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September 2020 SOUTH EAST No. 111 September 2020 Walkingwalker in London manifesto drafted s we recover from the preventing a big increase in the schemes to widen pavements, monotony. I always walked from means we build exercise and green pandemic, it is likely number of cars on the road as the introduce new cycle lanes and low- the door a lot but once found myself spaces into our daily journeys as a A that there will be a economy opens up. traffic neighbourhoods and reduce on the other bank of the Thames matter of course - but we need to continuing reduction in public Transport for London's (TfL) speed limits to make it safer and looking back towards my local area encourage millions of other people transport. This means there is support package from the more appealing to walk and cycle. from a park I'd never been in before, who travel to join us. a renewed emphasis on active government has meant funding Some of these schemes will become and discovered a whole new green At the same time, we need TfL travel in London with the aim of is being directed to temporary permanent, others will be adapted, space I'd not known was there less and the boroughs to understand the and some might be removed. than 10 minutes walk from home. contribution walking can make to We want to make sure the voices Walking has kept many of us healthy solving some of the problems London of walkers are heard and that walking both mentally and physically during faces. We have been lobbying for isn't the underdog where this this awful time. pavement widening at length to investment is concerned. We know Whilst the number of people who facilitate walking not just to provide how popular walking has always can switch to walking from public space for queuing, for temporary been in London. We also know transport for the whole of their barriers to be permeable so we don't how much more popular walking journeys to work, shops, hospital, have to extend walks unnecessarily to has become during the pandemic, friends or leisure activity will be low, cross roads, and for walking routes how accessible it is for a wide range the number who can incorporate from transport hubs such as mainline of people and how low-cost it is, walking as part of their journey will stations, to be promoted to the requiring no special clothing or be huge. If everyone could walk a public. We find the focus tends to equipment. Many people have few stops instead of changing trains, be on safety rather than enjoyability explored their local neighbourhood tube or bus or can get off a few - but we know people will choose on foot during Covid-19, walking stops early, then the pressure on the to walk when they think it will be streets they hadn't walked before and transport system and on tunnels and pleasant and not simply because they discovering green spaces they didn't corridors within stations would be expect to complete their journey know were there as they attempted massively reduced. This is all second uninjured. to mix things up and alleviate the nature to many of us ramblers - it Continued on page 3 Group walks return Kent tiger scare All Ramblers group walks were suspended from 18 March until 3 July. Then, in line with government policy which said that in England no more than six people could gather outside, groups could arrange walks (of leader pus five). Since 30 July, groups have been able to organise walks with up to 30 participants. Not all groups felt able to restart walks with the six-person limit and the need to meet other restrictions but Aylesbury & District Group was among those that did. n these unusual times, most knew we had to act. Central Office. of us want to get out walking With over 250 members and our We put a spreadsheet on our Iwith our fellow ramblers. pre-lockdown walks often attracting group website for leaders to offer So when it became clear at the 20 - 30 members, we wondered walks and up to five members were beginning of July that we were whether there would be demand for able to pre-register for these. Within permitted to walk together again, small group walking, in line with days we had eight walks on offer and albeit in groups of up to six, we the latest advice from Ramblers space for up to 40 members to join us. By mid-July, two walks had taken place and about 30 members Big cat cornered. Photo: Juliet Simpson had pre-registered for the eight esidents of remote were no doubt relieved to find It walks on offer. dwellings near the was a life-size model tiger that has Our small group walks enabled village of Underrriver in been there for 20 years, sculpted many of us to keep in touch and to R Kent were surprised to find by Ramblers' walk leader Juliet continue to explore our little corner a police helicopter overhead Simpson and placed in her garden of England. Now that we can and 10 armed police officers in the woods. Those wishing to again enjoy walking together we are converging on the local woods view the big cat themselves should reminded that good things come in in early May. visit the Kent Ramblers' website small packages too! The drama came after a member at www.kentramblers.org.uk/ Stephen Putman of the public had reported a tiger kentwalks and choose Walk 28. Publicity Officer, Aylesbury roaming near a footpath. They Robert Peel Leader Stephen with fellow socially-distancing members near Ivinghoe Beacon. Ramblers 2 South East Walker September 2020 100 stiles to London is a forest ou will probably have heard As well as planting new trees and go for Loddon the phrase, 'It's a jungle out whips, the London Borough of Y there'. but actually, according Hammersmith and Fulham invites to one United Nations definition, residents to plant flowers, herbs and Valley Ramblers London is a forest. shrubs - anything you like really - at he suspension of or remove stiles which will be It might not conform to your idea the base of trees across the borough as Ramblers' activities of greatest benefit in terms of of a forest but it is home to over eight part of their campaign to make streets Tin the spring meant making routes and circuits million trees, roughly one for every greener and more pleasant. They even that our volunteers could not stile-free. person living in Greater London. produce a guide to help you and this can continue their programme With the completion of the Both the number of trees and the trees be found on their website. Don't forget that trees get thirsty too! of replacing stiles with gates. audit, the difficult bit starts, themselves are growing every year. Then along came coronavirus and Photo: Des Garrahan Having five shiny new gates with the task of obtaining London is definitely an urban forest. everybody was told to stay indoors, • Ask your neighbours to get involved, sitting in storage has been landowner permissions and For most London councils, tree quickly followed by the hottest, driest especially if you're planning on going frustrating, but members getting funding for new gates. planting takes place between November May any of us has known. on holiday over the summer. found another way of using To this end, the audit report and February. Trees are planted in the For those riparian London boroughs, • Try not to water when the ground is their time which they hope has been sent to Wokingham winter months when they are dormant, the Thames Path is a popular site for wet and soggy. Rainfall isn't always will pay dividends. Borough Council and to all as this increases survival rates. Many new plantings. One council got in enough to satisfy newly-planted trees, The publication of a new the parish councils in the London boroughs have ambitious touch with the Thames Path National but too much water can be as bad as Rights of Way Improvement borough, in the hope that they plans to plant more trees. Kingston, Trail, who then contacted me, about not enough. Plan by Wokingham will do what they can to help the London borough I live in, aims to 10 newly-planted elms at Mortlake. • If you use a hosepipe, do so safely - Borough Council in April with permissions and funding. plant at least 1,500 trees over the next After popping down with Clare, the don't leave it unattended or trail it re-affirmed the aim to If nothing else, the audit three years and in the planting season of Chair of Inner London area, for a quick across the road. remove all stiles on Loddon outcomes have clarified that 2019-20, they planted 871 street trees investigation, and to do some emergency • The best time to water is either early Valley's paths, and the group many paths are already stile- and over 3,000 whips with the support watering, we were able, with the help morning or in the evening. Try to has now established the extent free, in many cases because of of local communities in green spaces. (A of Richmond Ramblers, to get nearby avoid the hottest part of the day, of that task by completing an the group's previous efforts whip is a young tree, without branches, Putney Town Rowing Club interested although water any time is better than audit of all the remaining stiles to remove and replace them.
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