 > 0:33:15is a little patch of green.
0:33:15 > 0:33:19A safe place to play and children are queuing up for it.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24We're open Monday to Friday, we open at 10:30 in the morning.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27The kids start queuing up at about nine o'clock to get in here.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30We do have a maximum capacity of kids we can take
0:33:30 > 0:33:32which is between about 50 and 60.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Unfortunately it does mean sometimes we have to turn kids away,
0:33:35 > 0:33:36which is really sad.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43Since we've been coming here, my kids get up every morning -
0:33:43 > 0:33:45"play centre, play centre!" and they love it.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52And six-year-old Elsa knows exactly what she's going to do
0:33:52 > 0:33:54once the doors open.
0:33:55 > 0:33:56I'm going to go to the zip wire
0:33:56 > 0:34:02and then after I'm going to go to the slide
0:34:02 > 0:34:07and then after I'm going to go the tyre and then after
0:34:07 > 0:34:09I'm going to go to the swings,
0:34:09 > 0:34:12then I'm going to go back to the zip wire.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27For some, like eight-year-old Raldean and his mum Pauline,
0:34:27 > 0:34:31Lollard Street is far more than a playground.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33This place has helped me a lot.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36When I say a lot, I mean a lot.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40It's in the same area that I work and I know he's safe here.
0:34:42 > 0:34:47Finding care for Raldean can be complicated as he has autism
0:34:47 > 0:34:50but thanks to funding from Children In Need,
0:34:50 > 0:34:53the playground is able to offer an inclusion project,
0:34:53 > 0:34:56catering for children needing extra support.
0:34:56 > 0:35:01We have a dedicated member of staff who works on a one to four
0:35:01 > 0:35:04sort of basis and they're just there to just help that child
0:35:04 > 0:35:06feel fully included in the playground.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Raldean, when he first came, he was very shy.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12Since he's been here, he's made lots of really good friends.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15He also has challenged himself physically in amazing ways
0:35:15 > 0:35:17which is brilliant.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20It helps Raldean and it helps me.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23I would say it's really a lifeline.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31But for the other children this project takes in every day,
0:35:31 > 0:35:34the support it offers is just as life-enhancing.
0:35:35 > 0:35:40This is where sunflower seeds come from. Eat that one.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45A nature garden created in a corner of the playground
0:35:45 > 0:35:48is teaching these youngsters about a whole new world.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54If you live in a small home and you don't have a garden,
0:35:54 > 0:35:58then the nature garden's really great for getting kids involved
0:35:58 > 0:36:01in learning how to garden, getting more in touch with nature.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05This is a big sunflower that I can't even hold it!
0:36:07 > 0:36:11This place is simple but what it offers is vital -
0:36:11 > 0:36:15somewhere safe to play and thrive and a thread that connects children
0:36:15 > 0:36:18from the city to the countryside beyond.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23The funding Children In Need offer helps make this possible.
0:36:24 > 0:36:28If, like me and everybody here, you believe that every child
0:36:28 > 0:36:32deserves to have some countryside in their life and a bit of joy,
0:36:32 > 0:36:35then it's simple - all you have to do is donate to Children In Need.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39Even if you haven't managed to get out on a ramble, it doesn't matter
0:36:39 > 0:36:41because every penny counts and you can help
0:36:41 > 0:36:45kids like Cassidy and Lacey. And you're loving it, aren't you? Yeah.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51To help projects like Lollard Street, you can give £5 by...
0:37:17 > 0:37:19While we're out here to raise money,
0:37:19 > 0:37:23for these children, today is all about enjoying the simple pleasures
0:37:23 > 0:37:25our rural landscapes offer.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28'And before our ramble reaches its end,
0:37:28 > 0:37:31'I want to show two of the Lollard Street children,
0:37:31 > 0:37:35'Beullah and David Jesse, just how remarkable nature can be.'
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Right, now,
0:37:37 > 0:37:41I've been told that there are three elephants in this tree.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- Can we spot them?- Up there, isn't there?- What about here? Look, look.
0:37:44 > 0:37:49- What about this?- Oh, that's a baby one.- Oh, yeah!
0:37:49 > 0:37:51- That one looks most like an elephant.- That's awesome.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53- That's amazing, isn't it? - And that's its trunk.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56What do you think of this tree?
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- It's really old.- It's cool!
0:37:59 > 0:38:02Shall we see if there's a little bit of it, maybe an acorn or
0:38:02 > 0:38:05a bit of bark, something that you could take back to London with you?
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- Yeah.- Yeah? So you've always got a bit of this tree.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12- Even these acorns look ancient. - They look ancient.
0:38:12 > 0:38:13It's perfect.
0:38:20 > 0:38:24'Having come full circle, our regal ramble's nearing its end.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28'And the finish line is in sight.'
0:38:28 > 0:38:30Come on then, shall we run?
0:38:30 > 0:38:31Come on, let's go.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Round of applause, everyone. Well done.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44'We came, we saw and we rambled.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47'And for those that've taken part, there are memories made
0:38:47 > 0:38:50'and the satisfaction of money raised.'
