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After an extraordinary outcry from the public and outdoors groups in response to the Government’s plans to sell off England’s publicly owned woodland, Mark Rowe investigates why they were so unpopular, how their hasty abandonment came about, and what happens next…

The Scottish Government has accepted a petition by Ramblers Scotland to change how it pays farmers for public access provision…

For a comedian who relishes causing political controversy, it seemed inevitable that Mark Thomas would one day be drawn to explore the world’s most controversial and politically fraught country…

Responsible for more than a thousand British woods, the Woodland Trust is a key player in the debate on England’s publicly owned forests…

As walkers celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Peak District National Park, Britain’s newest addition will at last be fully operational in April. David Foster examines why national parks are still relevant today…

Sheffield Ramblers had their first chance to lobby the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg face-to-face…

The Welsh Assembly Government has signed a landmark commitment to make the coastal paths of Wales the best in the world…

Government plans to sell Forestry Commission (FC) land could jeopardise public access to huge swathes of English woodland…

Plans to privatise Britain’s search and rescue helicopters are in disarray after a key member of the consortium bidding for the contract pulled out amid allegations of misconduct…

It can’t have escaped anyone’s notice that there is currently something of a car boot sale going on in the UK – with the government selling off anything that isn’t screwed down. The justification for this is open to conjecture [...]