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Footpath workers vie for awards
Rights-of-way workers will have the chance to earn a gong in the first awards ceremony for those working to protect footpaths and access.Rights of Way: a 'brickbrat' professionThe Institute of Public Rights of Way Management (IPROW) says examples could be improving access by linking two previously isolated routes; good practice in resolving access disputes; innovative designs for new access routes or making a significant contribution to definitive maps.A shortlist will be announced later this month before the presentations at the institute’s conference in Llandrindod Wells, on 23 and 24 September.
Highland trail walkers face diversion
Walkers starting the West Highland Way face a short diversion in Milngavie as works take place on the route.The obelisk at the start of the West Highland Way in MilngavieSigns have been placed to warn those setting off on the 95-mile trail to use the alternative route out of the north Glasgow suburb.
Lakes teams in seven-hour search for lost walkers
Mountain teams spent most of last night searching in appalling conditions for two parties of walkers which had gone missing on England’s highest mountain.Scafell Pike summitTwenty-five rescuers from five separate teams scoured the area between Scafell Pike and Langdale for two sets of walkers who failed to turn up at their valley rendezvous.
Campaigners laud 'pocket common' in land swap
It may be more famous for its Sixties comedies and the fact it has its own Broadway, but the west London suburb of Ealing has put itself on the map for a different reason.The Ealing 'pocket common'The town has a new area of common, set up in a swap for land swallowed up by road and bridge building for a redeveloped Hangar Lane.
Musicians' high notes as mountain quest succeeds
A group of extraordinary musicians accomplished their goal yesterday with a finale on Ireland’s highest peak, Carrauntoohil.The Extreme Cellists play on Carrauntoohil's peakThe Extreme Cellists, a trio of intrepid musicians, put in their shortest performance in cold, misty, wet conditions to round off their Four Peaks Challenge.
Scots rescuers urge walkers to help themselves
Scottish rescuers urged hillwalkers to learn map and compass skills to avoid getting into difficulties.Conic Hill: two walkers led to safetyThe advice came after a spate of rescues on the mountains and hills in the Callander area.
Appeal against Peak quarrying will go ahead
Judges today gave the go-ahead for an appeal against continued quarrying in the Peak District.Backdale QuarryBut limestone extraction at the controversial Backdale site will continue pending the appeal hearing.
No need for coastal payments, say experts
Rights-of-way experts have urged the Government not to be diverted from their plans to create a coastal path round England.Access to England's coast must go aheadA committee of MPs last week called for a rethink on the plans, which follow the Labour party’s commitment to opening up access to England’s coast which were first mooted in the Countryside and Rights of Way Act in 2000.
Walkers' weather views needed
What do you think of the weather?Forecasters want your views – not on the dreadful summer or the fact that it hasn’t stopped raining for the past forty days or so – more, how you use the official weather reports.
Footpath rights must not be lost, says campaign group
The character of footpaths in England and Wales must be preserved, an access pressure group urged.Not all authorities take their duty to mark footpaths seriouslyThe Open Spaces Society used the anniversary of the introduction of a landmark law to press for authorities to protect and mark rights of way.
Hillphones back in action as stalking season starts
The Scottish Hillphones scheme is back in operation with the opening of the stag hunting season.Ben Lui: now on Arran?The series of recorded messages allows walkers to check to see if any stalking and shooting is taking place before they head for the hills.
Helvellyn walkers keep rescue teams busy
Rescuers were called to aid walkers in two separate incidents on Helvellyn.Striding EdgeIn the first, a 44-year-old man fell from Striding Edge and in the second, mountain rescue teams went to help a 65-year-old man who was suffering heart problems while negotiating Swirral Edge.Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted at 12.45pm on Thursday after the West Cumbrian walker fell about 15m towards Red Tarn from the ridge, near its final ascent to the plateau of the 950m (3,117ft) mountain.
Peak leaflet aims to encourage new visitors
Enjoying the great outdoors is not all about tackling heart-stopping scrambles and lung-bursting ascents of towering summits.Easier access for wheelchairs and pushchairs at Dovestone Reservoir, Greenfield, near OldhamAlthough many grough readers will be aficionados of the more challenging terrain offered by Britain’s uplands, many first-time visitors to the national parks need a gentler introduction to the delights of walking in some of our finest scenery.
Ticks: the right answers to avoiding the troublesome biters
A walk in the country: what could be healthier? Fresh air, exercise, facial palsy, fatigue, arthritis...The tick leaflet produced for walkersA bite fr...
Three readers win mountain rescue books
Three lucky grough readers have won a copy of the new book published by mountain rescuers to help make your trips on to the hills a little safer.Call Out Mountain RescueBarry Parker of Shipley, John Hee of Christchurch and Wendy Davison of Exeter will each receive a copy of Call Out Mountain Rescue, edited by Judy Whiteside and published by Mountain Rescue England and Wales.Thanks to everyone who entered.
Ramblers: 'get tough on path blockers'
The Ramblers' Association chief is urging a council to get tough with landowners who block paths.Maize blocks the Shropshire Way between Kempton and HopesayChairman Kate Ashbrook said Shropshire County Council should take action to tackle the problem of illegally ploughed and planted footpaths across the county.
Lakes fall victims named
The walker who died after falling from Jack’s Rake on Pavey Ark last week has been named.LangdaleDavid Kelsey, 54, of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, suffered multiple injuries after falling 45m (150ft) from the grade-one scramble in Great Langdale, in the Lake District.
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