Given that we are all scattered everywhere around the country-
Where do you take your dog to for his daily walk or even for any "special" walks when you have a nice long lazy day :)

I'm in the Wirral and his usual walk is in Storeton Woods - theres loads of things to sniff at, squirrels and birds to chase and loads of trees to be "marked" - doggy heaven :)
Also enjoy West Kirby Beach but it tends to be a bit jam packed on nice sunny days so we either have to go there later in the evening or stay on the lead . Not attempted the walk to Hilbre Island yet ( well not with Gus in tow anyway).
Also enjoy the Wirral Country Way in Thurstaston as there's plenty of grass and also a quieter beach ( slightly quieter anyway) ;)

Anyway thats us - what about everyone else :)

Well I got out of my back door and out of the gate then I reach an old railway line which is now a cycle track/public footpath.One way takes me through the town centre and out down to the river and the other  way takes me out of the town towards rural areas.Dogs can and do go off lead for much of the time(not through the town centre of course)Now when we go on a special walk we go out to in to the Lake District and walk around one of the lakes. :) Gillian

hi lesley
Ours love going to formby, visiting the squirrels and then the beach, or lytham st annes beach near blackpool, where they can run wild!!Did you get my piccy of candie that i sent you by email??

Got one last week - is that the one you meant ? Shes getting big now and such a cutie :)
Can you let dogs offlead in Formby in the Nature Reserve? That Would be a nice walk too :D and not TOO much of a drive

Hi Lesley
You can let them off on the beach at formby but they have to be on leads in the nature reserve cos of the squirrels!!Hope Gus is getting better with his itchiness, poor babe!!:(

Hi
Special walks are on mersea beach, I live in Tiptree essex, we have plenty of greens and woods for everyday walks,
but you cant beat walking on the beach and Toby loves swimming in the sea.

Heidi

I live in thurrock in essex, and i have several places that i like to take the dogs, just 5 mins away from me i can take them to the 'beach' used loosely as it is the river thames but when the tide is out i take them across the 'sand' :D (mud) to swim in the 'sea', dont let them swim when the tide is in as the river is strong and when concrete banks can be dangerous. I also have the Mardyke, which is also Davy Down and leads to the Mardyke valley golf course, here there is water where the dogs can swim and woods to run, Then there is Belhus country park, huge lake, the dogs have prioty over fishers of part of it, lots of woods and ditches and fields here, Theres also Thorndon Country park again theres woods, fields, ditches and a lake (theres a theme to most of my walks had you noticed :D ), for training i use the field at work, lots of dips and trees but no water but we do have an agilty course, i also at teh back of my house have a field and over the road from my house a park/field type area.
thats us done
tanya

I live in Dawlish, Devon so its the Warren for the beach or out along the coastal path.  If we want to go out for a long all day walk then its off to Newton Abbot to do the Templer Way along the canal which you can do for 8 miles or a lesser 3 miles its up to you.  The dogs off nearly all the time so its a great walk. 

Claire

I usually walk to the end of the road/path and let them loose on a country lane beside a stream. If It's not too hot I'll take them with me when I pick my daughter up from school and walk them round Caddam Woods, Kirriemuir where they can run free. The woods was left to the people of Angus so they had somewhere to walk there dogs. Occasionally I'll walk them round Forfar Loch, but not just now as the water birds are nesting.

I'm in the North East of Scotland, halfway between Aberdeen and Inverness.  We have loads of fantastic walks around us - two large woods five minutes walk from our front door.  If I want to give my girls a treat, I take them to the beach (15 mins drive) or to the mature, natural forest which is 5 minutes drive.  We also have moorlands, lake walks and all sorts!  I love my area, it's fantastic to have a dog in!  We have a walled lake too, but like LindyLou they don't get anywhere near it at the moment, far too much temptation and not fair on the birds.

My dog lost about 7 of his lives at Dawlish Warren when we went there as a pup.  One moment walking to heel and the next on the wall and over the train line.  The next moment we heard the train coming.  Imagine the scenario, dog on one side, express train on the other.  I really thought we had lost him and it's scary just thinking about it now.

