And even earlier Qin Shi Huang didn’t begin the building of China’s Great Wall so numerous charities could host sponsored walks on it centuries later

It may sound like just another wacky day on the increasingly chock-a-block calendar of special ‘days’, but Monday May 2 marks the second national Mountain and Cave Rescue Awareness Day – and there’s a very serious purpose behind the event…

Having cut his teeth as a Blue Peter presenter, Matt Baker now fronts BBC One’s Countryfile with Ramblers president, Julia Bradbury. He shares some of his favourite things with walk…

Six walks that follow the routes of former railway lines, including the Monsal Trail in Derbyshire and the long-vanished Strathspey Railway…

Her hugely popular TV series Wainwright Walks has almost single-handedly changed the public’s perception of hillwalking in recent years, bringing her boundless enthusiasm and a touch of glamour to what was seen as a traditionally male-dominated and unfashionable hobby. Now Julia Bradbury wants to do the same for the Ramblers…

We catch up with Ramblers CEO Tom Franklin, new president Julia Bradbury and some of our winners to get their best piece of walking advice…

Popular presenter and all-around outdoors personality Julia Bradbury has been confirmed for the post of Ramblers president – bringing a fresh new face and energy to the organisation…