Choose from a Great Selection of Walks Throughout May
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Choose from a great selection of walks throughout May. Wirral Walking Festival 2017 Wirral Walking ACCESS POLICY Festival 2017 Many of the walks in this access for all. Also, if you brochure are accessible to are unable to attend the The Wirral Walking Festival is now in its fifth people with limited mobility. walk at the times shown, year and again features a variety of walks from However it is recommended again please contact the short Walking for Health Walks at over a dozen that you check with the walk leader who will be locations to long distance treks passing through walk organiser for each able to advise of alternative Wirral’s award winning Green Flag parks, ancient event if you have specific meeting points for you to woodland, historic heathlands and along our requirements including join the walk at a different wheelchair access or are location later on. Finally, if internationally protected coast. unable to step over stiles. In you need to leave a walk Walk leaders will tell you about Wirral’s villages, colourful parks and gardens and many cases the walk route early please let the walk about the local and natural history that can be found here. There are Buggy Park can be adapted to provide leader know! Fitness sessions and for those who want an opportunity to go just a little bit faster we include our Run in Wirral programme of events aimed at beginners. Many of the walks are led by volunteer walk leaders and, as usual, volunteers from the Wirral Disabled Holiday Information is an Footpaths and Open Spaces Preservation Society and Wirral Ramblers have made awareness-led charity founded by a significant contribution to the variety of walks on offer. Frank and Sue Napper in 2001. As well as providing free information on fully accessible leisure time pursuits Whether you’re joining a friends group for a walk around their local park, taking on their website and in guides and part in a health walk (or even a run) or taking a packed lunch on a walk crossing fact sheets, their volunteers engage from one side of the peninsula to the other, we hope that you enjoy the 2017 Wirral in a variety of related activities to Walking Festival and will take a couple of minutes to complete the on-line event assess opportunities for people with survey at www.visitwirral.com so that we can continue to improve the festival and disabilities including those who might not normally participate fully the range of walks on offer, or click here www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/wwf17 in community life. The resultant data is accessible in a visually stimulating Information about parks and open spaces facilities as well as information format that will hopefully encourage Thank you to Cynthia Sadler who has provided many of the on where to stay and activities can be other people with similar needs photographs used in this brochure, including the front cover found at to expand and enhance their life photograph, and to other members of the Hoylake Photographic www.disabledholidayinfo.org.uk experience thus improving their Society who have contributed towards this brochure and other health and wellbeing. Wirral Walking Festival event publicity. 1 Monday 8th May Location/Start Page Wirral Walking Festival 2017 • Buggy Park Fitness Ashton Park 12 • Health Walk Birkenhead Park 16 Calendar of Walks • Health Walk West Kirby 16 • Health Walk Wallasey Village Library 16 • Health Walk Guinea Gap 16 Monday 1st May Location/Start Page • Run in Wirral Wirral Tennis and Leisure Centre 12 • Health Walk Birkenhead Park 16 • Run in Wirral West Kirby Concourse 12 • Parkgate and Neston Circular Parkgate 7 Tuesday 9th May Tuesday 2nd May • Run in Wirral West Kirby Concourse 12 • Run in Wirral West Kirby Concourse 12 • Health Walk Arrowe Park 16 • Health Walk Arrowe Park 16 • Health Walk Port Sunlight River Park 16 • Health Walk Port Sunlight River Park 16 • Health Walk Wallasey 17 • Health Walk Wallasey 17 • Health Walk Warrens 17 • Health Walk Warrens 17 • Bidston Hill Bidston 9 • Flaybrick Cemetery and • Royden Park Frankby 9 Memorial Gardens Bidston 7 • Bidston Bidston 7 Wednesday 10th May • Buggy Park Fitness Ashton Park 12 Wednesday 3rd May • Run in Wirral West Kirby Concourse 12 • Buggy Park Fitness Ashton Park 12 • Run in Wirral Oval Leisure Centre 12 • Run in Wirral West Kirby Concourse 12 • Health Walk Port Sunlight River Park 17 • Run in Wirral Oval Leisure Centre 12 • Health Walk Port Sunlight Village 17 • Health Walk Port Sunlight River Park 17 • Health Walk West Kirby 17 • Health Walk Port Sunlight Village 17 • Health Walk Wallasey Village Library 17 • Health Walk West Kirby 17 • Health Walk Eastham Country Park 17 • Health Walk Wallasey Village Library 17 • Willaston Kissing Gate Walk Willaston 11 • Health Walk Eastham Country Park 17 • Ness and Little Neston Ness 11 • Wildflowers in the Woodland Eastham 7 Thursday 11th May Thursday 4th May • Run in Wirral West Kirby Concourse 12 • Run in Wirral West