Wainwright archive opened to public after successful Lottery bid

The archive of renowned Lakeland guidebook author Alfred Wainwright will be opened to the public after a successful bid by Cumbria County Council.

From the Borders to Iceland: trust's helpers clock up 5,600 hours

Volunteers from a conservation charity cleared more than 600 bags of rubbish from wild areas last year, clocking up 5,600 hours of unpaid work.

Anti-windfarm demo is planned for next week

A demonstration against a planned windfarm postponed from last month will now go ahead next week. Save the Monadhliath Mountains campaigners said t...

Kate celebrates new green but warns for future campaigns

The head of Britain’s oldest national conservation charity joined campaigners celebrating the setting up a village green.

Top climbers will speak at film festival

Three of Britain’s top climbers will give accounts of their adventures at festival next month. The Cardiff Adventure Film Festival will also incl...

New Ramblers' boss appointed at 'critical time' for countryside

Britain’s biggest walking charity has a new boss, who will take over the organisation next February.

Five missing walkers found safe and well

Five walkers missing in the Scottish Highlands have been found safe and well. The men, from the Aberdeen area, were last seen two days ago setting ...

Avalanche risk high as wild weather continues to cause problems

Mountains in the Scottish Highlands are at high risk of avalanche as near-record winds batter the country.

Scott and Greaves become mountain council patrons

Two elder statesmen of the mountaineering community have been appointed patrons of the body representing climbers, hillwalkers and mountaineers in England and Wales.