Event Calendar

We will stop to take in the sunrise over the French coast. With spectacular views, wild flower meadows, a Neolithic dolman, Le Saut Geoffroi and Victoria Tower this is a walk not to be missed!

Meeting Point: La Crete Quarry car park above Anneport

Duration: 2 hours/ Moderate walk – a steep hill up and down, on mostly country lanes

Guides: Neil and Alli Singleton

Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non Members

Please wear appropriate clothing for the weather. Well behaved dogs welcome.

Starting in Victoria park and up to the heights with wonderful views over St Helier, though pine woods, and into an unusual cemetery. Visit some of the oldest manmade structures in the Island, through parks and gardens, a couple of hidden paths and at some stage back to the familiar promenade to end up in St Aubin in time for lunch.

Time: 10.00 a.m.

Meeting Point: Victoria Park

Duration: 3 hours/ Easy to Moderate Walking/4.5 miles

Bus Route 15 back to town.

Guide: Tom Bunting

Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non Members

Starting at ‘Bellozanne Abbey’ one of the Trust’s more recent acquisitions, this walk continues to Fern Valley, one of the Trusts most beautiful woodlands and ends at a modern dairy farm with medieval origins. Discover the relationship between the landscape and the features you see today. The terrain includes steps, rough paths and green roads. At the end of the walk why not enjoy lunch or refreshments at the Potato Shack?

Time: 10.00 a.m.

Meeting: Outside the Reception at the Westhill Hotel

Parking: Westhill Hotel car park

Duration: 2.5 hours – Moderate walking

Bus Route: 19 (Stop – Chestnut Lea) (Return Bus either 19 from Chestnut Lea or 5 from the Union Inn)

Guide: Jean Treleven

Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non-Members

Enjoy meandering past hidden old properties and quiet country lanes and pathways. Aside from an initial climb up Ruelle des Tours to access the field systems, the walk is flat or down hill.

There is a very short bit of walk along La Grande Route de St Clement on the way back to Holme Grown but other than that the tarmac sections are in small lanes. The paths might be a little muddy but nothing a set of walking boots or wellies cannot handle! Lovely countryside views, small lanes and hopefully light vehicle traffic.

Meeting Point: Holme Grown

Duration: 1.75 hours/ Easy to Moderate Walking/2.5/2.7 miles

Bus Route 1a to Fauvic Crossroads and short walk

Guide: Bob Tompkins

Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non Members

Join guide Melanie Cavey on this gentle walk around Liberty Wharf and St Helier harbour and hear the stories of how this former area of sand dunes was reclaimed and warehouses, merchant’s homes, bustling hotels and a railway built and the old dilapidated port developed into an impressive harbour.

Route: Starting at Trenton Square on the Esplanade and finish at the Maritime Museum.

Time: 10.00 a.m.

Meeting Point: Trenton Square on the Esplanade

Parking: Car parks in the vicinity

Duration: 1.5 hours/ Easy slow walking/1 mile

Guide: Melanie Cavey

Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non Members

Find the tracks which were once said to be our roads and discover how each family of the parish would take a part in mending and repairing these roads. We will explore the life of intrigue of Gigoulande Mill and discover the new pathway as the Crown is re-establishing this iconic place in Jersey’s history. We will walk through the beautiful headquarters of The National Trust for Jersey ‘The Elms’ and discover the history of the top part of the valley and the work of the Trust.

Time: 1.30 p.m.

Meeting: St Mary’s Parish Hall

Parking: Double park near the flagpole at the front of the Parish Hall

Duration: 2.5 hours/Moderate walking

Bus Route: 7 and a short walk from the Church

Guide: Sue Gorin

Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non Members

Your guide Roger will take you on a time travelling adventure through Jersey History with spectacular views, especially on a clear day. Wander through the medieval village of Gorey, and up to the headland of Mont St Nicholas, to find a hidden 6000 year old megalithic tomb and a 19th Century defensive tower. Descend to the Castle, which was once the headquarters of an 18th Century spymaster and Prince, and on to the harbour to hear about harbour life past and present, and stroll along the tracks of the old Jersey Eastern Railway.

The guided walk is in the most part a gentle ramble. Although it contains a flight of steep steps, it is possible to bypass these if necessary.

Time: 2.00 pm.

