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A decade after Scotland introduced some of the most walker-friendly access legislation in the world, Ramblers Scotland is urging Parliament to celebrate this anniversary with more paths and a quicker process for resolving access disputes on the ground…

The Ramblers president believes the charity’s work protecting footpaths and countryside access has never been more vital, and she’s determined to help it get all the recognition it deserves…

From East End gangsters to famous authors, Linda Holloway has crossed paths — and swords — with a cast of extremely colourful characters in her job protecting footpaths as senior enforcement officer at Cornwall Council…

Nearly 70% of England’s councils have cut funding for local footpaths over the past three years, with potentially damaging consequences for the country’s health and economy…

From the South West Coast Path to the Pennine Way, National Trails are our most popular and successful walking routes. But the Government wants to change how they’re managed. David Foster examines the proposals and hears the concerns of several parties who’ll be most closely affected by them…

The former Ramblers chief executive Tom Franklin sat on the Independent Panel on the future of England’s forests from the outset. He explains how its recent report came together and why it’s such a boon for walkers…

The future of England’s most prestigious walking routes remains uncertain after the Government announced plans to change how 2,500 miles of National Trails are managed from 2013…

The future of our National Trails could be secured if there was a national champion to support and promote them…

The Government’s controversial streamlined planning guidelines for England have been given a cautious thumbs up by the Ramblers…

Miles of well-walked routes across the country which have never been officially recorded as footpaths and bridleways could be lost to the public warns the Ramblers, as Defra launches a consultation on rights of way law…