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Four national parks get £17m as part of Government plans to boost cycling

Four English national parks will get a £16.8m boost to encourage cycling under measures announced by the UK Government.

Ramblers and mountaineers urge Government action on England Coast Path

Two outdoor bodies have urged the coalition Government to pull its socks up and get on with the establishment of the coastal path round England.

Scafell Pike charity walk organisers 'need to reflect' after pair rescued

Mountain rescuers described a call for help from a pair of charity walkers lost on England’s highest peak as avoidable.

Naked Rambler Stephen Gough jailed again for Asbo breach

Naked Rambler Stephen Gough has been jailed for 11 months for defying the latest judicial attempts to get him to cover up.

Ramblers' advice to walkers after cattle attack

The Ramblers are advising walkers to take care in the countryside where there is livestock. A dog was killed and its owner injured when they were a...

Walking holiday pair smash South West Coast Path record in charity run

A pair of ultrarunners smashed the record for completing England’s longest national trail. Mark Townsend and Julie Gardener’s traverse of the S...

Outdoor bosses: 'Britain on Foot can add four years to people's lives'

Outdoor industry bosses today launched a campaign they said could add four years to people’s lives.

National Trust for Scotland wants walkers to give it the boot for campaign

A conservation charity is appealing to walkers to help give it the boot for an upcoming campaign. The National Trust for Scotland wants 90 pairs of...

Chumbawamba star will join Kinder Mass Trespass celebrations

A member of the band that notoriously doused John Prescott with water will join a male voice choir at celebrations to mark a seminal event in the battle for countryside access.

Manslaughter charge for Paul Waterfall after Roger Freeman killed by bull

Police have charged a man following the death of a walker almost three years ago. Roger Freeman was killed by a bull while walking at Stanford on S...

Snowdon race organiser: 'Close mountain to walkers'

Organisers of a fell race want Wales’s highest mountain closed to walkers while the event takes place.

Ramblers work with Government to simplify footpath mapping process

Britain’s biggest walkers’ charity said it is working with the Government to simplify the process to get maps recorded on official maps.

Walker stretchered from Coast to Coast route after ankle injury

A walker on the Coast to Coast route was rescued after injuring his ankle. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was called out today at 11.20am to aid ...

Three Tryfan walkers rescued after straying on to dangerous ground

Three people were rescued from a Snowdonia mountain after they took the wrong route and ended up on steep terrain.

Naked Rambler Stephen Gough fined for Hampshire nudity

The Naked Rambler has been fined by a court in Hampshire after he was found guilty of behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

Hundreds of runners will pound new path in Three Peaks Race

Hundreds of runners will find the going easier as they take part in a tough annual fell race. The Three Peaks Race will use a new section of footpa...

Carey Davies takes up hillwalking post at British Mountaineering Council

Two-thirds of the British Mountaineering Council’s members say they are first and foremost hillwalkers, despite the public perception the organisation caters mainly for climbers.