2nd August 2018
As cable car plans threaten the Lake District, Latrigg Rally seeks to ask what National Parks are for
A proposed cable car in the Lake District has prompted a question: what are our National Parks for?
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2nd August 2018
Interview: Three Peaks by bike – promoting sustainable adventures and vegan lifestyle
Josh and Sarah have an ambitious challenge ahead of them: not only climbing the national Three Peaks, but also cycling between them in less than 7 days. We caught up with them to find out…
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2nd August 2018
800% parking increase in Arrochar shocks hillwalkers
Hillwalkers have been outraged by a proposed 800% increase in parking charges at one of Scotland’s most popular mountains
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31st July 2018
First Look: Outdoor Research Interstellar Jacket
The Interstellar Jacket by Outdoor Research claims to be the ultimate jack of all trades: an all-season jacket for any activity at a very light weight. We’re putting those claims to the test
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30th July 2018
’World’s greatest war memorial’ sings to the nation from the Lake District fells
Singing tributes to Britain’s war dead across nine of England’s highest peaks concluded last week as a pop-up choir climbed Lake District mountains to honour a unique memorial
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30th July 2018
Conservation body say government’s Planning Charter fails to protect open spaces
The Open Spaces Society is dismayed that the revised Natural Planning Policy Framework gives no additional protection to open spaces – beyond a tiny improvement in wording
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26th July 2018
Celebrating moorland that inspired Wuthering Heights on bicentenary of Emily Brontë’s birth
In the August 2018 issue of The Great Outdoors, available now, Andrew Galloway explores the moors above Haworth that inspired Brontë masterpiece Wuthering Heights
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25th July 2018
The inside story on the future of Social Hiking
Social Hiking – a unique service for sharing walks in real time on a live OS map – was due to close, but may just have been given a stay of execution. We spoke to…
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24th July 2018
Ordnance Survey and Mountain Rescue call for sensible planning in hot weather
With Mountain Rescue incidents in 2017 up 16% on the previous year, the Ordnance Survey and Mountain Rescue England & Wales appeal for common sense this summer
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24th July 2018
Inside the August 2018 issue of The Great Outdoors…
The August issue is out. Here’s why you should pick up a copy
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23rd July 2018
Digital feature: putting life into National Park landscapes
Andrew Hall from Campaign for National Parks outlines the case for radical change in Britain’s National Parks