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Email prefix walkingwithafocus
Frequency/Day/Time 3rd Wednesday, 10am
Venue SE Suffolk/NE Essex
Cost  
Vacancies Yes
group contact members only

  

Distance 5 - 7 miles; easy pace.

For each walk we aim to pause to view at least one point of interest. For example:-

Leadership of the walks is rotated among group members.

 

 

Next Walk - 

 

The next walk 1000 Wednesday 17 April 2024. A walk around field edged paths, meadows and country lanes. Landscape - Farmland, woodland, parkland and a village. Including a story about the Red Barn Murder!

 

March Walk  - The weather was kinder this month! A walk through Sudbourne and Tunstall woods.

 

Sudbourne and TunstallSudbourne and Tunstall

 

February Walk  - Cancelled due to impending weather forecast.

 

  January Walk  - We enjoyed our first walk of the year around Melton and Woodbridge.

Melton Jan walk membersMelton Two Sisters statue

Melton river scene

 

December Walk  - A walk through Waldringfield, Hemley and Newborne. 

 Waldringfield shorelineWaldringfield harbour boats

Waldringfield shoreline 2

 

November Walk - A walk in beautiful sunshine around Witnesham

  

Witnesham Nov 23 walk churchWitnesham Nov 23 walk Hall

 

Witnesham Nov 23 walk landscape 

 

October Walk - A walk from Grundisburgh to Little Bealings through pleasant undulating countryside, with some autumnal colours.

  

Oct 23 walk BealingsOct 23 walk

 


  

Oct23 walk Grundsburgh

 

 August Walk - A walk from the RSPB car park in Hollesley through a paddock of the Suffolk Punch Trust and back along the banks of the River Ore.

 

Suffolk punch horsesHollesley walk Aug 2023

 

 June walk - A walk along the old railway line from Aldeburgh to Thorpness, which did include ice-cream!

 Thoreness_windmill.jpgHouse at Thorpness

 

 April walk - A circular walk to Bentley and Hubbard Hall and back taking in the bluebells in the woods.

  Early spring flowers.

 belstead bluebellsBelstead Wood anenome cropped 2

 

 

 

March walk - A circular walk starting at Cattawade picnic site. A trip along the Stour to Flatford Mill returning along the Stour Valley Path.

 

Constable house bridgeConstable house statue

 

February walk - A circular walk taking in the hills and dales of Woodbridge.

 

Woodbridge creek Feb 2023Woodbridge

 

January walk - A walk through Ravenswood to see the art installations around the estate.  Walking under the Orwell Bridge along the shore to Orwell Country Park.

 

 Orwell bridge Handstanding Thumbnail

 

December walk - An urban circular walk through the old cemetery to the waterfront and return via Christchurch Park.

 

Ipswich waterfront

 ipswich waterfront Father Christmas

 

  November walk - A very wet Waldingfield!

Waldringfield Nov 2022

 

October walk - Pettistree and Loudham

 

Ash Abbey CampsiePettistree river deben

September Walk - Kesgrave and Portal woods, Martlesham Heath 

Two of the four art installations by Laurence Edwards near to Cedarwood School, showing the ever changing landscape of Grange Farm. From flint stone in the farmland to bricks for housing, and the change from horse power to the engine for farm machinery.

Kegrave art installation 1Kesgrave art installation 2

 

August walk Snape to Iken

 Snape to Iken 1Snape to Iken 3`

July walk Martlesham

IMG 20220721 WA0000Martlesham July 2022

 

 March 2022 walk Dunwich

 Dunwich Greyfriars

 

February 2022 walk Sutton Heath

horse and trap

 January 2022 walk Felixstowe

Felixstowe ferry rainbow

 


 

 Walking With a Focus - During Lockdown 2020 -2021

Comorant Holywells PArk   

    Cormorant Holywells Park                          

  

Bluebells Freston

          Bluebells - Melton

 

Burkes Wood Melton 

            Burkes Wood - Melton 

 

 Martlesham

                          Martlesham

 

 Deben Path Melton

                                              Deben Bridge

                                                                         

   Deben path near Wilford                   

                                    Melton 

                                                                                                                                                           

River Orwell Levington        

          River Orwell and Levington                                                     

 

NHS stones

NHS Stones Bealings

 

Pigs Rendlesham Forest                                                                                                                                                             

     Pigs at Rendlesham                                          

 

Autumn mist on A12

Autumn Mist on the A12

 

  Dragon Sutton Hoo                                                                                                                                       

                                  Dragon at Sutton Hoo                                                             

Bawdsey beach

                                Bawdsey Beach

 

      Flooding Woodbridge                                                                                            

                    Flooding at Woodbridge 

 

Felixstowe

                        Felixstowe

 

     Holbrook on the Stour                                                                                                                

                        Holbrook on the Stour                                                                     

 

Sunrise Warwick Av

Sunrise Warwick Avenue

 

     Martlesham Woods                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

     Martlesham Woods                                                                               

 

Bear in tree Felixstowe

Felixstowe - Bear in Tree

 

 


 

 

 

December -  Denniston and Framlingham

 Framlingham 2019 resized

 

November - Waldringfield

 Ramsholt Church thumbnail Oct 2019

 

