Ramblers call for legal rethink after bull kills walker

Britain’s biggest walkers’ charity has called for a rethink on the law on keeping livestock in fields.

Experts warn walkers: it's still winter on the hills

The calendar may say it’s spring, but in the mountains, it’s still firmly winter. Authorities in Snowdonia warned that full winter gear – inc...

Campaigners' ten-point outdoors plan for election

Britain’s oldest national conservation group has produced an access manifesto in the run-up to the general election and is asking candidates to sign up the 10-point plan.

Tragedy and triumph: the outdoor world in 2009

As the decade which seems to have become known as the noughties packed its bags and prepared for the trip into history, its final days had a familiar ring: winter catching out climbers and walkers, with tragic consequences..

Government holds off action on 'lost' paths

The Government has given a stay of execution on the threat to thousands of unrecorded rights of way. Walkers, cyclists and horse riders may lose th...

Out with the old, as Ramblers lose their apostrophe

For decades, the name has conjured up an image, rightly or wrongly, of the breeches-clad hiker, complete with bobble-hat and canvas knapsack striding across the moors whistling a Ewan MacColl tune.

Appeal to Gordon Brown to stop mountain-rescue radio charges

The campaign to protect Britain’s volunteer mountain rescue teams from proposed charges for using their radios on incidents has moved up a step with the launch of a petition to Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Footpath rights must not be lost, says campaign group

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Sea to Sea: we follow Wainwright from Coast to Coast

Britain has 15 national trails – long-distance paths and bridleways that offer a challenge to anyone who wants to walk, cycle or ride a horse over linked rights of way..