Location: Fort Burgoyne, Dover
Date: 14th March 2024
Blog Written by: Gini (Disabled Walk Leader/Founder)
For our last session at Fort Burgoyne of the season, we made the most of having a dry day to explore further afield around Fort Burgoyne.
So, we strolled ov…
Location: Samphire Hoe
Date: 13th March 2024
Blog Written by: Tamsin (Disabled Walk Leader)
It was time to scoot/walk around the manmade now packed fill of biodiversity Samphire Hoe.
With a sea breeze and cloudy sky we all wrapped up warm to enjoy our time outsi…
Location: White Cliffs NT
Date: 6th March 2024
Blog Written by: Tamsin (Disabled Walk Leader)
As the mist lifted at the white cliffs the sky became beautifully clear with the sun gently warming us in the cool spring air. We walked along the accessible path from t…
Location: The Marina Curve, Dover
Date: 28th February 2024
Blog Written by: Tamsin (Disabled Walk Leader)
It was a misty start to the walk at Dover today. We started at the Riverside Centre with a coffee and chat, then we headed across the fast flowing River Stou…
Location: Walmer and Deal Seafront
Date: 21st February 2024
Blog Written by: Gini (Disabled Walk Leader/Founder)
The first Wild with Wheels Get Out Get Active (GOGA) Dover scoot of 2024 was a complete wash out on Wednesday morning.
We were joined by 2 of the tea…
Location: Fort Burgoyne, Dover
Date: 8th February 2024
Blog Written by: Gini (Disabled Walk Leader/Founder)
So, it was another Wet and Foggy winters day. We are so grateful to have shelter and facilities to connect to nature, whilst staying warm and dry.
The the…
Location: Fort Burgoyne, Dover
Date: 11th January 2024
Blog Written by: Gini (Disabled Walk Leader/Founder
A beautiful sunny winters day at Fort Burgoyne. Our theme of the day was Rocks and Fossils.
Our 'Bring the Outdoors Inside" Nature Table was adorned with a…
Location: The Warren, Folkestone
Date: 21st December 2023
Blog Written by: Gini (Disabled Walk Leader/Founder)
Today's stroll and roll started off with a heavy drizzle which cleared up as we headed off for our Festive/ Winter Solstice get together at Folkestone W…
Location: Fort Burgoyne, Dover
Date: 14th December 2023
Blog Written by: Gini (Disabled Walk Leader/Founder)
We created festive delights today with locally sourced natural materials... wreaths, mobiles, and hanging stars.
The room was filled with the scent of or…
Location: Deal and Walmer Seafront
Date: 13th December 2023
Blog Written by: Helen (Disabled Walk Leader)
It was chilly but bright morning. We met in the car park and set off Southwards towards Deal. There aren’t a lot of plants and wildlife to spot at this time …
Location: The Marina Curve, Dover
Date: 6th December 2023
Blog Written by: Gini (Disabled Walk Leader/Founder)
We were blessed with beautiful sunshine but with a wintry chill. We all met at The Riverside Centre in Dover for their half price hot drink.
Then we he…
Location: White Cliffs of Dover
Date: 16th November 2023
Blog Written by: Gini (Disabled Walk Leader/Founder)
There was Blue Skies over the White Cliffs of Dover for our Armistace day themed GOGA Dover walk this week.
We welcomed the newly appointed Ecologist fo…
Location: Samphire Hoe
Date: 8th November 2023
Blog Written by: Gini (Disabled Walk Leader/Founder)
Our adventurous group braved the blustery high winds and horizontal rain today to visit Samphire Hoe in Dover.
Usually we would have to cancel on such a windy day…
Location: Kings Wood
Date: 12th October 2023
Blog Written by: Gini (Disabled Walk Leader/Founder)
Today's scoot in Kings Wood, was accompanied with a light misting of drizzle. That kind of rain which doesn't actually get you wet. We brought ponchos just in case.
