Step out for summer with this year’s walking festival which runs
from Wednesday 1 to Wednesday 15 August.
Our rangers have co-coordinated a wide range of walks to suit
all ages, abilities and interests. To find out more, please see the
listing below.
For all of the walks please wear sturdy
footwear and clothing to suit the weather conditions. Dogs on
a lead are welcome unless otherwise stated. Contact the rangers on
01695 622794 for more information.
Walks:
Wednesday 1 August
Lathom Circular Walk
Meet at: Ruff Wood
Time: 10.00am
Distance: 6 miles
Thursday 2 August
Bat Walk
Meet at: Bandstand, Coronation Park,
Ormskirk
Time: 8.30pm
Distance: 2 miles
Friday 3 August
Martin Mere to Mere Sands Circular Walk
Meet at: Martin Mere
Time: 10.00am
Distance: 2 miles
Saturday 4 August
Beacon Canal Loop
Meet at: Ranger Station, Beacon Country Park
Time: 10.00am
Distance: 8 miles
Sunday 5 August
Medieval Boundary Walk
Meet at: Ranger Station, Beacon Country Park
Time: 10.00am
Distance: 2 miles
Monday 6 August
Aughton Circular
Meet at: Aughton Village Hall
Time: 2.00pm
Distance: 5 miles
Tuesday 7 August
Martin Mere to Burscough Interchange
Meet at: Martin Mere
Time: 10.00am
Distance: 8 miles
Wednesday 8 August
Useful and Usable Plants
Meet at: Ranger Station, Beacon Country Park
Time: 2.00pm
Thursday 9 August
Bat Walk
Meet at: Ranger Station, Beacon Country Park
Time: 9.00pm
Distance: 2 miles
Friday 10 August
Martin Mere Reedbed Walk
Meet at: Martin Mere
Time: 10.00am
Saturday 11 August
Fairy Glen Circular Walk
Meet at: the layby on A5209
Time: 10.00am
Distance: 9 miles
Sunday 12 August
Butterfly and Moth Walk
Meet at: Ranger Station, Beacon Country Park
Time: 12.00pm
Distance: 2 miles
Monday 13 August
Ormskirk Circular Walk
Meet at: Coronation Park, Ormskirk
Time: 10.00am
Distance: 6 miles
Tuesday 14 August
Skem Circular Walk
Meet at: Nye Bevan
Time: 10.00am
Wednesday 15 August
Burscough Wetlands Walk
Meet at: Platts Lane, Burscough
Time: 10.00am
Distance: 11 miles
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