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Meeting will canvass outdoor enthusiasts' views on hill windfarms

Should Britain’s official mountaineering body take a stance on windfarms on the country’s hills? It’s a question that will be put to a gather...

04 August 2011

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.

20 July 2011

Mixed views on Government's grand view for the outdoors

The coalition Government’s plans for the outdoors provoked a mixed response when they were published today.

07 June 2011

A very English revolt: tubthumping and online activism force forest u-turn

It was a peculiarly English revolt, and it resulted in that rarest of events: a politician saying ‘sorry’.

18 February 2011

Forest sale on hold, but campaign not out of the woods

The coalition Government has announced it is putting on hold the sale of some of England’s publicly owned forest, in a sign being widely seen as nervousness over the outcry at a much larger planned disposal of woodland.

11 February 2011

Six-month delay hits Vixen Tor footpath inquiry

Campaigners seeking access to a Dartmoor crag will have to wait a further six months after bad weather hit hearings into the case.

14 January 2011

Mountain council cash helps Dales footpath repair

A mountaineering body has teamed up with a national park authority to repair one of the most popular routes in the Yorkshire Dales.

06 December 2010

Outdoor bosses press for access at Vixen Tor inquiry

The future of access to one of Dartmoor’s most striking rock features is being decided this week in ‘a freezing-cold room with bad acoustics’.

23 November 2010

Pack your torch – experts' advice as clocks go back

Britain’s summer time officially ended at 2am on 31 October, and with it disappeared the extra hour’s daylight at the end of the afternoon.

30 October 2010

Forest panel deadline nears for public's views

There are just two days to go to let the Government-appointed group looking at the future of England’s forests know your views.

29 July 2011

Climbing moves one step closer to Olympic status

Climbing moved a step closer to getting a foothold on the route to Olympic acceptance. The International Olympic Committee’s executive board plac...

05 July 2011

Outdoors 'Red Tape' exercise: is Cameron facing another climbdown?

Britain’s largest campaign group for walkers has hit out at coalition Government plans to undermine right-to-roam laws in England and Wales.

22 April 2011

Mountaineers' charter bid to boost countryside access

Mountaineers’ representatives have launched a charter to urge the Government to secure access to England’s countryside.

15 February 2011

Outdoor bodies pledge to fight ministers' land sell-off powers

Twelve organisations representing outdoor enthusiasts today voiced their opposition to legislation that could cut public access to the English countryside.

04 February 2011

Mountaineers reminded: you have no right of rescue

With mountain rescue services back in the public spotlight again with the likely privatisation of search and rescue helicopters, there is a timely reminder from an expert of a sobering fact: there is no right of rescue for mountain-goers.

14 December 2010

BMC membership rising, but so are insurance costs, Turnbull says

The head of the representative body for hillwalkers and climbers told a festival gathering that, although it is in good financial shape, the growing trend to owning land will put a strain on its resources in the future.

24 November 2010