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Local Walks

November Community Walk

November Community Walk

Community Walk – Saturday 19th November
Route: Cadsonbury Iron Age Hill Fort and river walk.
The walk includes a steep climb and uneven ground. wear suitable footwear. Well behaved dogs welcome.

Diane CORRIGAN November 13, 2022November 13, 2022 Local Interest, Local Walks, Upcoming Events Read more

GCM COMMUNITY WALK SATURDAY 16TH JULY 2022

GCM COMMUNITY WALK SATURDAY 16TH JULY 2022

Community Walk – Saturday 16th July Route: Luckett, Greenscombe Wood and Nature Reserve Meet 10am at Gunnislake Car Park for car share or 10.15am at Luckett village car park – everyone welcome.

Lorna Baker July 8, 2022July 8, 2022 Editorial, Local Interest, Local Walks, Upcoming Events Read more

GCM COMMUNITY WALK

GCM COMMUNITY WALK

Come and join this friendly local walking group on Saturday 18th June.  See poster for details.

Lorna Baker June 12, 2022 Local Walks, Upcoming Events Read more

FROGWELL – Walk & Talk

FROGWELL – Walk & Talk

A thick blanket of grey hovered overhead as Ray and I headed towards Callington free car park this morning while mizzle hung about in the air; how many would venture out today we wondered? The plan was to car share

Diane CORRIGAN August 21, 2021August 21, 2021 Editorial, Local Walks, Reader Submitted Post Read more

Yelverton – Walk and Talk

Yelverton – Walk and Talk

Yelverton is a scattered hamlet on the western edge of Dartmoor National Park with an assortment of homes, a parade of shops and two or three pubs plus some excellent walking trails. Two different routes from here have appeared on

Diane CORRIGAN August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 Editorial, Local Walks, Reader Submitted Post Read more

TAVISTOCK to MAGPIE BRIDGE along DRAKE’S TRAIL – Walk and Talk

TAVISTOCK to MAGPIE BRIDGE along DRAKE’S TRAIL – Walk and Talk

During the next two weeks we will be walking along different sections of Drake’s Trail which you are sure to know was named after the famous Elizabethan sea-farer, Sir Francis Drake; this 21 mile cycling and walking route links Tavistock

Diane CORRIGAN August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 Editorial, Local Interest, Local Walks, Reader Submitted Post, Uncategorized, Wildlife Read more

YELVERTON to CLEARBROOK Walk and Talk

YELVERTON to CLEARBROOK Walk and Talk

Once at the scattered village of Yelverton just five miles north of Plymouth we wasted no time signing in and after a brief talk we were off on another of my favourite walks. Somewhere hereabouts Yelverton once had a railway

Diane CORRIGAN August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 Editorial, Local Interest, Local Walks, Reader Submitted Post, Wildlife Read more

DISCOVERY TRAIL, LOPWELL DAM and the MARISTOW ESTATE Walk and Talk

DISCOVERY TRAIL, LOPWELL DAM and the MARISTOW ESTATE Walk and Talk

Once again we will be following part of the Discovery Trail but this time as it travels beside the River Tavy, one of the tributaries of the mighty Tamar. Both sides of this river are in Devon with Lopwell Dam

Diane CORRIGAN August 5, 2019March 10, 2020 Editorial, Local Interest, Local Walks, Reader Submitted Post, Uncategorized, Wildlife Read more

BERE ALSTON and the River Tamar (version 1) Walk and Talk

BERE ALSTON and the River Tamar (version 1) Walk and Talk

It seems so long since we last did this walk on the Devon side of the River Tamar but with so many in our programme to choose from, they don’t come round very often and the fine weather certainly brought

Diane CORRIGAN May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Editorial, Local Interest, Local Walks, Reader Submitted Post Read more

Tamar Valley Bat Walk

Tamar Valley Bat Walk

Friday 24th May at 8.30pm
An evening walk to see and hear the bats living in the Tamar Valley
Book Essential – contact Ross Hanley: 01822 834773
Meet at Car Park at 8.30pm to share lifts to the start of the walk.
Wear appropriate footwear, warm clothing and bring a touch.
Dogs on leads welcome.
No charge but voluntary donations are welcome.

