Dadima's walks 2023 Family walk programme
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Start dateVarious dates January 2023 - January 2024End dateJanuary 2024
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Start TimeVarious morning start times
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LocationVarious locations
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PriceFree
Welcome to Dadima’s CIC’s 2023 walking programme!
Dadima’s is a friendly, intergenerational walking community, organising monthly walks in the Chilterns, often with inspiring guest speakers. The group aims to encourage people of all cultural backgrounds and all ages to feel welcome in the countryside. Dadima is the Hindu noun for paternal grandmother, and we want all generations to be able to join in. To read more about us, visit our FAQs page. Coming soon: our 2022 highlights page, full of stories from last year’s walks.
Our 2023 overarching educational theme is Biodiversity Loss.
All of our monthly walking dates for 2023 follow below.
You can just turn up to a walk unless the walk states that booking is essential, or you can email or DM Geeta on social media:
- Instagram: @dadimaschilternswalks (Linked to @_dadimas main page)
- Twitter:@educatinggeeta
- Facebook: @_dadimas (I am not very active on facebook atm, and will try and share more in this space).
- Email: gludhra@gmail.com
When getting in touch, please bear in mind that Dadima’s is a non-profit social enterprise – I’ll do my best to reply ASAP within the challenges of work and family life.
Additional information
2023 Walk Programme Information
Sunday 29th January: River themed walk
This will be a storytelling walk, with environmental scientists from the Open University sharing a variety of stories about the creative and destructive power of rivers in our lives and landscapes.
Date & Time: Sunday, 29th January 29, 10am start
Starting point/parking: From the (pay) public car park at Skirmett Rd, Mill End, Henley-on-Thames RG9 6TL. See also this Parking map link
Sunday 26th February: Noticing Nature & Photography
This walk commences at 10am sharp from the usual Lewknor meeting point, just off the M40 (see FAQs for parking/bus-stop points). I will be in the parking lay-by area to greet you ahead of 10am.
This is not a powerwalk or distance race, but rather a slowish, mindful walk that encourages us to connect with nature through all our senses, at an individual and community level. I will start the walk with a short mindfulness activity for grounding and calm, to release some of the stresses that we may carry. I will then set a simple photography activity on ‘noticing the small things’, which will lead towards creating a storyboard of 3 pictures by the end of the walk (5 max if you struggle with 3).
We will then walk along the famous Ridgeway trail towards Watlington, pausing at ‘notable’ points along the path. We will stop-off at the Spire and Spoke for a coffee/drink/toilet break and discuss some of our ‘noticing’. We will repeat this on the walk back and observe what we may ‘notice’ differently. I would love to share your story images on my social media with your permission (and full credit to you), to encourage others to explore nature and ‘notice the small things’.
Sunday 26th March
Watch this space for more information.
Sunday 23rd April
Watch this space for more information.
Sunday 21st May, Butterflies, badgers and bees
Butterflies, badgers and bees, led by Dr Elaine King
Date & Time: Sunday, 21st May, 10am start
More details to follow soon.
Sunday 25th June, 9am: Biodiversity wildlife walk
Led by expert Dadima’s Ambassador, Jon Mason @theearlybirder who led an amazing walk in 2022. Place: Tring Reservoirs. Pre booking will be required. More information coming soon.
Sunday 16th July: Soul, Soil and Society, Diverse Stories of Nature Connection
This event will building on the success of 2022’s South Asian Heritage Month event. We welcome stories, poems, songs etc on the topic above. Pre-booking required. Details to follow.
Sunday 20th August
Watch this space for more information.
Sunday 24th September
Watch this space for more information.
Sunday 22nd October
Watch this space for more information
Sunday 26th November
Watch this space for more information.
Sunday 10th December: Dadima's Festive Celebration Walk
Watch this space for more information.
Sunday 1st Jan 2024: Dadima's New Year's Day Walk
Watch this space for more information.
