A FUNDRAISER has been walking hundreds of miles to raise awareness of the environment, while dressed as a blue jellyfish.

Julia Goodfellow-Smith, 50, from Malvern, has so far walked around half of the intended 630 miles, with funds going to the Marine Conservation Society.

Julia said: “Most people know of the role trees play in providing oxygen for the planet but many don’t know our oceans provide a great deal as well - around half in fact.

“The residents of Malvern have been absolutely brilliant during this challenge.

“They have stopped to talk to me - which is the point - shouted greetings from bedroom windows and tooted when they have driven past.

“One person thought I was wearing a hazmat suit and a friend told me her children love seeing me as they treat it as a spying game like in the Where’s Wally book!”

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Julia is replicating both the distance and the elevation gain of the South West Coast Path in the foot of England, which she originally planned to walk in the summer, but had to cancel because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Julia’s journey started on Good Friday with a walk from her home in Barnard’s Green to St Ann’s Well and proceeded at a sedate rate until lockdown measures were eased.

Since then, she has walked around 10 miles a day without a break.

By the time she finishes her challenge over the summer, Julia will have ascended the equivalent of the height of Mount Everest four times.

The Marine Conservation Society, based in Ross-on-Wye, works to create healthy seas and coastlines that support abundant marine life and their vision is for seas full of life where nature flourishes and people thrive.

Julia aims to raise £10,140 for the Marine Conservation Society and according to her Crowdfunder page, she has so far raised £2,678.

Her funding page can be visited at: crowdfunder.co.uk/julias-jellyfish-journey