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Ponies provide horsepower for Lakeland path repairs

Workers repairing Lakeland footpaths were helped by some extra horsepower. Five Cumbrian fell ponies were enlisted to carry heavy bags a remote fel...

Railway route will allow walkers a Lakeland stroll

Walkers and cyclists will be able to get on track with a new circular walk in the Lake District. The 10km (6-mile) route follows part of the course...

Company boss urges Ordnance Survey rethink on schools charging

The head of the British arm of an international geographic information company urged the national mapping urgency to think again over plans to start charging schools for data.

Experts warn walkers: it's still winter on the hills

The calendar may say it’s spring, but in the mountains, it’s still firmly winter. Authorities in Snowdonia warned that full winter gear – inc...

No change for walkers' maps as OS frees data

The long-awaited results of the Government’s Ordnance Survey consultation were announced today. Walkers and outdoor enthusiasts had hoped for a b...

Cash boost for moorland watershed landscape

The wild landscape that inspired the Bronte sisters, poet Ted Hughes and sculptor Henry Moore has received a £1.9m boost towards helping access, restoration and heritage projects.

Sheffield Pike: pocket peak with grand views

Bag a couple of wainwrights in an afternoon with an ascent of this outlier of the Helvellyn range...

Julia to head Ramblers in quest to get Britain on its feet

One of walking’s best known celebrities is to become the face of the Ramblers. Julia Bradbury, credited with boosting the popularity of Lakeland�...

Macbeth takes Friends' peaks project to century

Macbeth and his lady wife have notched up a milestone for a major outdoors project. In this case it’s walker Kevin Macbeth and his spouse Barbara...

Julia confirmed president as trad Ramblers hold sway

Traditionalists held the upper hand at the Ramblers’ annual meeting at the weekend. The General Council of the campaigning charity met for the 75...

Chocolate egg cash will help maintain Highland footpaths

Walkers will be able to burn off some Easter excess on Scotland’s upland paths – thanks to chocolate makers Cadbury.

Election candidates sign up for 'walkers manifesto'

A fifth of would-be MPs have signed up to support a walkers’ manifesto put forward by the Ramblers as the election campaign gets into full gear.

Government 'lost its nerve' on free Ordnance Survey maps

The Ramblers today expressed extreme disappointment with the Government’s failure to provide free maps at scales used by walkers in its move to liberalise the national mapping agency.

Campaigners' ten-point outdoors plan for election

Britain’s oldest national conservation group has produced an access manifesto in the run-up to the general election and is asking candidates to sign up the 10-point plan.