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Piper's Hill Common, Hanbury Woods
10:30am Monday 17th November 2008
PIPER’S Hill Common, also known as Hanbury Woods, belongs to Worcestershire Wildlife Trust and it’s a very special place because of its beech trees which are a scarce species in Worcestershire.
Forest of Dean
10:33am Monday 10th November 2008
You’ll need your wits about you to navigate this walk in the Forest of Dean successfully, writes Julie Royle
Comments (0)Wyre Forest
10:50am Monday 3rd November 2008
WYRE Forest once filled the Severn valley from Worcester to Bridgnorth but has long since shrunk to a tiny remnant of its former size.
Hartlebury Common
11:37am Monday 27th October 2008
HARTLEBURY Common Local Nature Reserve is a rare example of heathland, one of our most threatened habitats.
Clent Hills
10:52am Monday 20th October 2008
IT is estimated that almost one million people visit the National Trust’s landholding in the Clent Hills every year, which is no great surprise given its position close to the borders of the Black Country and Birmingham, and its proximity to Worcestershire towns Bromsgrove and Kidderminster.
British Camp, Malvern
10:40am Monday 13th October 2008
EVEN in a region with dozens of hillforts, that on Herefordshire Beacon stands out as truly remarkable. Known as British Camp, it is well over 2,000 years old and covers 13 hectares (32 acres).
Leigh and Bransford
10:30am Monday 6th October 2008
THE tithe barn at Leigh is the largest cruck-framed structure in Britain, and was built for Pershore Abbey in the early 14th century so that the monks could store agricultural produce.
Heightington
11:50am Monday 29th September 2008
YOU’RE quite likely to see a kingfisher on the riverside stretch of this walk, and almost certain to see buzzards circling above Ribbesford Woods.
Worcestershire Way
7:52am Tuesday 23rd September 2008
IF you look at a map of an area with a major river (the Avon is the best example locally) you will often see instances of a path or lane running directly from a road to the river and then stopping abruptly, turning neither left nor right.
Charlton Kings Common nr Cheltenham
11:40am Monday 15th September 2008
YOU’LL have the chance to explore two large commons in the course of this walk.
Ombersley
9:55am Monday 8th September 2008
OMBERSLEY is packed with lovely buildings of many periods, styles and materials, though it is best known for its timber-framed ones.
Hallow
8:52am Tuesday 2nd September 2008
NOT much over two miles from the city, yet a million miles from it in terms of peace and quiet, you can explore riverside woodland and two nature reserves, one of which includes an arboretum.
Bretforton
10:40am Monday 25th August 2008
BRETFORTON is best known for the Fleece Inn, a picturesque pub which stands at The Cross in the village centre.
Teme Valley and Clee Hills
10:20am Monday 18th August 2008
THE lovely valley of Kyre Brook is one of the main features of this walk, along with good views of the Teme valley and Clee Hill.
Clee Hills
10:20am Monday 11th August 2008
THE common land of Clee Hill offers some of the finest walking in the Midlands.
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