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Ramblers staff face the boot as cash crisis hits charity

A cash crisis could see the Ramblers reduced to a rump outside England. Staff in Scotland and Wales face the sack or pay cuts with proposals to los...

Pioneer rock-climbing film to be reissued

A pioneering rock-climbing film is being rereleased – 75 years after it was produced. High Hazard, filmed by former chief of the British Mountain...

New bridge cuts rescuers' journeys to Cuillin

Mountain rescuers will have less distance to cover following the installation of a new footbridge on Skye.

Coastal path bill must go ahead, say Ramblers

Campaigners today upped the pressure on the Government to push ahead with the proposed coastal path in England.

Irvine Butterfield, giant of Scottish hillwalking, dies

One of the grand names of Scottish hillwalking died this week. Irvine Butterfield, a Yorkshireman who lived most of his life in Scotland, and much ...

Heritage website takes walkers back in time

Walkers and cyclists can take a trip back in time with the launch of a website detailing some of Scotland’s historic paths and tracks.

Falls provide cave rescuers with extreme action

Cave rescuers were kept busy this week with a tricky operation involving ropework to get to inaccessible areas of one of the Yorkshire Dales’ best known beauty spots.

Flood-damaged national trail section remains closed

A stretch of England’s longest national trail remains closed, almost a week after storms caused damage along the route.

Police warn off-roaders they risk bike seizure

Police have warned motorcyclists they may have their bikes seized if they damage fragile moorland. North Wales Police put out the warning after rep...

Battle royal as crag boxes drive climbers bats

A battle royal is brewing in a Scottish quarry, involving cragrats, bats and an descendant of Robert the Bruce.

Underground world opened up for Dales walkers

If the thought of a summery bank-holiday weekend in the Yorkshire Dales seems too much to bear after a couple of weeks of rain and gloom, how about sheltering from the relentless sunshine more than 100m underground.

National park rangers to lead access-land walks

Walkers who want to get off the footpaths and enjoy their right to roam can join a series of free hikes organised by a national park.

Walkers urged to help Friends celebrate anniversary

A conservation charity is urging walkers to pull on their boots to help it celebrate its 75th anniversary.

Campaigners say common fence will impede access

Campaigners have expressed dismay at a decision to fence off common land near the Dartmoor national park.

Buses aim to get walkers without cars into the Dales

Weekend walkers heading for the Yorkshire Dales can leave their cars at home following the introduction of new bus services into and around the national park.

Plans for Lakes-Dales 'bridge' national park to go ahead

Some of the best walking country in the North-West of England could be afforded further protection with the extension to two national parks.

England's second-oldest national trail celebrates 40 years

Forty years ago, the great and the good gathered in the ruins of a north Yorkshire castle to celebrate the culmination of a successful campaign going back decades..