Meeting Point: Longbeach Car Park

Parking: Longbeach Car Park

Duration of walk approx. 2 hours/Moderate Walking/3 Miles

Bus Route 1

Guide: Roger Noel

Price – Free for Members; £10 Non-Members

This circular walk from St Aubin explores the path of the railway, the beautiful lanes above the village, our agricultural heritage and the far reaching maritime views that will help to explain our sea trading past. All these endeavours have shaped the island we know today.

Time: 2.30 p.m.

Meeting Point: St Aubin’s Parish Hall

Duration 2 hours/Moderate walk

Bus Route: 15

Guide: Jon Osmont

Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non Members

Starting at Grosnez and after visiting the castle and lighthouse, we will walk along the cliffs past the bunkers from the occupation and to the huge natural megalith of The Pinnacle. For those who want we will walk down to the Pinnacle and look at the prehistoric and Gallo Roman remains before heading back to the castle over the marine heathland and Mesolithic flint knapping area.

Time: 10.00 a.m.

Meeting Point: Car park at Grosnez Castle

Duration: 2 – 2.5 hours/ Moderate Walking/1 miles

Bus Route: 8

Guide: Nicky Mansell

Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non Members

St Clement has also got many well-hidden countryside areas and wide-open spaces and we will access quiet natural areas with links to the old railway. Enjoy the wonderful rural aspects from the top of the ‘St Clement’s Trail’, where we will catch our breath and marvel at the panoramic view, including Icho and Seymour Towers and the entirety of the RAMSAR wetlands site.

Along the way we’ll also have a chance to see some of the smaller National Trust properties, standing stones and hear a few stories of former St Clement residents.

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Meeting Point: St Clement Parish Hall

Duration: 3 hours/ Moderate Walking/4.5 miles

Bus Route: 1

Guide: Tom Bunting

Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non Members

Enjoy a circular walk with your guide Roger, taking in Waterworks Valley and Hamptonne the country living museum in the heart of one of the Island’s most beautiful of parishes – St Lawrence. Why not visit the church and enjoy the new gardens before or after your walk?

Time: 10.00 a.m.

Meeting Point: Meet in the public car park at St Lawrence (next to the church/graveyard)

Duration 2 hours/ Moderate walking – some muddy footpaths

Bus Route: 7

Guide: Roger Noel

Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non Members

Learn about woodlands, trees and all the wildlife that thrives on them.

Time: 10.00 a.m.

Meeting Point: Meet in the car park at La Maseline Reservoir

Duration 2 hours/ Easy walking – some muddy footpaths

Bus Route 2

Guide: John Pinel

Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non Members

Jon will introduce participants to places with strange sounding names such as ‘Bob’s’, ‘the Scrape’, ‘Eddie’s Hide’, ‘the Bath and Rock fields’ and ‘the north and south canals’ to name but a few….

Time: 2.00 p.m.

Meeting Point: Wetland Centre.

Parking: Car Park next to Sands

Bus Route 22

Duration 2 hours/Easy walking, slow paced walk.

Guide Jon Parkes

Price – Free for Members; £5 for Non Members

During the 1800’s and 1900’s the old port below and the adjoining Grouville beach took on new ‘lives’. First the fishing and shipbuilding industries boomed and then the Eastern Railway arrived along with the first tourists. But the 1900’s saw darker changes when the Gorey area became a focus of activity during the 1940 – 45 German Occupation. Evidence of all these changes and some stories of the period make these earlier times come alive on this scenic walk.

Time: 2.00 p.m.

Meeting Point: The Castle Green at Mont Orgueil

Duration: 1.5 hours/ Easy slow walking/1 mile. Please note there is a short hill down from the green to the pier which is a bit steep.

Bus Route: 1 or 1A

Guide: Melanie Cavey

Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non Members

Join Tina Hull to explore the area around Les Quennevais Sports Centre and along the Railway Walk. Just a short walk will lead us on to the top of Les Blanches Banques reminding us that the truly wild is never far away from us. Not suitable for under 16 year olds.

Time 5.30 p.m.

Meeting Point: outside St Bernadette’s Church.

Parking: Park in the sport centre’s car park – you must display a yellow parking time disc.

Duration: 1.5 – 2 hours/ Easy walking but some uneven ground/1 miles

Bus Route: 22

Guide: Tina Hull

Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non Members

From exotica to erotica, historian Peter Le Rossignol delves into the tempting array of decadent activities and pleasurable pursuits on offer during the Georgian age.

Kindly supported by Ogier

Join your guide Roger Noel as he uncovers the history and heritage of this beautiful place. Why not visit the Wetland Centre before or afterwards?