…Location: Great Farthingloe
Date: 11th October 2023
Blog Written by: Helen (Disabled Walk Leader)
The weather was finally on the turn today, the Indian Summer gently became autumn. We met at the gate for Farthingloe Barn and after Laura unlocked it, we headed up …
Location: Dover Castle
Date: 4th October 2023
Blog Written by: Gini (Disabled Walk Leader/Founder)
A lovely visit to Dover Castle to meet the Choughs (similar to Crows, but with red pointy beaks and legs). Courtesy of English Heritage, Kent Wildlife Trust and Wil…
Location: The Warren, Folkestone
Date: 28th September 2023
Blog Written by: Gini (Disabled Walk Leader/Founder)
It was an autumnal harvest walk at The Warren this morning. We enjoyed foraging edibles and admiring the change of season which brings berries, fruit a…
Location: Lower Leas Coastal Park
Date: 21st September 2023
Blog Written by: Michael (Walk Leader)
Any colour but blue.
It was a beautiful afternoon in the Lower Leas Coastal Park, and there was plenty of colour as always, but the colours of autumn were certainly …
Location: Kearsney Parks, Russell Gardens and Bushy Ruff Country Park
Date: 20th September 2023
Blog Written by: Helen (Walk Leader)
We started the slightly overcast and blustery morning by visiting the swan lake in Kearsney Abbey Gardens - the swans are quite bo…
Location: King's Wood
Date: 14th September 2023
Blog Written by: Gini (Disabled Walk Leader/ Founder)
Today's visit to King's Wood was a new route. This time was all about exploring the North Downs Way from Chilham.
We were met at the entrance by a Devils Coach …
Location: White Cliffs, National Trust
Date: 13th September 2023
Blog Written by: Gini (Disabled Walk Leader/ Founder)
We were blessed with a warm, sunny, dry morning at White Cliffs National Trust, Langdon Cliffs.
Our regulars were met with a few new participan…
Location: Great Farthingloe Farm
Date: 6th September 2023
Blog Written by: Helen (Walk Leader)
A lovely sunny morning by the seafront.
We headed off towards Walmer Castle and immediately spotted lots of snails snoozing on the stalks of sweet fennel.
Further …
Location: Fort Burgoyne
Date: 13th August 2023
Blog Written by: Gini (Founder)
It was a windy day at Fort Burgoyne, which began with a few small droplets of rain. The sun came out, but after most stall holders had given up with their gazebos.
Wild with Wheels we…
Location: Great Farthingloe Farm
Date: 26th July 2023
Blog Written by: Gini (Walk Leader)
What a gorgeous sunny day after what has felt like weeks of endless downpours and grey cloudy days.
We trundled off to explore Great Farthingloe Farm with Insect and Butte…
Location: Solley's Ice Cream Farm
Date: 19th July 2023
Blog Written by: Gini (Walk Leader)
We had been expecting a hot sunny day at Solleys Farm, but instead there were warm showers amongst the sun coming out periodically.
So we began the walk under the shelter …
Location: Kings Wood, Challock
Date: 13th July 2023
Blog Written By: Gini (Walk Leader)
Our walk began in the carpark... on a cloudy but warm July day. It's Wimbledon afterall, so we ventured off, whilst prepared for a rainshower.
The plan was to follow a tre…
Location: Lower Leas Coastal Park
Date: Thursday 6th July 2023
Blog Written by: Gini (Walk Leader)
It was a warm summers day, and not too hot to enjoy a gentle stroll on our wheeled scooters and chairs through the Coastal Park. Some clouds made a great pattern lo…
Location: High Meadows, Whinless Down, Dover
Date: Wednesday 5th July 2023
Blog Written by: Tamsin (Walk Leader)
* PENDING *
Partnered with White Cliffs Countryside Partnership.