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Aw, how are you?
0:39:04 > 0:39:07While my ramble had the most people on it,
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Matt's Snowdonia scramble was definitely the toughest.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13That's it. Just keep moving forward. Well done.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16By the halfway point for visually impaired youngster Ella,
0:39:16 > 0:39:20the scale of the task was beginning to push her to her limits.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25MATT: After three hours of walking up the tough terrain of Tryfan,
0:39:25 > 0:39:29we've reached the Heather Terrace - a rough boulder-strewn route
0:39:29 > 0:39:32that stretches along the edge of the mountain.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38I think because we've got these huge jagged rocks
0:39:38 > 0:39:42and they're all so irregular that actually I'm sure you'd agree, Ella,
0:39:42 > 0:39:46this is probably the most challenging section of the walk for you so far.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- Yeah, I'm still waiting for the so-called path.- Yeah.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53There's a great team spirit on today's walk,
0:39:53 > 0:39:56with several of the guides enjoying the chance to walk with Ella.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59I take the opportunity to catch up with Jan.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02She's been working with Ella for more than seven years.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06- Jan, when you look back down to the car park...- Yep.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08..way, way below us...
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- That's right.- ..how do you sum up
0:40:11 > 0:40:14what you're watching here with Ella going through this landscape?
0:40:14 > 0:40:17In a word, it is, it's incredible.
0:40:17 > 0:40:18It is a journey for her.
0:40:18 > 0:40:23Getting her here today has been about practice walking, confidence,
0:40:23 > 0:40:28making the first telephone call to her to say, "Fancy a challenge?"
0:40:28 > 0:40:33Seeing her as a mentor to others has been an important part of her
0:40:33 > 0:40:37wanting to do this for her and for the younger people behind her.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40And here we are now at this height and I mean, just look at her,
0:40:40 > 0:40:43she's just progressing. She has this kind of, this positive motion,
0:40:43 > 0:40:47she's just not stopping, she just wants to keep going always.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50She does, she does. And that is a testament to who she is.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Ella's used to not following the easy path.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00The strength and determination we're witnessing today
0:41:00 > 0:41:04has been built and nurtured working with Jan and her colleagues
0:41:04 > 0:41:05at Sight Advice.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08It's a charity that's able to help young people like Ella,
0:41:08 > 0:41:11thanks to funding from Children In Need.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14What Sight Advice helps to do is to make children go
0:41:14 > 0:41:17and explore in a safe environment for themselves in places
0:41:17 > 0:41:20that are full of, you know, grass and fields
0:41:20 > 0:41:22and trees where, you know, they can get their knees dirty
0:41:22 > 0:41:26- and have a few grazes but safe, if you see what I mean.- Mm-hm.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29We've been to an activity centre, we've been horse riding,
0:41:29 > 0:41:30we've been cycling.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33Is it possible for you to put into words what those kind of
0:41:33 > 0:41:36life experiences have meant to you?
0:41:36 > 0:41:40It's just encouraging really to say you're not alone.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Come on, get together, build each other's confidence
0:41:42 > 0:41:43and go out there and do it.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46You may be considered different by other children
0:41:46 > 0:41:47but we know that you're not.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53That was incredible, Ella. I'm not just saying it.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58'It's been five hours since we left the base of the mountain
0:41:58 > 0:42:02'and the physical and mental pressures of Heather Terrace
0:42:02 > 0:42:03'are taking their toll.'
0:42:03 > 0:42:08- Everyone here is rooting...- OK. - ..and you are nearly at the top.
0:42:08 > 0:42:09- Yep.- OK?- Yeah.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14- Do you want a drink or are you all right?- I'm OK.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16One final little push.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Things are actually getting really intense now.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25We've turned the corner, the wind's blowing, you know,
0:42:25 > 0:42:28Ella's senses are going in overdrive at the moment,
0:42:28 > 0:42:30she's got so much adrenaline pumping.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32Just one, I think, this time.
0:42:33 > 0:42:38'We're more than 2,500ft up and closing in on the rest of the group
0:42:38 > 0:42:40'who've reached the saddle of the mountain.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43'They're preparing for the final push to the summit
0:42:43 > 0:42:46'but for Ella to reach the saddle of Tryfan
0:42:46 > 0:42:49'is truly a momentous feat in itself.'
0:42:50 > 0:42:54I'm right behind you, don't worry. Nearly there, Ella.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56CHEERING
0:42:56 > 0:42:59There you go, two last little steps.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02Don't rush this bit. There you go.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05CHEERING What about that?
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Wahey!
0:43:08 > 0:43:10You did it! You did it!
0:43:13 > 0:43:17All those people behind you. OK?
0:43:17 > 0:43:20- It's huge. Yeah?- Yeah.
0:43:20 > 0:43:21And you did it, OK?
0:43:23 > 0:43:24Thank you.
0:43:27 > 0:43:28Come on.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33- Well done.- Thank you.- Well done.
0:43:33 > 0:43:36That was mightily impressive, you know,
0:43:36 > 0:43:40and you just kept going, just going forwards and...
