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August 18, 2017
Our Walking blog
The Navigation – A new walking trail for the Cotswolds
We arrived in the southern Cotswolds with a 60% chance of lunchtime rain, but we were excited, undeterred and prepared. Two sturdy storm proof umbrellas (do give them a try) were strapped firmly to the outside of David’s rucksack.
July 29, 2017
Small, spiny visitors at our Wiltshire base
We have enjoyed spotting this visitor at our Wiltshire base during the last few weeks!
Hedgehogs are tiny spiny animals who are one of the most familiar of Britain’s wild animals.
July 20, 2017
June – summer wild flower meadows, grasses & green-ness
The vivid pink colour of this beautiful orchid first caught my eye.
It was Saturday. In truth it had been quite a week and mid morning I was out on the downs, ankle deep walking in a beautiful wild flower
June 10, 2017
New – Kings of Wessex – Making a trail
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.
February 5, 2017
A new Seasonal Guide to walking in England
I’ve been fortunate to have travelled and walked in several other countries of the world including America and Europe. Doing so has not only been hugely enjoyable and interesting but it has also helped me to strengthen even further what
December 14, 2016
Spellbound by mist
Sunday’s dawn broke as a golden ball of fire, at first slowly creeping above the horizon, then gathering pace, up, up into the sky.
I was spell bound by the mists, hovering almost ghost like above the river. And the
November 17, 2016
Walking The Cotswolds
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
July 25, 2016
Dorset Royal Chase – New walking trip
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
April 4, 2016
A right pea souper
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.
January 17, 2016