Diane CORRIGAN May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 Local Interest, Local Walks, Reader Submitted Post, Uncategorized, Wildlife Read more

RIVER LYNHER and FROGWELL – Walk and Talk

RIVER LYNHER and FROGWELL – Walk and Talk

The inky blue water in the River Lynher appeared to be barely moving today as we watched it flow beneath the ancient bridge and then alongside us as we set off through the shadowy interior of Cadsonbury Woods. There is

Diane CORRIGAN May 17, 2019February 8, 2021 Editorial, Local Walks, Reader Submitted Post Read more

TOKENBURY CORNER and TRETHEVY QUOIT – Walk and Talk

TOKENBURY CORNER and TRETHEVY QUOIT – Walk and Talk

Gusty winds almost blew us off our feet when we stepped from our cars at the little car park at Tokenbury Corner but that was nothing compared with what was to come. The nearest settlement on this south-eastern fringe of

Diane CORRIGAN May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 Editorial, Local Walks, Reader Submitted Post Read more

BERE FERRERS to THORN POINT 2019 – Walk and Talk

BERE FERRERS to THORN POINT 2019 – Walk and Talk

Today is Wednesday 1st May or May Day and is celebrated in many different ways throughout the world so before recounting how our walk turned out, I will just describe how here in Britain some people still dance around a maypole that is

Diane CORRIGAN May 3, 2019May 17, 2019 Editorial, Local Walks, Reader Submitted Post, Wildlife Read more

GUNNISLAKE CLITTERS – Walk and Talk

GUNNISLAKE CLITTERS – Walk and Talk

Today’s walk was not the one advertised in the current programme, it was changed due to NewBridge at Gunnislake being closed after its recent damage with no precise date for its re-opening, but as we now know, the bridge actually

Diane CORRIGAN April 26, 2019May 17, 2019 Editorial, Local Walks, Reader Submitted Post, Uncategorized Read more

DEER PARK FARM, LUCKETT – Walk

DEER PARK FARM, LUCKETT – Walk

Driving down Luckett Hill on this bright morning, another of my favourite walks lie ahead, but I missed it last year due to a holiday so I was keen to re-acquaint myself with all there is to see. This is

Diane CORRIGAN April 11, 2019April 26, 2019 Editorial, Local Interest, Local Walks, Wildlife Read more

COTEHELE CIRCULAR V1 (April) – Walk and Talk

COTEHELE CIRCULAR V1 (April) – Walk and Talk

Once again New Bridge at Gunnislake was closed due to an accident so it meant a long detour for our friends in Devon to reach Cotehele Quay for our weekly walk. However, a few made it and with the usual

Diane CORRIGAN April 9, 2019May 17, 2019 Editorial, Local Interest, Local Walks, Reader Submitted Post, Uncategorized Read more

CHIMNEY ROCK and MORWELL ROCK – Walk and Talk

CHIMNEY ROCK and MORWELL ROCK – Walk and Talk

Unbroken sunshine greeted us this morning, but we soon discovered that it came with a nip in the air as a record number of us gathered in the car park. There were 37 in total so the lady from the

Diane CORRIGAN March 28, 2019May 17, 2019 Editorial, Local Interest, Local Walks, Reader Submitted Post Read more

CHIMNEY ROCK COMMUNITY – WALK

CHIMNEY ROCK COMMUNITY – WALK

CHIMNEY ROCK COMMUNITY WALK Saturday 17th February saw a small group of nine people and three dogs set off for the second community walk of 2019. After several days of glorious sunshine, we walked mostly in dull cloudy weather with

Diane CORRIGAN February 27, 2019May 17, 2019 Editorial, Local Interest, Local Walks, Reader Submitted Post Read more

Local Area Walks – COTEHELE CIRCULAR via DUNG QUAY and the HOUSE – By Jean Croft

Local Area Walks – COTEHELE CIRCULAR via DUNG QUAY and the HOUSE – By Jean Croft

Our walk today takes place on land owned by the National Trust, a charity devoted to preserving and protecting historic places and spaces. The National Trust bought their very first house, Alfriston Clergy House in Sussex in 1896 for £10 (about £600

Diane CORRIGAN April 16, 2018February 8, 2021 Local Walks Read more

Local Area Walks – DANESCOMBE VALLEY via the KELLYS – by Jean Croft

Local Area Walks – DANESCOMBE VALLEY via the KELLYS – by Jean Croft

I offered to lead our group this morning with the help of Rosy as I am familiar with all the paths at Calstock and Danescombe and although this was described as a ‘new walk’ it was mostly just a new

Diane CORRIGAN April 9, 2018February 8, 2021 Local Walks Read more
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