England’s most stunning “national landscapes” are largely out of bounds, and 22 of the 34 have less than 10% of their area open to the…
View More Much of England’s ‘national landscapes’ out of bounds, say campaignersTag: Walking
Young country diary: I’m racing the mist to the mountain top | Emily
I stand on a grassy slope, gazing at the impending mountain. Mist billows at its ridges, charging into the sky. I begin the climb upward…
View More Young country diary: I’m racing the mist to the mountain top | EmilyLandowner’s supreme court case threatens Dartmoor wild camping victory
The right to wild camp on Dartmoor could be under threat again after the supreme court granted permission for a wealthy landowner to bring a…
View More Landowner’s supreme court case threatens Dartmoor wild camping victory‘Gates left open and crops destroyed’: the risks and benefits of right to roam
When Bizza Walters is out working on her Warwickshire farm, she often sees people strolling around the patchwork fields, looking at her fluffy sheep. The…
View More ‘Gates left open and crops destroyed’: the risks and benefits of right to roamYoung country diary: Always follow the countryside code | Edith
Recently I went on a school trip and learned about my favourite thing, which is the countryside code. First, we were taken to a big…
View More Young country diary: Always follow the countryside code | EdithScottish landowner who ‘obstructs public access’ made environment minister
No 10 has appointed a wealthy Scottish landowner accused by ramblers of restricting public access to his estate as a new environment minister by making…
View More Scottish landowner who ‘obstructs public access’ made environment ministerWalking just 4,000 steps a day can cut risk of dying from any cause, analysis finds
Walking just 4,000 steps a day may reduce your risk of dying from any cause, the largest analysis to date suggests – although the more…
View More Walking just 4,000 steps a day can cut risk of dying from any cause, analysis findsLabour vows to introduce Scottish-style right to roam law in England
The Labour party has pledged to introduce a Scottish-style right to roam law in England if it wins the next general election, with access to…
View More Labour vows to introduce Scottish-style right to roam law in England92 constituencies in England allow no right to roam, data shows
People have no right to roam at all in 92 constituencies across England, new data shows, as campaigners call for an outdoor access code to…
View More 92 constituencies in England allow no right to roam, data showsCountry diary: I rest against a mighty cairn that’s visible for miles | Jim Perrin
A bright, cold day promises firm going across the miry moorland that leads to the fine, remote hill of Drygarn Fawr, presiding spirit of what…
View More Country diary: I rest against a mighty cairn that’s visible for miles | Jim Perrin