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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…
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From canals to the coast, good news for walkers
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
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…
Share your views on three ‘new’ bridleways
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Three ‘new’ bridleways in the Lake District are a step closer to being established after a meeting in Kendal agreed to record the routes and put them out for a period of public consultation…
No access, no sale
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
With the government debate on the future of our forests starting at 4pm today, Ramblers calls on MPs to protect the woodland walk for future generations…
Access is key to British woodland
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
On the eve of the government consultation on the sale of our forests, the Ramblers warns that the debate on access to British woodland must go beyond the ownership of Forestry Commission land…
Vixen Tor inquiry inevitable
Thursday, February 11th, 2010
The long-running row over public access to a Dartmoor crag is destined to go to a public inquiry, after its owner appealed against a council order to create two rights of way on the land…
A victory for villagers
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Ramblers and residents of Withyham, East Sussex are celebrating after a blocked footpath across the 11th Earl de la Warr’s Buckhurst Estate was yesterday declared a public right of way following a ten year dispute…
Tom Franklin: Leaping into the open
Friday, May 29th, 2009
At Easter, I walked along the breathtaking Hadrian’s Wall. Again and again, as I climbed over stiles and went through gates along the route, I came across those small square discs with a brown circle that denote access land. Every [...]
