The idea of Foot Trails started over 25 years ago on a 3 month hike across France, a journey from the Channel to the Mediterranean. On foot, living in the landscape with a tent, seeing where each day took us.
As winter deepens we wait eagerly for days like today. Clear skies promise frost, ice and a spectacular sunrise.
Dressed warmly for an English winter with wool scarves and gloves, warm coats and waterproof boots we head out of our Wiltshire
It is, currently, “raining cats and dogs” in Wiltshire, Bath and through the West country.
Are animals falling from the sky?! No, this strange sounding phrase originates from 17th century England and means, it’s raining heavily.
No-one is sure precisely how it
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 meadow.
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.
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
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 trails
I’m not sure what noise would best accompany the launch of a new walking holiday program. Perhaps not a fanfare of music but more a furious stamping of boots in quick succession….
Walking has made the front and prominent pages of some well known British newspapers today.
A new scientific research project has concluded that just 20 minutes walking a day can help us to live longer.
The words were simple but heartfelt this afternoon – “Outdoors is where my soul feels the most calm and relaxed.”
David and I were walking in Dorset earlier today. The sun was shining…
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We love walking & hiking; exploring, discovering and the sense of space and freedom. But what makes a good walk?
If there is something such as a country city, then Bath is surely it. Surrounded by wooded hills, graced by
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