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Award marks path campaigner's 25 years' service

A footpath campaigner was given an award for his service to the country’s oldest national conservation group.

Ramblers welcome news that canal access will be guaranteed for walkers

Access for walkers on England and Wales’s canal towpaths will be guaranteed under proposals announced this week.

Businessman will walk three fells to help Three Peaks work

A photographer will raise cash to help maintain paths on the Yorkshire Three Peaks, by walking up an alternative trio of Dales hills.

Survey seeks views of Yorkshire Three Peaks walkers

National park bosses are seeking the views of a quarter of a million visitors who make the ascent of Yorkshire’s Three Peaks.

Honest walkers earn praise after adding to forgotten donation tub

Hillwalkers on a popular Scottish munro have been praised for their honesty. The National Trust for Scotland said walkers tackling Ben Lomond had s...

City workers urged to get outdoors at lunchtime

Workers in Scotland’s biggest city are being urged to get back in touch with nature. Scottish Natural Heritage is pushing Glasgow’s workers to ...

Walkers' champion dies, aged 64, after cancer battle

A tireless champion of walkers’ access rights has died after a battle against cancer. Rodney Legg, a former chair of the Open Spaces Society, die...

Ramblers call for rethink on rail link that will affect 150 paths

Britain’s biggest walkers’ charity called for a rethink on the proposed high-speed railway line between London and Birmingham, saying it would affect at least 150 footpaths.

Euro grant will help Three Peaks walkers avoid worst bog

Future walkers on one of the country’s most challenging walks will be able to keep their feet dry thanks to a cash boost from the European outdoors industry.

Walkers lose access battle as inspector backs Vixen Tor owner

Walkers will be barred from a Dartmoor beauty spot that has been at the centre of an access battle, after a planning inspector ruled there was no right of way across the land.

The Dragon's Back is back: 200-mile mountain race is revived

One of the hardest challenge races ever run – over the mountains of Wales, from north coast to south –will be staged again, 20 years after the first, and so far only event.

Felltop assessor Jason offers chance to join him on Helvellyn's edges

A man who makes the trip to the top of England’s third highest mountain each workday is offering walkers the chance of joining him on a challenge walk.

Walker rescued after beauty spot slip

A walker was rescued after injuring herself in a slip at a Pennine beauty spot. The Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team was alerted about 3.15pm y...

Hebridean isle will host its first mountain festival

A Hebridean island will host its first mountain festival this autumn. The Isle of Harris Mountain Festival will include guided walks, photography w...

Wainwright calendar will boost disabled charity funds again

A charity providing outdoor activities for people with disabilities will again benefit from sales of a calendar produced by fans of one of Lakeland’s best known guide-book authors.

Vixen Tor owner fights footpath across 'private' crag

A public inquiry into the long-running saga of access to a Dartmoor crag has reopened, six months after snow and ice led to the abandonment of the hearing last winter.

Charity makes plea for volunteers to help with Nevis path work

A charity that helps look after Britain’s highest mountain is on the lookout for volunteers to help repair paths on the most popular route up the hill.