Total Walking

Annual Events

Keswick Mountain Festival: 16-20 May

25/04/2007 - A wide programme of events including guided walks, training in conservation, paragliding and Nordic walking....

Ullswater Walking Festival: 5-13 May

25/04/2007 - A range of walks for all abilities from gentle lakeside strolls to strenuous hikes up Helvellyn....

Environment

North-West Evening Mail: Beautiful birds flock to eat berries in the Lakes

25/04/2007 - Beautiful waxwings flocked to the headquarters of the Lake District National Park Authority....

Telegraph: Fight to save Cleethorpes from creeping marsh

25/04/2007 - A bitter fight has broken out between residents and environmentalists over the encroachment of salt marsh at a popular beach resort that locals fear could destroy tourism....

New Scientist: Foreign invaders from the past occupy English countryside

03/01/2007 - About one-quarter of plants sold to ornamental gardeners since the 1800s have escaped, and 30 per cent of these are firmly established in the English countryside....

Red kites threatened in Scotland

02/01/2007 - The illegal abuse of red kites is having a devastating impact on their population, according to new research....

Local Interest

North-West Evening Mail: Rescuers practise after lake tragedy

25/04/2007 - Lake rescuers have been putting their safety skills to the test where three people drowned last year....

Manchester Evening News: Ramblers remember Peak ‘trespasser’

25/04/2007 - Ramblers are preparing to celebrate the anniversary of an 'illegal' trespass led by a Manchester activist that resulted in the creation of National Parks....

South Wales Argus: Grant gets children walking

25/04/2007 - Children in Gwent will be able to walk to school safely, thanks to a £180,000 Welsh Assembly grant....

Scotsman: Coastal paths project unites six countries around North Sea

25/04/2007 - The ambitious Nortrail pathway project involves 26 organisations in England, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Holland....

Sheffield Today: Call to save Peak's vital peat stores

25/04/2007 - The government is being urged to make conservation of Peak District peat moorlands a climate change priority....

Matlock Today: Peak District an icon

03/01/2007 - The Peak District joins the ranks of other icons such as the red telephone box, fish and chips and the White Cliffs of Dover....

Zellweger falls for Lake District

03/01/2007 - Movie star Renée Zellweger says she fell in love with the Lakes while filming Beatrix Potter biopic ‘Miss Potter’....

Humans the rarest species at nature reserve

03/01/2007 - Sutton Fen, a stretch of fenland that has been visited by only 50 people in the past century, has been bought by the RSPB to form its 200th nature reserve....

Metro: Could the Lakes be home to giant eels?

03/01/2007 - Scientists believe giant eels could be living in the Lake District....

North-West Evening Mail: Toughest job in the Lakes?

03/01/2007 - Each day in winter a hardy mountaineer embarks upon the Lake District’s most dangerous ascent to provide vital information for hill walkers....

ic Huddersfield: Ancient route revived

03/01/2007 - Work is being done on an ancient packhorse route at Cut Gate in the Peak District....

Sheffield Today: Biggest cave in Britain discovered

03/01/2007 - Britain's biggest cave has been discovered in the heart of the Peak District....

Sheffield Today: ‘We'll be back,’ say happy visitors

03/01/2007 - Thousands of people who ventured to the Peak District during 2006 enjoyed their trips so much they are eager to return, according to a survey....

Ten things to do in the Lake District

02/01/2007 - With its cloud-capped mountains, cutglass lakes, dry-stone walls and top hotels and restaurants, you can relax by a log fire or get active in the countryside....

National Interest

Yorkshire Dales News: Defra funding problems

03/01/2007 - Troubled rural affairs department Defra is cutting spending in several areas despite sitting on an unspent budget....

Inside Housing: CPRE pushes for high-density housing

03/01/2007 - The Council for the Protection of Rural England is hoping to convince planners to favour high-density housing developments....

'Costs double' for roaming scheme

09/06/2006 - Opening up the countryside for ramblers has cost £69m - double the original estimate of £28m - a Parliamentary watchdog has revealed....

Walking & Safety

Yorkshire Post: Britain ‘lags’ on pedestrian safety

25/04/2007 - Britain still has a way to go to match some European countries on pedestrian safety and non-car travelling, a study has found....

Teen plans to pay back rescuers

25/01/2007 - A teenager who was rescued after taking a boat plans to walk around Britain to raise money for charity....

Rescue plea for Christmas break

22/12/2006 - Mountain rescue experts have issued advice to walkers who plan to visit the mountains over the festive period. The guidelines urge hillgoers to plan their days, take proper equipment and be prepared to turn back if necessary....

Walking & The Law

Independent: More than 1,250 miles opened up in right-to-roam revolution

25/04/2007 - Until now, Britons have had no legal right of access to the entire coast. But that's about to change....

Guardian: Miliband signals government support for coastal access

25/04/2007 - Long-discussed plans for a right to roam the country's entire coastline are to go ahead after the government signalled its support for the idea....

Walkers and golfers on collision course?

14/12/2006 - Walkers are celebrating after a government inspector's decision to refuse a golf course owner permission to move a footpath....

Walking & Your Health

Observer: Walking boots on test

25/04/2007 - Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, self-styled 'Black Farmer' and boot fan, gives five pairs the runaround....

Nordic Walking

25/04/2007 - The energetic walking style (using sticks) that offers a range of health benefits....

IC Wales: The elephants in the room

25/04/2007 - Wales’ population could lose a total of 15,000 tons of weight if every adult walked more instead of using the car....

BBC: Gentle walking ‘not enough for fitness’

03/01/2007 - It’s not enough just to go for a walk – pick up the pace and stride out a little more vigorously to maximise the health benefits....

Health warning for inner cities

02/01/2007 - Inner city boroughs may overtake former industrial towns as the unhealthiest places in Britain, researchers say....

New backpack could help joints

22/12/2006 - A new type of backpack has been developed which aims to reduce the amount of stress placed on the wearer's shoulders and joints....