A CLIMATE activist from Malvern is embarking on an ambitious pilgrimage ahead of a major international summit.

Isabel Jones, a member of Extinction Rebellion's Malvern group, is walking all the way to Glasgow ahead of the COP26 summit.

This is part of a nationwide "Camino to COP26" campaign which sees people walking from across the country to the summit.

The 51 year-old spent 11 days in September walking with the group from Bristol to Birmingham, during which the group followed the River Severn on their way north through Worcestershire.

This week she dons her walking boots again to re-join the walkers for nine days on their final leg through the Southern Uplands of Scotland, arriving in Glasgow on the eve of COP26 on October 30.

About 15 people are walking the entire route, from either London or Bristol to Glasgow, with others joining for days or weeks.

Mrs Jones said: "It was a real treat to walk beside the River Severn through my home county of Worcestershire with inspirational people from all sorts of backgrounds.

"As well as Extinction Rebellion and local Green Party members we were supported by a number of local churches and the Bright Earth Buddhist Temple, and were met in Worcester by the Bishops of Worcester and Dudley.

"We want to amplify the voices of ordinary people and those of the nations most impacted by climate disaster.

"The fantastic welcome we have received everywhere we go shows how many people are crying out for change, and want to help.

"They have seen the impacts of the climate and ecological emergency around the world and they won't stand for more delay and 'greenwash'. The most common message we have been asked to pass along is 'Tell them to get on with it'."

This year, the UK government is hosting COP26 (COP stands for Conference of the Parties).

It is the latest in a series of international meetings initiated by the United Nations to address growing concerns about climate change.

Despite the many pledges made and targets set by governments at meetings over 30 years, carbon emissions and atmospheric temperatures have continued to rise.