Archives

Cumbria Dentdale

NORTH WEST 07. Cumbria Dentdale Distance: 2.5 miles/4km | Time: 1.5 hours | Grade: Easy | Total ascent: 61m Walked by Vivienne Crow The Yorkshire Dales, which stretch into Cumbria, contain most of Britain’s surviving upland hay meadows, traditionally farmed to allow wildlife to thrive. Dentdale is one of these valleys, divided into a patchwork […]

Denbighshire Maes Hiraddug

WALES 06. Denbighshire Maes Hiraddug Distance: 3.4 miles/5.8km | Time: 2-3 hours | Grade: Moderate | Total ascent: 154m Walked by Dorothy Hamilton Maes Hiraddug is a delightful spot to visit in spring when wildflowers in this traditional hay meadow come alive with vibrant colour. Owned by the North Wales Wildlife Trust, the grassland has […]

Gwynedd Plas Yn Rhiw

WALES 05. Gwynedd Plas Yn Rhiw Distance: 2.5 miles/4km | Time: 1.5 hours | Grade: Moderate | Total ascent: 185m Walked by Julie Brominicks Towards the end of the Llŷn Peninsula overlooking Porth Neigwl is a manor house enfolded by gardens, at the bosky edge of which is a meadow. “Well it’s an orchard meadow […]

Northamptonshire Lyveden New Bield

EAST MIDLANDS 04. Northamptonshire Lyveden New Bield Distance: 1.5/2.4km | Time: 1 hour | Grade: Easy | Total ascent: 22m | Accessible Walked by James Gilbert Set on a hillslope with views over Northamptonshire, Lyveden New Bield is an intriguing, incomplete Elizabethan lodge and pleasure garden. Construction on the property began in the late 1500s […]

Kent Ranscombe Farm

SOUTH EAST 03. Kent Ranscombe Farm Distance: 5.8/9.3km | Time: 3.5 hours | Grade: Moderate | Total ascent: 165m Walked by Abigail Hamilton-Thompson Ranscombe Farm is a tenant-farmed nature reserve on the edge of Cuxton. The mosaic of farmland, grassland and woodland is a haven for rare wildflowers, which in turn support an array of […]

Wiltshire Morgan’s Hill

SOUTH WEST 02. Wiltshire Morgan’s Hill Distance: 6.5 miles/10.5km | Time: 4 hours | Grade: Moderate | Total ascent: 252m Walked by Duncan Haskell Morgan’s Hill Nature Reserve is a Site of Special Scientific Interest that bursts into life in spring. The slopes of the Wansdyke, old quarry and surrounding grassland are an orchid-hunter’s paradise. […]

Devon Berry Head

SOUTH WEST 01. Devon Berry Head Distance: 4 miles/6.4km | Time: 2.5 hours | Grade: Moderate | Total ascent: 123m Walked by Chris Gee From the busy fishing harbour at Brixham, with its replica of Sir Francis Drake’s Golden Hind, sample an attractive section of the South West Coast Path before exploring Berry Head Fort […]