My guest today is Sophie Pavelle!

Sophie is a zoologist, science communicator, environmental advocate and the Youth Ambassador for the Wildlife Trusts.

She’s incredibly passionate about the wildlife we have in the UK and through her work she tries to encourage others to appreciate it and therefore want to protect it.

How did she get here? It involved a 300 mile hike around the coast of Cornwall!

Sophie and I went for a walk before the lockdown on Woodbury Common in Devon.

I wanted to ask Sophie how she got involved in her outdoors career, why she thinks getting people outside is more important than ever and her tips for spotting and identifying the creatures around you!

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Would you like to walk 950 miles across the UK and write about your hiking adventures?

Today’s guest has done exactly that. She’s also turned hiking and adventure blogging into her career!

My guest is Becky Angell, also known as Becky The Traveller!

Becky used to work in a bank, but has completely changed her life to make the outdoors her job.

In non-coronavirus times, she’s usually found on hikes and wild camps around the UK, writing up the best walks and adventures for her popular website.

Becky also completed a huge hiking challenge in 2019 - walking 950 miles across the UK for charity.

How did she make the transition to a more outdoorsy career and life and what impact has it had on her lifestyle and mental health?

The Outdoors Fix is a podcast produced and hosted by Liv Bolton @liv_outsideuk

It is proudly supported by Ellis Brigham Mountain Sports – stores nationwide and online offering everything you need to equip you for the best outdoors experience.

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In her late forties, Jo Moseley found herself crying in the biscuit aisle at Tesco.

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Kenny Block can often be found in the Lake District hiking to get to dramatic view points and capture the stunning scenery with his camera or drone.

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Emily Scott feels her happiest in the mountains. So over the last few years she’s made big changes to her life to enjoy them nearly everyday.

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Alex Staniforth is an adventurer, author of two books and speaker who talks so well about how the outdoors has helped him throughout his life.

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Vici Fairhurst is a hiker who lives in Manchester and works with 16-19 year olds in care.

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Josh Day cycled 26,000km all the way from the UK to Beijing in China!

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Iona Rendall, also known as @iona.adventuring on Instagram, is a nurse who lives in Edinburgh. In 2018, she set up a walking group on Facebook and it's already grown to over 2,000 members! I wanted to find out why Iona began hiking and started her walking group, how its impacted her life and why she thinks she’s been able to motivate so many others to get outdoors!

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Suzanna Cruickshank is an open water and wild swimming guide in the Lake District. Suzanna hasn’t always lived in the Lake District or been a wild swimmer - but she's now managed to turn it into her career!

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