Whether you're a strider-outer or a confirmed stroller, there's something for everyone in the Yorkshire Wold's Walking Festival which kicks off on 14 September for a week of walks - including one led by our Education Officer that's been given the fabulously alliterative title, 'Buckton, Bempton and Birds'.
And what better way to officially launch the event to tourist attractions and accommodation providers in the area than with a wander around the JSR Group's farm near Kilburn, just beyond Driffield.
The farm is a haven for wildlife. Brown trout hang out in Eastburn Beck, Frogs spawn in the pond where flag irises grow. And, of course, birds mass in the hedgerows that divide up the land.
Growing crops from potatoes to wheat across 11 sites, JSR devotes around 400 of its 3.600 hectares to agri-environmental schemes such as using land that holds telegraph poles as beetle banks or floristically enhancing field corners to attract butterflies and bees.
So you can see why JSR has been highly commended in the the RSPB Telegraph Nature of Farming awards for the past two years.
Director, Phil Huxtable took the group on a guided tour on warm September day that was perfect walking weather.
Phil Huxtable counts out the hedgerow species used on the farm: hawthorn, blackthorn, crab apple, hazel, hornbeam, guelder rose, holly, dog rose, goat willow,cherry and plum.
The RSPB's conservation monitoring programme revealed the farm's initiatives have led to 9/10 target species, including corn bunting, being found on JSR land.
Phil explains what's on the menu in the 'bird restaurant' - a field corner that's planted with red and white millet, Japanese reed, spring and wheat barley as well as linseed then cover-seeded with forest rape and the wonderfully named, gold of pleasure.
More about the Yorkshire Wolds Walking Festival, including a downloadable programme, can be found at: www.theyorkshirewolds.co.uk