Campaigns/Issues

With its Red Tape Challenge, the Government promises to cut whole swathes of regulation deemed unnecessary or burdensome. But vital laws protecting footpaths and countryside access are also under review, and the impact for walkers if they’re lost – as Andrew McCloy uncovers – could be devastating…

It’s been described as the most significant event in the century-old battle for the right to roam on Britain’s mountains and moors…

While Britain’s emergency services generally do an outstanding job, the Ramblers has uncovered numerous incidents where 999 call staff’s inability to take grid references has seriously delayed medical help to walkers in remote areas. David Foster investigates and reports on the successful campaign to remedy the problem…

With councils enduring drastic cutbacks, the work of Ramblers volunteers to maintain England’s and Wales’ footpaths is more essential than ever. walk editor Dominic Bates rolled up his sleeves and spent a day with a footpath working group in Chesterfield to find out what they do…

The proposed HS2 rail link is facing widespread opposition for the damage it will cause to local countryside. Mark Rowe investigates the impact it will have on walkers…

The first stretch of the all-England Coast Path opens in Weymouth next year in time for the Olympics, but what’s happening around the rest of the country?

After an extraordinary outcry from the public and outdoors groups in response to the Government’s plans to sell off England’s publicly owned woodland, Mark Rowe investigates why they were so unpopular, how their hasty abandonment came about, and what happens next…

Can the Ramblers be all things to all people with the kinds of walks it offers? With the Government looking to the charity sector to take on its Walking for Health scheme, the Ramblers’ Des de Moor thinks it not only can, but should…

As walkers celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Peak District National Park, Britain’s newest addition will at last be fully operational in April. David Foster examines why national parks are still relevant today…

Faced with the biggest public spending cuts for a generation, Britain’s countryside is set for drastic change as the organisations that manage it look for ways to bridge the funding gap…