| If you're fed up of spending your spare time in | | | | natural habitat, and trees, and streams. |
| front of the TV or the computer, and want to do | | | | 6. You and your children will be able to learn more |
| something different, then perhaps you've thought | | | | about nature. Perhaps you'll become experts on |
| about getting away from the rat race and | | | | trees, or animals, or their tracks, and be able to |
| spending some time in the country. | | | | navigate using maps as well as trees and rivers |
| Here's why you'll love it: | | | | too. |
| 1. You'll get plenty of fresh air which has got to | | | | 7. Perhaps you'd like to take up shooting and don't |
| be better for you than the traffic fumes you'll be | | | | know where to start. By finding a shooting club |
| used to from living in the city. | | | | near you, you might be able to get all the help |
| 2. There's plenty of opportunity to walk or climb, | | | | and information you need to get started. |
| so you might not think that a walk in the country | | | | 8. Maybe you've always want to go fishing but |
| is as strenuous as an hour in the gym, but you'll | | | | haven't got round to it yet. Why not spend more |
| be getting plenty of exercise and getting fitter | | | | time outdoors and see for yourself why so many |
| too. | | | | people go fishing. |
| 3. You'll be able to get out of the house and | | | | 9. By going walking with friends and family you'll |
| make the most of the weather. Perhaps you | | | | be able to spend more time with them, and get |
| don't mind being cooped up when it's cold or wet, | | | | to know them better, and you're bound to make |
| but surely your children need a change of scene | | | | new friends too. |
| and something else to do? | | | | 10. You'll be able to discover new places, and visit |
| 4. You'll have plenty of other things on your min | | | | areas you've always wanted to go to. Why not |
| once you're out in the countryside, so you'll be | | | | make a weekend of it, or organise a holiday in |
| able to clear your mind, enjoy the scenery and | | | | the country instead of going abroad this year, and |
| not think about work for a while. | | | | see just how much fun you can have? |
| 5. Spending time outdoors in the countryside is | | | | Now you know more about the great outdoors, |
| great for your children and your dog. They're sure | | | | and why you'll love it here, when are you coming? |
| to be impressed with seeing animals in their | | | | |