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Alladale fence to come down as wolves plan shelved

Scotland’s mountaineering body has given a cautious welcome to the abandonment of plans to fence off a large area of the Highlands to house wolves.

Walkers will have new bridge thanks to drystone experts

Craftsmen have made an unusual donation to a national park: a drystone bridge. The bridge, made from local limestone and sandstone, was originally ...

Lomond core paths on view for walkers

A Scottish national park has introduced an online map showing all its core paths. The Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park Authority completed...

Doubts remain over future of English coast path

The Government body responsible for setting up coastal access around England has denied the project has been shelved as a result of coalition cuts.

Quids in: Nevis walkers to face charges?

Would you be prepared to pay to walk up Britain’s highest mountain? Walkers could soon be asked to put their hands in their pockets before they h...

Walkers' guide to hidden Highland wilderness launched

It is one of the wildest parts of Britain, and was one of the last to be influenced by human activity.

Delight as footpath volunteers gain award

Volunteers who keep upland footpaths in good order have gained an award for their work. Last year, the unpaid teams working for the Fix the Fells p...

Mountain-top machine could save walkers' lives

A lifesaving defibrillator has been installed at the top of Wales’s highest mountain. The machine, which can be used on walkers suffering a heart...

Labour bid to stop VAT hike for mountain rescuers

Opposition front-benchers have launched a bit to stop mountain rescue teams paying the increased VAT rate announced by the Coalition Government in George Osborne’s emergency budget last month.

BMC urges climbers and walkers to push for coastal access

The British Mountaineering Council is urging climbers and walkers to write to their MPs to put pressure on the Government to honour its responsibility to forge ahead with English coastal access.

New walkers' deerstalking website goes into service

A pilot website to help hillwalkers know where deerstalking is taking place is now live. The Heading for the Scottish Hills site has Ordnance Surve...

New footpath will make Dales Way safer for walkers

Walkers on the Dales Way will be safer after a national park authority negotiated an off-road right of way near the end of the 129km (80-mile) route.

Is the English coastal path for the chop?

With friends like this, do ramblers and walkers really need enemies? An unnamed former Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs minister ...

Girl airlifted to hospital after chain-walk fall

An 11-year-old girl was airlifted to hospital today after falling on a recently reopened section of the Fife Coastal Path.

Axe falls on 'erudite' body of commons experts

The coalition Government today announced it was abolishing a panel of experts which deals with common land in England and Wales.

Trust says Highland gold bid puts wild land at risk

A conservation charity has objected to the reopening of a Highland gold mine. The John Muir Trust said plans to develop the workings near Tyndrum w...

School students' plaques will guide national trail walkers

Walkers on a national trail will be guided by plaques created by Yorkshire schoolchildren. The cast-metal plaques have been placed along the Dales ...

Gondola mooted for Cairn Gorm by Ramblers' boss

A gondola system should be considered for Cairn Gorm as part of a review of access to the mountain, according to the head of the Ramblers in Scotland.