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Staffordshire Moorlands Walking Festival 2025

A fascinating talk on the hidden histories of our landscape with author, broadcaster and anthropologist Mary-Ann Ochota, followed by a leisurely walk in the countryside around Warslow.

The talk will take place over a late breakfast at the Greyhound Inn in Warslow, where we will enjoy tea, coffee and a bacon and sausage sandwich (or vegetarian sausage).

Talk – 10:30am: Hidden Histories: How to be a Landscape Detective.

Our landscape is full of lumps and bumps, lines in the landscape, strange monuments and mysterious remains. It’s because our land has been permanently populated for more than 10,000 years and every generation has left its mark on the landscape – working the land, travelling, building homes and grappling with life, death and the forces of nature. In this whistlestop tour, Mary-Ann Ochota, author, broadcaster and President of CPRE, the countryside charity, will introduce you to some of the clues every landscape detective should be on the look out for. Piece them together, and you can start to reveal the stories hidden in the countryside around us.

Walk (approx 11:30am): Warslow Landscape 

After fuelling up over breakfast, Mary-Ann and local Walk the Moorlands leaders will be your guides as we explore the countryside around Warslow. This will be a leisurely walk of around 5 miles visiting field barns and farmsteads, and the Revidge Trigpoint, one of the best panoramic views in the Peak District. Good walking boots or walking shoes are required.

As we’ll start the walk at around 11:30am, please bring a packed lunch.

Organised by  CPRE Staffordshire, the countryside charity