Downhill race to the bar will feature in mountain festival

A mass downhill race to the bar will feature in a mountain festival next month. Competent skiers and boarders are invited to take part in the event...

Walkers and mountain bikers urged to join rally against sell-offs

Outdoor enthusiasts are being urged to show their opposition to Government plans to privatise large tracts of the Lake District’s forests by joining a rally next weekend.

Wainwright fans say forest sell-off means return to 'bad old days'

More than 30 years ago, Alfred Wainwright railed against what he saw as the ruination of one of his favourite Lakeland valleys by blanket afforestation.

Six-month delay hits Vixen Tor footpath inquiry

Campaigners seeking access to a Dartmoor crag will have to wait a further six months after bad weather hit hearings into the case.

Scottish outdoor groups get political in election countdown

Outdoor campaigners have unleashed a political onslaught on the Scottish Government in the run-up to the May Holyrood elections.

Outdoor campaigners' alarm at plans for footpath team cuts

Walking campaigners have expressed alarm at plans to cut countryside access services in one of England’s most popular outdoor destinations.

Ingleborough from Chapel-le-Dale

Short and fairly steep, the route from Chapel-le-Dale is the one Three Peaks challengers will use between Whernside and Ingleborough.

Mountain paths on firm footing thanks to donations

Generous souls helped foot the bill for maintaining some of Scotland’s most important upland paths by donating a mountain of cash to a conservation charity.

Rare plants return to corbett site after fence trial

A decision to fence off part of an upland beauty spot to allow the growth of rare alpine plants has been a success, according to a conservation charity.