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WHAT TO PICK, SEE & DO

Pick… hawthorn blossom – dry out and combine with camomile for a soothing, night-time tea.

Celebrate... May Day at the Downton Cuckoo Fair in Wiltshire on 2 May, with traditional maypole and morris dancing (cuckoofair.co.uk).

block printing at Wiveton Hall, Norfolk, 15-17 May, £725 with food, accommodation, materials and private)

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