Walk Through Autumn Festival 2019

11 to 15 September D I S C O V E R Kindly supported by

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Festival

Overview

Wednesday 11 September

Key: Easy 

Moderate 

Hard 

No.

Walk

Time

Bus

Meeting Point

Grade

1

Eastern Wonders

10am

1

Longbeach car park

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2

St Peter’s Valley by Mill Pond

10am

8

Mill Pond Car park

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3

Waving Fields and Windmill Walk

1.30pm

8

St Ouen’s Parish Hall

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4

St Lawrence Heritage Walk

2.15pm

7

Lych Gate, St Lawrence Church

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Thursday 12 September 5

Botany Walk

10am

15

St Bernadette’s Church

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6

Wild Food Forage

10am

22

Car park opposite Kempt Tower

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7

The North West Corner Uncovered

2pm

22

Faulkner Fisheries, L’Etaq

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8

Murder, Muck and Mayhem!

Evening Stroll

7pm

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Royal Square, St Helier

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9

La Cotte a la Chèvre

10.10am

22

Grosnez car park

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10

Discover the Fief of Bellozane

10.15am

19

Outside the reception of the Westhill Hotel

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11

Coastal Forage

12pm

22

Car park opposite Kempt Tower

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12

Nanny Goats and Cider apples

2.45pm

4

Trinity Parish Church

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Saturday 14 September 13

Seascapes & Country Lanes of St Ouen

10.15am

22

La Saline car park

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14

Plémont Beach - Granite, Caves and Victorians

12.30pm

8

Top car park

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15

Forest Bathing Walk

2.30pm

22

Jersey Pearl

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16

Bat Walk at Sunset

7pm

8

Mill Pond car park

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Sunday 15 September 17

Wild West Walk

10.30am

22

Car park next to Sands

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18

The People of St Brelades Bay from Neanderthal to today

12.30pm

12

St Brelade’s Church Slipway

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19

Entering the Maze - A low water archaeology walk

1pm

1

La Rocque

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20

The National Park through the eyes of Forest School

2pm

22

Frances Le Sueur Centre

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21

Craggy Cliffs and Charismatic Choughs

3pm

5

Sorel Point upper car park

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Friday 13 September

Walk Locations La Grève au Lançon (Plémont)

21

9

ST. JOHN'S BAY

14

ST. J

GREVE DE LECQ

Le Pulec

ST. MARY

7

13 15 20 11

3 ST. OUEN

6 ST. LAWRENCE 4

17 ST. OUEN'S BAY

16

ST. PETER

2

ST. BRELADE 5 ST. AUBIN'S BAY

St Aubin's Harbour Petit Port

18

ST. BRELADE'S BAY

OUAISNE BAY

BELCROUTE BAY

BEAUPORT

PORTELET BAY

Kindly supported by

BONNE NUIT Petit Port

JOHN

BOULEY BAY

ROZEL BAY

12

Saie Harbour

TRINITY

FLIQUET BAY

ST. MARTIN

ST. CATHERINE'S BAY

Archirondel

10 ST. HELIER

Gorey Harbour

1 ST. SAVIOUR

GROUVILLE ROYAL BAY OF GROUVILLE

8 ST. CLEMENT ST. HELIER HARBOUR

ST. CLEMENT'S BAY

19 La Rocque Harbour

Wednesday 11 September 1

EASTERN WONDERS

Guided walk around Grouville Marsh and its environs with the National Trust of Jersey’s Lands Manager. The marsh is not normally open to the public, so this is a rare opportunity to walk around it and to see the work that has taken place, why it is a site of special interest and why it is so important.

Time: 10am Meeting Point: Longbeach car park Parking: Longbeach car park Duration: 2 hours/Easy Walking/1 mile Bus Route: 1 Guide: Jon Parkes Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non-Members

Easy

No. 1

2

ST PETER’S VALLEY

BY MILL POND

A plant tour looking at plant identification, myth and folklore aimed at those with limited mobility all on the flat and wheelchair friendly. All the walk will be within a 50m radius of the carpark on the paved cycle track or in the carpark (not suitable for children) Time: 10am Meeting Point: Mill Pond car park Parking: Mill Pond car park Duration: 1.5 hours/ Easy Walking Bus Route: 8 Guide: Tina Hull Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non-Members

Easy

No. 8

4

ST LAWRENCE HERITAGE WALK

Discover a little of the history of St Lawrence and the National Trust for Jersey properties in the Parish, including Morel Farm and Le Rât, and the families who lived in the houses in the past.

