Get Danbury Walking
Foraging Walk
1st May 2022
Join artist Lora Aziz co-founder of Wyrd Flora to discover what lies in the hedgerow this spring!
We will look at edible plants and some of the traditional springtime wild flowers, finding wild roses, hawthorn blossoms, sorrel, mallow, clovers.... the list goes on! Some of what we find en route will be transformed into herbal tea and some delicious snacks for you to try in an outdoor setting.
Tickets are £20 in exchange for a guided walk and prepared goodies to try!
To find out more and buy tickets, click the button below.
Walking Group
Following the success of the Foraging Walk on 19th September 2021, several of the participants expressed an interest in a Danbury Walking Group on Whatsapp and Facebook. This will enable villagers looking for walking companions to get in touch with each other! We already have several people interested.
We would like anyone joining the Group to play their part by suggesting walk dates, times and, if you know Danbury well, routes. This will be a great opportunity for us to explore the wonderful environment around Danbury together.
Interested in joining the group?
If you would like to join the Whatsapp group please email with your name and your mobile phone number and we will add you to the list! To join the Facebook group please click the icon below.
A big Well Done to everybody who took part in the Get Danbury Walking challenges. See below for the summaries for both the Around the World in 80 Days and the Pole to Pole challenges!
Looking through the contributors there are a few outstanding performances. Our top family performance for the “80 days” challenge walked 2288765 steps which equates to an impressive 1144 Miles. Our top family effort for the “Pole to Pole” challenge was 1996000 steps or 998 Miles.
Individually the top walker on the “80 days” challenge logged up an incredible 1836535 steps or 918 Miles. Whilst our “Pole to Pole” top walker logged 1528154 steps or 764 Miles.
We want to recognise all the contributions made and so have prepared a special certificate for each of you. If you would like your certificate, please get in touch with us with your contact details. Please email the name(s) you used when you logged your steps and the names you want on the certificate to: getdanburywalking@outlook.com
We are going to take a rest from walking challenges for now, as we know you are all busy catching up with your families and friends now restrictions are easing, but we do have a new project on the horizon!
Around the World in 80 Days Challenge
29,250
MILES COVERED
232
UNIQUE CONTRIBUTORS
3332
STEP SUBMISSIONS
Penguin to Polar Bear Challenge
12,430
MILES COVERED
89
UNIQUE CONTRIBUTORS
1349
STEP SUBMISSIONS
Danbury Walking Groups
A number of members of the community have offered to lead informal walking groups for those that want to get out and about around Danbury! Click the button below to take a look at the different walking leaders, and drop them an email if you're interested in getting out for a walk with them!
Walking Leaders Contact Information
Anna
I live in Danbury and enjoy planning routes and getting to know new areas. I am available at weekends and like to walk between 8-10 miles.
Experiencing issues sending an email to a walking leader from the above links? Try accessing the links from desktop rather than mobile, or contact the hub to get the desired email address (not shown for confidentiality reasons).
No matter how far or fast you can walk, you can get involved in getting Danbury walking! Whether it's with friends, neighbours or family, let's get together and get walking! If you're stuck indoors, you can still count your daily steps and join our walking challenge. Every step counts.
Don't forget to keep posting your photos to the Danbury Village Community Facebook page , along with your name, and you might see them here! Here are some more photos for you to enjoy...
If you're interested in joining (or leading) one of our informal walking groups then call the volunteer group on 07395 904761, or email getdanburywalking@outlook.com
Lora of Wyrd Flora showing us foraging opportunities
Seeds were used as seasoning in medievel times.
Enjoying fruits of foraging
Lora of Wyrd Flora showing us foraging opportunities
Photos and Walking Routes
Have you run out of walks to do around Danbury? Or just looking for some new routes? Check out the OneDrive of walking routes put together by members of our community!
If you want to submit any walking routes to be added to this collection then email your route to the email address shown here. Equally, email any photos you have from your walks around Danbury to have them featured on this page!
