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The National Trust's first ever walking festival is already reaching the end of the line. If you haven't had a chance to 'Walk Through Autumn', there are still some guided walks to be enjoyed this weekend.
The trust staged ‘Walking Through Autumn’ to give islanders the opportunity to enjoy its sites on foot "at one of the most beautiful times of the year."
Sponsored by Intertrust, 'Walking Through Autumn' offered over 20 walks taking in National Trust and other sites around the island. Participants were able to enjoy themed walks such as a time travel walk through St Helier, a low water archaeological walk, farming ‘through the ages’ and a Viking sheep walk, to name just a few. Other options included coastal foraging, botany and parish walks and even Forest Bathing.
Helene Senior, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Intertrust, described the walks as "the perfect opportunity to get out in the fresh air and enjoy autumn with friends and family."
Pictured: One of the walks will focus on the headland at Plémont.
Donna Le Marrec, Marketing and Events Manger for the National Trust in Jersey, added: “We’re fortunate to have many wonderful sites and buildings in our care and what better way to enjoy them, but with a walking festival. Each walk is led by a Blue Badge Guide, specialist or by one of our Lands Team and is tailored to a specific area or site. What sets this festival aside, is the opportunity to experience ‘behind the scenes’ such as access to a particular site or to access somewhere not normally available to the public.
"It’s the first time the Trust will have put on a walking festival and one we hope to continue for many years."
St. Clement’s Parish Walk - 10:00 at Le Hocq Car Park
Join Neil and Alli on a wildlife walk around St. Clement, the smallest of Jersey’s parishes. Learn about the local birds, butterflies and botany along the beachfront and in the hedgerows.
St. Martin’s Parish Circular Walk - 10:00 at St. Martin’s Public Hall
St. Martin is a beautiful, verdant, parish that is blessed with a large number of interesting places to see – a harbour designed to hold the British Fleet, a number of Jersey Round Towers, and the final resting place of eminent horticulturalist Samuel Curtis.
Walk like an Egyptian! - 10:00 at Jardin D ’Olivet
Join National Trust for Jersey Ranger, Will Kirby on his beloved north coast cliff paths for a bracing walk along this stunning coastline.
Hidden Plémont - 14:00 at Plémont
Join Nicky Mansell and meander around the refurbished headland at Plémont to see what the National Trust for Jersey has achieved since demolishing the holiday camp that once dominated this part of the island.
Circular Walk from The Elms through St Peter’s - 14:15 at the Elms
Join guide Bob Tompkins on a circular walk from The Elms, the headquarters of the National Trust for Jersey to St Peter's Valley and back.
Bat Walk at Sunset - 19:15 at Mill Pond Car Park
Join the Jersey Bat Group on a circular walk with a difference around St Peter’s valley as the sun sets. Look out for these wonderful flying creatures.
Pictured: Islanders will get to explore nature around Waterworks Valley on Sunday.
Waterworks Valley Nature Walk - 10:00 at Hamptonne Car Park
Join Neil Singleton and Alli Caldeira on a nature walk around Waterworks Valley via Le Sentier du Moulin – a woodland trail created to mark the Millennium by the Parish of St Lawrence.
Wild West Walk - 14:00 at the Car Park next to ‘Big Vern’s’
Join local botanist, Tina Hull, on a botany walk along the beautiful coastal strip in St Ouen’s Bay through to Le Noir Pre (the orchid fields).
A Walk through a Prehistoric Landscape -14:15 at Faulkner Fisheries Car Park, L’Etacq
Join Nicky Mansell on a circular walk from L’Etacq through La Lande de Ouest – a Site of Special Interest to the ruins of a 14th-century castle at Grosnez stunning views of the other Channel Islands and the nearby coast of France and onto La Cotte a La Chèvre.
All walks are free for National Trust members and £5 per walk for non-members. Places can be booked online.
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