Location: Lower Leas Coastal Park
Date: Thursday 29th June 2023
Blog Written by: Michael (Walk Leader)
Walking in the rain:
In November of 1964, The Ronettes released a sweet little love song called Walking in the Rain and today a small number of gathered and wa…
Introducing Accessible Forest Bathing “Taster” Sessions July 2023
Thursday 6th July 10-12pm or
Thursday 20th July 5-7pm
What is Forest Bathing?
Forest Bathing means spending time outdoors in nature drawing upon the value of, and being in, nature to improve well…
Location: Great Farthingloe Farm
Date: 21st June 2023
Blog Written by: Gini (Walk Leader)
We had a lovely wheeled adventure around Great Farthingloe Farm today. WIld with Wheels Founder Gini, introduced this gem of a location to the group, and explained the sto…
Location: Kearnsey Parks, Russell Garden and Bushey Ruff Country Park, Dover
Date: 14th June 2023
Blog Written by: Tamsin (Walk Leader)
Today I led a group of people with limited mobility on scooters and supported one individual with a standard wheelchair (taking…
Location: Dover Castle
Date: 5th June 2023
Blog Written by: Tamsin (Walk Leader)
Looking back a couple of weeks to my first accessible walk for Wild with Wheels and Get Active Get Outside Dover, it was an absolute honour to do. As a walk leader I am grateful to t…
Location: The Warren, Folkestone
Date: 15th June 2023
Blog Written by: Gini (Walk Leader)
We all had a delightful scoot in the Warren. And even though we go there once a month, there's always something new to see, as well as the ebb and flow of the tide revealing…
Location: Lower Leas Coastal Park
Date: June 1st 2023
Written by: Michael (Walk Leader)
Welcome to Lower Leas Coastal Park, it’s June the 1st, the sun is out, the sky is blue, it’s still a little cool but today within our group, we are aiming to bring the colour,…
Blog post by Tamsin Jones (Walk Leader)
Written 29th May 2023
It’s not till it happens to us that we deal with situations that are life limiting or life changing.
So sometimes we really do have to try and understand being in someone else’s shoes to help, support …
Location: Great Farthingloe Farm
Date: 25th May 2022
Blog written by: Gini
It started off as a morning of bright sunshine, but then the clouds came...so wasn't too hot for our group. On arrival we immediately were serenaded by the Skylark.
Our new walks leader …
- The Bluebell, Anne Bronte
The rain held off on Thursday 11 May, and we trundled through dappled woods to reach clearings bathed in sunsh…
On a sunny morning, twelve people and two dogs gathered for a Wellbeing Walk up in the ever changing - but always beautiful - Lower Leas Coastal Park, Folkestone.
We chose the iconic Star Wars th…
By Christian Fuller & Leanne Rinne
BBC News
Published: 21 April 2023
A woman in Kent is helping people with disabilities to explore nature through free and accessible guided walks.
After three years of campaigning, Gi…
Delighted to share our recent article in the May edition of Motability Lifestyle Magazine. 🙏🏼♿️
Available also online here (pg13)
https://cloud.3dissue.com/2349/3077/243081/Motability119/index.html
27 April 2023 - Bright late spring spells brought patches of blue skies to today's scoot along the cycle trail by the North Downs Way above Samphire Hoe.
Samphire Hoe was created at the time of the Channel Tunnel construction. Find on more on the link above.
The project featured throughout the county on both BBC South East Today and BBC Radio Kent on 20 and 21 April 2023.
Read a summary of the broadcast her…
Founder Gini Mitchell writes on 1 April -
On our recent accessible nature walk to King's Wood, Kent, we were observing tracks in a muddy section of the path.
Along with horse hoofs and dogs paws we discovered some rathe…
In collaboration with Heart of Kent Walking Festival, we premiered our new accessible route through Kings Wood near Challock.
