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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…

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…

Our trails are strapped for cash, with little or nothing in the kitty for ongoing maintenance. We’re not alone, as delegates to the World Trail Conference discovered on the South Korean island of Jeju…

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…

In the past year, at least 500 footpaths have been opened or improved thanks to the work of the Ramblers…

The new charity responsible for Britain’s network of canals and rivers will have public access at the heart of its role, the Government has confirmed…

Two years after record-breaking floods caused havoc in Cumbria, the Lake District National Park has hit a new milestone in repairing the damage…

Two recent projects in the Yorkshire Dales National Park demonstrate the increasing sophisticated methods being used to maintain and expand the area’s footpaths – once derided as the most severely eroded in the UK…

One of Britain’s “best kept secrets” has been given a new lease of life thanks to volunteers from the Ramblers…

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…