Alison and Cory have over 35 years of combined experience in working in the outdoors. They started Walking and Wildlife Adventures after seeing that a number of holiday and course providers were not meeting the needs of their customers.

The company is based on the ideal that those who travel through the countryside or look at wildlife want to learn about the what, where, when, how and why of the scenery and creatures they observe.

Whether being guided round the Three Peaks, striding over Lakeland fells or discovering the wild plants and animals native to the region, Alison and Cory feel you will enjoy the company and interpretation given by their experienced leaders.

Founders
Cory Jones
MSc, PGCE, APIOL, IEEM

Cory has a varied background in outdoor leadership and training. As a boy he was always bird watching on his local patch or around the north east where he was brought up.
He is a qualified teacher, mountain leader and orienteering instructor. In the past he has been Centre Manager at Malham Tarn Field Centre, managed the Lake District National Park Education Service, been Head of Biodiversity and Life-long learning for Sheffield Wildlife Trust, managed rainforest conservation projects in the Philippines and worked overseas as a development advisor before setting up Walking and Wildlife Adventures with Alison.
Cory has been on or led expeditions in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, India, Pakistan, China, Tibet, Malawi, Kenya and Guyana.
He has lived in the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales for over seven years.
These days he is equally happy trekking in the high ranges of the Himalaya or watching dippers near his home in the Lake District. 
 
Alison Fawcett