Cotswold Herb Walk
Laura Pardoe

Day: Saturday 10th October
Time: 14:30 – 16:00
Start Location: Market Place, Dursley, GL11 4BN
What3words: ///admire.fussy.rush
Distance: 1 mile (1.6 km)
Grade: Easy
Walk Leader: Laura Pardoe, Cotswold Herb Centre

Description:

The Herb Walk will take us from the Market Hall, down to Dursley Green and along the Cam through Littlecombe. It is not much more than a mile, and relatively flat all the way. We’ll be out for about an hour and a half as we’ll be pausing to chat about the various herbs we find along the way. This walk is linear so please allow for another mile of walking if you wish to return to the market place.

Our local fields, hedgerows and green spaces are full of purposeful plants, many of which hold stories of how they have been used or regarded by local people over time. Getting to know your local herbs provides wonderful seasonal markers to look out for, and may even inspire a little hedgerow gathering for your own use.

On this walk we’ll just be noticing the plants and talking about them and their many associations, not gathering or foraging.

The walk leader, Laura Pardoe, is a Cam-based Hedgerow Skincare Expert, who regularly leads herb walks in the area as part of the Cotswold Herb Centre.

This walk is free, but the Festival relies on kind donations to ensure its future.

For more information on how to support and donate, click here