Time: 10.00 a.m

Meeting Point: Car Park at Sands (opposite the Wetland Centre)

Parking: Car Park at Sands

Duration of walk approx. 1.5 hours/Moderate walking

Bus Route: 22

Guide: Roger Noel

Price – Free for Members; £10 Non-Members

Duration of walk approx. 3 hours/Easy to moderate walking

From wildflowers to red squirrels, buzzard and tree-creeper, butterflies and insects, it’s all out there to discover.

Join Neil and Alli from Birding Tours Jersey for a stroll, with wildlife stops, along the country lanes and woodland of St Martin.

Time: 10.00 a.m.

Meeting Point: St Martin’s Parish car park (opposite M&S and the Public Hall)

Parking: St Martin’s Parish car park

Duration of walk approx. 2 hours/Moderate walking

Bus Route: 3

Guides: Neil and Alli Singleton

Price – Free for Members; £10 Non-Members

Photo credit: Susan Warrn

Artists Karen Le Roy Harris and Miriam Sedacca transform Le Moulin de Quétivel into an immersive space using sculpture, installation, film and performance to expose the vital, yet fragile, relationship we all have with water.

Having previously toured to Stroud and London, it was a natural progression for Karen, who is from Jersey, to bring Until You Became Me to Le Moulin de Quétivel, where water power has been harnessed for milling wheat for generations.

Suitable for all ages, the exhibition includes a soundscape by Heather Ryall marrying the sounds from the natural environment with sounds from domestic life; a new film, partially filmed underwater in Jersey, addressing the relationship Islanders have with the ocean and fresh water; and an installation of ceramic anthropomorphic forms presented alongside found objects from rivers.

We may meet the most famous residents of Mourier valley, the multi-horned Manx Loaghtan sheep and we will definitely hear the characterful red-billed Choughs. The views are spectacular with the flora and fauna to match. Hear about the work of the Trust in this beautiful little gem of a headland and valley.

Time: 10:30 a.m.

Meeting/Parking: Sorel Car park

Duration: 2.5 hours/moderate walking/4 miles

Bus Route 5 (walking to Sorel from St John’s church)

Guide: Sue Gorin

Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non Members

This walk is aimed at anyone who would like to learn about our common wildflowers and how to identify them by their flower, leaf and smell. Did you know a Red Campion has male and female plants or, that you can separate the different types of Cranesbill by the way their stem hairs grow? Please bring a hand lens if you have one.

Time: 2.00 p.m.

Meeting Point: Queen’s Valley Lower car park.

Parking: Queen’s Valley Lower car park

Duration 1.5 hours/Easy Walking

Bus Route 2

Guide: Alli Singleton

Price – Free for Members; £10 for Non Members

Learn about heathland ecology and the wonderful nature of Jersey’s coast with Ecologist John Pinel.

Time: 2.00 p.m.

Meeting Point: Portelet Common

Parking: Car park at Portelet Common

Bus Route 12A

Duration of walk approx. 1 .5 hours/Easy walking

Guide: John Pinel

Price – Free for Members; £10 Non-Members

Enjoy a ‘behind the scenes’ walk around St Ouen’s Pond and its environs with specific reference to bird life in the vicinity. Alex will introduce participants to ‘the Scrape’ and other outlying areas near the Wetland Centre.

Time: 2.00 p.m.

Meeting Point: Wetland Centre.

Parking: Car Park next to Sands

Duration 2 hours/Easy Walking

Bus Route 22

Guide: Alex Buxton

Price – Free for Members; £10 for Non Members

Slow down and find your own personal connection with the natural world. Even if you consider yourself a nature lover, this experience will open your eyes to a new way of perception… This forest bathing experience will introduce you to practices to bring you closer to the landscapes in and around Jersey and will end with a tea ceremony, and home-made cake.

Time: 2.00 p.m.

Meeting Point: The first car park on the left

Parking: Noirmont

Duration of walk approx. 2.5 hours/Slow paced walking

Bus Route:

Guide: Amanda Bond

Price – Free for Members; £10 Non-Members

Your guide Roger will take you on a time travelling adventure through Jersey History with spectacular views, especially on a clear day. Wander through the medieval village of Gorey, and up to the headland of Mont St Nicholas, to find a hidden 6000 year old megalithic tomb and a 19th Century defensive tower. Descend to the Castle, which was once the headquarters of an 18th Century spymaster and Prince, and on to the harbour to hear about harbour life past and present, and stroll along the tracks of the old Jersey Eastern Railway.