0:43:40 > 0:43:41I faced all my fears today.
0:43:44 > 0:43:48- And you've beaten them all, haven't you?- Yeah, yeah.
0:43:48 > 0:43:52Just take a breath of that fresh air.
0:43:52 > 0:43:54It doesn't get much fresher than this, let me tell you.
0:43:54 > 0:44:00- It's beautiful.- You've earned every single lungful of it.- Thank you.
0:44:00 > 0:44:02Well done. Seriously well done. Well done.
0:44:04 > 0:44:06You can help young people like Ella.
0:44:06 > 0:44:10There are thousands of charities around the UK that need your support.
0:44:10 > 0:44:12To donate £5...
0:44:26 > 0:44:30It's been an exhausting and emotional journey to get this far
0:44:30 > 0:44:33but a few hundred feet still lie between us
0:44:33 > 0:44:36and Tryfan's southern summit.
0:44:36 > 0:44:38She came to conquer a mountain
0:44:38 > 0:44:40but has Ella got anything left in reserve?
0:44:40 > 0:44:43- Do you want to carry on? - I'll try it.
0:44:43 > 0:44:45- OK.- Yeah, I'm going to try. - She wants to go on.
0:44:45 > 0:44:48She wants to go on. CHEERING
0:44:49 > 0:44:51Brilliant. Wow.
0:44:55 > 0:44:57- ELLIE:- Inspired by stories like Ella's,
0:44:57 > 0:45:00thousands of you got out there and played your part.
0:45:06 > 0:45:09When we asked for you to join our ramble weekend,
0:45:09 > 0:45:13an army of Countryfile viewers answered the call.
0:45:13 > 0:45:16You let your feet do the talking and sent us the tweets
0:45:16 > 0:45:18and e-mails to prove it.
0:45:18 > 0:45:20Thank you.
0:45:52 > 0:45:54Leading his own merry band on a hike
0:45:54 > 0:45:57through the Derbyshire hills was Adam.
0:46:05 > 0:46:08This ramble through the picturesque Edale valley
0:46:08 > 0:46:11in the Peak District is the longest of the weekend.
0:46:11 > 0:46:14Starting in the village of Edale,
0:46:14 > 0:46:17our eight-mile circular walk follows the Pennine Way,
0:46:17 > 0:46:19up through the tough climb of Jacob's Ladder
0:46:19 > 0:46:22and onward to the summit of Kinder Low
0:46:22 > 0:46:24before looping along the edge of Edale Moor
0:46:24 > 0:46:27and back towards our starting point.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35Part of today's walk follows a historic packhorse route -
0:46:35 > 0:46:37Jacob's Ladder.
0:46:37 > 0:46:39Back in the 17th century,
0:46:39 > 0:46:41the towns and cities surrounding the Peak District
0:46:41 > 0:46:45were rapidly expanding, partly thanks to the woollen industry.
0:46:45 > 0:46:49The route became well-trodden by packhorses carrying loads
0:46:49 > 0:46:52between Sheffield and Manchester.
0:46:52 > 0:46:54Today, it's just us ramblers
0:46:54 > 0:46:57and the only packhorses are, well, the crew.
0:47:01 > 0:47:04- What did you think of Jacob's Ladder?- That was interesting.
0:47:04 > 0:47:06Been in the Peak District but this is the first time
0:47:06 > 0:47:10that I've actually walked up this route before so, yeah, it's good.
0:47:10 > 0:47:13Especially being out with everybody for such a good cause as well.
0:47:13 > 0:47:15It's good to be part of it all.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18But the fact that we're able to walk up here at all is thanks to
0:47:18 > 0:47:21a group of ramblers in 1932,
0:47:21 > 0:47:25determined to highlight that walkers were being denied access
0:47:25 > 0:47:26to the countryside.
0:47:26 > 0:47:29Local guide and expert Kim Haywood explains more.
0:47:29 > 0:47:33It's glorious, isn't it? Wonderful history of the place.
0:47:33 > 0:47:37Yeah, so it's the place of the mass trespass.
0:47:37 > 0:47:40In the early '30s, over 400 people came up here
0:47:40 > 0:47:42and had a big trespass on the plateau.
0:47:42 > 0:47:44They did get caught coming down,
0:47:44 > 0:47:46a lot of police were there waiting for them,
0:47:46 > 0:47:48some of them got arrested
0:47:48 > 0:47:51and that paved the way in the late '40s to get an act
0:47:51 > 0:47:53to create National Parks and eventually in '51,
0:47:53 > 0:47:56the Peak District was the first ever National Park in Britain.
0:47:56 > 0:47:59It's thanks to them we're all up here now being able
0:47:59 > 0:48:01- to enjoy this beautiful countryside. - Absolutely.
0:48:01 > 0:48:03And so for Children In Need, it's lovely, isn't it?
0:48:03 > 0:48:05Oh, it's brilliant. It's a great event, you know,
0:48:05 > 0:48:08these guys have done lots of hard work, raised money,
0:48:08 > 0:48:09they've raised awareness
0:48:09 > 0:48:12and now they've got a great day to enjoy on the hill as well.