Traditional rural life and nature also feature as we stroll through tree-shaded lanes, remembering the days when water was collected from La Fontaine de St Martin, and any traffic was of the horse variety.

WAVING FIELDS AND WINDMILL WALK

Take a walk in that most Jersey of Parishes - St Ouen. We’ll leave the Parish hall via green lanes and visit the 6000 year old dolmen, then stroll onto the “waving fields” where for hundreds of years wives and girlfriends would wave goodbye to the sailors and fishermen as they went off on hazardous journeys to every part of the known world, with its spectacular views across the calm - or raging - Atlantic ocean. Then back past the windmill and other reminders of a much more tranquil way of life.

Time: 1.30pm Meeting Point: St Ouen’s Parish Hall Parking: St Ouen’s Parish Hall Duration: 2 hours/Easy Walking Bus Route: 8 Guide: Tom Bunting Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non-Members

Easy

No. 8

Easy

No. 7

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3

Time: 2.15pm Meeting Point: Lych Gate, St Lawrence Parish Church Parking: Car park near the church Duration: 2.5 hours/Easy Walking Bus Route: 7 Guide: Sue Hardy Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non-Members

Thursday 12 September 5

6

BOTANY WALK

WILD FOOD FORAGE

Join local botanist Tina Hull for an early evening walk around the Les Quennevais Sports Centre area to see the botanical delights that can grow in the urban environment. Then with just a short walk we will enjoy the views from the top of Les Blanche Banques reminding us that the truly wild is never far away from us.

Come and get lost in the wilds of St. Ouen; take in fantastic scenery, encounter local wildlife and learn about the vast variety of wild edible and medicinal plants our unique environment has to offer. Please dress with an eye on the weather and bring along any food and drink you may need.

Time: 10am Meeting Point: St Bernadette’s Church Parking: Les Quennevais Sports Centre car park (please display a yellow disc) Duration: 1.5 - 2 hours/Easy Walking Bus Route: 15 and then short walk to the centre Guide: Tina Hull Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non-Members

Time: 10am Meeting Point: Car park opposite Kempt Tower Duration: 2.5 hours/Easy Walking /2 miles Bus Route: 22 Guide: Kazz Padidar Price: Free for Members; £5 for Non-Members

Easy

No. 15

Easy

No. 22

8

MURDER, MUCK AND MAYHEM! EVENING STROLL

By the dim light of dusk, lift the veil on the murkier side of Jersey’s capital as you find yourself in parts of the town that are ‘off the beaten track’. Gruesome events and bizarre characters; oddities and quirks; murder, muck and mayhem – within this twilight world, discover the events that really shaped the Island.

THE NORTH WEST CORNER UNCOVERED

Starting at L’Etacq we will look at the landscape features of the area and consider the deep history which has helped to create the landscapes. The walk will meander along a major geological boundary marking over 200 million years of rock formation and then take the steep path to Les Landes headland past the bunkers and guns from the occupation, across to one of Jerseys Mesolithic sites where many flints have been found. For those who wish, we will walk down to examine the Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Roman remains at the Pinnacle before returning to L’Etacq.

Good walking footwear is essential for this walk which will take around 2 - 2 1/2 hours with some steeper sections.

Time: 2pm Meeting Point: Faulkner Fisheries at L’Etacq Parking: Car park at L’Etacq Duration: 2.5 hours/Hard walking Bus Route: 22 Guide: Nicky Mansell Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non-Members Hard

No. 22

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7

Time: 7pm Meeting Point: Royal Square, St Helier Parking: Town car parks Duration: 2 hours/Easy walking Guide: Tom Bunting Price: Free for Members; £10 Non-Members

Friday 13 September 9

LA COTTE A LA CHÈVRE

Starting at Grosnez, the walk heads east to the top of the steep walk down to the raised cave at La Cotte a la Chèvre where many flints and bones from the Palaeolithic era have been found. Stand in the cave and marvel at the shelter afforded by this cave which would have looked out over a vast tundra like plain.

This is the most dramatic coastline in Jersey and gives you great views of the cliffs and also the other islands. This walk is restricted to small numbers and participants need to have a good head for heights as it is quite exposed in places. Good walking shoes essential.

