Wild plant walks allowing residents to explore nature across South Tyneside

Three guided walks will allow local residents the chance to explore South Tyneside’s amazing natural offering.

A Council-led series of walks is encouraging local residents to take a closer look at nature on their doorstep.

Three sessions over the coming weeks, led by James Common, Senior Naturalist at the Natural History Society of Northumbria and author of Urban Flora of Newcastle and North Tyneside, will see residents given walking tours of some of the borough’s top natural spaces.

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The three wild plant walks are available to be booked on the Council’s website at no cost.

A first walk will take place from Jarrow Focus Library at 1pm on Tuesday, July 28.

The second walk will start at the same time from Cleadon Park Library on Thursday, August 6.

The trio of walks will then conlcude with a walk from Whitburn Community Library at 1.30pm on Tuesday, August 11.

Each walk will explore the local area with experts talking about the region’s variety of plants.

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