16:45 Join us as we gather at John Henry Brookes Building Reception for a guided walk through Headington setting off at 17:00
18:30 Join us in Sir Kenneth Wheare Hall, Clerici Building, for a conversation with Jack Cornish, Head of Paths at The Ramblers and author of The Lost Paths: A History of How We Walk from Here to There
You can come for the walk, or the talk, or both. However, walking tickets are limited and will be allocated to the first 35 people who select to join the walk on registering.
Explore how paths are made, how they are lost, and how they can be reclaimed.
This event will start with a guided walk through Headington’s many types of Rights of Way, before a discussion and Q&A session with Jack Cornish, Head of Paths at The Ramblers and author of the new book The Lost Paths: A History of How We Walk From Here to There (Penguin Books). Jack will reflect on the very long history of pathmaking, struggles over access and the future of policy as post-Covid recovery continues and post-Brexit policy evolves.