January Walk and Sunday Lunch

Posted on 10th November 2019 by Boot Women

In January, we’ll be celebrating our vice-chair’s birthday by having Sunday lunch after our walk.

The walk will be a short, flat walk of approximately 3 miles length along the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal. There will be no stiles but depending on the weather the towpath may be slippery, so please wear appropriate footwear.

Well behaved dogs are welcome.

Contact us for details on how to go to the start of the walk and on how to sign up for the lunch. A deposit is required and needs to be paid by 8 Dec.

We are still collecting for Women’s Aid, and optional donations of 1£ (or more) will be welcome.

Join us!

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December Walk: Birmingham Canals and Christmas Market

Posted on 10th November 2019 by Boot Women

Put your Santa hats on and join us for our Christmas walk on 8 Dec 2019.

We’ll be staying local and exploring the Birmingham canals. Our walk along the towpaths will take approximately two hours and will end at the German Market, where we will enjoy a festive drink in the Snowhouse.

Due to the weather the towpath may be slippery, so please wear appropriate footwear.

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.

Join us!

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Next walk: Sutton Park, 10th November

Posted on 30th October 2019 by Boot Women

The location  for November’s Boot Women walk will be Sutton Park. For anyone who isn’t local to North Brum: Sutton Park is a lovely 2400 acre National Nature Reserve. The park has varied terrain and landscape with much heathland and several lakes. We will be covering only part of it and it will be 5 to 6 miles and mostly completely flat though there is a very short section where there is a gradient. There are no stiles.

The route will probably be muddy due to all the recent rain we have had, so please wear appropriate footwear.

Remember to bring some lunch / drinks 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.

Join us!

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Next walk: Clowes Wood, 13 October 2019

Posted on 5th October 2019 by Boot Women

Our next walk will be a longish woodlands ramble through the Clowes Wood nature reserve near Solihull (6-7 miles). We’ll start and finish by Earlswood Lakes.

This is a lovely flat walk, taking in a view of the lakes as well as woods and meadows and a golf course.
Overall, the walk holds few challenges but there are many kissing gates, a few stiles and several footbridges to navigate – some have the odd plank missing so you will need to take care when crossing.

Since we will be walking across fields and meadows as well as along established footpaths, it will be quite wet and muddy in places – particularly if we get more rain next week. Good, watertight boots are a must.
Please be aware that there will be some road walking, mostly in the first part of the walk.

Remember to bring some lunch / drinks and something to sit on.

Well behaved dogs are welcome but will need to be able to cross stiles and footbridges.

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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Next walk: Warley Woods, 8 September 2019

Posted on 21st August 2019 by Boot Women

In September, we will go on the Warley Woods History Trail and visit Lightwoods House.
Warley Woods is a lovely green space, just 4 miles from Birmingham city centre, and consists of one third woodland, one third meadow and a nine-hole golf course.

Our walk leader, who is one of the Warley Woods Trustees, will slowly take us along the 3-mile History Trail so that you can take in the information.
Leaflets are available for you to use and a donation for them would be appreciated.

Warley Woods is unique in that it is owned and run by the community, has won the Green Flag Award for the last 10 years and is based on a landscape designed by Humphry Repton in the 1780s. There are 15 trustees and over a thousand members of the trust. 400 volunteers contribute at events and do other things like litter picking, planting trees and clearing paths.
For more information, go to www.warleywoods.org .

At the end of the History Trail, we will have the option of a trip to Lightwoods House and Park to see the Grade II-listed 18th century house that was refurbished using a 5 million pound lottery grant.

There is a lovely Shakespeare garden at the back to walk around but no dogs are allowed. Lightwoods Park is flat but the woods rise up and down with the highest point at the water tower, which is 235 meters above sea level, so there will be some nice views although we cannot access the tower.

All in all the walk will be no more than 4 miles.

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.

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Next walk: Bewdley, 11 August 2019

Posted on 30th July 2019 by Boot Women

In August, we will go on an exciting four mile walk with steam train return.

We will set off from Bewdley, walking alongside the river and through parkland to a kissing gate.

