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From canals to the coast, good news for walkers

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:00 +0000 GMT

The last seven days have brought a number of great announcements for ramblers and other outdoor enthusiasts - with waterways and coasts set to be improved and opened up...

Walking Class Hero: Doublethink

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:41 +0000 GMT

They're rich and arrogant and don't give a damn what anyone else thinks. They think that just because they charge £30,000 a year per student and a couple of their ex-pupils were Prime Minister they can do what they like.

Historic route back on the map

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:11 +0000 GMT

A much-loved path for Lake District walkers has finally been repaired and restored after 2009's record-breaking floods washed it away. The historical route, which Alfred Wainwright described as "one of the pleasantest of foot passes", was regularly climbed by walkers heading for Haystacks...

Brian Jones: Winter stars

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:39 +0000 GMT

During winter evenings, the faint constellation Camelopardalis can be spotted a little to the north of the overhead point. To find it, you first of all need to find Polaris...

Bringing a native woodland back to life

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:46 +0000 GMT

Six years on from a public appeal to raise funds, the Woodland Trust has completed the first stage of the restoration of Wentwood Forest - including thinning almost all the areas previously planted with conifers to provide space and light for native oak, beech and hazel to take their place...

Visit walk at The Outdoors Show 2012!

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:05 +0000 GMT

Get ready for the year ahead with a visit to The Outdoors Show, where walk will be awarding our prestigious and highly anticipated reader awards - as voted for by you!

Dream views of a winter wonderland

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:18 +0000 GMT

The New Forest National Park's popular 'Dream View' exhibition is on show over the holidays at the Moors Valley Country Park's Visitor Centre...

Share the joy of walking this holiday season!

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:01 +0000 GMT

The few precious days left before Christmas can only mean one thing - the annual Ramblers Festival of Winter Walks is nearly upon us! This year's celebration aims to get the nation on its feet and out enjoying the country's urban routes, countryside trails and forest footpaths over the holidays...

Walking Class Hero: All Things Must Pass

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:15 +0000 GMT

Since I've been old enough to drink my pre- or post- (or often both) game ritual involved a visit to the working man's club in Britannia Street. Imagine my shock last year when I found it had been demolished. Perhaps it was the irony of working men in Chelsea that appealed to me...

Paddy Dillon: Where Now for the World's Trails?

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:09 +0000 GMT

Our trails are strapped for cash, with little or nothing in the kitty for ongoing maintenance. We're not alone, as delegates to the World Trail Conference discovered on the South Korean island of Jeju...

B&B and Self Catering Accommodation in Edinbane near Portree at Shorefield House


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UK Mountains and Hills by GPS - http://www.haroldstreet.org.uk/

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00 +0000 GMT

UK GPS Mountain Walking Resources; Waypoints, Routes and hill bagging lists

GPS WAYPOINTS:- Munros, Wainwrights, Trigpoints, and more...

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00 +0000 GMT

Download free GPS waypoint POI files for UK Hills: Munros, Wainwrights, Trigpoints, Nuttalls, Corbets, HuMPs, Birketts, Trail 100, Deweys

GPS ROUTES:- Scotland Munros, Lake District Wainwrights, GPX format free download

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00 +0000 GMT

Download GPS Walking Routes and GPX Trackpoints for walks in UK: - Includes Yorkshire 3 Peaks Route, Fairfield Horseshoe, Ben Nevis Tourist Path Safety Bearing , Welsh 3000s, Snowdon Horseshoe, and a wide range of areas and formats.

Munros GPS Waypoints + Munro bagging list

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00 +0000 GMT

Download GPS waypoint files for Munros Waypoints (3000 foot)

Three Peaks GPS Waypoints + GPX Walking Route

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00 +0000 GMT

Download GPS walking route for the three peaks chalenge

Welsh Three Thousand Peaks GPS Waypoints + GPX Walking Route

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00 +0000 GMT

Download GPS walking route for the Welsh 3000 peaks chalenge

Trigpoint GPS Waypoints + Trig bagging list

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00 +0000 GMT

Download GPS waypoint files for Trigpoints

Wainwrights GPS Waypoints + Wainwright bagging list

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00 +0000 GMT

Download GPS waypoint files for Wainwrights Waypoints

Ben Nevis GPS Waypoints + GPX Walking Route

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00 +0000 GMT

Download GPS walking route for Ben Nevis

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Skye Wildlife

Coming in from the cold

Fri, Feb 03, 2012 4:49 pm +0000 GMT

Latest and last Bird Atlas 2007-11 Newsletter online

Fri, Feb 03, 2012 4:29 pm +0000 GMT

Join us at Slimbridge this weekend

Tue, Jan 31, 2012 5:00 pm +0000 GMT

Our changing estuaries

Mon, Jan 30, 2012 9:23 am +0000 GMT

No word from Kasper

Fri, Jan 27, 2012 9:50 am +0000 GMT

Black is the new grey

Thu, Jan 26, 2012 4:55 pm +0000 GMT

Searching for Britain's lost singer

Mon, Jan 23, 2012 11:31 am +0000 GMT

Migrant declines linked to wintering grounds

Fri, Jan 20, 2012 9:46 am +0000 GMT

2011 - the highlights

Thu, Jan 19, 2012 11:59 am +0000 GMT

Collaborating to develop biodiversity monitoring

Wed, Jan 18, 2012 9:38 am +0000 GMT

Brush up on thrushes

Tue, Jan 17, 2012 5:20 pm +0000 GMT

Food for thought: studying foraging to protect seabirds at sea

Thu, Jan 12, 2012 2:16 pm +0000 GMT

Last chance to win

Tue, Jan 10, 2012 9:43 am +0000 GMT

Stay in touch with the BTO

Tue, Jan 10, 2012 9:42 am +0000 GMT

Going for a Song - Bird Atlas Species Auction

Mon, Jan 09, 2012 4:25 pm +0000 GMT

Essential British Gardens - A digest of the finest gardens and arboretums in Britain and Ireland

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Good Food on Skye

Classical Music  CD's and DVD's at discount prices. Popular classics, symphonies, opera, instrumental, it's all here

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