The guided walk is in the most part a gentle ramble. Although it contains a flight of steep steps, it is possible to bypass these if necessary.

Time: 2.00 pm.

Meeting Point: Longbeach Car Park

Parking: Longbeach Car Park

Duration of walk approx. 2 hours/Moderate Walking/3 Miles

Bus Route 1

Guide: Roger Noel

Price – Free for Members; £10 Non-Members

Artists Karen Le Roy Harris and Miriam Sedacca transform Le Moulin de Quétivel into an immersive space using sculpture, installation, film and performance to expose the vital, yet fragile, relationship we all have with water.

Having previously toured to Stroud and London, it was a natural progression for Karen, who is from Jersey, to bring Until You Became Me to Le Moulin de Quétivel, where water power has been harnessed for milling wheat for generations.

Suitable for all ages, the exhibition includes a soundscape by Heather Ryall marrying the sounds from the natural environment with sounds from domestic life; a new film, partially filmed underwater in Jersey, addressing the relationship Islanders have with the ocean and fresh water; and an installation of ceramic anthropomorphic forms presented alongside found objects from rivers.

From here we will go up on to the headland and in to Le Mourier Valley where there is a large tree planting initiative. We will look out for the Choughs which fly around the area as part of the Birds on the Edge project and hopefully see some of the Manx Loaghton sheep. This walk will also take in some of the lanes of St Marys.

Time: 10.15 a.m.

Meeting Point: Priory Inn

Duration of walk approx. 2.5 hours moderate walking

Bus Route: 7

Guide: Nicky Mansell

Price – Free for Members; £10 Non-Members

Discover the effect that the Danes and the Germans had on our Island’s history and landscape, and find out how the Danish legacy remains present in the administration of the Island today. You will explore field systems and agricultural practices and uncover magnificent 18th century granite houses, and 20th century German fortifications, not to mention some ancient water mills. The terrain can, in some parts be uneven, so suitable attire and footwear is recommended.

Time: 1.30 p.m.

Meeting Point: Bus stop near the War Tunnels

Parking: War Tunnels

Duration of walk approx. 3 hours/Easy to moderate walking

Bus Route: 8

Guide: Jon Osmont

Price – Free for Members; £10 Non-Members

Starting at the Royal Jersey Showground, this wonderful circular walk will meander down to Trinity School, before turning left into La Rue du Mont Pellier, the Island’s first ‘Scenic Lane’. The walk then joins up with the Trinity Millennium Trail before heading back through quiet country lanes in this beautiful parish. Given the time of year there will be a great deal to see along the way from birds to plants and everything between.

Meeting Point: Car Park at the Royal Jersey Showground

Duration of walk approx. 1.5 hours moderate walking

Bus Route: 4 (bus arrives at 12.31 so why not go to the Trinity Arms for lunch?).

Guide: Bob Tompkins

Price – Free for Members; £10 Non-Members

Slow down and find your own personal connection with the natural world. Even if you consider yourself a nature lover, this experience will open your eyes to a new way of perception… This forest bathing experience will introduce you to practices to bring you closer to the landscapes in and around Jersey and will end with a tea ceremony, and home-made cake.

Time: 2.00 p.m.

Meeting Point: The first car park on the left

Parking: Noirmont

Duration of walk approx. 2.5 hours/Slow paced walking

Bus Route:

Guide: Amanda Bond

Price – Free for Members; £10 Non-Members

A hunting ground in Palaeolithic times, today we will be hunting plants and tracking down their endlessly Interesting folklore.

Not suitable for under 16 year olds..

Time: 2.30 p.m.

Meeting Point: Portelet Common Car Park

Parking: Along the road before the path to the carpark as the road is very uneven.

Duration 1.5 – 2 hours/Easy walk some uneven ground

Bus Route 12A

Guide Tina Hull

Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non Members

The coastal paths and country lanes of St Mary are abundant with wildlife at this time of year.

Spring has most definitely sprung! The wildflowers are in full bloom, the birds are busy and butterflies, bees and bugs are all enjoying the warmer weather.

It is a very special time of year and an equally special location to explore.

Time: 6.00 p.m.

Meeting Point: Le Braye car park (far end)

Parking: Le Braye car park

Duration 2 hours/ Moderate walk – good sandy footpaths, lanes and one steep hill.

Bus Route 22

Guides Neil and Alli Singleton

Price: Free for Members; £10 for Non Members