The great outdoors has always been my favorite playground  - be it for running, walking, cycling, kayaking or climbing. There is something incredibly special about being immersed in such a beautiful environment and knowing that it is completely natural and largely undisturbed. Cycling along a country lane and seeing a buzzard or a kestrel soar over head or running through a rich and diverse woodland is certainly magical. The RSPB is a great charity and advocate for nature - giving a voice to our environment which cannot speak out for itself. With increasing development and growing infrastructure, as well as the ever present threats posed by climate change we need to work hard and work together to protect our landscapes and their wildlife. I am taking up this challenge to give something back to the natural world which has given me so much.