Sadly, we need to postpone our Arrow Valley Country Park walk. We are replacing it with different green urban walk.
We will walk to Witton Lakes from Aston, finishing in Erdington. This is a pleasant, well-paved and mostly flat route of 8km length.
The walk is public transport friendly and is best accessed by train.
We join the canal at Aston and walk towards Spaghetti Junction, one of Birmingham’s major landmarks and an impressive feat of modern engineering.
We will continue along the canal for a bit longer and then leave it to walk over to Brookvale Park Lake. The end of the lake almost borders onto the beautiful Witton Lakes where we will stop to have lunch on some of the benches.
Suitably refreshed, we will continue over Perry Common and on to Erdington. Our walk concludes at the station. Trains back to Aston / New Street are every half-hour.
The walk is suitable for dogs, but they will need to be on a lead for much of it.
Please remember to bring a packed lunch.
Contact us for details on how to go to the start of the walk.
We are still collecting for Women’s Aid, and optional donations of £1 (or more) will be welcome – please bring cash, also for your mandatory £1 contribution to Boot Women’s admin costs.
Join us!
]]>It is a relatively easy route, but has some gentle ascents and one steeper, short descent. There are two stiles and two kissing gates.
The start and finish are on pavement but the majority of the route is on woodland paths and fields.
Well behaved dogs are also welcome.
Contact us for details on how to go to the start of the walk.
We are still collecting for Women’s Aid, and optional donations of £1 (or more) will be welcome – please bring cash, also for your mandatory £1 contribution to Boot Women’s admin costs.
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Our May walk takes us to Shrewsbury in Shropshire. It is 6.5 miles (with an option to do a shorter walk of 4.5 miles).
We will start the walk in the town centre and then head out via a residential area to follow the Old River Bed. We will walk across some tracks and fields. Expect these to be muddy in parts, especially if we have had a lot of rain. There are no stiles. Some of the fields may have sheep in them so dogs will need to be kept on a lead here. There are a couple of moderate uphill sections and two lots of steps to go up but generally the walk is an easy one on the flat. There is one busy road to cross.
The walk provides a good view of Shrewsbury’s skyline and spires and there will be an opportunity for a tea break stop after a couple of miles (so please bring a drink and snack).
Approximately four miles into the walk will bring us to Shrewsbury Weir where we will stop for a late lunch. There are several benches here and public toilets. The ‘Weir Café’ sells hot and cold drinks, sandwiches and cakes etc. so there is the choice to buy food from here or to bring your own packed lunch with you to eat.
There is the option to finish the walk after about a ten-minute walk from the Weir lunch stop as we will be passing close by the railway station / start of the walk.
For those wishing to continue we will keep following the River Severn passing under the English Bridge to Greyfriars bridge. There is a very good gelato shop here for people who have left room for some ice-cream for pudding! We might also get to see some rowing boats racing on the river because it is Shrewsbury Regatta day. This will be the busiest section of the walk but the tree-lined avenue here is very wide.
We also have the option to do a loop of Shrewsbury’s famous Dingle garden and from 2pm a brass band will be performing in the Bandstand so if we are lucky we might be able to catch some of this too. There are more public toilets here and another opportunity to buy an ice-cream! The walk then brings us to the Welsh bridge and back to where we began (having passed a total of 8 bridges along the way).
Contact us for details on how to go to the start of the walk.
We are still collecting for Women’s Aid, and optional donations of £1 (or more) will be welcome – please bring cash, also for your mandatory £1 contribution to Boot Women’s admin costs.
Join us!
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Our April walk starts at Walsall Arboretum which dates back to the late 19th century, with over 10,000 different species of trees and shrubs.
It’s generally easy and flat walking. There is one stile; it has a space for dogs to go through. There is a short stretch of road walking at the beginning of the walk. Bits of the walk may be muddy.
We’ll stop partway through for a half hour break at the historic Manor Arms pub, one of the very few pubs in the country with no bar counter. It is a three-room canal-side establishment, opened as a beerhouse in 1895 within an 18th-century building. The Manor Arms is unlikely to be serving food, so make sure you bring your packed lunch!
There is a pub garden for those who prefer to stay outside.
