26th October 2011

WEST DORSET: Get walking with National Trust's new trails

TO celebrate the changing seasons with a bit of fresh air and fun, National Trust South West is launching a new programme of one-mile walks.

As part of the trust’s nationwide Walking Festival, the new “National Trust One” campaign will deliver 101 short walks across the South West, which can now be downloaded online by visting www.nationaltrust.org.uk/walkingfestival

Walkers of all fitness levels are encouraged to join in with each walk being graded by its difficulty level. Walks graded “Flip-Flops” are for the non-serious laidback walker. “Trainers” are for those who like a little comfort, “Wellies” for those who don’t mind a bit of a muddy fun, and “Walking Boots” for those who firmly enjoy going off the beaten track and pounding some terrain.

Local walks include a “Walking Boot” walk at Stonebarrow Hill in Charmouth, through the Gilden Cap Estate, another “Walking Boot” cliff-top walk at Burton Bradstock and a “Trainer” walk around an old Forestry Commission Path at Langdon Hill.

• NATURAL England and the National Trust will be hosting a wildlife trail on Tuesday, October 25th to solve the mystery “Who’s Eaten Who?”

The mystery was set by CBBC wildlife and adventure show “Live ‘n’ Deadly”, which recently filmed an episode on Lyme Regis beach.

The trail will start at the National Trust’s Ware Cliffs Meadow, off Pine Walk in Holmbush Car Park, Lyme Regis, and will finish at the Axmouth to Lyme Regis Undercliff National Nature Reserve.

Children will be given a detective’s notebook and will be asked to follow the clues. Those who solve the mystery will be given a certificate and a password to unlock games on the “Live ‘n’ Deadly” website.

Participants can drop in any time between 11am and 4pm for free. The trail is suitable for 7 to 13 year olds with an adult, and takes about an hour and a half to two hours to complete.

WEST DORSET: Get walking with National Trust's new trails

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