We want to say a huge thank you to all the volunteers who guided walks for The Exmoor Society this year. We have had a hugely successful 2025 programme, and none of it would have been possible were it not for the wonderful individuals who shared their time and expertise in the landscape, history, people, and wildlife of Exmoor. Volunteers included Lisa Eden, Steve Key, Kevin Tomkins, Marion Jeffrey, Nigel Phillips, Phil Gannon, Graeme McVittie, Brian Scott, Alistair Campbell, Graeme Horn, James Radley, Jill Edwards, Oliver Edwards, Rob Wilson-North, Kimberley Coleman, and Gill Campbell. Thank you. We are so very grateful for your support.
Our 2025 walks programme encompassed annual favourites, including explorations of the lost village of Clicket, Bossington’s dramatic coastline, Hawkcombe’s enchanting woodland, and the charming village of Withypool, tracing the footsteps of Exmoor writer and artist Hope Bourne. New to the schedule was a dawn walk searching for Bolving stags, a series of guided walks along the West Somerset Mineral Line, from an easy access bus tour to a 7-mile hike. Other highlights took walkers deep into Exmoor’s past, uncovering the moorland archaeology of Farley and Hoaroak Water, and delving into the fascinating history of the old mines around Simonsbath.
The walks programme for 2026 will be up and running in the Spring, and information will be available on our website shortly before.
Image: Cutcombe and Saxon Harepath walk by Steve Keys
