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Repairs complete on flood-damaged path below Wainwright's favourite fell

A footpath leading to the late Alfred Wainwright’s favourite fell has been repaired after it was damaged by a landslide during the 2009 Cumbria floods.

Pair rescued after spending night on slopes of Pennine fell

A couple were rescued after spending the night sheltering in a ruined building after getting lost on the highest hill in the Pennines.

Power for footpath volunteers thanks to tool firm's gift

Volunteers from Britain’s biggest walkers’ charity will have more power thanks to a donation from an international technology firm.

Updated leaflets published for Snowdon walkers

National park bosses have produced an updated range of leaflets detailing routes up Wales’s highest mountain.

Wildlife trust will take over prime national park rockclimbing crags

A wildlife trust has agreed to take over national park land that includes one of the country’s most popular climbing areas.

Bridge right-of-way status provides Lakeland route for walkers

Walkers and cyclists can now legally use a bridge thought to have built by the Army, to avoid taking to roads in a busy Lakeland valley.

Lake District floods footpath bill tops £1m

The bill for repairing the Lake District’s footpaths and bridleways damaged by the area’s devastating 2009 floods has topped £1m.

Lakeland footpaths will close to allow rally

National park bosses are warning walkers and mountain bikers that all rights of way will be closed later this month in a popular Lakeland forest.

National park on the lookout for new access forum members

A national park authority is looking for new members for a panel that looks at improving and managing public access for outdoor recreation.

Boat grant will save trust workers' nine-mile walk to remote estate

Conservation workers on a remote estate will be spared a regular nine-mile walk thanks to a charity grant that will help them buy a boat to reach the property.

Helpers clock up £1m-worth of work for charity

Volunteers working for the National Trust for Scotland contributed more than a million pounds’ worth of time to the charity this year.

New Ramblers' boss appointed at 'critical time' for countryside

Britain’s biggest walking charity has a new boss, who will take over the organisation next February.

Ramblers' thumbs-up to trust's takeover of prime climbing site

Britain’s biggest walkers’ charity has welcomed the decision to place a popular climbing and walking area into the care of a conservation trust.

Footpath microlight flights grounded as appeal fails

A microlight enthusiast’s plans to fly from an airstrip crossing footpaths have been grounded. Mark Fowler of Botolph Claydon in Buckinghamshire ...

Mountain council boss's fears for climbing under new coastal law

The boss of the British Mountaineering Council is worried existing outdoor access could be curtailed under a law meant to increase the public’s right to walk England’s coastal areas.

High Speed Rail plans put walking routes in jeopardy, say Ramblers

At least 150 footpaths are under threat from plans to build England’s high-speed railway between London and Birmingham.

Injured walker rescued after footpath slip

A walker was rescued after injuring his leg when he slipped on a muddy path. The 60-year-old was walking near Nappa Scars in the Yorkshire Dales to...

Police warn walkers of snares on footpath route

Police warned walkers that illegal snares have been set on the route of a long-distance footpath. The traps have been found on land crossed by the ...