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24 September 2014

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Jo tackles the North Devon coast path

Jo with Bella on the coast path between Hartland Quay and Hartland Point

On the first week of her walk around Devon's borders, BBC Radio Devon reporter Jo Bishop has progressed from Plymouth, up the River Tamar and onto the South West Coast Path in North Devon. We caught up with her between Hartland Quay and Hartland Point.

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The background to Jo's walk

Jo at Hartland

Follow the route Jo is taking around Devon's borders

Jo at Prawle Point

Jo's walk along the Exeter Canal

Chestnut Appeal

Walks Index

Details of the Hartland walk

South West Coast Path feature

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Derriford Hospital

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The BBC Radio Devon Chestnut appeal aims to raise £1 million to help fund the building of a new specialist unit to treat patients with prostate cancer.

The Unit, to be built on the new Derriford Hospital site in Plymouth will offer faster diagnosis, new treatments, and counselling services for the families affected by this disease.

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BBC Radio Devon reporter Jo Bishop has made a great start to her walk around Devon in aid of the radio station's Chestnut Appeal.

Jo, who is Radio Devon's East Devon reporter, set off on Saturday 30th August and her walk is due to finish on 26th September.

We caught up with her on Day 5 - Wednesday 3rd September. On this day, Jo walked 20 miles from Welcombe to Clovelly.

More photos from Hartland

"This is one of the toughest days of the entire walk," she said.

Welcombe to Clovelly is one of the toughest sections of the walk

"There are a lot of steep undulations - but just look at the views you get here. It's a fantastic stretch of the South West Coast Path."

She said that so far, everything has gone to plan.

"It's gone really well - better than I could have imagined or hoped for," said Jo.

"The weather has made a huge difference to the enjoyment factor. And I've had a great response from all the people I've met along the way."

Jo, who is doing the walk with her dog Bella and with back up support from her father, hopes to raise thousands of pounds for the Chestnut Appeal.

Jo's route around Devon

The appeal is raising money for a unit at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth to treat patients with prostate cancer.

Click onto the links on the left of this page for more information about Jo's walk and about the appeal.