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Campaigners 'jubilant' on double green-letter day
Typical! You wait more than70 years for landmark outdoors laws and then two come along at once. Campaigners have been reacting to what the Open Spa...
Protest follows national park sell-off plan
The leader of a national conservation body will speak next week at a protest rally against the selling off of downland in England’s newest national park.
Bag Crianlarich's twin peaks in one day
The giant twin peaks of Crianlarich, Ben More and Stob Binnein, are a great destination which, on a clear day, will give a fabulous vista of the Highland mountains..
Get into winter gear as the nights draw in
Those balmy June days are becoming a distant memory and this weekend Britain’s summer comes to an official end.
Climbers warned to stop using auto-belayers
Climbing wall owners and operators of climbing towers are being warned to stop using a belay device. The Redpoint and Auto-Belay descenders allow a...
Kinder gains national reserve status
Kinder Scout, the upland plateau at the centre of the historic fight for access to England’s mountains, is to become a national nature reserve.
Poo Project will help keep Cairn Gorm free of waste
Snow-holing – the practice of spending a night on the winter mountains in a hole dug for shelter, is becoming more difficult as climate change diminishes the number of areas with enough snow to make this possible.
The highs and lows of our country's top spots
Most hillwalkers will identify with the mixture of panic, irrationality and fear that has, at some time, gripped all of us in the midst of a bad expedition up a mountain that just seems to have it in for you..
More walkers hit England's second-oldest national trail
England’s second oldest national trail is getting more popular, with figures released today showing an increase of 26 per cent stomping across its route.
Coasteering pair rescued after cliff injuries
Two men were injured yesterday after falling from sea cliffs near Torquay. The two were part of a party of five coasteering instructors recce-ing r...
Trust urges members to keep pressure on Salmond on power line
Supporters of a leading conservation charity are being urged to pile the pressure on Scotland’s First Minister to reject plans for a major power line that will cut through the Highlands.
Welsh venue for mountain marathon at eye of storm
Organisers of the Original Mountain Marathon will have been keeping a weather eye on the forecasts this week in the run up to the 2009 which starts tomorrow, Saturday.
Youngest ever fellwalker follows in Wainwright's footsteps
They just get younger: an East Yorkshire boy has completed his round of the wainwrights, just a few weeks past his fifth birthday.
Walkers asked to keep an eye on Ben Nevis
Regular walkers on Britain’s highest mountain are being asked to keep an eye on things until the spring.
Cairngorm railway 'struggled from the start'
The Cairngorm funicular, opposed by many walkers and conservationists at its inception, went ahead despite a weak business case, evident even before construction started.
Power lines go underground to enhance Dales landscape
A remote Yorkshire dale will have a more natural look with the removal of electric power lines. More than 5km (3 miles) of overhead cabling will be...
Ramblers welcome scrambling decision
Walkers’ representatives are celebrating after a council threw out plans to turn a Welsh beauty spot into a motorbike scrambling area.
Bothy group's record spend on upkeep
The charity that looks after Scotland’s bothies spent a record £45,000 on renovating and maintaining more than half the buildings in its care.