THE project to restore Stover Country Park is to host a series of six heritage walks exploring the scenic and historic Templer Way.

The walks, which start later this month and will run into next year, will follow sections of the Templer Way route, which connects Dartmoor with Stover Country Park and onto Teignmouth.

The first walking event will be from Haytor Visitor Centre on Dartmoor to Yarner Woods on Friday, September 27, starting at Haytor at 9am and finishing at Stover Country Park at 2pm.

The walk is around four miles on open hilly moorland and woodland, and is for people aged 18 and over.

Bookings will include transport from Stover Country Park to Haytor, a guided walk led by qualified guide Emma Cunis, also known as ‘Dartmoor’s Daughter’, to Yarner Woods, transport from Yarner Woods back to the park and lunch around a campfire at Stover.

Councillor Andrea Davis, Devon County Council deputy leader and cabinet member for Climate Change, Environment and Transport, said: ‘These walks will be a great opportunity for people to explore parts of the Templer Way and find out more about how granite was taken from Dartmoor via the Haytor Granite Tramway and Stover Canal.

‘The National Lottery Heritage Funding through the Restoring Stover Park project has made these events possible and I hope plenty of people come along to discover the history of the area while enjoying the incredible scenery.’