A small footbridge will take us up to Seckley Wood where we can take a break.

Leaving the woodland, we then continue onto Upper Arley, passing under the impressive Victoria Bridge and then taking a short walk uphill to Arley Station.

The station is lovingly preserved. It offers plenty of refreshments and a nice picnic area to enjoy them in while we wait for the steam train to take us back to Bewdley. Please note that charges apply to travel.

Unfortunately dogs are not allowed on the train.

On our arrival back at Bewdley station, it’s only a short walk downhill back to our starting point.

Meet at the usual place or 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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Next walk: Cannock Chase, 14 July 2019

Posted on 10th June 2019 by Boot Women

Join us for July’s Boot Women walk: a five mile circular in the area of Milford Common and Cannock Chase.

We’ll be taking in the historical Shugborough Hall, home to the Earls of Lichfield, and the nearby impressive packhorse bridge which is the longest remaining of its kind in England.

Cannock Chase has an extensive area of forest woodland and parkland and was designated as an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1958 because of its beautiful landscape, its wildlife and its history.

There are no stiles on this walk, but there are a couple of busy road crossings, some stepping stones, a narrow bridge, and several gates. Despite this, the walk is suitable for well behaved dogs as usual.

We will start and finish at Milford Common. There are toilet facilities opposite the car par. (And there is usually an ice-cream van on the car park 🙂 )
There is also a pub opposite for post walk refreshments.

Remember to bring some lunch / drinks 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.

Join us!

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Next walk: Birmingham to Wolverhampton (9 June)

Posted on 2nd June 2019 by Boot Women

Our June walk will be longer than normal: we will walk all the way from Gas Street Basin in Birmingham to Broad Street Basin, following the new Main Line Canal, which has an excellent towpath.

We’ll be covering 15 miles, which we expect to complete in seven hours, allowing time for a couple of stops.

On completion of the walk we will return to Birmingham on the train or tram.

As this is a longer walk, please remember to bring the following:
– Plenty to drink and eat and something to sit on.
– Sunglasses, sunscreen and a hat, should it be warm, waterproofs in case of rain.
– A torch for in the tunnel.
– Suitable footwear: light walking shoes or comfortable trainers.

Well behaved dogs are 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.

Join us!

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Next walk: Brewood (12 May 2019)

Posted on 5th May 2019 by Boot Women

This walk is a gentle  5 mile circular walk from the Oakley Arms pub  in Brewood (pronounced “Brood!”) in South Staffordshire. It crosses arable fields and follows quiet tracks and lanes with Belvide Reservoir and the former Black Ladies Priory to take in  along the way. There is plenty of wildlife to enjoy, including a wealth of wildfowl on the reservoir which is managed as a nature reserve. There is also some interesting history to this area.

The walk is relatively flat with just a few gentle slopes. There are no stiles or kissing gates on route, just a few single bridle gates and one sleeper bridge to negotiate. The paths can be muddy or waterlogged at times and they are also rutted and uneven in part, so good boots are a must.

Brewood is a small village in South Staffordshire, located about 11 miles south of Stafford and easily accessed from the A5. The Oakley Arms is located on Kiddemore Green Road, between Brewood and the small hamlet of Kiddemore Green. It is a luxurious pub with a great menu and fantastic views over a lake  for after walk drinking/dining should you wish.

Remember to bring some lunch / drinks and something to sit on.

Well behaved dogs are welcome – but please be aware that there might be livestock in one of the fields.

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.

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April walk: Berkswell, 14/04/2019

Posted on 22nd March 2019 by Boot Women

Our April walk will be a 5 to 6 mile walk starting from the village of Berkswell near Coventry.

The route takes in some attractive countryside and farmland. The walk is mostly flat with a few gentle slopes. You will need to negotiate several kissing gates and stiles. There may be livestock in some of the fields.
The terrain is likely to be muddy so suitable footwear is required.
The walk starts and ends at the Bear Inn in Berkswell. It’s a really nice pub and some of you may want to join us for drinks after the walk.

Meet at the usual place or 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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