Voices of the Walk Paths for All

Looking for listening for your daily walk? Or something to transport you outside into nature when you can’t manage to get out?Take a spring walk with our Paths for All staff and hear about the sights, sounds, and smells of nature that they encounter on the way. Listen to their reflections on why they try to walk every day, and the benefits that walking and connecting with the nature around brings them. Hear about the special moments of connection, peace, and wonder that walking has brought them.

We recently commissioned a national opinion survey on walking and wheeling, the 'attitude survey', which examined the walking and wheeling behaviours and opinions of adults in Scotland. As well as identifying the population’s walking and wheeling behaviours and habits, the survey looks into what motivates people, what barriers and challenges people face to walking or wheeling more, and what people would they like to see in their local area to make it more accessible and appealing for walking ...

In this episode of Voices of the Walk, Kayleigh Lytham talks with Paths for All’s artist-in-residence Alec Finlay about their collaborative work to renovate two hospital gardens at Murray Royal Hospital in Perth. Kayleigh and Alec discuss the artwork and poems that were created for the gardens and the inspiration behind them, including the Perthshire gardener, biologist and mountaineer G.F. Dutton. They talk about creating a partnership between NHS Tayside, Paths for All and a team of de...

In this episode of Voices of the Walk, Valerie Carson from Paths for All’s Walking for Health team speaks with Mandy Williams, Volunteer Coordinator at SWAN Autism (Scotland), previously known as SWAN (Scottish Women’s Autism Network). SWAN Autism (Scotland) was established in 2012 and is an autistic-led charity delivering services, information and support for and by autistic women, girls and non-binary people across Scotland. Paths for All and SWAN Autism (Scotland) have been worki...

Employers are facing new challenges and opportunities around how to reduce sedentary behaviour and prolonged periods of desk time. The Office for National Statistics found 44% of people reported home or hybrid working, with 56% travelling to the workplace. 46% of those returning to working in the office were reportedly unable to work from home, with the remaining 10% choosing to work from the office, but able to work from home if they wished. The UK Chief Medical Officers' physical acti...

This Christmas may feel a bit different for a lot of us, with the cost of living crisis and other pressures. So, we thought we’d ask some of the people we have worked with over the past year to reflect on how walking can help bring peace of mind during what can be a busy and demanding time of year. We caught up with Dr Gemma Ryde, a researcher from the University of Glasgow, our artist-in-residence Alec Finlay, Shirley Gleeson, who delivered our expert lecture on connecting with nature, ...