1. Connecting Communities through Action
2. River Valley Connections
3. Transforming the Landscape
Support Our Projects
Events and Activities
Community and Volunteering
Features
Discover
Blogs
Explore the Transforming the Trent Valley scheme area through our virtual, self-guided walks. Each walk allows you to move around the landscape, explore 360° views, photo galleries, video, and sound. You can view our virtual walks on your smartphone, tablet, or smart TV. All you need is access to the internet and a digital device to view the walk.
Sunrise at Branston Leas Nature Reserve. Photo © 2020-2022 Brian Triptree (Transforming the Trent Valley Volunteer).
This virtual walk takes you around Branston Leas Nature Reserve and along the adjacent River Trent where you will discover wonderful wildlife, recently planted woodland and areas of open countryside.
This virtual walk was created for us by Paul L.G. Morris, a volunteer for Transforming the Trent Valley.
Anchor Church. Photo © 2023 Paul L.G. Morris (Transforming the Trent Valley Volunteer).
This virtual walk takes you from the village to the historic Anchor Church, where you can explore inside this fantastic sandstone formation.
A Whitethroat at Tucklesholme Nature Reserve.Photo © 2020-2022 Brian Triptree (Transforming the Trent Valley Volunteer)
Tucklesholme is one of a network of current and former quarries within the ‘Transforming the Trent Valley’ landscape. The vision is for this to become one of the great connected wetland areas in the UK. Enter our virtual tour around Tucklesholme in the summer and enjoy the stunning scenery and wildlife that can be explored.
Geese coming in to land at Tucklesholme Nature Reserve.Photo © 2020-2022 Brian Triptree (Transforming the Trent Valley Volunteer)
Enter our virtual tour around Tucklesholme Nature Reserve and towards Branston Leas in the autumn and enjoy the changing of the season and the over wintering wildfowl on the lake.
Sit back and relax as you discover the Transforming the Trent Valley scheme area through our video walks. Just press play and start discovering the beauty of the Trent Valley today.
To enlarge the screen, use the controls in the video player. These videos are accompanied by relaxing music so for the full experience ensure your sound is turned on.
These video walks were created for us by Paul L.G. Morris, a volunteer for Transforming the Trent Valley.
Explore the Burton Washlands with our volunteer tour guide, Lawrence Oates.
Join local amateur Historian, Lawrence Oates, on a guided walk around the Burton Washlands. This 30 minute video will take you on a journey across the Washlands to explore the fascinating history, culture and heritage of this beautiful area at the heart of Burton-upon-Trent.
The map below shows the places that Lawrence visits on his History Walk. Click on the blue pins to discover more. The yellow route shows the circular walk that you can follow if you want to do this walk around the Washlands.
