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Swap scheme offers discount for outdoor guidebook updates

Outdoor enthusiasts with a stack of old guidebooks can swap them for new editions at a bargain price under a scheme introduced by a leading publisher.

Rescuer's knowledge puts teams on right track after wrong mobile fix

A couple were tracked down after a rescuer’s local knowledge located them miles from where their mobile phone told them they were.

Bridge work will close part of national park trail

Walkers and cyclists are being warned part of a popular trail will be closed for at least two months.

£1bn deal will see canals hived off to new charity

A £1bn deal to transfer England and Wales’s canals and rivers to a new charity is a good deal for the taxpayer, the Government said.

Wainwright fans hand over Pennine Journey route to new club

Aficionados of the late Alfred Wainwright have passed on responsibility for a route following his first long-distance walk to a new group.

Adventurers sought for second mountain rescue team challenge

A mountain rescue team has thrown down the gauntlet to adventurous outdoors fans who fancy finding their way round a forest on foot and on a bike.

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.

The great outdoors in 2011: the year in view

Our customary look-back at the past year provides a mix of triumph and controversy; tragedy and humour, with a few heroic acts.

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.

Lakeland paths and tracks to close for rally cars

Walkers and mountain bikers are being warned to avoid some of the Lake District’s forests when the customary peace of the area will be broken by the sound of more than 100 rally cars speeding along tracks.

National park will celebrate its own diamond jubilee this year

A national park will celebrate its diamond jubilee this year. The North York Moors national park was Britain’s sixth, and came into existence in ...

National park appeals for recruits to access forum

An appeal has gone out for new members of an influential group advising on access in a national park.

Dales walking guide cash will aid Three Peaks footpath work

A new walkers’ guidebook will help maintain footpaths in the Yorkshire Three Peaks area. Part of the proceeds from sales of the publication, Dale...

National park looks to recruit apprentice rangers

A national park is recruiting two apprentice rangers for its service. The full-time, fixed-term posts are open to anyone with an aptitude or intere...

Outdoor groups object to public school's golf plans

Outdoors campaigners are taking on one of Britain’s top private schools in a bid to thwart plans for its new golf course.

Campaigners urge public to register more village greens

Britain’s oldest national conservation group is urging the public to register the country’s greens before they are threatened with development.

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.

Walker dies in Snowdonia avalanche

A man has died in an avalanche on a Snowdonia mountain. The man, in his mid-30s fell about 150m (500ft) when a cornice collapsed on Y Garn this aft...