0:48:12 > 0:48:13Well, thanks for guiding us.
0:48:13 > 0:48:16- I haven't got a map so I'm glad you're here.- Pleasure.
0:48:17 > 0:48:21Dozens of our dedicated Countryfile viewers are testing their limits on
0:48:21 > 0:48:26this eight-mile route, all to help raise money for Children In Need.
0:48:26 > 0:48:30And amongst this band of ramblers are a group that have directly
0:48:30 > 0:48:33benefited from funds raised by Pudsey and friends.
0:48:38 > 0:48:41One of the many projects Children In Need supports
0:48:41 > 0:48:43is Sheffield Young Carers,
0:48:43 > 0:48:47a charity that focuses on helping these unsung heroes.
0:48:47 > 0:48:49A young carer is a child or young person
0:48:49 > 0:48:52who's caring for a member of their family
0:48:52 > 0:48:56because that person's got illnesses, physical or mental illnesses,
0:48:56 > 0:49:00long-term, disabilities or drug or alcohol issues.
0:49:00 > 0:49:04The charity supports around 200 of Sheffield young carers,
0:49:04 > 0:49:08offering help, guidance and the chance of some respite.
0:49:08 > 0:49:10The responsibilities that people are taking on are kind of
0:49:10 > 0:49:12adult responsibilities and even as an adult,
0:49:12 > 0:49:15they're hugely hard to manage alongside all the other things
0:49:15 > 0:49:19in your life so for a child, it's huge on top of going to school
0:49:19 > 0:49:22and making friends and growing up and all those other worries
0:49:22 > 0:49:25that children and young people have anyway.
0:49:25 > 0:49:27If somebody you love isn't well or has got a lot of things
0:49:27 > 0:49:30going on for them, that's on your mind all the time.
0:49:34 > 0:49:37One of the young people the charity helps
0:49:37 > 0:49:39is 18-year-old college student Sarah.
0:49:39 > 0:49:41If I'm being totally honest,
0:49:41 > 0:49:44I didn't know that what I was doing was caring for my mum.
0:49:44 > 0:49:46It was just day-to-day living to me
0:49:46 > 0:49:50but breaking that cycle of not wanting to leave her
0:49:50 > 0:49:52and making sure she's OK before I leave
0:49:52 > 0:49:55has kind of really changed my life.
0:49:55 > 0:49:58Sarah's mum, Bev, has been poorly for some years
0:49:58 > 0:50:03but only recently diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.
0:50:03 > 0:50:06I can go from being really happy to being really, really upset
0:50:06 > 0:50:09in the space of a few minutes.
0:50:09 > 0:50:11I can get really angry as well, which frightens me
0:50:11 > 0:50:16because I do lose it quite quick, it's like a really short fuse.
0:50:17 > 0:50:23I smash things. I want to smash the world if I could.
0:50:23 > 0:50:28The pressure on Bev, Sarah and the rest of the family was tremendous.
0:50:28 > 0:50:31It was only when they became aware of Sheffield Young Carers
0:50:31 > 0:50:34that they could begin to turn their lives around.
0:50:37 > 0:50:39Being a part of Young Carers made me aware
0:50:39 > 0:50:41that Mum will be fine on her own,
0:50:41 > 0:50:44I can leave her and she's not going to be just gone
0:50:44 > 0:50:47and she now knows that she's going to have good days and bad,
0:50:47 > 0:50:51so she can encourage both, she can relax a bit
0:50:51 > 0:50:55when she's in a bad day, so they've really changed our lives.
0:51:01 > 0:51:03The charity helps young carers and their families
0:51:03 > 0:51:05through home visits and one-to-one sessions,
0:51:05 > 0:51:09but it's trips out of the city, to places like this farm,
0:51:09 > 0:51:11that really provide these youngsters with
0:51:11 > 0:51:13some rural respite from their daily routine.
0:51:15 > 0:51:17Getting out of the house is really nice,
0:51:17 > 0:51:21so coming to somewhere that's so open and fresh air,
0:51:21 > 0:51:24is really, really lovely.
0:51:24 > 0:51:26Within the groups, there's loads of people my age
0:51:26 > 0:51:28and similar ages that I've met.
0:51:28 > 0:51:30I've never really talked to my own friends
0:51:30 > 0:51:32about anything to do with the caring role I have,
0:51:32 > 0:51:36but to have the opportunity to speak to someone who understands
0:51:36 > 0:51:40and knows what it's like is a really nice opportunity to have.
0:51:40 > 0:51:42She has had to cope with a lot.
0:51:42 > 0:51:44She's really, really gone through it
0:51:44 > 0:51:48and got through college and I'm so, so proud.
0:51:48 > 0:51:52And I'm so proud of my mum as well, because she's the one who has to
0:51:52 > 0:51:56go through it day-to-day, but she's still here and she's still my mum.
0:52:03 > 0:52:06So, Sarah, how are you finding the walk?
0:52:06 > 0:52:08Well, there are some challenging parts,
0:52:08 > 0:52:11but the views are amazing, so it's all worth it, really.
