Children at Dimson Day Nursery in Gunnislake, Cornwall, so enjoyed the experience of a barefoot trail that they are planning to create one of their own. They discovered a multi-sensory treat for their feet when they explored the Tamar Valley Barefoot Trail at Gulworthy, Devon.
The trail invites children to take off their socks and shoes and go on a self-led adventure across tree bark, conkers, fishing nets, rope, wool, apple pulp, leaves, straw and river mud.
The idea behind the temporary trail, created for the Tamar Trails festival last autumn, was to teach visitors about the area's industrial and natural history by using materials and textures that interpreted the landscape and character of the valley.
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