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 right of way
Victory on the Icknield Way!
Monday, January 17th, 2011
John Andrews writes about a long-fought battle over rights of way on this ancient route…
Marilyn Meeks: A job for the professionals
Monday, November 22nd, 2010
As rights of way teams face the axe, Marilyn Meeks warns that volunteers can’t plug the gap…
Help put London on the map
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
The Ramblers warns that London’s Historic network of footpaths – including parts of the Thames Path National Trail – are at risk…
Celebrating 75 years of Ramblers
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
In the first in a series of articles to celebrate Ramblers 75th Anniversary, we present a brief history of the charity and take a fond look back at some of the visual materials produced over the years…
Norfolk Ramblers wins 10-year battle
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Kings Lynn Ramblers has triumphed in a decade-long battle to reopen a public right of way across private farmland in Norfolk…
Searching site for footpath activists
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Footpath campaigners can now find vital legal help and past cases more quickly with the addition of an all-new search function to the Blue Book Extra site…
Historic Scottish access case abandoned
Friday, February 19th, 2010
Ramblers Scotland is celebrating after a landmark access case finally came to a close, allowing walkers, cyclists and horseriders access to a 40-acre estate…
Christopher Somerville’s A-Z of walking: E
Friday, February 12th, 2010
E is for Elephant – including one who asserted his right to roam…
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…
Walk & Talk with Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones
Friday, August 28th, 2009
Famous as The Black Farmer with his range of supermarket sausages, food entrepreneur Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones talks to Susan Gray about city and country life and his plans to stand as a Tory MP in the next election…
