For many of us the problem isn’t planning, the lack of land to develop, nor a planning system that was not sufficiently permissive. By relaxing the rules we are unlikely to see more development overall but we could see more development in the wrong places. Developers might get richer but for the economy there would be no significant surge in growth.

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It was raining steadily as I made my way to Higham, to join the Metropolitan Walkers “What the Dickens” ramble to Rochester, in celebration of Charles Dickens’ bicentenary…

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Every few years there comes another anniversary of the Kinder Scout trespass, attended by walks, rallies, exhibitions, speeches and like festivity…

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It was a day jam-packed with celebrations to mark the 80th anniversary of the Kinder Scout Mass Trespass, an iconic event which captured the desire for better outdoor access…

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Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Kinder Trespass, the iconic act of defiance that provides an emotional core to much of the work of outdoor movement. The trespass was a pivotal moment in a movement that has given us National Parks, secured our ancient rights in Scotland and most recently the All Wales Coast Path…

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A while ago, as we headed south down the M6 and crested the summit of Shap Fell at 69mph (officer), we noticed with some pleasure and surprise that we had several hours of weekend left and that it had turned [...]

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Grange over Sands is a quiet seaside town on the north side of Morecambe Bay on the Cartmel peninsula. The first thing that strikes you is the absence of sand. Apparently the ‘over Sands’ was added in Victorian times because a local vicar was fed up with his post being delivered to Grange in Borrowdale

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Walking past brightly coloured houseboats we snake our way towards the Olympic Park via the Greenway Diversion. At the Viewtube, which will be closing in May in preparation for the Olympics, we take in the awesome sight of the Olympic Stadium

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S P B Mais: now there’s a name; broadcaster (‘Britain Calling’, ‘This Unknown Island’, and very much else), journalist, walker, and, above all, the writer of about 200 books, mainly about Britain and the landscape

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Our second report from Winter Fest 2012, where after ascending from basecamp (aka the ski resort parking lot), the team comes within sight of the summit…

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