The Watercress Way is holding its annual Dawn to Dusk Day later this month.
The charity aims to preserve the rights of way along the former railway lines between Winchester, Alresford and Sutton Scotney.
Part of its aim is to improve well-being and to promote local heritage and ecology.
The Dawn to Dusk Day on Sunday April 23 highlights the ecology and railway heritage of the 27-mile circular trail following the old railway lines from Alresford to Sutton Scotney.
Dawn Chorus walkers in a previous year
The events are:
4.30am Birdsong Dawn Chorus walk starting at The Gratton, Sutton Scotney, SO21 3LG;
10am Railway Heritage Walk in Itchen Abbas. Meet at the village hall, SO21 1BQ;
2pm Ecology and Heritage circular walk on the Didcot-Southampton old railway line. Start at Worthy Down Halt, Kings Worthy, SO21 2RR;
and a Self-Guided Scavenger Hunt for Kids along the River Arle in Alresford.
More information at https://www.thewatercressway.org.uk/events/dawn-to-dusk-day-2023. Events are free but donations are welcomed.
It is also holding a Birds of the Watercress Way Walk on the River Arle from 9am on Saturday April 29 led by ornithologist Keith Betton. Book at https://www.thewatercressway.org.uk/events/birds-of-the-watercress-way-walk.
The charity was recently awarded a Mayor’s Community award in a ceremony at Winchester Guildhall with a presentation by the mayor Angela Clear.
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