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2031 Deadline to be removed

On Boxing Day, the UK government has announced it will remove the 2031 deadline to record historic rights of way in England, ending the threat to over 41,000 miles of unrecorded paths. After the previous government broke its promise to abolish the deadline, this decision is a welcome step forward. The government has recognised that there was going to be no way local authorities would be able to be meet the deadline. Read more on the Ramblers website.

29/12/24
Whitchurch Citizen of the Year 2024
Whitchurch Citizen of the Year 2024 finalist

Neil Moore in his capacity as co-ordinator and representative of the Whitchurch Walkers P3 team reached the final six of the Whitchurch Citizen of the Year 2024. He is pictured here in Bargates Hall on Saturday 23rd November receiving his certificate from Whitchurch Mayor Cllr Andy Hall. Well done Neil and all the P3 team!
27/11/24
Footpath closures affecting
Walk 2 The Belton Bracer

Path closures and diversions

Shropshire Council rights of way have extended the closure all the footpaths off Greenfoot Lane  for public safety reasons whilst building work is carried out on the development in the area.


There is an alternative for the 1st path on the right 0233/122/ which goes adjacent to the cricket ground to the Hatton way. There are no alternatives given for the other 5 rights of way, including the path that crosses the by-pass, part of our Belton Bracer walk. If following the book, from point 2 carry and walk up Tilstock Road, straight across the bypass roundabout towards Alderford for about 100m and take the footpath on the right. There is also a diversion at Belton for the construction of a solar farm. The diversion runs on the east [town] side of the solar panels.

27/11/24

Save the Date!

2025 Whitchurch Walking Festival to be held Friday 9th - Sunday 11th May

16/05/2024
Walkers are Welcome Annual Get Together 2023

Over the weekend of 3rd to 5th November, Whitchurch (Shropshire) hosted the Annual Get Together welcoming people from 18 different towns/villages.  50 people enjoyed a variety of events that weekend.  For more details about the weekend, see our write up here.

17/11/23
2024 Walking Festival

Save the Dates!  Next year's Walking Festival will be held from Friday 10th May to Sunday 12th May.
More details will be published once the programme has been completed.

01/11/23
Shropshire council rights of way are closing all the footpaths off Greenfoot lane as from 22/06/23 for public safety reasons whilst work is carried out on the development in the area.

There is an alternative for the 1st path on the right 0233/122/ which goes through the cricket ground to the Hatton way. There are no alternatives given for the
other 5 rights of way, including the path that crosses the by-pass, part of our Belton bracer walk.

The closures will remain in place until July for some paths and December for others.
17/06/23
Freedom Fund 2023
Whitchurch Walkers awarded a Freedom Fund Grant

Whitchurch Walkers has been awarded a grant of £250 from the Freedom Fund to promote Whitchurch's status as a Walkers are Welcome town and walking destination. A new leaflet will be out soon and will be distributed to local caravan and camping sites, accommodation providers and the like. The grant will also fund a reprint of the existing leaflet "Discover the Whitchurch Wheel".  Malcolm Monie [Chair] and Garry Churchill [Membership Officer] attended an awards ceremony at The Civic Centre on Friday 27th January. Our thanks are due to Garry for putting the bid together.
02/02/23
Whitchurch Walks book
10 Walks in and around Whitchurch

The second edition of our acclaimed walks book, fully revised with 22 new photographs and extended to include the Whitchurch Wheel is available from BookShrop in Green End


08/07/20
stile-free map

Stile-free paths around Whitchurch


These are listed on the footpaths page and on the map shown left.
Click map to enlarge.


01/03/20