Friday 28 September 2018, a mixed group of people gathered on the Fonthill Country Estate in deepest rural Wiltshire (South West England) to celebrate the last decade of Foot Trails, the opening of our new HQ and to look forward
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New trail – Winchcombe Royal (Behind the scenes)
The Cotswolds, South West England
Creating trails is hugely enjoyable. It’s something I’ve been part of for 16 years.
Designing experiences that help you, our guests, to get yourself off
Out in the woods over the weekend I am reminded of the amazing beauty in our English countryside at this time of year.
As Foot Trails Founder and CEO I am often asked, what do you do?
Good question.
Surely one of the greatest joys of walking is its ability to hone our observation skills.
I’ve loved being outside all my life, and for the last 17 years that passion has played it’s part in my efforts contributing
Smatterings of frost glistened as David and I packed a rucksack, picked up our boots, Dictaphone, notebook and camera and headed for the Dorset and Somerset borders, with the intent of creating and testing a new trail.
At this time of year the fields of barley (with its long wispy delicate whiskers) and wheat are starting to turn and ripen. Barley changes beautifully from its vibrant green to a light beige. And wheat, standing tall and proudly
It was a small but interesting party who set off keenly on Saturday morning to walk through North Dorset’s spectacular countryside in England.
Julia Killick (CBE) and Lynn Bann are Foot Trails newest volunteer trail guides, responsible for walking our
We emerge from our car into a right pea souper. Fog hangs like a white veil across the wintry countryside. Everything looks hazy. Soon fine droplets start clinging to our hair and clothes forming a white layer.
A light, larger and brighter than a usual star shines brightly in the dark skies above Bath.
” Is that the international space station?” I ask David
Dawn was still to break as we headed towards Wiltshire by car with
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At the beginning of March, David and myself (Emma) went to research and finalise one of the routes in our
We had picked the perfect day for our team walk in March. It was a beautiful spring morning, bright sunshine
Photography credits: Alison & David Howell. Alun Callender, The National Trust, English Heritage
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