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Trust invites wild writers' work

Budding writers are asked to share their thoughts in a competition run by one of Scotland’s leading conservation charities.

15 October 2009

New trail planned for western Lakeland

Walkers and cyclists are being asked for their view on a proposed new trail in the Lake District. The 16km (10-mile) route would follow the old tra...

14 October 2009

Tell us about footpaths, urge campaigners

Campaigners are urging the Government to give footpaths greater protection when planning applications are submitted.

13 October 2009

Kinder gains national reserve status

Kinder Scout, the upland plateau at the centre of the historic fight for access to England’s mountains, is to become a national nature reserve.

11 October 2009

Scottish winter-skills courses up for grabs

Cheap courses are on offer for summer walkers and climbers who want to step up to winter conditions. The Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust funds sub...

09 October 2009

New mapping system will help colour-blind

Britain’s national mapping agency has introduced a new product to help people who are colour-blind read maps more easily.

08 October 2009

Mosaic champions get the Lakeland 'buzz'

Would-be ‘champions’ from across the North-West gathered in the Lake District in a bid to encourage more visits to the area from ethnic minorities.

07 October 2009

Stone gift puts Dales walkers on firm footing

A Yorkshire Dales quarry firm has put walkers on a firm footing on one of the area’s most visited fells.

06 October 2009

Woman airlifted after Striding Edge fall

A walker was airlifted from a Lakeland fell today after falling and injuring her head. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by a report from...

05 October 2009

New Nevis cairns plot safe course from summit

Walkers on the summit of Britain’s highest mountain can now follow a line of cairns to lead them safely to and from its peak.

15 October 2009

Loch body 'not connected' to missing walker

Police in the Highlands say a body found on the shore of a Skye loch is not connected to the disappearance of a walker on the island.

14 October 2009

Sheep fleeces used in restored Lakeland path

Walkers on a Lake District path may feel a little sheepish as they cross a notoriously boggy section.

13 October 2009

Major search fails to find missing 83-year-old walker

A major search by rescuers and police failed to find a walker who has been missing for more than a week.

10 October 2009

Search will resume for missing Skye walker

A search will resume at the weekend for an 83-year-old walker who has been missing for a week. Clifford Wannop was on holiday in the Sleat area on ...

08 October 2009

Cairngorm railway 'struggled from the start'

The Cairngorm funicular, opposed by many walkers and conservationists at its inception, went ahead despite a weak business case, evident even before construction started.

08 October 2009

Avalanche service appoints new chief

International mountain guide Mark Diggins has been appointed the co-ordinator of the sportscotland Avalanche Information Service.

06 October 2009

Youngsters have chance to show that Climbing Rocks

Young climbers have the chance to show their mettle at Britain’s first climbing festival aimed at youngsters.

06 October 2009

Poo Project will help keep Cairn Gorm free of waste

Snow-holing – the practice of spending a night on the winter mountains in a hole dug for shelter, is becoming more difficult as climate change diminishes the number of areas with enough snow to make this possible.

04 October 2009

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