Darn Walk Woodland Workshop with Paul Mitchell

Date and Time

Cost £70.00 RPS members / £80.00 (Non-members)

4^th April 2025 at 10.00 am Blairforkie Drive, Bridge of Allan

Organiser: Jean Robson digmem@rps.org

Tickets can be booked HERE

Venue Address

Blairforkie Drive.

Close to the junction of the A9 and Blairforkie Drive

There are some flower beds and 3 benches.

Grid Reference NS788978.

Bridge of Allan

FK9 4PE

Paul Mitchell is an award-winning photographer, having been placed in Landscape Photographer of the Year, Outdoor photographer of the Year, International Garden Photographer of the Year, and the RHS best in show winner with his beautiful woodland images. Paul is chair of the RPS Landscape panel, and a member of the Visual art and Photobooks panels.

Paul is also very keen to support learning and development. We are delighted that he has agreed to lead a workshop for us in Scotland.

Places: 10 places will be available.

The site. The workshop will start close to the station in Bridge of Allan and will follow the Darn Walk footpath into the woodland (approx. 1.5km). The footpath is narrow, undulating, rough and can be muddy in places. There is some open woodland, as well as some younger and more densely packed trees, options for riverside image making, and an interesting small gorge.

Clothing. Warm and waterproof clothing, and footwear with traction.

Food. Bring sandwiches and a flask.

Meeting Point. Blairforkie Dr. Close to the junction of the A9 and Blairforkie drive there are some flower beds and 3 benches. Grid Reference NS788978.

Toilet Facilities. There are public toilets on Well Road, open from 9.30am.

Transport. The Bridge of Allan Station is very close to the meeting point for this workshop. There is street parking close to the meeting point, and carparks within ¾ mile.

Responsibility:

You are responsible for your own health and safety. The event leader is NOT responsible for your safety, welfare or attendant medical conditions.

You are responsible for your equipment etc at all times.

Car-sharing lifts with fellow participants, or the event leader, is at your own risk. Those offering car-sharing lifts may only do so provided that they have suitable insurance cover.

Liability for any accident, injury, medical condition, loss or damage to property, inappropriate behaviour, dress, equipment and third party liability is accepted by you when signing up for the event.

Using your data:

Your personal details (name, telephone number and email address) will be provided to the leader and organiser of the workshop in order to enable them to:

send you joining instructions for the event
contact you at short notice in case of any emergency or last-minute change to the event.

Region:: RPS Scotland

Event Organiser

Email: digmem@rps.org

Cancellation policy: Terms and Conditions

Cancellation by You:

If you wish to cancel your booking PLEASE tell us with as much notice as possible:

The cost of the event is non-refundable unless we can sell the place to someone else.

Cancellation by us:

In the very unlikely event that the event is cancelled by us you will be offered an alternative, if that is not feasible or acceptable your fee will be refunded.

In case of poor weather, the activity could be adapted to suit the conditions. It will only be cancelled if there is an unacceptable safety risk

Occasionally an event may be cancelled owing to lack of bookings. So, if you wish to attend don’t leave it till the last minute to book as it may be too late.

Please note we are NOT able to refund any associated or consequential costs including but not limited to travel, accommodation, insurance premium or other costs incurred by you in order to attend the event.

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