Time: 10.10am Meeting Point: Grosnez Parking: Grosnez car park Duration: 2.5 hours/Hard walking Bus Route: 22 Guide: Nicky Mansell Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non-Members Hard

No. 22

10

DISCOVER THE FIEF OF BELLOZANNE

The medieval fief of Bellozanne is synonymous with the vingtaine of Mont-à-labbé. Starting at ‘Bellozanne Abbey’ one of the Trust’s more recent acquisitions, this walk will continue to Fern Valley, one of the Trusts most beautiful woodlands, discovering the stories behind today’s landscape. The terrain will include steps, rough paths and green roads.

Time: 10.15am Meeting Point: Outside the Reception at the Westhill Hotel Parking: Westhill Hotel car park Duration: 2.5 hours/Moderate walking Bus Route: 19 (Stop - Chestnut Lea) Guide: Jean Treleven Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non-Members

Moderate

No. 19

COASTAL FORAGE

Join Kazz Padidar, Director & Chief Instructor from Wild Adventures on a coastal forage along a stretch of St Ouen’s beach taking in the tide and shore line. You will identify edible plants, seaweeds and shellfish and Kazz will also track down some coastal plants. Cooking on a beach fire, we will then prepare the foraged foods and learn about any healthy properties they may hold.

Time: 12pm Meeting Point: Car park opposite Kempt Tower Duration: 2.5 hours/Easy Walking Bus Route: 22 Guide: Kazz Padidar Price: Free for Members; £10 for NonMembers – Children £5 Easy

No. 22

12

NANNY GOATS AND CIDER APPLES

Visit the heart of the Parish of Trinity on a walk that takes you back in time and introduces you to some of the rich heritage that is associated with Jersey.

Find out about the Island’s agricultural history, its famous Jersey cow, cider making and all of this whilst you savour beautiful country lanes and encounter Jersey’s famous farms and houses.

Time: 2.45pm Meeting Point: Trinity Parish Church Parking: Trinity Parish Hall Duration: 2 hours/Easy Walking Bus Route: 4 Guide: Tom Bunting Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non-Members

Easy

No. 4

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Saturday 14 September 13

SEASCAPES & COUNTRY LANES OF ST OUEN

Join Neil and Alli of Birding Tours Jersey for a wildlife and mindfulness autumn walk out West. Starting at sea level we will climb the footpath to the natural auditorium, where so many have enjoyed our Sunset Concerts, and visit the ancient Neolithic dolman that is Grantez. Enjoy the spectacular sea views and discover the bountiful wildlife this area holds before descending gently back to sea level.

Time: 10.15am Meeting Point: La Saline car park (opposite Jersey Pearl) Parking: La Saline car park Duration: 2 hours/ Moderate walk – some uneven terrain Bus Route: 22 Guide: Neil Singleton and Alli Caldeira Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non-Members

Moderate

No. 22

14

PLÉMONT BEACH GRANITE, CAVES AND VICTORIANS

Explore rock pools and caves in the bay and discover the history of the granite rocks and intrusions and fault lines which cut through the bay. Experience a walk through the Tectonic history of the Island and also a route followed by many Victorian and Edwardian tourists who came to be impressed by the savagery and wildness of the nature to be found there. The beach is always changing and sometimes there are deep pools to get into the caves so wellies, sandals (not flip flops), neoprene shoes or trainers which can get wet are essential.

Time: 12.30pm Meeting Point: Meet at the top car park by the bus stop Parking: Plémont Car Park Duration: 2 hours/Moderate walking Bus Route: 8 Guide: Free for Members; £10 for Non-Members Low Water: 1.09pm

Moderate

No. 8

15

FOREST BATHING WALK

Shinrin-yoku means bathing in the forest, receiving the forest with all your senses. Connecting with nature, ‘Shinrin-yoku as a practice encourages the opening of our senses, it bridges the gap between us and the natural world...

We remember we are part of the natural world...as we walk slowly through the forest, seeing, listening, smelling, tasting and touching, we bring our rhythms into step with nature.’

Time: 2.30pm Meeting Point: Jersey Pearl Duration: 2 hours/Easy walking.

Bus Route: 22 Guide: Amanda Bond Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non-Members

Easy

No. 22

Join the Jersey Bat Group on a circular walk with a difference around St Peter’s valley as the sun sets. Look out for these wonderful flying creatures. Find out how many species we have in Jersey and see them in flight. The evening will end with a cup of tea/coffee in Le Moulin de Quètivel.