0:52:11 > 0:52:15So, tell me about how you feel, all these people out supporting
0:52:15 > 0:52:18Children In Need, that directly supports the charity you work with?
0:52:18 > 0:52:19It's an amazing cause
0:52:19 > 0:52:23and as many people as possible who raise money
0:52:23 > 0:52:25can make so much happen with the money
0:52:25 > 0:52:27cos it just goes to so many amazing charities.
0:52:27 > 0:52:32'Well, us fundraising ramblers are making good ground
0:52:32 > 0:52:34'and we're almost at the highest point of our walk,
0:52:34 > 0:52:39'the summit of the slightly misleadingly named Kinder Low.
0:52:39 > 0:52:42'Well, it's high enough for us today.'
0:52:42 > 0:52:44Well done, everybody, we've made it the top!
0:52:44 > 0:52:46CHEERING
0:53:00 > 0:53:02- CHEERING - Come on!
0:53:05 > 0:53:08I reckon we have a sandwich and then go back down.
0:53:08 > 0:53:09LAUGHTER
0:53:18 > 0:53:22BAGPIPE DRONES
0:53:22 > 0:53:25JOHN: While Adam is on the downhill run,
0:53:25 > 0:53:27my ramble is just beginning.
0:53:31 > 0:53:35Loch Leven in Kinross is Scotland's largest lowland loch.
0:53:37 > 0:53:43Serene, majestic and with a shoreline of 13 miles.
0:53:44 > 0:53:45Everybody ready to ramble?
0:53:45 > 0:53:48CHEERING Off we go, then.
0:53:58 > 0:54:03Our four-mile ramble will be a gentle stroll along the banks of Loch Leven,
0:54:03 > 0:54:08starting at the pier in Kinross before arching north-eastwards,
0:54:08 > 0:54:12following even ground all the way, to end in Balgedie.
0:54:17 > 0:54:20For me, this route doesn't simply promise some glorious sights,
0:54:20 > 0:54:24it also highlights the fact that the British countryside
0:54:24 > 0:54:27is becoming increasingly accessible to all,
0:54:27 > 0:54:30thanks to pathways like this one.
0:54:30 > 0:54:33Paths like this are absolutely ideal, you know,
0:54:33 > 0:54:35and over the years there are more and more places
0:54:35 > 0:54:37that are becoming more accessible.
0:54:37 > 0:54:40And the kids, in turn, will benefit.
0:54:40 > 0:54:42- Well, they're both fast asleep at the moment!- Yes!
0:54:42 > 0:54:45- They're enjoying the fresh air! - They're not really taking it in.
0:54:45 > 0:54:47- Just the fresh air, not the view!- Yes!
0:54:50 > 0:54:53One family not only loves getting out into the countryside,
0:54:53 > 0:54:58but also has first-hand experience of Children In Need's support,
0:54:58 > 0:55:02through 14-year-old Cameron who has brittle bone disease.
0:55:02 > 0:55:06Beautiful loch view there, isn't it?
0:55:06 > 0:55:09I think you've been helped an awful lot, haven't you,
0:55:09 > 0:55:11- by the Brittle Bone Society?- Yeah.
0:55:11 > 0:55:16They help people buy wheelchairs or equipment that they might need,
0:55:16 > 0:55:19but they also have conferences every year,
0:55:19 > 0:55:22which just help you kind of meet other people and just get advice.
0:55:22 > 0:55:26- And swap stories and experiences and things?- Yeah.
0:55:28 > 0:55:31Children In Need helps fund the Brittle Bone Society,
0:55:31 > 0:55:35especially the Cool Bones club that Cameron belongs to.
0:55:35 > 0:55:37For the whole family, though,
0:55:37 > 0:55:40the support through the years has been really vital.
0:55:47 > 0:55:52Cameron first broke a bone, his thigh bone, when he was just six weeks old.
0:55:54 > 0:55:56I couldn't settle him, he was screaming
0:55:56 > 0:55:58and, when we changed his nappy,
0:55:58 > 0:56:00we discovered his femur was a funny shape,
0:56:00 > 0:56:02so we took him to hospital and, thankfully,
0:56:02 > 0:56:05the doctors there recognised the condition straightaway.
0:56:05 > 0:56:08I think we were numb more than anything.
0:56:08 > 0:56:10We had to move into hospital for four weeks
0:56:10 > 0:56:13and there was X-rays and tests and doctors and information,
0:56:13 > 0:56:15so, yeah, it was really terrifying.
0:56:16 > 0:56:18Osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bones,
0:56:18 > 0:56:21basically means that I can break stuff
0:56:21 > 0:56:24without really falling or anything.
0:56:25 > 0:56:29In the last 15 months, Cameron has had over 60 fractures now.
0:56:29 > 0:56:33He can yawn, he can sneeze, he can stretch in the morning,
0:56:33 > 0:56:37getting dressed, it happens an awful lot. Sometimes just lifting him.
0:56:37 > 0:56:40You know, it can be a position that he's been lifted in 100 times,
0:56:40 > 0:56:43but one of those times there will be a break.
