The most popular walks in Britain

The National Trust has revealed the walking trails most downloaded from its website
  
  


National Trust walks: Historical houses in Bath
Historical houses in Bath. National Trust: "The Bath Skyline walk is six miles of way-marked trails, passing through hidden valleys, tranquil woodlands and a patchwork of meadows rich in wildlife"
Photograph: Jochem Wijnands/Getty Images Photograph: Jochem Wijnands/guardian.co.uk
National Trust walks: Formby woodland
Formby woodland. National Trust: "Enjoy a stroll around the peaceful pine woodlands and look out for the endangered red squirrel. The woods here are one of seventeen red squirrel reserves in northern England; the reds are attracted by the large numbers of conifers, as they feed on the ripe pine cones."
Photograph: Joe Cornish/NTPL Photograph: Joe Cornish/guardian.co.uk
National Trust walks: Flatford Mill - Willy Lott's House
Flatford Mill - Willy Lott's House. National Trust: "To explore Constable Country at its fullest, there's no substitute for walking or cycling. One of the best ways to experience the countryside that John Constable knew and loved is to walk around the picturesque Stour Valley."
Photograph: Ian Shaw/NTPL Photograph: Ian Shaw/guardian.co.uk
National Trust walks: Clumber Park
Clumber Park. National Trust: "Idyllic walks with amazing scenery and wildlife, all nestled amongst the remnants of Clumber's grand past."
Photograph: Jerry Harpur/NTPL Photograph: Jerry Harpur/guardian.co.uk
National Trust walks: Ashridge Estate
Ashridge Estate. National Trust: "Vast swathe of beautiful woodlands and chalk downland at the north end of the Chiltern Hills, with super panoramas from Ivinghoe Beacon and the Duke of Bridgewater Monument."
Photograph: Paul Wakefield/NTPL Photograph: Paul Wakefield/guardian.co.uk
National Trust walks: Brownsea Island
Brownsea Island - famous for its red squirrels and population of wading birds and for being home to BBC Autumnwatch in November 2008
Photograph: Joe Cornish/NTPL Photograph: Joe Cornish/guardian.co.uk
National Trust walks: Calke Abbey
Calke Abbey - a lovely national nature reserve in Derbyshire with some of the oldest oak trees in western Europe Photograph: Mike Williams/NTPL
National Trust walks: Hardcastle Crags
Hardcastle Crags - lovely wooded valley near Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire Photograph: Joe Cornish/NTPL
National Trust walks: Rhossili on Gower
Rhossili bay on the Gower peninsula. National Trust: "The Gower Peninsula is the first ever landscape in England and Wales to be designated an 'Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty' (AONB)."
Photograph: Joe Cornish/NTPL Photograph: Joe Cornish/guardian.co.uk
National Trust walks: Tarn Hows - stunning Lake District views and great for wildlife watching
Tarn Hows. National Trust: "This well-known beauty spot offers dramatic mountain views and excellent sheltered waterside walks. The tarn and surrounding woodlands are home to a wealth of wildife."
Photograph: Paul Harris/NTPL Photograph: Paul Harris/guardian.co.uk
National Trust walks: White Cliffs of Dover
White Cliffs of Dover - an iconic stretch of coastline engrained in British history and great for coastal flowers and insects in the spring and summer.
Photograph: Stuart Chorley/NTPL Photograph: Stuart Chorley/guardian.co.uk
National Trust walks: Wicken Fen
Wicken Fen. National Trust: "The National Trust's oldest nature reserve, and England's most famous fen. This is the last 0.1% of fenland left in Britain."
Photograph: Joe Cornish/NTPL Photograph: Joe Cornish/guardian.co.uk
 

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