News
Beat the heat
With the Met Office raising its heatwave alert level in parts of England, and hot and humid conditions expected to last for the rest of the week, it’s important to take care while out walking. Here are some tips for keeping cool on the move…
Take your best shot
Keen photographers and amateurs alike are being invited to submit their best snaps for the ‘Take a view’ 2009 Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards – which this year will celebrate 60 years of national parks…
In bloom
Every year in late June, the ancient haymeadows of Northumberland National Park begin to bloom. Such upland hay meadows are rare, and the park boasts some of the best in Europe…
Rocking Parliament
MPs are set to get even more stick this week, this time from Britain’s biggest walking charity…
Return of the Ospreys
For the first time in at least 200 years, ospreys are nesting and are believed to have had chicks in Northumberland. A long-term project to encourage the iconic species to return to the region has resulted in a pair of birds nesting on a platform in Kielder Water & Forest Park…
Events
Walking ‘09
Join the Ramblers in Sheffield for a day of walking inspiration and information…
Campaign News
Wessex Wanderer saved
The future of a popular rail rambles programme in southwest England has been assured after its walks leaders rallied to save it…
Rights of way appeal upheld
The Government has upheld an appeal to secure several rights of way across the Marquess of Camden’s estate, after more than 50 years of campaigning by local Ramblers…
Coastal Access goes airborne
The skies above Westminster were recently filled with kites as people showed their support for a new law that would create a continuous walking route around the English coast…
Access land finally mapped – almost
On May Day, after two public inquiries and a legal challenge, and 31⁄2 years late, the final area of land was added to the access maps created under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000…
South Downs success
A new national park finally gets the green light from the government 60 years after it was first proposed.
