Show Notes
If you've not got green space on your doorstep, find out how getting a dose of fresh air along your local High Street can reveal much more than you might think.
Host Claire Hickinbotham joins a guided walk through one town centre to uncover the secrets that are hidden in plain sight in towns and cities up and down the country.
She sets off from Mr Straw's House, a visitor attraction in Worksop, and follows in the footsteps of the brothers who lived there and would go for a regular Sunday stroll.
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Production Presenter/Producer Claire Hickinbotham Sound Jesus Gomez Sound Design Nikki Ruck
Contributors With thanks to Diane and Janet and Danielle Lander-Brown from Mr Straw's House
Tips for your Nature Fix Follow the walk we went on in Worksop https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/nottinghamshire-lincolnshire/mr-straws-house/worksop-walk-from-mr-straws-house
Check out this urban walk in Manchester https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cheshire-greater-manchester/castlefield-viaduct/historic-castlefield-walk
Or just go for a stroll along your local High Street and see what you can find.
Find out about our work in urban spaces https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/our-cause/nature-climate/how-the-national-trust-is-supporting-urban-heritage-and-parks
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