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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

Ramblers call for legal rethink after bull kills walker

Britain’s biggest walkers’ charity has called for a rethink on the law on keeping livestock in fields.

15 November 2010

Cuts put Big Society at risk in the great outdoors

The great outdoors is already a thriving example of the Government’s lauded ‘Big Society’, but cuts to professional staff put at risk the ability of volunteers to help maintain the countryside.

21 October 2010

Walking route cuts 'will set back countryside fifty years'

Impending Government cuts could put the countryside out of bounds to walkers, according to the Ramblers.

19 October 2010

Ramblers urge walkers to push Defra on outdoor access

Britain’s biggest walking charity is urging walkers to step up the pressure on the Government to recognise the benefit of taking to the great outdoors.

14 October 2010

Ramblers' boss urges walkers to back coast path plan

The boss of Britain’s biggest walking charity today urged the public to get behind its campaign to stop the axing of work on England’s coastal path.

24 September 2010

Doubts remain over future of English coast path

The Government body responsible for setting up coastal access around England has denied the project has been shelved as a result of coalition cuts.

03 August 2010

Government warned of 'devastating' effects of outdoors cuts

Slashing spending on Britain’s great outdoors will have a devastating effect, a campaign group has warned.

25 June 2010

Rambler Ruth's rivalries will feature in BBC season

A group of ramblers will find themselves the butt of many a joke in an upcoming television series. The Great Outdoors will feature writer and actre...

21 May 2010

Climbers and walkers unite in fight for access to Vixen Tor

Walkers and climbers will unite to fight for access to one of Dartmoor’s most spectacular landmarks.

17 November 2010

Ramblers say access must be kept in any forest sell-off

The country’s biggest walking charity voiced its concern about the coalition Government’s sell-off of forests.

04 November 2010

Fears for outdoors as Osborne announces spending cuts

Local authorities and the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs all came out big losers in today’s announcement of the results of the comprehensive spending review by Chancellor George Osborne.

20 October 2010

Public's view sought on first stretch of English coast path

A public consultation opens today on the first section of the all-England coastal path. Natural England, the Government’s advisory body on the na...

15 October 2010

New sections opened on Wales coastal path

A new section of the All Wales Coast Path was officially opened by the Welsh environment minister. The 26km (16-mile) stretch on the Gower peninsul...

29 September 2010

BMC urges climbers and walkers to push for coastal access

The British Mountaineering Council is urging climbers and walkers to write to their MPs to put pressure on the Government to honour its responsibility to forge ahead with English coastal access.

12 August 2010