Mindful Walk with Nature
Discover nature’s hidden details and capture the moment on a calming, mindful walk at Calke.
- Booking essential
See Calke from a new perspective while increasing your connection to nature with Karen from Better Outdoors. Join a slow paced walked, tuning in to your senses, paying closer attention to the details you might normally miss on a hike or when walking the dog.
As part of the walk, you may be invited to spend time taking mindful photographs to deepen your awareness of your surroundings and engage with the moment.
Times
Prices
| Ticket type | Ticket category |
|---|---|
| All | £15.00 |
The basics
- Booking details
Call 01332 863822
- Suitability
Over 16s only
- Meeting point
Meet at the information point in Calke Explore
- What to bring and wear
Please wear weather appropriate clothing and sturdy footwear suitable for walking across varied terrain that may be wet or muddy. Please also bring a camera or phone to enable you to take pictures.
- Accessibility
The walk will be off surfaced and/or established paths where terrain may be uneven including areas of mud, long grass and tree roots. There will be no steps or stiles but there will be areas with steeper inclines/declines. The walk will cover around 1.5 miles within the same area.
- Other
The walk from the meeting point to the location where the experience will take place will take 5-10 minutes, this is not included in the session which will be 1 hour. Please allow extra time when planning your day around attending the event. The walk will go ahead in all weathers unless it unsafe to do so. This is not a guided or nature identification walk, but a chance to be more present in the moment and connect to the natural abundance of the Calke’s parkland.
Upcoming events
Bat Discovery Half Term Trail
We've gone a bit batty at Calke this October half term! Using your echolocation skills, explore the world of bats. There are ten to discover around the Stableyards and the Pleasure Grounds. Some of them call Calke 'home', others come out...
Nature's Home: Bird of the Month display at Calke Abbey
Discover the fascinating world of birds through our Bird of the Month display inside the house.
Harvest Celebration in St Giles Church
Celebrate the season with an autumnal display at St Giles Church.
Spooky Tunnel at Calke
Travel underground through the twists and turns of the Spooky Tunnel - this year, a hidden forest, home to lots of different creatures. How many can you see or hear? Can you make it through without jumping or screaming?