Favourite Walks
 | Colwall, Worcestershire | | 12:06pm Tue 7 Aug 07 | | IN the days following the July floods, the Malvern Hills proved a popular vantage point for walkers wanting a bird's-eye view of the Severn valley, from Worcester down through Upton and Tewkesbury to Gloucester and beyond. |
 | Clent Hills | | 9:15am Wed 1 Aug 07 | | Despite the millions of people who visit the Clent Hills every year, there are often surprisingly few on a weekday, even in summer. |
 | Crossing the River Wye over several bridges. | | 10:36am Mon 23 Jul 07 | | The river Wye makes a series of great meandering loops between Hereford and Ross, which is why you'll cross it as many as four times on this walk, using three different bridges. |
 | Ankerdine Hill, Worcester | | 10:08am Tue 17 Jul 07 | | Ankerdine Hill may be little more than a bump in the landscape but it is remarkable for the steepness of its slopes. |
 | Oldwood Common, Tenbury Wells | | 9:32am Tue 10 Jul 07 | |
Tenbury Wells is situated on the edge of wonderfully peaceful countryside and makes an excellent starting point for many fine walks. |
 | Upper Arley | | 9:56am Tue 3 Jul 07 | | Woods and water make a good combination for a summer walk and there's plenty of both on this one. Trimpley Reservoir and Lower Pool occupy an attractive location between the River Severn and Eymore Wood, and there is public access to reservoirs, river bank and wood, thanks to Severn Trent and Arley Estates. |
 | Painswick's Valleys | | 12:09pm Tue 26 Jun 07 | | Many people consider the hills and valleys round Painswick to be the loveliest part of the entire Cotswold region. Fortunately, exploring the area on foot is easy as there are lots of footpaths, as well as numerous nature reserves and commons with open access. |
 | Martley, Worcestershire | | 10:30am Mon 18 Jun 07 | | Outcrops of Silurian limestone to the north of Martley mean lime-rich soils that provide optimum conditions for many wild flowers. |
 | Sanders Park, Bromsgrove | | 9:20am Wed 13 Jun 07 | | The Royal Hunters' Walks (RHW) are three well-maintained, way-marked walks which start at Sanders Park on the edge of Bromsgrove and head north-west to explore the delightful woods, meadows and paddocks between Bromsgrove and Chaddesley Corbett. |
 | Broadheath, Worcestershire | | 2:23pm Tue 5 Jun 07 | | TODAY is the 150th anniversary of Sir Edward Elgar's birth in 1857 and various events are planned in celebration. |
 | Winchcombe, The Cotswold Way, Glos | | 12:51pm Tue 29 May 07 | | The Cotswold Way began life in 1970 as a long-distance path running north to south through England's largest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. |
 | Foster's Green National Nature Reserve, Worcester. | | 10:30am Mon 21 May 07 | | Though there's much to enjoy on this walk, one undoubted highlight is Foster's Green National Nature Reserve. Access is restricted but there is a public footpath across part of it at Eades Meadow. Go now, to see a spectacular display of green-winged orchids. |
 | Bredon Hill | | 11:48am Mon 14 May 07 | | Explore the delightful villages of Cropthorne and Elmley Castle before tackling the brief climb to the top of Bredon Hill, from which you will enjoy fine views on a clear day. |
 | Little Witley | | 10:55am Mon 7 May 07 | | THE apple orchards of Herefordshire cider maker Bulmers feature in this lovely walk in unspoilt countryside. |
 | 0ffa's Dyke, Knighton | | 9:52am Mon 30 Apr 07 | | OFFA'S Dyke is the longest archaeological monument in the UK, an impressive structure consisting mainly of a bank and a ditch. |
 | Holt Heath and Holt Fleet, Worcestershire | | 10:16am Mon 23 Apr 07 | | HOLT is an old English word meaning woodland but very little of it remains today in the intensively cultivated landscape around Holt Heath and Holt Fleet. |
 | Shrawley Wood, Worcestershire | | 8:56am Tue 17 Apr 07 | | This walk is designed to make the most of Shrawley Wood, including beautiful areas of lime and chestnut coppice where bluebells and other wild flowers are still holding off the encroaching brambles. |
 | Knightwick, West of Bromyard | | 11:43am Mon 9 Apr 07 | | SOME places are at their best in summer, others in autumn, but to experience the full glory of an English spring there are few better places than that wedge of mostly unspoiled countryside bounded to the east by the River Teme and to the west by Bromyard. |
 | Martley, Worcestershire | | 10:31am Tue 3 Apr 07 | | APART from cherry plum, which is an introduced species, blackthorn is usually the first native species of tree or shrub to produce showy blossom in the wild (hazel flowers earlier but much less conspicuously). |
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