Kirby Concourse 12 • Run in Wirral Frankby 12 • Run in Wirral Frankby 12 • Health Walk Royden Park 17 • Health Walk Royden Park 17 • Coast to Coast: Parkgate to Eastham Parkgate 11 • Bats in Brotherton Park Brotherton Park 8 Friday 12th May Friday 5th May • Buggy Park Fitness Mayer Park 12 • Buggy Park Fitness Mayer Park 12 • Health Walk Wallasey Village Library 17 • Health Walk Wallasey Village Library 17 • Bromborough Pool • History Walk Brotherton Park 8 The First Garden Village Bromborough 11 • Brimstage Brimstage 8 • Spital Spital 11 Saturday 6th May Saturday 13th May • Run in Wirral Birkenhead Park 12 • Run in Wirral Birkenhead Park 12 • Tex’ Trail Running Various 12 • Tex’ Trail Running Various 12 • Bluebells Galore Bromborough 9 • From Refuse to Recreation Port Sunlight River Park 13 • Oxton History Walk (West) Oxton 9 • Thor’s Rocks: Geology at Thurstaston Thurstaston 13 • Rhododendrons in Park Wood Bidston Hill 13 Sunday 7th May • Health Walk Birkenhead Park 17 • Run in Wirral West Kirby Concourse 12 • History Walk Eastham Country Park 9 To enjoy the best of Wirral’s Parks, Coast and Countryside download a free walking and cycle trail leaflet, Circular Trail and a Nature Guide at www.visitwirral.com 2 3 Sunday 14th May Location/Start Page Friday 19th May Location/Start Page • Health Walk Birkenhead Park 17 • Buggy Park Fitness Mayer Park 12 • Run in Wirral West Kirby Concourse 12 • Health Walk Wallasey Village Library 17 • Burton Marsh Birdsong and Breakfast Burton Mere Wetlands 13 • Short Health Walk Birkenhead Park 17 • The Secret Gardens of Oxton Oxton 13 • Storeton Storeton 19 • Thornton Hough Circular Thornton Hough 14 • A Walk with the Garden Manager Ness Gardens 14 Saturday 20th May • Red Rocks Evening Walk Hoylake 14 • Run in Wirral Birkenhead Park 12 • Tex’ Trail Running Various 12 Monday 15th May • Workers Cottages Around Port Sunlight Port Sunlight 15 • Buggy Park Fitness Ashton Park 12 • Oxton History Walk (East) Oxton 18 • Health Walk Birkenhead Park 16 • Health Walk West Kirby 16 Sunday 21st May • Run in Wirral Wirral Tennis and Leisure Centre 12 • Health Walk Birkenhead Park 17 • Health Walk Ashton Park 16 • Run in Wirral West Kirby Concourse 12 • Health Walk Wallasey Village Library 16 • Greasby Village History Walk Greasby 18 • Health Walk Guinea Gap 16 • Thurstaston and West Kirby Thurstaston 18 • Run in Wirral West Kirby Concourse 12 • Little Neston Circular Little Neston 18 • The Crash Site Landican to Little Storeton 14 • A Walk with Botanist Tim Baxter Ness Gardens 18 Tuesday 16th May Monday 22nd May • Run in Wirral West Kirby Concourse 12 • Buggy Park Fitness Ashton Park 12 • Health Walk Arrowe Park 16 • Health Walk Birkenhead Park 16 • Health Walk Port Sunlight River Park 16 • Health Walk West Kirby 16 • Health Walk Wallasey 17 • Health Walk Wallasey Village Library 16 • Health Walk Warrens 17 • Health Walk Guinea Gap 16 • Prenton Circular Prenton 15 • Run in Wirral West Kirby Concourse 12 • Heswall Dales Heswall 15 • Run in Wirral Wirral Tennis and Leisure Centre 12 Wednesday 17th May Tuesday 23rd May • Buggy Park Fitness Ashton Park 12 • Run in Wirral West Kirby Concourse 12 • Run in Wirral West Kirby Concourse 12 • Health Walk Arrowe Park 16 • Run in Wirral Oval Leisure Centre 12 • Health Walk Port Sunlight River Park 16 • Health Walk Port Sunlight River Park 17 • Health Walk Wallasey 17 • Health Walk Port Sunlight Village 17 • Health Walk Warrens 17 • Health Walk West Kirby 17 • Meols Meols 18 • Health Walk Wallasey Village Library 17 • Health Walk Eastham Country Park 17 Wednesday 24th May • Buggy Park Fitness Ashton Park 12 Thursday 18th May • Run in Wirral West Kirby Concourse 12 • Run in Wirral West Kirby Concourse 12 • Run in Wirral Oval Leisure Centre 12 • Run in Wirral Frankby 12 • Health Walk Port Sunlight River Park 17 • Health Walk Royden Park 17 • Health Walk Port Sunlight Village 17 • Workers Cottages Around Port Sunlight Port Sunlight 15 • Health Walk West Kirby 17 • Health Walk Wallasey Village Library 17 • Health Walk Eastham Country Park 17 “Excellent Event” To help us improve our services please spare a few Wirral Walking Festival Feedback 2016 moments of your time to share your views at www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/wwf17 4 5 Thursday 25th May Location/Start Page Parkgate and Neston Circular Bidston • Run in Wirral West Kirby Concourse 12 Monday 1st May, Tuesday 2nd May, 7.30pm - 9.15pm • Run in Wirral Frankby 12 10am – 3pm Cost: FREE (but please bring some • Health Walk Royden Park 17 Cost: FREE money if you want to join us Friday 26th May Walk length: 9 miles in a local pub afterwards!) • Buggy Park Fitness Mayer Park 12 Walk length: An easy walk over field paths, the Wirral • Health Walk Wallasey Village Library 17 • Royden Park Special Health Walk Frankby 17 Way and along the banks of the Dee This circular walk takes us from Bidston • Port Sunlight Port Sunlight 20 marshes with an option to leave the Station to Bidston Village and Bidston • The Bats of Port Sunlight River Park Port Sunlight 19 walk after 6 miles.