Category Archives: walking

Slainte, Scottish Ramblers!

Posted on 19/03/2023 by campaignerkate

Ramblers Scotland is making a huge difference for walkers, and especially for young people. Continue reading →

Posted in Access, campaigns, Ramblers, Scotland, walking | Tagged Out There Award, Ramblers Scotland, Scotland's path map, Stirling, walking, Wallace Monument | Leave a comment

Hoogstraten: just one of many

Posted on 10/02/2023 by campaignerkate

Twenty years after I cut the chain to reopen the blocked Hoogstraten footpath, there are still plenty of path problems. Continue reading →

Posted in Access, campaigns, Dartmoor, Obstructed path, Public paths, Ramblers, walking | Tagged blocked paths, campaigns, court of appeal, East Sussex, Framfield footpath 9, freedom to roam, Nicholas van Hoogstraten, obstructions, Ramblers | 5 Comments

Rivers of change

Posted on 05/02/2023 by campaignerkate

I joined one of Dadima’s walks along the Thames and learnt of the creative and destructive power of rivers, in lovely company. Continue reading →

Posted in Access, AONB, Bucks, Chilterns, Dadima's walks, Henley-on-Thames, National trail, Public paths, walking, walks | Tagged Dadima's walks, David Bounds, David Sharp, Hambleden weir, Open University, River Thames, Thames Path National Trail | 1 Comment

Quiet Otmoor

Posted on 29/01/2023 by campaignerkate

A quiet day at Otmoor is still a pleasure. Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, walking | Tagged Birds, golden plover, linnets, Otmoor, RSPB, snipe | 1 Comment

A crumb from the £2.4-billion table

Posted on 27/01/2023 by campaignerkate

The environment secretary continues to ignore the need for public access to be funded through the environmental land management scheme, despite ministerial promises. Continue reading →

Posted in Access, British Horse Society, campaigns, Open Spaces Society, Public paths, Ramblers, riding, walking | Tagged access, Dartmoor, Defra, Efra Committee, Environment Act 2021, environment secretary, environmental land management schemes, Therese Coffey | 4 Comments

Go for it, Dartmoor National Park Authority!

Posted on 21/01/2023 by campaignerkate

It is crucial that the Dartmoor National Park Authority resolves to appeal against the high court ruling on wild camping on the Dartmoor commons. Continue reading →