KM Charity Walk from Mote Park, Maidstone to Leeds Castle
Published: 09:16, 07 May 2019
Updated: 09:47, 08 May 2019
Families and fundraisers can enjoy a walk on the wild side with Kent’s premier conservation group at a popular challenge event next month.
The Kent Wildlife Trust (KWT) is holding a scavenger hunt and a crafting workshop at the KM Charity Walk. The walk takes place on Sunday, June 23.
The walk will be staged in Maidstone, with a choice of 10 and five-mile routes taking participants between the Grade II listed Georgian mansion Mote House and Leeds Castle.
Anyone can take part and raise money for their favourite good causes, with 70% of sponsorship money going to the participants’ chosen charities, and the rest helping to fund the KM Charity Team’s child-literacy, green-travel and road-safety work.
KWT membership marketing manager Tom Taylor said he hoped families would consider doing the challenge for the trust.
He said: “Over 90p of every £1 raised for the Kent Wildlife Trust goes towards our charitable activities.
“Just £100 would allow targeted planting of hedgerows and clearing of scrubland to allow flowers, birds, insects and reptiles to flourish.”
Any individual raising more than £200 will be entered into a prize draw to win two free Eurostar tickets.
The cost is £11.50 for adults for online bookings, and £15 otherwise.
There is a £1.50 discount when using the code KMNews19. Children go free.