Get out and about for National Heritage Week

Valerie O’Connor looks at some of the things the family can do in the great outdoors from today.

In a world of Whatsapp, Snapchat, Tinder and Facebook, it’s easy to ignore the world around us, forget where we are and where we came from.

As we are more connected online, it seems there is a greater disconnect in our daily lives and we spend more time shopping for new clothes and gadgets, and looking for Pokemon, than engaging with our own environment.