Walks Tree Trail
Our Tree Trail is now up and running and the spring tree display is worth an hour or two of anyone’s time! The amazing creamy white bracts of the dove tree and the horse chestnut flowers have been magnificent this spring. And take a look at the new flush of leaves on the copper beech […]
Pilgrims Cross Easter Pilgrimage to Walsingham
On Wednesday 1st April, King’s Lynn welcomed the Northern and Midland legs of the Pilgrim Cross Easter pilgrimage to Walsingham. The Northern group had walked 112 miles from Nottingham, while the Midland group covered 114 miles from Leicester. Before the official groups arrived, a separate band of pilgrims made their way to the chapel, having […]
King’s Lynn Town Guides donation to FoW
Friends of The Walks were pleased to be chosen as recipients of a donation from the King’s Lynn Town Guides for the second year. The Town Guides collect money from their walks and annually donate any surplus funds to local ‘worthy causes’. In recent years they have guided over 50,000 visitors and gifted over £110,000 […]
Spring has sprung!
Visit The Walks to see the amazing display of daffodils. It seems to be a bumper year for them!
Wildflower Trials
Thanks to the FOW volunteers who joined The Walks management team on Friday 25th April to commence our ‘Wildflower Trial’. We have sown two types of UK native wildflower mix (one suited to shady conditions, the other to sunnier positions) at several locations around the Walks. We have also planted ‘seed bombs’ (mixtures of wildflower […]
Mulching Mornings
A big thanks to all who came along to help spread bark mulch around the younger trees in the walks. We managed to get around 50 trees mulched over two morning sessions and hopefully that will put those trees in good stead for the future. Thanks to the Walks staff, David and Nick, for setting […]
Reception for the Walsingham Pilgrims
In March 2024 the Friends helped to mark the 500-year-old tradition of the Walsingham Pilgrims passing through King’s Lynn and visiting the Red Mount Chapel. Mayor Wilkinson welcomed the weary Pilgrims – who were duly revived with food and drink. They paid us in kind with choral recitals in the chapel. Thanks to Gary, Edith […]