26th July 2023
It’s up to us to fund mountain path repairs – but it shouldn’t be
Mountain path repairs are needed for the environment and the safety of hillwalkers - but should we really be the ones funding them?
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12th May 2020
Lockdown stories: “Hopefully after this more people will want to protect our green space”
Dee Dee O’Connell, shopkeeper at independent outdoor store The Brokedown Palace and environmental campaigner, has been riding out lockdown in Hackney. Here, she describes how urban green spaces have made the restrictions bearable.
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23rd April 2020
Opinion: I don’t want to go back to ‘normal’ after lockdown ends – do you?
According to a new poll, fewer than 9 in 10 Britons want to return to their pre-lockdown lives. Hillwalker Hanna Lindon asks what the ‘new normal’ might look like.
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30th July 2019
Lake District National Park Authority Urges People to Reduce their Environmental Impact this Summer
The Lake District National Park Authority is urging people to play their part in helping look after the national park this summer. As the summer holidays kick-off and increasing temperatures have people heading for the…
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4th April 2019
Documentary Highlights the Devastating Effect of Fish Farms and Fish Hatcheries
Produced by Patagonia, ‘Artifishal’ is a film addressing wild fish, wild rivers and habitat destruction as a result of fish hatcheries and fish farms. The film traces the impact of fish hatcheries and fish farms,…
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22nd March 2019
Walkers bid to save ‘wild and special’ Highland dunes at Coul Links
Coul Links plan could damage the landscape and access rights, say charities.
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8th March 2019
History vs hydro power in Glen Etive
Many outdoor enthusiasts were dismayed to hear of the recent approval of seven hydro-electricity schemes in Glen Etive. With Highland Council due to meet soon to reconsider three of the schemes, Richard Baynes takes a…
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6th March 2019
Ramblers Scotland: Scottish Environment Act needed to protect landscape from Brexit uncertainty
With Brexit a potential long-term threat, Ramblers Scotland Director Jess Dolan says a Scottish Environment Act can protect what makes our walks and land so special.
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1st November 2018
Andy Wightman’s bid to control damaging hill tracks blocked by MSPs
It’s a setback for campaigners who have been fighting for tougher controls on hill tracks in the Scottish Highlands.
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22nd October 2018
Public to be consulted on new National Parks
For the first time in nearly 70 years, the public will have their say on how the country’s most cherished landscapes can be enhanced for future generations.
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13th August 2018
John Muir Trust objects to proposed Glen Etive hydro schemes
Glen Etive hydro schemes would detract from Wild Land Area 9 that is afforded significant protection, say the John Muir Trust.
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