Bring your pooch for a fantastic autumnal walk in the woods with staff (and four-legged friends) from Jerry Green Dog Rescue’s South Lincolnshire centre on Sunday 25th October at 11am.
The 3 mile woodland walk will start from the Westgate Wood car park at Five House Lane, Wyberton near Boston PE21 7JA.
Westgate Wood is one of The Woodland Trust’s ‘Woods on Your Doorstep’ woodlands, created to commemorate the Millennium and was planted with ash, oak, alder, downy birch and willows. The walk will follow a meandering, wheelchair and pushchair friendly path through grassy glades with seating areas and rest spots. It’s very dog-friendly and has a charming cafe at the entrance called the Fisherman’s Rest. Donations to Jerry Green Dog Rescue would be very welcome.
Jerry Green Dog Rescue’s South Lincolnshire centre opened in 1997 and Lynne Vincent and her team are committed to caring for and rehoming dogs in the South Lincolnshire area. The Rescue Centre is located within easy reach of all the major towns of the area at the junction of the A16 and A17. If you want more details about the walk or the centre please contact walk leader Jo Hickson on 01205 260546.
Go to http://www.jerrygreendogs.org.uk/ to find about more about rehoming a dog.
Contact: Beverley Gormley – Cultural Events Officer
Step forward to lead a walk in the first South Lincolnshire Walking Festival
Heritage Lincolnshire, a charitable trust based in Heckington, is urging organisations and businesses to volunteer to lead walks in the first ever South Lincolnshire Walking Festival.
The brand new walking festival will take place between 25th September and 31st October this year and will feature free guided walks in North & South Kesteven, Boston and South Holland. There are already around 30 different walks lined up so far, led by organisations such as the Ramblers, Walking for Health groups, Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, the Forestry Commission and the Society for Lincolnshire History and Archaeology but more are needed to help attract visitors to the south of the county.
Beverley Gormley, Heritage Lincolnshire’s Cultural Events Officer, said “The South Lincolnshire Walking Festival is creating a real buzz in this part of the county! North & South Kesteven, Boston and South Holland are jam packed with heritage and history and we want to help show off those hidden gems to local people and visitors while helping to boost the local economy. This is our chance to put this part of Lincolnshire firmly on the walking festival map.
South Lincolnshire has a varied landscape that has witnessed Bronze Age burials, Iron Age mints, roman forts, the Knights Templar, castles and abbeys but the festival isn’t only for history lovers! Whether you want to roam with Ramblers, have an adventure with your kids, get snapping on a photography foray or get fit on a health trail, there’s something for everyone. The walks will take place on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays so that those who work or want to involve the family don’t miss out. Anyone who’s interested should go to www.southlincswalking.com or our Facebook or Twitter pages to find out more.”
Heritage Lincolnshire also organises the successful Lincolnshire Wolds Walking Festival in partnership with the Wolds Countryside Service and is keen to promote Lincolnshire’s heritage to walkers. If you or your organisation are interested in leading a walk, your business would like a walk to start or finish at their premises, or you would like your organisation to be featured in the brochure please get in touch by email at slwf@lincsheritage.org, phone 01529 461499 before 23 February 2015.
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NOTES FOR EDITORS
The Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire is a charity, established in 1991, whose activities ensure that the special character and significance of Lincolnshire’s heritage is understood, valued, conserved and celebrated for the benefit of local people, visitors and future generations.
The Trust is supported by County and District Councils, national heritage bodies, through commercial activities and sponsorship. We welcome donations [including gift aid] and legacies.
The Trust’s key objectives are to:
Provide high quality learning and volunteering activities which attract a diverse audience and raise awareness of Lincolnshire’s heritage.
Increase participation in heritage activities through community engagement.
Develop and deliver conservation projects that secure investment for Lincolnshire and contribute to economic regeneration.
Undertake archaeological fieldwork and research that advances our understanding of Lincolnshire’s historic environment.
Love walking in south Lincolnshire? Want to shout about it to the rest of the world? Go on, we know you’re tempted…
We’ve been really pleased with the number of walk leaders who’ve already registered to lead walks during the festival but we need more! If you (or someone you know) are interested in leading a walk during the festival please fill in this 2015 walk submission form and return it to us at slwf@lincsheritage.org or by post to the address on the right of this page —>
Bring your pooch for a fantastic autumnal walk in the woods with staff (and four-legged friends) from Jerry Green Dog Rescue’s South Lincolnshire centre on Sunday 25th October at 11am.
South Lincolnshire Walking Festival 2019 