Exploring the stories behind the landscape
Trace the story of industrialisation and regeneration in the National Forest. Discover how past industries shaped the land, and how today’s carbon and water cycles are managed through restoration and rewilding.
• 5th March 2026 at 10am - £25 per person
• Group size limited to 10 walkers
• Toilets and café at start and midway through
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Explore Burton’s hidden heights. From ancient woodland to modern urban edges, this route uncovers stories of water use, past and present burials and the pressures of urban sprawl on a fragile landscape. Part of the route is steep and uneven so we'll take this one very slowly!
• 19th March 2026 at 10am - £20 per person
• Group size limited to 10 walkers
• No toilets or cafés on this walk
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Explore Branston’s transformation from gravel pits to green haven. This walk uncovers how regeneration, community use, and careful environmental design give places a new sense of identity and purpose.
• 26th March 2026 at 10am - £16 per person
• Group size limited to 10 walkers
• Toilets and café at start and end of the walk
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Walk through the historic heart of Lichfield to see how tourism, urban greening and placemaking interact. Discover how the city balances heritage with sustainability and modern urban life.
• 16th April 2026 and 10am - £20 per person
• Group size limited to 10 walkers
• Café at start and end of the walk. Toilets throughout.
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A journey through contrasting landscapes — from woodland ecosystems rich with bluebells to the changing face of food production and energy generation at Drakelow. Explore how our choices reshape the countryside.
• 23rd April 2026 and 10am - £22 per person
• Group size limited to 10 walkers
• Toilets and café at start and end of the walk
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Follow the River Dove to see meanders and floodplains in action. Explore how tourism, heritage and ownership create debates about who landscapes are really for.
• 14th May 2026 and 10am - £22 per person
• Group size limited to 10 walkers
• Toilets midway through the walk
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Discover how Barton Marina manages water naturally through sustainable drainage systems. Learn how eutrophication affects local ecosystems, explore habitats thriving around the marina, and see how careful water management shapes both landscape and leisure.
• 4th June 2026 and 10am - £15 per person
• Group size limited to 10 walkers
• Toilets and café at start and end of the walk
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A short, accessible walk revealing how floodplain restoration works in practice. See how engineering and ecology combine to reduce flood risk and enhance biodiversity right in the heart of Burton.
• 18th June 2026 and 10am - £18 per person
• Group size limited to 10 walkers
• Toilets at start and end of the walk
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Walk among reclaimed quarries now thriving as wetlands. Explore how waste management, conservation and commemoration come together to create a powerful sense of place.
• 2nd July 2026 and 10am - £25 per person
• Group size limited to 10 walkers
• Toilets and café midway through the walk
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This riverside walk explores how Branston Leas manages flooding through natural design. Learn how flood defences protect habitats — and how lost stately homes reveal the human story of changing landscapes.
• 16th July 2026 and 10am - £20 per person
• Group size limited to 10 walkers
• Toilets and pub at start and end of the walk
• Click here to find out more or book