News
From canals to the coast, good news for walkers
The last seven days have brought a number of great announcements for ramblers and other outdoor enthusiasts – with waterways and coasts set to be improved and opened up…
Historic route back on the map
A much-loved path for Lake District walkers has finally been repaired and restored after 2009’s record-breaking floods washed it away. The historical route, which Alfred Wainwright described as “one of the pleasantest of foot passes”, was regularly climbed by walkers heading for Haystacks…
Bringing a native woodland back to life
Six years on from a public appeal to raise funds, the Woodland Trust has completed the first stage of the restoration of Wentwood Forest – including thinning almost all the areas previously planted with conifers to provide space and light for native oak, beech and hazel to take their place…
Visit walk at The Outdoors Show 2012!
Get ready for the year ahead with a visit to The Outdoors Show, where walk will be awarding our prestigious and highly anticipated reader awards – as voted for by you!
Dream views of a winter wonderland
The New Forest National Park’s popular ‘Dream View’ exhibition is on show over the holidays at the Moors Valley Country Park’s Visitor Centre…
Campaign News
Countdown to the Big Welsh walk begins!
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
The build-up to the spring launch of the Wales Coastal Path has now begun, with a record-breaking walk, special training and a new smartphone app all planned to celebrate the first complete national coast-perimeter walk in the world…
Celebration for 200,000th walk
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Farnham Ramblers celebrated listing the 200,000th walk on the Ramblers’ online Group Walks Finder by upgrading their planned picnic stop in Surrey’s Alice Holt Forest to a Champagne lunch…
Get Walking makes new strides
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
The Ramblers’ Get Walking Keep Walking project strides on with new schemes given the go-ahead by local authorities in Leicester and Swindon…
Ramblers joins 20mph campaign
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
The Ramblers is continuing its campaign to improve the lot of walkers in the capital, with a new movement to persuade the London mayor to make the entire city a 20mph zone…
Celebrating volunteers
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
A prolific team of volunteer footpath workers celebrate half a decade of maintaining Anglesey’s rights of way this year…
Loch Ness countryside under threat
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Proposals for two major developments in Scottish countryside further threaten the country’s reputation as a place of great natural beauty, warns Ramblers Scotland…
Mystery Walkers’ fantastic first report
Saturday, August 27th, 2011
The first Mystery Walker report has now been published and reveals an English footpath network that’s in excellent health…
999 grid ref campaign launched
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
The Ramblers has launched a new 999 campaign, urging Ambulance Trusts across the country to ensure that they can pinpoint distressed walkers using grid reference locations. It follows recent research by the walking charity uncovering numerous incidents where ambulances have [...]
