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A coastal view from the Pembrokeshire Coast Path

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05/12/2014
The Ridgeway
Winter Blog
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Hi GuysBrief intro to myself - over the last few years I’ve been overseeing the operational works to both The Ridgeway and Thames Path. On...
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02/12/2014
Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path
New to the National Trail
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A view from the new coastal access route Sea Palling to Weybourne
A few words to introduce myself as the new National Trail Officer.I have spent some time getting to know Norfolk’s National Trail, dare I...
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02/12/2014
Pennine Way
A Bit of a Dinosaur and taking off hats!
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Some days I feel like a Dinosaur. I've spent much of my last 25 years working to manage trails - which when reduced to is simplest is to...
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25/11/2014
South Downs Way
Events, poetry and pipelines
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Eastbourne start finger post
One thing I love about this job is that no two days are the same and I’m always involved in a wide variety of things; you certainly couldn...
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04/11/2014
Pennine Way
Pennine Way National Trail or Just the Pennine Way?
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As part of the planned celebrations for the Pennine Ways 50th anniversary next year a new start point at Edale is being constructed. Its...
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22/10/2014
Offa's Dyke Path
Autumn Colours
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Autumn is fabulous time of the year to be out on the Trail walking, especially good this year following such a good summer and september, with...
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14/10/2014
Pennine Way
The International Appalachian Trail
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I spent last week on the South West Coast path attending the English and Welsh National Trail Officers Forum and the European AGM of the...
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25/09/2014
South Downs Way
Autumn equinox
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Volunteers digging a trench for a new water supply
The autumn equinox has passed and the nights are drawing in, but the SDW remains busy with people enjoying the dry and sunny weather and the...
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15/09/2014
Pennine Way
Something Missing?
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One grey evening last week I took my mountain bike up the corpse road from Garigill to Gregs Hut bothy. Not may Pennine Way walkers will have...
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04/09/2014
Peddars Way and Norfolk Coast Path
Coastal access and more!
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Point near to the current end of the Norfolk Coast Path joining the Weavers Way.
Phew! What a summer! It has been an incredible summer this year, the weather has been fantastic and there has been alot going on......Exciting...
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