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Editor’s Wish List: Autumn 2010
Walk editor Dominic Bates on three things he’s looking forward to this season…
Help put London on the map
The Ramblers warns that London’s Historic network of footpaths – including parts of the Thames Path National Trail – are at risk…
Rare butterfly numbers on the rise
Record numbers of the rare and exotic Swallowtail Butterfly have been sighted in the Broads this summer – the first increase in nearly 100 years…
Beaver Trial babies!
The campaign to re-introduce beavers into the wild in Scotland took a huge leap forward recently, when the first beaver kits were spotted at the site…
A forest saved
The Woodland Trust has succeeded in raising enough funds to buy most of Cwm Mynach, a remote and beautiful valley in the Snowdonia National Park. The charity has now completed the purchase of nearly 1000 acres, with the aim of gradually re-establishing native woodland and other valuable wildlife habitats…
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Editor’s Wish List: Autumn 2010
Friday, August 27th, 2010
Walk editor Dominic Bates on three things he’s looking forward to this season…
Tags: Dartmoor, Dominic Bates, Environment, guidebooks
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Help put London on the map
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
The Ramblers warns that London’s Historic network of footpaths – including parts of the Thames Path National Trail – are at risk…
Tags: footpaths, politics, right of way
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Rare butterfly numbers on the rise
Monday, August 16th, 2010
Record numbers of the rare and exotic Swallowtail Butterfly have been sighted in the Broads this summer – the first increase in nearly 100 years…
Tags: biodiversity, Broads National Park
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Beaver Trial babies!
Friday, August 13th, 2010
The campaign to re-introduce beavers into the wild in Scotland took a huge leap forward recently, when the first beaver kits were spotted at the site…
Tags: biodiversity, Scottish Beaver Trial
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A forest saved
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
The Woodland Trust has succeeded in raising enough funds to buy most of Cwm Mynach, a remote and beautiful valley in the Snowdonia National Park. The charity has now completed the purchase of nearly 1000 acres, with the aim of gradually re-establishing native woodland and other valuable wildlife habitats…
Tags: biodiversity, The Woodland Trust, woodlands
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Hunting the Himalayan balsam
Friday, August 6th, 2010
Brave footsoliders are needed for an epic assault against the destructive forces of the Himalayan balsam plant. The battle will be waged along the River Derwent on Saturday August 7 in a what organisers are calling ‘a final push’ to halt the tall, pink-flowered invader…
Tags: biodiversity, River Derwent, volunteering
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August walks in the Moors
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
The North York Moors National Park Authority is offering a series of fantastic walks this August – ranging from a three mile ramble along the coast to hunt for fossils to an all-day, 12 mile adventure up hill and down dale…
Tags: children's activities, geology, guided waks, North York Moors National Park
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The Great Outdoors
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
A new BBC comedy about rambling starts tonight, following the (mis)adventures of an oddball group of walkers as they tackle a different route each episode. So what inspired the series, and what will real ramblers make of it? Walk caught up with series creators Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil to find out…
Tags: humour, opinion
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Bridging the Ribble
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Ramblers, amblers horse riders and mountain bikers on the Pennine Bridleway National Trail will soon be able to keep dry while crossing the River Ribble – thanks to an innovative new bridge…
Tags: Natural England, Pennine Bridleway National Trail, Ribble River, Yorkshire Dales National Park
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Town & Country
Monday, July 26th, 2010
Whether you like your walks out in the wilderness or in the heart of the city, the coming week should keep you busy – with National Parks Week coinciding with Love Parks Week and the Festival of British Archeology…
Tags: Brecon Beacons National Park, Broads National Park, Cairngorms National Park, Campaign for National Parks, Dartmoor National Park, Exmoor National Park, guided walks, Lake District National Park, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park, national parks, National Parks Week, New Forest National Park, North York Moors National Park, Northumberland National Park, parks, Peak District National Park, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Snowdonia National Park, South Downs National Park, urban walks, Yorkshire Dales National Park
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