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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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Solar boost for high-up hostel
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
Thanks to funds from the Lake District Sustainable Development Fund, Britain’s highest youth hostel is getting a solar power makeover…
Tags: Environment, YHA
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Walk & Talk with Tim Pharoah
Thursday, February 25th, 2010
In this extended interview, Natural England’s Helen Philips talks to walk editor Dominic Bates about creating England’s new coastal footpath and tackling climate change…
Tags: Environment, policy, sustainability, transport
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For peat’s sake
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
With the climate negotiations in Copenhagen looking uncertain to say the least, the recent award of £5.5m towards restoring more than 2,000 acres of Peak District and South Pennine moorland makes for some welcome good news…
Tags: climate change, Environment, Peak District, Peak District National Park
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Phil Pickin: Multitasking
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Every year, organisations monitoring everything from bird migrations to climate change rely on observations and survey reports from people like us to help them build up databases. You can’t have failed to notice the media coverage of the RSPB’s Big [...]
Tags: conservation, Environment, Phil Picken, wild
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The paths less travelled
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Footpath erosion in Britain’s walking hotspots costs millions in repairs each year and is permanently changing the face of our most cherished natural landmarks. Check out Mark Rowe’s full report on in the winter issue of walk, or read on for a sample of his alternatives to the most popular routes…
Tags: access, Environment, footpaths
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Walk & Talk with Helen Philips
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
In this extended interview, Natural England’s Helen Philips talks to walk editor Dominic Bates about creating England’s new coastal footpath and tackling climate change…
Tags: Coast Path, Environment, Natural England, South Downs National Park
Posted in Features, People, Walk Winter 2009 | No Comments »
The paths less travelled
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Footpath erosion in Britain’s walking hotspots costs millions in repairs each year and is permanently changing the face of our most cherished natural landmarks. Check out Mark Rowe’s full report on in the winter issue of walk, or read on for a sample of his alternatives to the most popular routes…
Tags: access, Environment, footpaths
Posted in Features, Walk Winter 2009 | No Comments »
Adopt a beach
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Looking for something a little different to do this weekend? Why not pitch in at your local beach to help clean up a stretch of Britain’s shoreline…
Tags: coastal walks, conservation, Environment
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Green peaks
Friday, September 11th, 2009
The Peak District Sustainable Development Fund has awarded a series of grant to create community orchards, a new woodland walk and wildflower meadows around schools…
Tags: community, conservation, Environment, Peak District National Park
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