0:56:43 > 0:56:47Since he was born, Cameron has suffered around 250 fractures
0:56:47 > 0:56:51and he's having more breaks now than ever, as he becomes a teenager.
0:56:53 > 0:56:55Living on the west coast of Scotland
0:56:55 > 0:56:59and away from specialist medical support, Cameron and his family
0:56:59 > 0:57:03have had to learn how to deal with some of the fractures themselves.
0:57:03 > 0:57:05So, this is the break bag. We carry it everywhere we go.
0:57:05 > 0:57:07So these are splints for Cameron's arms,
0:57:07 > 0:57:10so if he has a fracture, we can pop those on.
0:57:10 > 0:57:12That's a huge knee splint.
0:57:13 > 0:57:15We have our bag of tricks.
0:57:15 > 0:57:20So we have all the medication he needs, we have slings,
0:57:20 > 0:57:24we have bandage for under casts,
0:57:24 > 0:57:26we have casts...
0:57:27 > 0:57:30But sometimes the break bag simply isn't enough.
0:57:30 > 0:57:35On our ramble today, Cameron's left leg is in plaster again.
0:57:37 > 0:57:42Just ten days ago, he broke his femur simply moving his leg in bed.
0:57:44 > 0:57:47It was so serious, he needed to be stabilised for two hours
0:57:47 > 0:57:49before being airlifted to hospital.
0:57:51 > 0:57:54He's still in pain, but you wouldn't know it.
0:57:54 > 0:57:56He's here with a smile on his face,
0:57:56 > 0:58:00doing his bit in the hope that you'll do yours.
0:58:03 > 0:58:05Your support really does matter
0:58:05 > 0:58:09because it could help Children In Need continue their vital work
0:58:09 > 0:58:12of supporting thousands of children like Cameron
0:58:12 > 0:58:14and giving them help when they really need it.
0:58:43 > 0:58:46'Cameron is an incredible young man
0:58:46 > 0:58:49'and I happen to know that he's also an aspiring actor,
0:58:49 > 0:58:52'so to make today even more special,
0:58:52 > 0:58:56'I've got a surprise message from a man who is his absolute hero.'
0:58:56 > 0:58:59Hi, Cameron. I wish I could be with you today.
0:58:59 > 0:59:02Sadly, I can't cos I'm in London in a play,
0:59:02 > 0:59:07but I want you to know that you have 100% full support...
0:59:07 > 0:59:11- AS POIROT:- ..from a certain Belgian detective
0:59:11 > 0:59:12that I know you enjoy to watch,
0:59:12 > 0:59:14called Hercule Poirot.
0:59:14 > 0:59:16Good luck!
0:59:16 > 0:59:17- How about that, eh?- Wow!
0:59:17 > 0:59:22- A personal message from the man himself!- Whoa!- Right...
0:59:29 > 0:59:32The beauty of a ramble is it's not a race.
0:59:32 > 0:59:37There is time to stop and stare and take in your surroundings.
0:59:37 > 0:59:39And what a place to do it!
0:59:39 > 0:59:43Loch Leven is one of the most important sites in Britain
0:59:43 > 0:59:48for waterfowl, as reserve manager Neil Mitchell knows only too well.
0:59:48 > 0:59:50We can have up to 50,000 different ducks,
0:59:50 > 0:59:52geese and swans at any one time.
0:59:52 > 0:59:55Whooper swans from Iceland, pink-footed geese,
0:59:55 > 0:59:57we can have more than 10% of the world population
0:59:57 > 0:59:59of pink-footed geese here.
0:59:59 > 1:00:01And although it's beautifully quiet here,
1:00:01 > 1:00:05- you're not far from civilisation, are you?- No, absolutely not.
1:00:05 > 1:00:07I've had so many people today saying they've driven past
1:00:07 > 1:00:10on the motorway and not realised that this was here.
1:00:10 > 1:00:12We are very close to a lot of people,
1:00:12 > 1:00:15but yet it is a tranquil site to come and visit.
1:00:15 > 1:00:18- Great place for a ramble.- Exactly. - Carry on, everybody!
1:00:22 > 1:00:24Leaving the loch side behind,
1:00:24 > 1:00:28the final leg of our ramble cuts through autumn woodland,
1:00:28 > 1:00:32opening out on to newly sown fields.
1:00:32 > 1:00:34At the other side, is our journey's end.
1:00:38 > 1:00:42And this is it! Our finishing line! CHEERING
1:00:42 > 1:00:44Well done, everybody!
1:00:44 > 1:00:50The final few steps before stories are swapped and tummies filled.
1:00:55 > 1:00:57Surprisingly, quite a lot of our ramblers,
1:00:57 > 1:00:59although they are reasonably local,
1:00:59 > 1:01:01had never been here before,
1:01:01 > 1:01:05so today they've had their eyes opened to this lovely place
1:01:05 > 1:01:08and also raised some money for Children In Need and you can do too,
1:01:08 > 1:01:12so please donate whatever you can to help people like Cameron
1:01:12 > 1:01:15and thousands of other children in need.
