Wellbeing Walking Maps To Encourage Green Travel

2 weeks ago

Sophia Allsopp

BBC News, West of England

Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership The backmost of nan Tewkesbury Wellbeing Walks illustrated map, showing drawings of a swan, birds and trees. A woman’s near manus clasp nan representation pinch countryside fields and trees successful nan distance.

A group of illustrated stepping maps person been launched to promote group to research nature, history and hidden corners, while supporting sustainable, car-free travel.

Tewkesbury Wellbeing Walks, created by Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership (GCRP), item 4 routes which commencement successful nan municipality centre and link pinch Ashchurch for Tewkesbury Station.

The walks scope from a short 80m Secret Garden stroll to a 2km riverside and railway practice trail. Each originates astatine a autobus extremity linked to nan station, pinch directions based connected section landmarks.

Hannah McDonnell, executive head of GCRP, said nan walks had been designed to amended some beingness and intelligence wellbeing.

Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership A personification holds nan beforehand of nan Tewkesbury Wellbeing Walks map, showing colourful illustrated trails. A brownish canine stands to nan near of nan frame

Ms McDonnell added: "We cognize that clip outdoors tin person a immense effect connected wellbeing, particularly erstwhile it's local, low-cost and easy to access.

"These walks person been developed to support that, helping group to link pinch nature, pinch each other, and pinch their section area.

"This representation supports entree to nature, wellbeing and sustainable recreation and we dream it encourages group to research Tewkesbury successful a caller and meaningful way."

The task builds connected GCRP's akin initiatives successful Stonehouse, Cheltenham and Gloucester.

Backed by Great Western Railway's (GWR) Customer and Community Improvement Fund and Community Rail Network, nan strategy intends to trim barriers to recreation and amended entree to greenish spaces.

Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership An older female holds nan Tewkesbury Wellbeing Walks representation successful beforehand of a gate, pinch greenery successful nan background.

The maps person been created pinch nan thief of residents done workshops tally by Art Shape.

Amy Iles, task head astatine nan organisation, said: "By utilizing creation to bespeak individual experiences of stepping and wellbeing, nan representation represents a ceremony of community, entree and mundane relationship pinch place."

Emma Morris, GWR's elder organization effect manager, said: "Travelling to nan area by train helps to make these lesser-known routes car-free and accessible, and we're thrilled to person contributed to nan increasing database of trails successful nan Gloucestershire region."