He lost a few more when he jumped in a river and nearly got lost down the weir.

For those reasons alone, I won't walk near the canal without him on a lead.  My childrens grandparents live in Newton Abbot.

Oh god not a good scenario.

Both the boys generally stay on extending leads until we actually get to the beach that they can go on.  Then up the nature trail but have to be on 2 metre leads (like I take a tape measure out with me)

Never had a problem with the canal but then they have both been walked there since young lads continually on leads so have now got used to the fact that they need to stay on the path - or at least I hope so!

Oooh Candie, you're making me jealous! I lived in Formby in my teens and loved going to the beach and to see the squiggles. :D

My favourite walk is in our local woods. Lots of squirrels here too (but they are grey :( )  There's a thick carpet of bluebells at the moment, it's beautiful. :)

Kath.

Like Tanya, I too live in Thurrock, so use some of the same areas as her.    We also live in the middle of a golf course, so just coming out of our garden, we have lovely walks/runs.  

Margot

Sounds like an interesting golf course!:-D

We're lucky in that the grey squirrels haven't reached us yet, so all the squirrels we see are red. :D They also know just how to tease the dogs by waiting until the last minute to escape to the trees and then sitting just out of reach chattering away.

My favourite walk is when I go to my parents in Lyme Regis Dorset..Strolling along the sand with the tide lapping at your feet and my dog playing with the sea-weed and finding crabs in the rock pools..great fun and so relaxing.."wish I was there"..

Edinburgh is blessed with green spaces. Our favourite walk is Cammo Estate about 15 minutes from our house. It has woods, a walled garden, ornamental canal with resident coots and herons, badgers, squirrels, foxes the occasional cock pheasant escapes from Dalmeny House up the road, nesting buzzards and smaller raptors, and RABBITS. From there we can walk down the River Almond all the way to Cramond and Silverknowes esplanade ( beach). Also charge up Corstorphine Hill if we feel brave, more woods, terrific views over the city, gorse to tunnel under and a quarry to leap down. Cammo is our favourite because the regulars are so friendly and relaxed, true dog lovers.

We live in Hampshire and border three counties Hants.Berks and Surrey,so are spoilt for choice,but my favourite area has to be the New Forest and the coastline from New Milton onwards.

Our least favourite area is probably Durdle Door as our first dog decided to become a mountain goat and went straight over the cliff edge there we expected to find her on the beach below,but she just ran about for a bit then came back to us bouncy as ever,it was the last time we ever let any dog off it's lead near a clifftop!

One of my sisters lived in North Yorkshire and we loved to visit her with the dog.Another sister lived in Dunstable Beds. and we often walked the Downs.One of my brother's lives in Canada!! I'm working on that one ;)
Jacqueline

Yes - wwe're the hazards at the 14th hold/15th green! :D :D :D

Our cottages were actually there first - in the '30s, the farm to which our cottages were tied, changed tenants, and the landowner, who was a patron of the golf club, deeded to the club enough land to change it from a 9-hole course to an 18-hold course... and our cottages, which traditionally were homes to the dairyman and horseman, finished up in the middle of the course !!!

When the estate was sold up in the '70s, no-one wanted them because of the "hazardous" position - and a 30ft high net fence on one side (my kids wanted to put machine gun turrets there :D ) - so we bought them at a knock down price!  Apart from the fact that we are forever replacing roof tiles on one side of the house (which the golf club pay for) and the fact that for 6 months of the year our lane is a mudbath - its a wonderful position to be in!

Margot

:D :D machine gun turrets ! My lot would have built a trebuchet ( siege engine) to return all the golf balls and enjoyed bagging golfers :D

i live in the bishop auckland area of county durham.there are loads of old disused railway lines that have been reclaimed for walkers all are good walks but the one upto spennymoor which passes rthe golf course
(lovely countryside) is my favourite.