Kate is Walkers Are Welcome patron

The Ramblers’ Association chairman Kate Ashbrook has been appointed patron of a nationwide network to help walkers.

Minority group work will continue in Dales

A three-and-a-half-year project to encourage members of ethnic minorities to use national parks has come to an end – but organisers have pledged to carry on the work to ensure people carry on walking.

Marilyns, munros and how to make a mountain out of a moel hill

Hands up all those who knew there was an official definition of a mountain. No? Neither did we, until we delved a little after hearing of the deter...

Bodies fight windfarm plans

Plans for two separate windfarms are being opposed by a national park authority and access campaigners.

Border post: White Coomb and the Grey Mare's Tail

Mention hillwalking and Scotland in the same sentence and most people automatically think of the Highlands: munros, romantic-sounding Gaelic names, precipitous edges.

Inquiry follows ten-year footpath campaign

A ten-year footpath campaign will culminate tomorrow in a public inquiry. Activist Diane Andrewes was forced to go it alone after her local council...

Bonington: mountaineering could make Olympics

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Lakes teams in seven-hour search for lost walkers

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Sea to Sea: we follow Wainwright from Coast to Coast

Britain has 15 national trails – long-distance paths and bridleways that offer a challenge to anyone who wants to walk, cycle or ride a horse over linked rights of way..