We had picked a day amongst most which have had torrential downpours, so unfortunately the ground was muddy in places. It's been recorded…
Spring has arrived at Fort Burgoyne. Our participants enjoyed their last 'Outdoors inside' session of the season, and the sun shone and it didn't rain!.
@naturalpathwaysbushcraft facilitated a spring Flower theme, with a collection of the emergence of wildflower…
Founder Gini Mitchell writes -
'It was absolutely delightful to be able to use the newly installed Accessible Gates at The Warren for our Wild with Wheels Nature Scoot.
Disabled Access Day was established by Euan'…
Thursday 2 March 2023 - The early spring sun shone through the crisp morning air at the Lower Leas Coastal Park, Folkestone.
Our monthly wellbeing group met at the Lift Cafe for deliciously strong hot coffee and the kind loan of a hot water bottl…
Wild with Wheels Founder Gini Mitchell writes -
The February morning drizzle cleared, changing into rays of sunshine piercing the grey sky.
Bark, twigs, lichens, leaves, pine needles, pinecones, acorns…
We hosted a seed themed Nature Experience today at Fort Burgoyne.
The participants brought a family feel, and together they decorated pots to plant Acorns and Conkers as well as cress in cotton wool.
The younger ones learnt about Tree Seeds on the Nature Table, and …
Wild with Wheels are looking at expanding our capacity to reach further afield in the Kent area, so we shall be forming a Community Association, to include our participants, followers and supporters.
So we are reaching out to you, to initially form a committee. If…
Wellbeing Walk Leader Michael from @walks.words.wellbeing shares his summary of todays session at Lower Leas Coastal Park and this time was spent down on the coastal path overlooking the Channel.
"Combining Time to Talk Day and Optimist Day, this was an activity…
13th January 2023
Cambers, inclines and slopes, oh my!
The day I discovered how accessibility-challenged the Trail could be…
by Peter Morris, North Downs Way National Trail Manager
Last month, I arranged to meet Gini Mitchell, one of our North Downs Way Ambassadors…
The RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch was coming up the weekend after our fortnightly visit to Fort Burgoyne. So a morning of light drizzle didn't dampen our spirits as we got ready to help our feathered friends.
We welcomed new families to our group, and introduced…
It felt warm at the Warren in Folkestone, even though the temperature was a wintry 1°c.
We felt the vitamin 'sea' from the Channel while we soaked up vitamin D from the sun.
The fresh tangy coastal …
There's exciting work going on to renovate our usual space in the casemates - so the kind folk who manage this historical place are letting us me…
Our first Wellbeing Walk of 2023 , brought chattering magpies, blowing bubbles and climbing spiders' webs.
North Downs Way Ambassador and poet Michael Harden led the walk at the Lower Leas Coastal Park, Folkestone.
We hope you enjoy reading his verse summary …
Wild with Wheels Founder Gini MItchell writes on 15 December 2022
We spent a gorgeous sunny and creative morning at historic Fort Burgoyne in Dover.
We were a tiny group because of Wheelers struck by Covid and the usual winter bugs, as well …
We met for our 2022 Festive Scoot at Folkestone's Warren and became the Ice Breakers, enjoying the sound of ice made as we rolled over the broken pieces of former puddles.
Bright warm sunshine kept our outdoor adventure nice and pleasant - despi…
We're now featuring a monthly walk to help ground busy or troubled minds in nature.
The pilot walk took place on a dismal, drizzly, and grey December day. It didn't look too promising at first as we gathered by the Lowe…
It was a real pleasure exploring the gorgeous countryside of Shorne Woods on 24 November for our High Needs Nature Experience.
We like to visit Shorne Woods once in each season as there is safe disabled friendly parking, Tramper All terrain Mobi…
It was a joy to welcome members and volunteers from the incredible community group Touchbase Care to Fort Burgoyne.
As the rain fell on 15 November 2022, we couldn't go on the nature walk we had planned at the historic site. So we brought nature indoors to touch…
Founder Gini Mitchell writes -
Wild with Wheelers had a delightful wheeled adventure at the Warren the day before Armistice Day 2022.
