Warwickshire Ramblers

All birthdays need a bit of cake! Warwickshire Ramblers produced one for the Ramblers 90th Birthday! @ramblers.org.uk

Warwickshire Ramblers exploring the hidden corners of Warwick on a day out to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Ramblers. @ramblers.org.uk

Congratulations to Warwickshire Area Chair Peter Rookes who has completed all the 44 Millenium Way circular walks, raising £1000 for ovarian cancer in the process!

Great to read about some of the excellent work you have been doing in Warwickshire!

Heritage Open days starts tomorrow for a week. There are loads of interesting places to visit in the West Midlands and Warwickshire. Take a look! www.heritageopendays.org.uk/whats-on/sea...

Historic 14th century monument could close after 'shocking' criminal damage Police are investigating after a building dating back 700 years was vandalised, with officers saying the 'photographs do not do it justice'

Shocking to hear that idiots are damaging this beautiful historic building often visited by walkers. Please let the police know if you have any information. www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-n...

The Met Office have issued an Amber heat health alert for this weekend.

If you're heading out to enjoy the sunshine near open water, please stay safe and #BeWaterAware. Even strong swimmers can get caught out by cold water shock.

Find out more here: respectthewater.com

It's hot... 🥵☀️

Make sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife so they can keep cool and have enough to drink.

They'll thank you!

Fed up with solar panels ruining the countryside? Please support the CPRE campaign to contact your MP to encourage them get them installed on otherwise wasted space above car parks. rooftoprevolution.cpre.postbug.app

Coventry Charterhouse Coventry Charterhouse

Managed a visit to the new @nationaltrust.org.uk Charterhouse property yesterday. Really enjoyed it! Heard it had been a big success with 8000 visitors in the first 3 weeks. Do go along soon and see the gardens at their best! www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/warwic...

Coventry Charterhouse Coventry Charterhouse

Excellent to see a new National Trust Property opening in our area. Can't wait to visit! @nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/warwic...

Coventry Charterhouse is a 14th-century Carthusian monastery and is the first National Trust property in Coventry

Coventry Charterhouse threw open its doors to visitors today! The 14th-century monastery is the first National Trust property in Coventry, home to rare medieval wall paintings, layers of history and peaceful gardens.

Find out more: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/warwickshire/coventry-charterhouse

Text overlay reading 'SUCCESS! A win for everyone who loves the outdoors. We've won a landmark High Court Case to save paths in historic Cumbrian woods' above a serene woodland path in Hayton Woods, Cumbria.

WE WON! 🥾✊🌳

The Ramblers has won a long-running legal battle against landowner Roxlena Ltd, bringing much-loved paths in Hayton Woods a step closer to being protected for future generations!

Today, the High Court judge ruled in our favour in this landmark case that could have punished locals...🧵

Sunshine Bill debate calling for solar PV on new homes adjourned The Sunshine Bill debate for rooftop solar has been adjourned until July.

We hope you are supporting the principles of the CPRE's sunshine Bill. As well as putting solar panels in the best place, on roofs, it will ensure lower bills for residents of new houses rather than bigger profits for builders. www.cpre.org.uk/news/sunshin...

Police warning to dog owners after sheep killed near Welford The police say dog owners must keep their animals on a lead and under control near livestock.

There are far too many of these horrible incidents happening. You must keep your dog under close control anywhere near livestock. Especially as many vulnerable ewes are heavily pregnant at the moment. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

River Anker - Access and Nature Developing a vision for the River Anker and its meadows at Atherstone

Atherstone town council are looking to improve access along the River Anker to the north of the town. Please fill in this survey to help them to better understand how they should progress. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d603...

Have read the first few chapters after buying a copy from Tom at our AGM a couple of weeks ago. Really enjoying it. It is a very positive book that gives hope for the future.

Great to have @tomheap.bsky.social at our AGM yesterday to give an interesting an inspiring talk. He signed a copy of his book for our area secretary Janet afterwards!

Don't forget it is our AGM tomorrow at 10.30 am. It's at Long Itchington Community Centre, CV47 9QP. If you are driving, parking is free, look out for a steward in high viz at the entrance. See you there!

Warwickshire Area's AGM will be in Long Itchington in the Warwickshire countryside this Saturday and we have a similar walk planned for afterwards to walk off the buffet lunch!

About 1.5 miles of paths are affected by this application. Rather than walking through pleasant countryside you would be walking between two metres high security fences. Hardly any of the new houses being built around Leamington have solar panels on their roofs. That's where to put them.

Radford Semele Solar Farm Petition - Matt Western On Tuesday, 15th October, developers submitted a planning application for a 212-acre solar farm to be located southeast of Radford Semele, Leamington Spa. The proposal includes the installation of 75,...

Please sign this petition, set up by the local MP, against an inappropriate solar farm development near Leamington Spa. mattwestern.org/campaign/rad...

We are not against solar farms in general, but this is a poor plan in a damaging location. Put them on roofs!

Remember it is our AGM on the 8th February at 10.30 am. It's at Long Itchington Community Centre, CV47 9QP. If you are definitely coming please email warwicksramblers@gmail.com by tomorrow to help with catering numbers. There will be a choice of two walks afterwards, 3 or 5 miles. See you there!

There are currently multiple flood warnings across Warwickshire.

🔗 Check for flood warnings in your area: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk

💡 For tips on how to prepare and respond to flooding, visit the Warwickshire Resilience Forum: www.warwickshireresilienceforum.org/risks/floodi...

It isn't about eliminating solar farms, it is about reducing the need for them so they are not installed where they damage the countryside and take valuable farmland out of use. The CPRE site we quoted claims 60% of Britain's solar can be generated by rooftop, so that would be a big help.

URGENT: Ask your MP to support rooftop solar in Parliament I’ve asked my MP to vote in favour of rooftop solar in Parliament on Friday 17 January. Will you do the same?

Fed up with lots of solar farms ruining the countryside? If so, please support the CPRE campaign to get MPs to vote for the upcoming sunshine bill that would require solar panels on new build houses. Use this link to get a sample letter and find your MP. takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/162463/...

The Warwickshire Area AGM has now been confirmed for Saturday 8th February 2025. At the Community Centre, Stockton Road, Long Itchington, CV47 9QP. If you are definitely coming please let us know at warwicksramblers@gmail.com to help with catering.

Five walkers on a shoreline on a grey sky day

Two giggling walkers descending a gravel path

A large group of women walkers under a blue sky

Ramblers volunteers clearing vegetation from an overgrown footpath

Hello Bluesky! 💙 Our charity opens the way to walking by:

🥾 Breaking down barriers
🌳 Giving more people the chance to walk
🚶🏽‍♀️ Leading 40,000 group walks a year

Whether you’re a wild wanderer, solitary stroller, hardcore hiker or weekend walk-and-talker, follow us for all things #walking in Britain!

We could do with @warwickshirecc.bsky.social being as efficient when dealing with footpath problems!

YouTube video by John Tippetts Official source of the Thames in flood in November 2024

For those of you who have never seen the official source of the #Thames in flood, here's a video I made this week of the first mile of our beautiful river. You can clearly see water bubbling from the Cotswold aquifer. Thanks Storm Bert! @thamespathnt.bsky.social youtu.be/KfPNLxD9GWI