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Glen Clova landowner must remove hilltrack after appeal dismissed
A landowner in the Cairngorms will have to remove an unauthorised hilltrack after an appeal against enforcement action was dismissed.
Ramblers welcome Cairngorms authority's order to remove Glen Clova hilltrack
Campaigners have welcomed a national park’s decision to order the removal of a hilltrack in the Cairngorms.
Mountaineers: politicians apathetic when it comes to protecting Scots wild land
Political leaders have demonstrated their apathy when it comes to protecting Scotland’s wild land, mountaineers said.
Mountaineers warn delay on hilltracks rules could prompt rush to build more
Mountaineers have warned that delays in implementing new rules on hilltracks in Scotland could lead to a rush by landowners to beat the deadline.
Eight outdoors groups plead with Scots politicians to protect wild land
Eight leading bodies, including those representing outdoor enthusiasts, have called on the Scottish Government to increase protection for wild land.
The outdoors world in 2012: our backward glance at the year past
Our rearward glance at a news-packed 2012 includes, as always, tragedy as well as uplifting stories of the great outdoors, and a few oddities.
Scottish mountaineers condemn 'feeble' Government hilltracks decision
Scotland’s mountaineering body has condemned the Holyrood Government’s ‘feeble’ decision to continue to allow tracks to be bulldozed across the nation’s hills.
Politician urges outdoors fans to make views heard on hilltracks
A Scottish politician is urging outdoors enthusiasts to make their views known when a consultation paper on hilltracks is published next week.
Hill tracks campaign will be subject of Holyrood debate
The problem of Scotland’s burgeoning tracks across wilderness areas will be debated in the Scottish Parliament, thanks to a campaign by the Mountaineering Council of Scotland.
Ramblers' 'frustration' at owner's appeal against Glen Clova hilltrack enforcement
A Ramblers Scotland boss has described as ‘frustrating’ a landowner’s appeal against enforcement action over a hilltrack in Glen Clova.
Campaign groups urge MSPs to take action on Scottish hilltracks
A group of conservation charities is urging Scottish politicians to tackle the problem of the growing number of vehicle tracks on the nation’s hillsides.
'Rescpect our mountains' Scots politicians told, ahead of general election
Mountaineers in Scotland have called on politicians to respect the nation’s uplands. A campaign by the Mountaineering Council of Scotland ahead o...
Scottish hilltracks are 'vandalism', campaign group says
Scotland’s hills are being subjected to environmental vandalism as tracks are gouged across the nation’s uplands, campaigners said.
Walkers urged to turn detective for Scottish hilltracks campaign
Outdoors campaigners are recruiting the public to turn detective and reveal examples of ugly tracks on the Scottish mountains.
Scots environment groups add to criticism of Holyrood's hilltracks u-turn
The Scottish Government has come under renewed attack for its decision to continue the free-for-all for the building of tracks across the nation’s hills and mountains.
New Scots mountaineering head pledges to tackle threat to landscape
The new president of Scotland’s representative mountaineering body said he shares his predecessor’s fears for the country’s upland landscape in the face of increased development.
'Regret' at further Holyrood delays on Hill Tracks campaign
Holyrood politicians have expressed their disappointment at the news a campaign to curtail the proliferation of tracks on Scotland’s hills and mountains will not now be discussed before the May elections.
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.