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2010 in retrospect: join us in a look back at the outdoors year

As the year draws to a close, we take a look back at the events that have shaped the events in 2010. From tragedy to triumph, heartbreak to ecstasy, t...

Deadline approaches for adventure film entries

Organisers of a mountain film festival are urging would-be Alastair Lees to get their entries in before the deadline next week.

Beauly power-line decision 'failure to protect landscape'

A wilderness conservation charity said the decision not to bury the power lines in a section of the controversial Beauly to Denny scheme shows the regulator Ofgem is failing to protect Scotland’s landscape.

Trust says Highland gold bid puts wild land at risk

A conservation charity has objected to the reopening of a Highland gold mine. The John Muir Trust said plans to develop the workings near Tyndrum w...

Anger and fury: the noise from the black stuff on Snowdon

There's gold in them thar hills, for journalists chasing silly-season 'fury' as political correctness envelops the slopes of Snowdon.

Helicopter drop for 'critical moss' in moorland trial

A helicopter was used to drop vital moorland moss by national park staff in an effort to reverse decades of erosion.

Camper sets himself alight on first day of Highland clampdown

A camper was taken to hospital after accidentally setting himself alight when he poured fuel on to an open fire.

Coastal access: Ramblers urge action as election looms

Campaigners are pressing for urgency in the setting up of the coastal path round England. The plea came as Natural England, the Government’s offi...

No Cairngorms ban on wild camping

Scotland’s biggest national park will not introduce bylaws to tackle problems caused by wild camping.

View from the top: one national park boss's plan to cope with cuts

The boss of England’s biggest national park has pledged to continue providing outdoor enthusiasts with the same services despite having its cash cut.

Giant map adds to aerial photography project

Countryside lovers can now walk the length of Britain in just a few strides with the opening of a large-scale open-air Ordnance Survey map of the country.

Call for walkers to top fells to mark scheme's end

Bosses of a Lakeland landscape scheme are looking for volunteer walkers to top off the project in style before it closes.

English footpaths face dead-end future, warn Ramblers

Britain’s biggest walking charity is urging councils to use its small army of volunteers to help keep footpaths open.

Lomond police confiscate alcohol from lochside group

Police confiscated almost 50 litres of alcohol from teenagers in a crackdown on rowdy behaviour in a national park.

Outdoor bodies analyse parties' election pledges

Returning officers the length of the UK are dusting down their ballot boxes ready for Thursday’s vote, and pollsters are phoning fickle voters to try to pin down their intentions in what has turned out to be one of the least predictable elections for some time.