1:01:36 > 1:01:39- ELLIE:- It was a sight like no other and an undertaking
1:01:39 > 1:01:44that captured the heart, minds and feet of thousands of you.
1:01:44 > 1:01:48Our first ever Countryfile ramble for Children In Need
1:01:48 > 1:01:50stretched the length and breadth of the nation.
1:01:56 > 1:02:00Through every kind of landscape and on every size of ramble,
1:02:00 > 1:02:04every step we took raised vital funds to help some of Britain's
1:02:04 > 1:02:06most disadvantaged youngsters.
1:02:06 > 1:02:10And perhaps no-one was more inspirational than young Ella -
1:02:10 > 1:02:16severely visually impaired, but determined to conquer a mountain.
1:02:27 > 1:02:31'After almost six hours, Ella has made it to the saddle of Tryfan.'
1:02:31 > 1:02:34CHEERING
1:02:34 > 1:02:36You did it! You did it!
1:02:36 > 1:02:39'But her aim was to reach the mountain's peak
1:02:39 > 1:02:42'and despite the toll the climb has taken,
1:02:42 > 1:02:45'she has made the brave decision to push on.
1:02:46 > 1:02:50'When I chatted with her, a few weeks ago in the Lake District,
1:02:50 > 1:02:52'Ella explained what has driven her to do this.'
1:02:52 > 1:02:57I'm trying to inspire young people who are also visually impaired
1:02:57 > 1:02:59or with any other disability,
1:02:59 > 1:03:01that whatever challenge you set out to do,
1:03:01 > 1:03:04don't think about your disability, go out and get it,
1:03:04 > 1:03:06don't let anybody stand in your way.
1:03:08 > 1:03:11'For Ella, this ramble is not only to inspire others,
1:03:11 > 1:03:15'but also to honour the memory of a man who inspired and loved her,
1:03:15 > 1:03:18'her dad, who passed away two years ago.'
1:03:18 > 1:03:21He used to work for the National Trust
1:03:21 > 1:03:23and do all the maps for all the area and all the mountains,
1:03:23 > 1:03:26so he used to know this area like the back of his hand.
1:03:26 > 1:03:29At least I can say, "I might not have got to do it with you,
1:03:29 > 1:03:33"but I'm doing it in your memory, to show you that I can do it."
1:03:33 > 1:03:35- And you're doing it for him.- Yeah.
1:03:35 > 1:03:37Yeah.
1:03:45 > 1:03:47Just a few metres to go now, Ella.
1:03:50 > 1:03:54Here we go, this is the final walk to glory!
1:03:54 > 1:03:57- The final summit!- After everything you've been through, Ella, you...
1:03:57 > 1:04:01- After all the tears! - ..you have reached the top.
1:04:01 > 1:04:03There it is! Yes! ELLA CHEERS AND LAUGHS
1:04:03 > 1:04:06I'm going to stick my hand where you can see it.
1:04:06 > 1:04:09- Come on, high-five. Yes, that is it! Get in!- Yeah!
1:04:09 > 1:04:12THEY LAUGH
1:04:14 > 1:04:16- This is it!- It's beautiful.
1:04:18 > 1:04:21I can see a beautiful canvas with lots of different colours
1:04:21 > 1:04:25and the stunning curves of the mountains
1:04:25 > 1:04:27and it is just beautiful, really special.
1:04:27 > 1:04:30I'm surprised I'm not actually out of breath
1:04:30 > 1:04:33and on the floor at the minute, with a paramedic over me!
1:04:33 > 1:04:35THEY LAUGH
1:04:35 > 1:04:37But it's been worth it.
1:04:37 > 1:04:41Sound, smell, touch, everything has been used today,
1:04:41 > 1:04:43even this lovely, wonky old eye.
1:04:43 > 1:04:45And, do you know, it's interesting, because
1:04:45 > 1:04:48when we were stood above Lake Windermere
1:04:48 > 1:04:52and we looked out and we saw the rays of sunlight coming down,
1:04:52 > 1:04:55you said something to me that I'll never forget,
1:04:55 > 1:04:59- when you said that the angels are coming down and...- Windows to heaven.
1:04:59 > 1:05:02Windows to heaven. And we've come round
1:05:02 > 1:05:04and we've had haze and we've got to the top
1:05:04 > 1:05:08- and there's the windows, look. - Yeah, windows to heaven.
1:05:08 > 1:05:10- There you go.- Looking down.- Yeah.
1:05:12 > 1:05:13Very special.
1:05:13 > 1:05:17What you've done today is you've been given an opportunity
1:05:17 > 1:05:18to have a go at something.
1:05:18 > 1:05:20A huge opportunity that I'll never get again.
1:05:20 > 1:05:23And really, at its heart, that's what Children In Need is, isn't it?
1:05:23 > 1:05:28It's giving children an opportunity to make the most
1:05:28 > 1:05:30of what...the situation that they're in.
1:05:30 > 1:05:32Yeah, to be independent, to be themselves
1:05:32 > 1:05:36and to do what they want instead of what society dictates.
1:05:36 > 1:05:38And so, for anybody that's wondering
1:05:38 > 1:05:40whether or not they're going to donate
1:05:40 > 1:05:44when they watch this, what would you say to them?
