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Join us for the Million Mile Clean

Walk with us and Surfers Against Sewage to help protect our oceans and the landscapes we love to visit. Join us in the fight against plastic and together we can clean beaches, rivers, trails, mountains and streets by walking a Million Miles together. That’s over 1,588 times round the South West Coast Path!

by South West Coast Path AssociationApril 9, 2021March 20, 2025
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Looking back at the 2020-21 Storm Season

As we collectively breathe a sigh of relief that we’ve finally made it to spring after a long and lonely winter, our National Trail Officer Richard Walton takes a moment to look back at the storm damage our Trail has endured this season.

by South West Coast Path AssociationMarch 3, 2021March 21, 2025
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Climate change is happening on the SWCP right now – we need your support

As winter storms return to our shores, we’re reminded the climate crisis hasn’t gone away, and that access to natural landscapes like those of the South West Coast Path (SWCP) are possibly more at threat than ever before.

by South West Coast Path AssociationNovember 17, 2020March 21, 2025
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Director’s Blog Environment Health and Wellbeing

Time for Nature

In this blog celebrating the 46th World Environment Day, SWCPA Director, Julian, talks about the shift to home-working, making ‘Time for Nature’ and caring for the natural environment.

by julian @swcpJune 5, 2020June 12, 2025
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Make a Coast Path Pledge for 2020

Over 2,000 of our supporters pledged to use the SWCP to improve their lives in 2019 and we are once again asking you to take on the #CoastPathPledge.

by South West Coast Path AssociationJanuary 3, 2020March 21, 2025
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Sharing trails experience around the world: how hiking trails can help heal communities

Having recently returned from a trip to Japan, SWCPA Director, Julian shares his thoughts from the World Trails Festival, lessons we can learn for the SWCP and building data to quantify benefits of walking on our society.

by South West Coast Path AssociationNovember 4, 2019March 21, 2025
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It’s the final day of Volunteers’ Week, and we are delighted to round the week off with Isabelle Maggs. Isabelle is our Path Rep for Braunton to Bideford in North Devon and has volunteered with us for over a decade! Introducing Ian Banfield as part of our Volunteers' Week focus. Ian  has volunteered with the Plymouth Coast Path Connectors for two years, leading Cancer Support walks alongside his dog, Bracken 🐾 Today is World Trails Day 🌍 Volunteers' Week celebrations continue and today we are introducing Tracey Upton who began walking with our Coast Path Connectors (North Devon)  in 2024 and now co-leads North Devon Carers walks, while also supporting her husband on Cancer Support Walks. Today, as part of Volunteers’ Week, we are introducing Terry Sweeney, one of our Planning Reps based on the Jurassic Coast. Terry has been involved with the South West Coast Path for over 40 years, even helping to make the trail walker-friendly when the Path was in its infancy – he’s a true trailblazer! Volunteers' Week celebrations continue, and today we meet Sharon Whale, who has volunteered with the Cornwall Coast Path Connectors hub for over a year, leading 1–2 walks a month and encouraging others to get involved.

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