Walk Report: Wandering Rocks 2

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For the second walk in our Wandering Rocks series we visited Birmingham city centre for more glacial boulders, geological curiosities and further examples of "beached heritage". The "wandering rocks" of the title refers to the erratic boulders which travelled to Birmingham from Wales on an ice sheet 450,000 years ago. The catalyst for this walk […]

Polaroids, Podcasts and Perambulation: a walking podcast

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Sat in a coffee shop in May, Julia O’Connell, artist and co-artistic director of independent, Coventry-based cross-discipline performance company Theatre Absolute, propositioned me with a brand new commission for their new work Project:Public. I don’t know about other artists, but when I’m offered a new commission my entire being floods almost instantly with nerves and […]

The Wandering Rocks – walk two

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For August's Erratic we'll be taking a rock for a walk. Join us on Sunday 20th for a tour of Birmingham's geological curiosities and examples of "beached heritage"

Metaphysical Treasure Hunt: a group drift in Stirchley

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Join us on 24 June for a playful drift around Stirchley inspired by The Loiterer's Resistance Movement

A walk through Selly Oak's radical history

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Join us on 10 June for 'Squats, Street Theatre and Sprints into Staffordshire: A walking tour of Selly Oak's radical history' led by Josh Allen from Walk Midlands.

Walkspace film night #2

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Join us on 16th June for an evening of walking related short films

Still Walking, book launch, and the search for a lost well

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It's lining up to be a good summer for walking in Birmingham with the return of Still Walking Festival and the accompanying guidebook "111 Places in Birmingham That You Shouldn't Miss" by Ben Waddington. Still Walking has been a big influence on many of us at Walkspace with its unusual and highly creative approach to […]

On Return: Seeking Solace in a City of Trauma

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Join former paramedic turned artist Rachel Henaghan on May 6 for a dawn walk through Birmingham city centre.

Layers of Landscape: a suburban stroll with Robson

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For our first public walk of 2023, Robson takes us on a journey through the topographical layers of Bournville and Northfield. Join us on Feb 26th

Photos from Winter Solstice sunrise walk

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For the final Walkspace Erratic of 2022 we visited Bordesley Henge in Birmingham to mark the Winter Solstice. Bordesley Henge is a municipal stone circle situated in Kingston Hill Park and is believed to date back to the 1990s. Six standing stones form a ring on top of a mound, up which a spiral footpath […]