1:05:44 > 1:05:47Just give, give now! Please give something,
1:05:47 > 1:05:51even if it's just a pound, please donate something to Children In Need
1:05:51 > 1:05:52because it's really worth it.
1:06:12 > 1:06:14You just need a little comfort blanket to say,
1:06:14 > 1:06:18"It's OK, we'll catch you and then throw you back up there."
1:06:19 > 1:06:22- It's hard to hold it!- There we go.
1:06:24 > 1:06:25ELLA LAUGHS
1:06:27 > 1:06:31'But the sheer exhilaration of reaching the top soon evaporates.
1:06:31 > 1:06:35'For Ella, a daunting prospect lies ahead -
1:06:35 > 1:06:37'a three-hour descent.'
1:06:41 > 1:06:43And then step...
1:06:43 > 1:06:45'For the rest of us, this may be the home stretch,
1:06:45 > 1:06:47'but Ella's severely impaired vision
1:06:47 > 1:06:50'gives her virtually no depth perception,
1:06:50 > 1:06:55'which makes the journey down much more difficult than the climb up.'
1:06:55 > 1:06:56So we're going to edge along that way,
1:06:56 > 1:06:57so I don't know if it's easier
1:06:57 > 1:06:59- for you to turn and use that to hold?- Probably.
1:07:01 > 1:07:04Where do we go from here?
1:07:04 > 1:07:09- So, over and down and then it goes round and through.- OK.
1:07:09 > 1:07:14- So, is it more scree?- It's a bit like this, OK, but this bit...
1:07:14 > 1:07:21This is definitely, definitely the biggest challenge for Ella.
1:07:21 > 1:07:24I think psychologically, because in her life, normally,
1:07:24 > 1:07:30going down stairs is a big issue and I'm just sensing now that, you know,
1:07:30 > 1:07:36having been overcome with emotion in getting up there, this is...
1:07:36 > 1:07:38this is turning into...
1:07:38 > 1:07:42She's starting to panic a little bit, she's sensing that, you know,
1:07:42 > 1:07:45darkness is approaching, she knows she's got a long way to go
1:07:45 > 1:07:48and she knows that she is running out of energy.
1:07:48 > 1:07:51You know, she's tired, she's been through a lot so far.
1:07:55 > 1:07:59It's just a big, big deal, this, for her, getting down.
1:07:59 > 1:08:01Just head towards Matt this time.
1:08:03 > 1:08:05I'm going to come in front of you now.
1:08:07 > 1:08:10'With the light fading rapidly, Ella's struggle becomes
1:08:10 > 1:08:12'more and more difficult
1:08:12 > 1:08:15'as the little vision she has fades in the darkness.'
1:08:15 > 1:08:20- OK?- Yeah, just the light's gone. - The light's gone, yeah, course.
1:08:21 > 1:08:25- We won't let you fall, OK?- OK. - We promise, we won't let you fall.
1:08:25 > 1:08:27'She is determined to see this through,
1:08:27 > 1:08:31'determined to prove to herself and to others that,
1:08:31 > 1:08:34'no matter who you are, you can live a life without limits.
1:08:37 > 1:08:40'And, after ten hours on the mountain,
1:08:40 > 1:08:45'this truly incredible young lady has done exactly that.'
1:08:47 > 1:08:52Well, I think we're on ground level and to prove it...
1:08:52 > 1:08:55CHEERING
1:08:55 > 1:08:56There's Mum!
1:09:06 > 1:09:09That's wonderful! Eh?
1:09:12 > 1:09:15- Mum, she was outstanding. - Thank you.
1:09:15 > 1:09:17Honestly, I cannot tell you.
1:09:17 > 1:09:19I have one thing to say to you.
1:09:19 > 1:09:23On behalf of every single person that has watched you do that...
1:09:23 > 1:09:27- Respect!- Thank you.
1:09:27 > 1:09:29CHEERING
1:09:34 > 1:09:37Ella did this to inspire, but also to ensure that others
1:09:37 > 1:09:41could have the support that she has received.
1:09:41 > 1:09:43And you, too, can do your bit.
1:09:53 > 1:09:57Our first ever Countryfile ramble for Children In Need
1:09:57 > 1:10:00may have finished, but thanks to all of you who've got out there
1:10:00 > 1:10:04and played your part, this is actually just the beginning.
1:10:09 > 1:10:11You exceeded our expectations,
1:10:11 > 1:10:14your response was nothing short of phenomenal
1:10:14 > 1:10:18and you showed what the power of our countryside and its people have
1:10:18 > 1:10:20when we join together.
1:10:24 > 1:10:28What you've done, every pound that you've raised or donated,
1:10:28 > 1:10:33has created a legacy that will last far beyond this one weekend.
1:10:34 > 1:10:36It will help change lives
1:10:36 > 1:10:39and support some of our most vulnerable youngsters
1:10:39 > 1:10:41for years to come.
1:10:41 > 1:10:43So, from them and from us,
1:10:43 > 1:10:45thank you.