News
Bridging the Ribble
Ramblers, amblers horse riders and mountain bikers on the Pennine Bridleway National Trail will soon be able to keep dry while crossing the River Ribble – thanks to an innovative new bridge…
Town & Country
Whether you like your walks out in the wilderness or in the heart of the city, the coming week should keep you busy – with National Parks Week coinciding with Love Parks Week and the Festival of British Archeology…
Exmoor events this month
Ever wondered what kinds of creatures live in rockpools, or what exactly deer get up to at night? All will be revealed this month at Exmoor National Park, with a series of un-missable events to end the month…
Join the gang!
Love walking, nature, photography and the great outdoors? Want to meet other people who are too? walk magazine is now on Facebook, giving Ramblers, readers, nature lovers and photo enthusiasts a place to meet up online…
Is your local path under threat?
A new Ramblers campaign highlighting the nation’s most under-threat footpaths launches today, with 20 worrying situations across the country topping the list…
Events
Archive for Marine and Coastal Access Bill
A vote for walking
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
Find out which candidates have signed up to the Ramblers Walking Manifesto
Tags: access, campaigns, Marine and Coastal Access Bill, policy, Ramblers
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The coast is clear!
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
After more than 50 years of campaigning, new legislation is finally giving the public access rights to almost the entire English coast. David Foster explores the intriguing background to this historic victory for walkers…
Tags: coastal access, coastal walks, Marine and Coastal Access Bill
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Landmark law opens up English coast
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Hundreds of miles of inaccessible and out-of-bounds coastline are set to be permanently opened up to the public for the first time under the new Marine and Coastal Access Act…
Tags: access, coastal walks, conservation, Marine and Coastal Access Bill
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Rocking Parliament
Thursday, June 18th, 2009
MPs are set to get even more stick this week, this time from Britain’s biggest walking charity…
Tags: campaigns, coastal access, competitions, footpath, Marine and Coastal Access Bill, Parliament, Ramblers
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Coastal Access goes airborne
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
The skies above Westminster were recently filled with kites as people showed their support for a new law that would create a continuous walking route around the English coast…
Tags: access, campaigns, Marine and Coastal Access Bill
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Walking Class Hero: Coast for Most
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Weymouth, of course, is on the South West Coast Path and here many visitors and locals are aghast that the rest of the country doesn’t have the same right of access as enjoyed in the south west. We really shouldn’t be this complacent though because many of our national trails and regional routes rely on permissive access and 10% of the 1014 km (630 miles) South West Coast Path is not legally secure.
Tags: kites, Marine and Coastal Access Bill, music, Ramblers, South West Coast Path, Walking Class Hero, Weymouth
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Let’s go fly a kite
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
The Ramblers’ kite-flying campaign for better coastal access took off – quite literally – with a crowd of over 30 supporters pulling kite-strings in front of BBC news reporters at Lepe Country Park…
Tags: Freedom to Roam, Hampshire Ramblers, Marine and Coastal Access Bill
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Lords debate coastal access
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
The Marine and Coastal Access Bill has reached the committee stage in the House of Lords, bringing the prospect of a footpath along the whole of England’s coast, with wider open access alongside, a step closer…
Tags: coastal walks, Freedom to Roam, Marine and Coastal Access Bill
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