wild walks
encourage residents to come together to explore the areas around them.
Barking and Dagenham is full of amazing places to discover. Whether you’re wandering along leys, wetlands, discovering natural spaces, playgrounds or historical sites, Wild Walks can take you anywhere. Just put one foot in front of the other, and enjoy immersing yourself in your surroundings with others.
Previous Wild Walks saw residents exploring nature and the history in Beam Park, Dagenham Village, Barking Town Centre, The Abbey Grounds and Valence Park. Any resident can map out a trail and guide others along the walk, sometimes combining it with other activities such as photography or painting.
Even during the pandemic, residents managed to take a walk with others on their mobile phones on Zoom and also share photos that they took during their daily walk outside. It’s made people appreciate the areas they live in and take a trip down memory lane.