Find out more about the Armistice - the agreement to end fighting in the First World War as a prelude to peace negotiations.
Th…
Founder Gini Mitchell writes - Days are getting wetter and cooler as we head into winter, and it's not much fun shivering in a damp wheelchair.
So we at Wild with Wheels have the answer.
One of our favourite locations, Fort Burgoyne, offers shelter from the wors…
'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?' It may have been October but it was bright and warm as we headed to the Lower Leas Coastal Path in Folkestone.
Our storytelling wordsmith Karen Hart introduced National Poetry Day, the UK-wide a…
Thursday 29 September 2022
Our Wild Wheelers spent a beautiful morning exploring Fort Burgoyne.
Walk Leader Gini Mitchell talked about the Fort's important role as protection for nearby Dover Castle - 'the key to England'.
She shared insights …
Going through the newly unlocked gate was a significant moment of achievement. Our team celebr…
We shared a pleasant morning as a group at Great Farthingloe Farm.
The focus was to reflect on the connection between transformations, life and death within our personal lives and within nature.
With @mobility_in_the_wild, we began by sitting in a log circle abo…
Butterfly Conservation's Butterflycount is an annual event to measure the health of our environment. We visited Great Farthingloe Farm, next to the North Downs Way near Dover and Samphire Hoe.
We counted -
…It was a glorious morning exploring Russell Gardens and Bushy Ruff Country Park on Thursday 14 July 2022.
Local amateur historian Norman Sands, who is disabled and uses a wheelchair, taught us lots a…
We visited @shorne_woods_country_park today as a location which provides an Accessible Nature Experience for those with higher needs.
In Kent, there are currently 2 Country Parks with @changingplacesuk toilet facilities, which enables those needing to use a hois…
July is Disability Pride Month. 2022 marks the 32nd year after the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed on July 26, 1990.
The Act prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities.
The month is a time to recognize and celebrate how disabilit…
We tried to imagine life with restricted sight and hearing for #DeafblindAwarenessWeek
The charity Sense hold this awareness week each year on around the birthday of Helen Keller.
Deafblindness is having both sight and hearing loss that a…
Wild with Wheels celebrated #InsectWeek with a fabulous session on Thursday 23 June. We explored habitats, spotted insects, and examined invertebrates and tiny creatures.
One participant said: 'We had an absolutely fantastic time, so glad we came along, little on…
Wild with Wheels is delighted to invite you to join us at the Lower Leas Coastal Park on Thursday 16th June at 10am for a FREE accessible nature experience with a focus on #30dayswild.
No need to book! Meet us by the entrance, near the bottom of the Lift and next t…
Wild with Wheels is delighted to invite you to join us at the Lower Leas Coastal Park on Thursday 9th June at 10am for a FREE accessible nature experience.
No need to book! Meet us by the entrance, near the bottom of the Lift and next to the carpark.
Lower Sandgate …
A new scheme helping people with disabilities and impairments to access the beauties of the Kent countryside is being launched on Kent Day - Thursday 26 May 2022.
Wild With Wheels offers funded, safe, a…
We are delighted to receive funding through Farming in Protected Landscapes with Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beautyand the UK government's Department for Enviornent, Food, and Rural Affairs - DEFRA.
Wild With Wheels project founder Gini Mitchell sai…
Posted on May 12, 2022
Now mobile again thanks to two TGA mobility scooters, Gini Mitchell, 49 from Folkestone, is working with Countryside Partnerships in Kent to make countryside and coastal paths more accessible for elderly and disabled people.
Gini has a pr…
Posted on May 12, 2022,
Just before Halloween, our local community garden held a Samhain gathering. So I rode my TGA Supersport up to the Locavore Community Garden. They have invested in an accessible path as well as one wheelchair accessible raised bed and the…
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