Time: 7.00pm Meeting Point: Mill Pond Car Park Parking: Mill Pond car park Duration: 2 hours/Easy walking Bus Route: 8 Guides: Jersey Bat Group Price: Adults £5.00; Children £1.00 Suggestion: Why not have an early supper at the Vic in the Valley (Tel: 485498)

Easy

No. 8

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16 BAT WALK AT SUNSET

Sunday 15 September 17

WILD WEST WALK

As the Island heads towards Autumn come along on this popular walk along the beautiful coastal strip in St Ouen’s Bay through to Le Noir Pre (the orchid fields) and have a look at the wonderful range of plants still flowering and those that are producing beautiful seed structures ready to carry on the cycle of life. Very uneven ground.

Easy

No. 22

Time: 10.30am Meeting Point: Car park next to Sands (opposite the Wetland Centre) Parking: Car park next to Sands Duration: 2 hours/Easy walk – some uneven terrain Bus Route: 22 Guide: Tina Hull Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non-Members

This walk starts on the slipway by St Brelades Church. Join your guide, Nicky Mansell who will bring to life the people who lived in the bay during the occupation and the fishermen who left for the cod banks off Canada. Nicky will take participants back to prehistoric times when you could have walked to France and mammoth roamed where the sea is now. The walk is easy but does involve some scrambling over the rocky foreshore to the bottom of the ravine where the Neanderthals once lived for the more adventurous.

Time: 12.30pm Meeting Point: St Brelade’s Church slipway Parking: Car park behind the Church Hall Duration: 2 hours/Moderate Walk Bus Route: 12 Guide: Nicky Mansell Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non-Members

Moderate

No. 12

19 ENTERING THE MAZE – A LOW WATER ARCHAEOLOGY WALK Join your guide Bob Tompkins on a full blown archaeology walk moving across the reef from east to just west of La Rocque Harbour. Since this walk was undertaken last year for the first time, further analysis suggests that the archaeological finds are thought to date from 4000 BC. The walk will involve a bit of wading across a couple of gullies so please wear footwear and clothing that you don’t mind getting wet.

Time: 1pm Meeting Point: La Rocque Parking: Available at la Rocque Duration: 3.5 hours/Moderate walking Bus Route: 1 Guide: Bob Tompkins Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non-Members

Moderate

No. 1

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18 THE PEOPLE OF ST BRELADES BAY FROM NEANDERTHAL TO TODAY

20 THE NATIONAL PARK THROUGH THE EYES OF FOREST SCHOOL Join Forest School and Bush craft Leader Stephen Le Quesne as he guides families through parts of the National Park, including St. Ouen’s Pond whilst experiencing and learning about the concepts and ethos of Forest School.

Attendees can expect a lot of fun and games including a mindfulness scavenger hunt and blindfolded tree exploration.

Easy

No. 22

Time: 2pm Meeting Point: Frances Le Sueur Centre Parking: available at the Frances Le Sueur Centre Duration: 2 hours/easy walking/Walk aimed at children aged 4 – 8 Bus Route: 22 Guide: Stephen Le Quesne Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non-Members - Children £5

Join Neil and Alli (Birding Tours Jersey) at Sorel Point for a stroll along the coastal path and heathland of the North coast. The BOTE (Birds On The Edge) reintroduction of the Red-billed Chough is going exceptionally well. Find out about this multi-award winning success story and enjoy the wildlife of the area.

Time: 3pm Meeting Point: Sorel Point Upper car park Parking: Sorel Point Upper car park Moderate

No. 5

Duration: 2 hours/Moderate to easy walk – some uneven terrain Bus Route: 5 - 1300 from Liberation Station arrives St John’s Church 1337 then walk North to La Route du Nord past Ronez Quarry to Sorel Point.

Guide: Neil Singleton and Alli Caldeira Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non-Members Suggestions: Les Fontaines Tavern (Tel: 862707) take Sunday lunch orders until 2.30pm

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21 CRAGGY CLIFFS AND CHARISMATIC CHOUGHS

Tips Top�

- for Walkers during the ‘Walking Through Autumn’ event • Bring refreshments and some snacks/ packed lunch to eat before/after your walk.

• Wear suitable footwear– some of the walks are at low water and you will get wet! Others are on soft sand, uneven ground or cliff paths so make sure that your footwear is suitable for whatever terrain you encounter.

