News
From canals to the coast, good news for walkers
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…
Historic route back on the map
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…
Bringing a native woodland back to life
Six years on from a public appeal to raise funds, the Woodland Trust has completed the first stage of the restoration of Wentwood Forest – including thinning almost all the areas previously planted with conifers to provide space and light for native oak, beech and hazel to take their place…
Visit walk at The Outdoors Show 2012!
Get ready for the year ahead with a visit to The Outdoors Show, where walk will be awarding our prestigious and highly anticipated reader awards – as voted for by you!
Dream views of a winter wonderland
The New Forest National Park’s popular ‘Dream View’ exhibition is on show over the holidays at the Moors Valley Country Park’s Visitor Centre…
Archive for mapping
Introducing The Big Walk Map
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
Ever wanted to find a great walk near you? We’ve added Walk Magazine’s ever-growing selection of free Routecards to new online map – making it easy to search for walks in all corners of the UK…
Exploring the world of maps
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
The ongoing London Mapping Festival is an initiative open to everyone who shares an interest in mapping within the Capital and beyond…
Hand-drawn maps go on display at Museum of London
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Drawing on an impressive collection of homemade maps submitted by the public, a new exhibition reveals the capital through the eyes of its citizens…
Tracks upon tracks
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Walkmag has already highlighted some great audio walks and the use of GPS for art, but a new project by the band Grasscut is taking music, art, mapping and walking to a whole new level…
OS scheme leaves walkers off the map
Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
The Ramblers has criticised the government for failing to include standard walkers’ maps as part of the Ordnance Survey mapping data made freely available on 1 April…
Walking for woodlands
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Looking for an excuse to go out for a walk? Why not get out there and help map Britain’s ancient trees? A new course will show you how, using the latest technology…
1200 free routes from Anquet
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
walk’s official mapping partner Anquet has launched a great new system which offers over 1200 walking and cycling routes across the country, all for free…
