Animal Policy

WADAS is an Animal Friendly Society; perhaps on occasions too friendly as illustrated by this photo taken on the West Mendip Way Walk (5th June 2005- absentees: 1). However, we believe in a non-interventionist approach to rambling and leave the flora and fauna very much as we find it, unless of course it has already died. Where an animal blocks one of the official WADAS designated walks, as on the West Huntspill outing (9th October 2005- absentees: 1), the adopted procedure is to send a female member of the group along the path to check that the party will not scare (in this case two highland bulls) the livestock. A fully trained animal councillor is always at hand.

WADAS Outing to Plymouth

At the end of August 2005 members of the Society managed to squeeze in a walk around a garden near the village of Crapstone between an enormous lunch and a huge cream tea. Absenteeism on this trip was nil. The highlight of the Plymouth tour was the sight of the world's largest expanse of tarmac at the Hoe and a prolonged stay in the cocktail lounge at the Plymouth Gin Distillery.

WADAS stands for Weston-super-Mare and District Appreciation Society