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Group Walks in October

12:00am - 11:59pm

Welcome to our group walks programme for October 2025.  

Walks are free to attend but places must be booked. For full details of each walk and to book, please visit Eventbrite via the links below.  Alternatively, book by phone during office hours (excludes weekends and bank holidays). Our contact details are at the bottom of the page.

Information about the pace of our walks (and much more) can be found on our Leicester City Council Group Walks page.

Our Walks this month…

Seasonal Tree Tour – Shady Lane Arboretum, Evington
Saturday 11 October at 11am
Around 90 minutes, steady pace.
Starting inside entrance gate C to Shady Lane Arboretum, just past St Denys Church, Shady Lane, Evington LE2 2FA. 
A guided walk through Shady Lane Arboretum, presented by the volunteer Tree Wardens. This seasonal stroll takes in selected trees and explores the theme of ‘autumn colour’. The Tree Wardens will provide interesting snippets of information to enjoy, as you wander around this beautiful green space.
For full details and to book visit Eventbrite

 

Wildlife Walk – A Walk on the Wild Side – Abbey Park

Wednesday 15 October at 10.30am

Starting: Abbey Park Pet’s Corner car park
(access via Gate G on Abbey Park Lane, close to St Margaret’s Way).
Up to 2 hours, 1.5 miles with information stops. Steady pace.

A Walk on the Wild Side is hosted by an experienced wildlife expert who will lead you around the park, pausing to talk about the different types of insects, plants, birds and other wildlife found here.  
For details and to book visit Eventbrite

 

New! Special Interest Walk – Exploring the Braunstone Gate area
Saturday 18 October at 11am
Starting: Jubilee Square
Around 90 minutes, 1.8 miles. Steady pace.
A new heritage walk exploring the area around Braunstone Gate and Narborough Road with information stops along the way to discover some of the former people and places of interest.

For details and to book visit Eventbrite

 
 

The walks listed on this page are brought to you by the Choose How You Move team. 
You may also be interested in a different programme of regular group walks by the Live Well team. For details visit  Live Well Walk More 

Please consider travelling to our events sustainably – on foot, by bike or by public transport. The Choose How You Move journey planner can help you plan your journey from A to B.

 

Contact details

For group walk enquiries please contact:

Telephone: 0116 373 7589  (Monday to Friday 9am – 5.30pm, excluding bank holidays).

Email: choosehowyoumove@leicester.gov.uk

We are happy to help during office hours, so please get in touch. We regret our phone line is not staffed at weekends or bank holidays. 

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