 

 October - Shottisham to Ramsholt

Ramsholt walk resized

 September - Aldeburgh to Thorpeness 

 September 2019 walk with a focus

 


 

 July 2019 - Kirton

 

June 2019 - Martlesham

 

 

 

May 2019 - Stutton/Holbrook/Alton Water

 

 

 

 

April 2019 - Shingle Street

  

 

March 2019 - Playford, Rushmere St. Andrew and Fynn Valley

 

 

 

February 2019 - Melton

 

 

 

 

January 2019 - Orwell Country Park 

 

 

 

 

December 2018 - Felixstowe

 

 

 

 

November 2018 - Orford 

 

 

 

 

October 2018 - Felixstowe 

 

 

 

 

 September 2018 - East Bergholt

 

 

 


August 2018 - Melton and the River Deben

 

 

 

 

 

July 2018 - Holywells Park

 

 

 

 June 2018 - Bealings and Playford

 

 

May 2018 - Bredfield

 

 

April 2018 - Martlesham

 

 

March 2018 - Sutton

 

February 2018 - Wickham Market Gallows Walk

 

 

January 2018 - Aldeburgh

 

 

December 2017 - CANCELLED

 

November 2017 - Hasketon

 

October 2017 - Trimley Marshes

 

 

 

 

 September 2017 - Hollesley

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

September 2012 - Melton and Woodbridge staring at car park near Wilford Bridge - 6.5 miles

October 2012 - Sutton Heath lead by Lynda Gilbert from Suffolk Coastal. Started at Sutton Heath South Car Park - Approx. 5 miles

November 2012 - Kingsfleet Felixstow starting at 'The Grove' Felixstowe - Approx. 7 miles

December 2012 - Helmingham Deer Park from Otley Village Hall car park - Approx. 6 miles

January 2013 - Levington Creek and the Nacton shoreline of the river Orwell from layby near Levington - Approx. 5 miles

February 2013 - Bourne Hill Wherstead circular walk taking in Freston church - Approx 5.5 miles

March 2013 - Helmingham Deer Park and Pettaugh Hall from car park in front of Helmingham church - Approx. 5.5 miles

April 2013 - Hollesley to the river Ore from the Shepherd and Dog Hollesley - 5.25 miles

May 2013 - Bourne Hill Wherstead circular walk taking in Freston church and a beautiful display of bluebells - Approx 5.5 miles

June 2013 - Dedham Vale including Dedham and Flatford from public car park behind Red Lion East Bergholt - 5.5 miles

July 2013 - Charfield from Charsfield Village Hall - 5 miles

August 2013 - Shotley taking in both the Orwell and the Stour and Erwarton church

 

 


 

September 2013 - River Gipping and Ipswich Parks - 5.5 miles

October 2013 - Aldeburgh including the River Alde and the beach path - 6 miles

November 2013 - Great Bealings shortened route - 4 miles

December 2013 - Finn Valley - 4.5 mile route

January 2014 - Capel St Mary and Little Wenham

Capel St Mary Walk January 2014

February 2014 - Cancelled due to weather

March 2014 - Tunstall Forest

Tunstall Forest walk February 2014

April 2014 - Chelmondison

Chelmondison walk April 2014

May 2014 - Great Bealings

Bealings walk May 2014 Cows guarding the gate

Bealings walk May 2014. Flora

June 2014 - Gipping Valley

July 2014 - Trimley Marshes

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August 2014 - Newbourne to Waldringfield

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 September 2014 - Hollesley to the River Ore (including blackberry picking)

 October 2014 - Martlesham Creek and Fynn Valley

November 2014 - Otley to Helmingham Deer Park

 

December 2014 - Sutton Heath

 

 

January 2015 - Snape




February 2015 - Melton to Woodbridge

Snowdrops on February walk

March 2015 - Tattingstone

April 2015 Cattawade

May 2015 Sizewell Woods

Calf at Eastbridge

 June Orford

July Grove Park Felixstowe

August Newbourne Springs to Waldringfield


 September Chelmondiston - Pin Mill - Wolverston

 Members alongside Nancy Blackett

 Some members alongside Arthur Ransome's boat, The Nancy Blackett

 

October Martlesham circular walk

Butlers Brook

Members walking along Butlers Brook

 

November 2015 Benjamin Britten's Aldeburgh

December 2015 Methersgate and Sutton Hoo

 

January 2016 Melton and the Deben

 

 

 

 

February Shingle Street

 

 

 March Under the Orwell Bridge to Freston area

 

St Peter's Church Freston 

 St Peter's Church Freston

 

April Levington and Nacton Shores

 

 

May Focus on Oddities from Lower Ufford

 

 

June Woolverstone and Pin Mill 

 

 

 July The River Ore

 

 August  Sutton Hoo

 

 

 


 

 September Newbourne Springs

 

 

 October East Bergholt

 

 November Sizewell Woods

 

 

 

 

 December Campsea Ashe

 

 January Felixstowe

  

 

 February Dennington to Framlingham Castle

  

 

 March Butley

 

 

 

 April Martlesham

 

 

May Hollesley 

 

 

June Alton Water 

 

 

July. Walk cancelled due to major traffic delays 

 

August Woodbridge