The best thing I could have done
This month we hear from member Chris Schmidt-Reid from Winslow, who explains why walking the South West Coast Path was ‘the best thing he could have done’ after losing his wife to cancer last year.
‘Out of this world’ shot of the Coast Path in a blizzard wins prestigious award
Nick Shepherd, a keen amateur photographer from Strete in south Devon has been named the South West Coast Path Photographer of the Year 2019 for a snowy shot of the Trail taken near his home last year.
Let the Coast Path unite your staff in 2020
Is your business currently choosing a Charity of the Year for 2020? Not sure how to get your team involved in, and excited about fundraising? We have the answers!
A memorable micro-gap
In this guest blog, 18-year-old Luisa and 17-year-old Rebecca from Bavaria share their decisions behind walking the length of the SWCP.
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.
Protecting our finest landscapes
We’re celebrating seventy years since the Act that led to the creation of our National Parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and National Trails. Last week a final Glover Report was published. This review of England’s landscapes takes measure at how well we’ve protected these special places since 1949, and what needs to be put in place to address the significant challenges facing our landscapes in the new millennium. We’re delighted that National Trails are properly recognised within the Review as an integral part of our national landscapes family
