Cairn Gorm funicular push 'put public purse at risk'

Millions of pounds of public money were pumped into the controversial Cairn Gorm funicular railway without due regard to the financial risks the project presented.

Power line opponents demand new public inquiry

Opponents of the controversial electricity power line which is planned to cross some of Scotland’s most scenic landscape have demanded the reopening of the public inquiry into the scheme.

Countryside walkers 'should have to pass test'

Walkers should be made to take a test and have insurance before they are allowed to venture on to Welsh commons, according to one farmer.

Snowdon car-park charges heading for steep rise

The cost of parking your car at Snowdonia’s highest car park will be even steeper from spring. Pen y Pass, starting point for many a walker’s a...

Bawdy walking book cover upsets Ordnance Survey

Britain’s national mapping agency stands accused of losing its sense of humour after it launched action to have sales of a bawdy hillwalking book stopped.

Forget Tweets and get back to basics, says Ramblers vice-president

The Ramblers should spend less time Twittering and more effort on fighting for countryside access. That’s the view of one of the organisation’s...

New trail will follow in Wainwright's footsteps

September 1938, and the dark cloud of National Socialism cast its shadow over Europe as Britain prepared for war with Hitler’s growing army.

Mountain teams rescue second couple on Lakeland pass

A Lake District mountain rescue team has been called to a mountain pass for the second time in less than a week to rescue stranded motorists.

Rescuers battle waist-high snow to save stranded walkers

A mountain rescue team had to walk through waist-deep snow for an hour yesterday evening to rescue a group of walkers stranded in the North York Moors national park.