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A scenic footpath connecting an Oxfordshire village with the Thames towpath has finally been opened to the public after a 17-year campaign by local Ramblers…

Every year, hundreds of applications are made to divert footpaths all over England and Wales, and the Ramblers keeps a watchful eye on all of them. But only a few are challenged on the grounds of protecting a route’s historical character…

The Ramblers president believes the charity’s work protecting footpaths and countryside access has never been more vital, and she’s determined to help it get all the recognition it deserves…

Nearly 70% of England’s councils have cut funding for local footpaths over the past three years, with potentially damaging consequences for the country’s health and economy…

The Ramblers will be joining a range of other organisations to make 2013 the year of Britain on Foot…

The Ramblers has lost a High Court case challenging how footpath diversion orders are approved in England and Wales – but the judgment has helped clarify the law…

Many Walking for Health (WfH) schemes across England are marking their tenth anniversaries this year with celebratory walks and events…

A round-up of our latest successes…

The Ramblers enables people to enjoy the freedom that walking brings. If we are going to carry on doing that, we need to be able to build on our strengths and change the things that no longer work so well or don’t work for new generations of walkers.

For the past two decades, a single landowner has dictated walking in large parts of Sydenham, South Oxfordshire. With two large farms to his name, that cover the entire Western side of the parish and bleed into neighbouring Aston Rowant too, the owner can, with even his smallest actions, determine whether people get from A-B.