• Wear layers or bring a waterproof – so you are dressed whatever the weather.

• If not driving, bring a bus timetable so you know what time your next bus is.

• Leave nothing but your footprints and take any rubbish home.

• Many of the walks are circular but some start at one place and finish at another.

Make sure that you can get back!

• Most of the guides are happy to have well behaved dogs on leads, but please check before you come along.

• Bring a camera so you can take pictures of what you see along the way and binoculars for bird lovers.

Meet the Guides JERSEY BAT GROUP

SUE HARDY

The Jersey Bat Group aim to help protect the island’s bats. It is a registered charity and its statement is:

Twenty years’ experience as a Blue Badge Guide with a wealth of knowledge about the Island and its people, a life-long Jersey resident with family connections to farming and local business. Sue is a founding member of the Jersey Walking Group, an active member of The National Trust for Jersey, the Société Jersiaise, CI Family History Society, and local groups Trees for Life and Action for Wildlife, also the Association of Lighthouse Keepers.

To survey and monitor bat populations, roosts, hibernacula and foraging sites in Jersey and provide information and education regarding bats to the Jersey public. Where possible to take steps to help protect local bat populations, in line with recommendations from the Species Action Plan.

Anyone with an interest in bats is welcome to join the group. They hold regular meetings and run a summer survey of the island’s roosts. The group stage member’s walks and public bat walks and opportunities to attend presentations about bats in Jersey and worldwide.

AMANDA BOND Amanda is a Member of the ANFT – a Nature and Forest Therapy Guide and has worked with the National Trust for Jersey on its #LoveNature Festival leading Earth Walks.

Forest Bathing is a new venture.

TOM BUNTING Tom has drawn on his 20 years’ experience as a Blue Badge Guide and 30 years as a teacher to inform hundreds of people about the many amazing features of Jersey. This year, he has chosen three all-time favourite walks to share with the lucky visitors to the island, all delivered in his engaging, relaxed and humorous style.

TINA HULL ina Hull BSc (Hons) Botany. Tina read Botany at Durham University and has a particular interest in how plants adapt to their environment and their uses. Tina is also fascinated in the myth, magic and folklore surrounding plants. Tina works closely with The National Trust for Jersey and is a Bronze Badge Guide.

STEPHEN LE QUESNE Stephen Le Quesne is a Forest School and Bush craft Leader with over a decade’s worth of experience in Forest School and outdoor play. Previously he has worked for The National Trust for Jersey, Springfield and Mont Nicolle Primary Schools with his interests revolving around nature connection, well-being and its role within conservation. He is also part of the BBC Springwatch team.

NICKY MANSELL Nicky is a Jersey Blue Badge Guide and retired geography teacher. She has lived in the island for 36 years and is especially interested in uncovering the secrets of our landscapes from the first rock formations through ice ages and prehistoric times to today. Nicky is a keen adventurer, walker and sea kayaker.

KAZZ PADIDAR

BOB TOMPKINS

Kazz is the Director of Wild adventure, a company that provides adventure activities in Jersey as well as overseas. Jersey is a playground for the adventure enthusiast with a great variety of outdoor pursuits to choose from. With towering sea cliffs, stunning coastline, and award winning beaches.

Bob is the Chairman of the National Trust Lands Advisory Board amongst many other hats that he wears! Bob believes in variety being the spice of life and tries varying his walks and their subject matter according to that belief. Expect the unexpected.

JON PARKES

Jersey born with family origins extending back to the Norman period. Jean has a farming background and career in primary and secondary education, especially history and geography. Jean thoroughly enjoys sharing her knowledge and passion for Jersey with both locals and visitors

Jon is the Lands Manager at the National Trust where he has worked for the past 15 years. Jon looks forward to taking walkers around some of the areas and projects that he and his team have managed and maintained over the years, some of which are rarely open to the public.

JEAN TRELEVEN

NEIL SINGLETON AND ALLI CALDEIRA Neil and Alli run Jersey Birding Tours. Neil is a keen ornithologist and both Neil and Alli are keen nature lovers who love imparting their knowledge and passions with visitors and local residents alike.

How to book To book your place on any of the walks, either as a member (free) or as a non-member/visitor please go to:

www.nationaltrust.je/events or call 01534 483193 The National Trust for Jersey, The Elms, La Chève Rue, St Mary, Jersey, JE3 3EN | enquiries@nationaltrust.je