In mid-October I led the Keepin’ it Real walk for the Films on Foot Festival hosted by the Ramblers in conjunction with the London Film Festival…

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Few events have divided opinion more than the badger cull and despite months of argument there still seems to be no scientific justification…

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Masca, to the north west of Tenerife high up in the Teno mountains, is billed as the “forgotten village” of the island. It has a beguiling past with whispers of pirates and smuggling…

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Coastal erosion is in the news these days. Most spectacularly near Hayle in north Cornwall where geologist Richard Hocking caught an enormous fall on camera…

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Pegasus played a prominent role in Greek folklore, and the constellation depicting this wonderful winged horse certainly plays an important part in our autumn night sky…

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Clouds drift across the cauldera like a layer of gauze, revealing clusters of lime green pine against the black rock which tiptoes up to the red-tinged volcanic crater. ‘Peaceful’ isn’t an adjective I’d imagine using to describe a volcano, yet the attitude of the mountain is one of serenity…

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As our forests and hedgerows take on fantastic array of coloursand berries take on their final hue, one of the best times of the year to observe bird behaviour begins…

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If the mapmakers had no information as to what might be in an area of map, they filled it with monsters; ship-devouring kraken; huge whales with sharp teeth, Neptune on the warpath, or viciously gigantic mermaids.

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In the third of our series of blogs celebrating 65 years of Ramblers Worldwide Holidays, Tony Lock looks at the company’s rich history of reinvesting in the communities…

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The real stumbling block to getting this route re-opened is that the council are under no obligation to keep this path open for the public…

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