There may be sheep and lambs in adjacent fields so dogs will probably need to be on lead for at least some of the time.
Contact us for details on how to go to the start of the walk.
We are still collecting for Women’s Aid, and optional donations of £1 (or more) will be welcome – please bring cash, also for your mandatory £1 contribution to Boot Women’s admin costs.
Join us!
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Nestling in the heart of agricultural Worcestershire is the picturesque parish of Hanbury that we are going to explore in a varied 6 ¾ mile (11km) circular walk. The route passes by Hanbury Hall and it combines canal-side walking, hedge-line fields, historic buildings and parkland.
Walking is mostly along level canal towpaths, crossfield, field edges and parkland. There is one gradual climb, two shorter, steeper climbs and one flight of steps. Quite a few gates but no stiles.
Please remember to bring a packed lunch and something to sit on.
Well behaved dogs are also welcome.
Contact us for details on how to go to the start of the walk.
We are still collecting for Women’s Aid, and optional donations of £1 (or more) will be welcome – please bring cash, also for your mandatory £1 contribution to Boot Women’s admin costs.
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Berkswell Windmill © Robin Stott CC BY-SA 2.0.
Our February walk is the Balsall Common Circular. It’s a 5-mile flat and easy walk, meandering across mostly flat farmland & open countryside. It follows the Millenium Way for part of the route.
Please note that boots are a must due to the generally muddy field conditions.
Please remember to bring a packed lunch and something to sit on.
Well behaved dogs are also welcome.
Contact us for details on how to go to the start of the walk.
We are still collecting for Women’s Aid, and optional donations of £1 (or more) will be welcome – please bring cash, also for your mandatory £1 contribution to Boot Women’s admin costs.
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Our first walk of 2026 is an easy 4 miles starting from Stafford Castle.
We will first walk across fields and through the golf course to a main road which we cross before taking cycle route 55 into Duddas woods.
The path to this point is flat with a good surface.
From the woods there is a steady incline back to the castle. The paths are muddy and slippery in places but around the castle are good.
The walk is suitable for dogs.
Please remember to bring a packed lunch and something to sit on.
Contact us for details on how to go to the start of the walk.
We are still collecting for Women’s Aid, and optional donations of £1 (or more) will be welcome – please bring cash, also for your mandatory £1 contribution to Boot Women’s admin costs.
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The route of our December walk takes us round some of the canals in Birmingham City Centre and out towards Winson Green on the Soho Loop. We finish back at Brindley Place from where it is only a short walk to the German Christmas Market in Victoria Square.
The route is just under five miles long and flat and easy throughout. No walking boots needed, but the towpaths may be a bit slippery so please wear suitable shoes.
There is a nice spot to sit down for lunch if we want to take a break, alternatively we could just have a quick drinks stop and eat at the market.
Please remember to bring a packed lunch and something to sit on.
The walk is suitable for dogs, but they will need to be on a leash for most of it.
Contact us for details on how to go to the start of the walk.
We are still collecting for Women’s Aid, and optional donations of 1£ (or more) will be welcome.
Join us!
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Our autumnal November walk is a pretty 4-mile circular route from Himley to Baggeridge Woods, which includes lots of water, forest and some great views. We’ll be starting at Himley Hall, then walk through into Baggeridge Park before turning off into Baggeridge Woods. The walk has a couple of inclines, one is rather steep but not very long. The rest of the route is flat or downhill. It has a couple of steps in places, and one stile, but all are well-built and not dangerous.
The walk surface is a mixture of paved path, gravel path and dirt track. There will be some mud around, so boots are an absolute must.
It’s a great walk for dogs. There are horses along the way but all are behind fences and very friendly.
Toilets and a café are available at the start and in the middle of the walk.
At the end of our route, there is the option to extend it by including a 1-mile walk around the lake or by exploring the impressive grounds of Himley Hall.
Himley Hall is not easily reached by public transport, but we have lifts available from Wolverhampton for a couple of people.
Please remember to bring a packed lunch and something to sit on.
Contact us for details on how to go to the start of the walk.
We are still collecting for Women’s Aid, and optional donations of £1 (or more) will be welcome – please bring cash, also for your mandatory £1 contribution to Boot Women’s admin costs.
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