There are two types of walks to enjoy in Spooner Row: Conservations Walks and Walks with Charles and Joy Boldero.
Conservation Walks (Please follow the Countryside Code)
Conservation walks have been provided in Spooner Row by the local farmer under Natural England's Environmental Stewardship Scheme. The walks involve permissive access only and is available until 2012. Several maps have been placed in situ along the routes (a copy of which is below). To view other Conservation Walks available click here (the Spooner Row Walk is listed under Providence Place).
Along the Spooner Row Conservation Walk you will be able to observe the creation and management of a foraging habitat to encourage rare ground nesting birds and hedgerow restoration. Towards the NW part of the Walk there is an ancient moat and the (grassed over) ruins of Wick Hall which was once owned by Lord Byron in 1811.
Conserving wildlife biodiversity, protecting the historic environment, and promoting public access and understanding of the countryside are just a few of the objectives of the Environmental Stewardship Scheme which is the successor to the Countryside Stewardship Scheme.
Walks with Charles & Joy Boldero
Charles and Joy are keen walkers and have written books and walk articles for various magazines. They regularly write walk articles for the Eastern Daily Press and recently published a four mile walk for Spooner Row appearing in the EDP on 29 December 2005. It is a circular walk which includes fine views over the countryside and refers to several local points of interest. Click here for full details of their Spooner Row Walk.
Additional points of interest provided by Charles and Joy Boldero:
"In our article we asked about the Moat we passed on the walk and we had a reply via the EDP: The moat surrounded Wick Hall; the 76 year old lady who wrote to us said it was not there when she was child, but the children enjoyed playing round the ruins. The country lane that runs to it was called Wick Lane, now we think it is called 'Danah Bunting' Lane, or 'Bunting Lane' on the OS map. It seems Danah Bunting was hanged on a tree there for stealing, when it was, or what she stole, we, nor the lady knew." (26 January 2005)