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Lakeland activities are champion for community leaders

Leaders from ethnic minorities throughout England gathered in the Lake District at the weekend to celebrate their efforts promoting national parks to their communities.

Sheffield Pike: pocket peak with grand views

Bag a couple of wainwrights in an afternoon with an ascent of this outlier of the Helvellyn range...

Forest high ropes course set for Nevis Range

Visitors to a winter-activity centre in the Highlands will be able to reach new heights this summer. The Nevis Range resort on Aonach Mòr is a maj...

Tryfan's status at risk as hill sleuths plan survey

One of the shapeliest of north Wales’s 3,000ft mountains could soon lose its status. Tryfan, the perfectly mountain-shaped peak in the Ogwen Vall...

What future for the outdoor world, post election?

With a general election just round the corner, where will the world of outdoor activities stand after the poll?.

Hillwalkers urged to back campaign after 'pathetic' response

Scotland’s mountaineering chief is urging the hillwalking and climbing community to back two MSPs fighting against unsightly tracks on the country’s mountains.

Police issue access-land warning to walkers with dogs

Police in Yorkshire have issued a reminder to walkers to keep dogs on a lead. The warning relates to outdoor enthusiasts taking to open access land...

Anglers back Ramblers' campaign against Lomond camp ban

Anglers have backed walkers who have voiced their opposition to a ban on wild camping along Loch Lomond’s shores.

Explosives used to blast Cairngorm avalanche snow

Cairn Gorm’s ski resort operators today used dynamite to clear snow threatening to avalanche on to its slopes.

Gordon Brown pledges April date for free OS mapping

Ordnance Survey mapping will be free from 1 April. It’s not an April Fool’s joke, but the first indication from the Prime Minister that the Gov...

Dales walkers urged to keep dogs under control

Dog owners were reminded to keep their pets under close control as the lambing season gets underway in the Yorkshire Dales.

Nevis scheme to end as cash dries up

The axe is to fall on a scheme that has managed Britain’s highest mountain for the last seven years.

Expert gatherings will look at outdoors future

Outdoor experts will gather this week at a conference looking at recreation and conservation in Britain’s mountains and hills.

Mountain council numbers on the up as finances hold

Membership of Britain’s representative mountaineering body continued to climb last year. Of course they did, that’s why they join the British M...

Makeover for Scots mountaineers' online presence

Scotland’s mountaineering body has had a makeover – online, at least. Celebrity climber Dave MacLeod was among those whose input was used to re...

Top judges uphold polite walkers' rights

Five top judges today struck a blow for the rights of courteous walkers. The Supreme Court judges ordered that land used by locals in Redcar, Teess...

MSPs set up online petition to control hill tracks

Scotland’s mountaineering body has enlisted the support of two Labour MSPs in the fight against the unfettered burgeoning of hill tracks that scar many mountainous areas.