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A 4x4 too far?

LFTO News Team, 05 September 2011 09:38

Too be fair, we've probably all thought about it at some time. We love the hills, we love the mountains, we love the scenery, but every so often we wish it wasn't quite such hard work. Snowdon has multiple ascent options depending on the fitness and ability of those making the climb, including, of course, taking the train - an ...

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A 4x4 too far?

LFTO News Team, 05 September 2011 09:38

Mr Wainwright is back on the buses!

LFTO News Team, 17 April 2008 08:51

He crossed the length and breadth of the Lake District on a bus as he wrote his famous pictorial guides - now legendary fellwalker Alfred Wainwright is on the back of one. To launch a new charity guidebook revisiting some of AW's favourite haunts, bus company Stagecoach has painted up the 555 Ambleside-Keswick service with the harrumphing visage of the ...

Stolen signs make misery for Chiltern fans

LFTO News Team, 25 February 2008 09:00

A plan to help walkers navigate in the Chilterns could be at risk as an insurance claim over stolen signs drags on. A trailer containing 76 new waymarkers, created by the Chiltern Society to guide walkers along the 172-mile Chiltern Way, was stolen from outside the home of maintenance volunteer Peter Harden. The signs, made of reinforced plastic and worth £2,000, will ...

Become a guardian angel for Tyne and Wear trails!

LFTO News Team, 22 February 2008 20:52

A plea has gone out to find volunteers to care for the rights of way around Tyne and Wear as part of a truly impressive community project. Gateshead is marking Year of the Volunteer with a quest to recruit a million volunteers by 2015, and the protection and care of access routes is right at the heart of the project. The ...

Summer of surprises for two National Trails

LFTO News Team, 20 February 2008 10:49

Two of the UK’s most popular national trails have announced a major series of spring and summer events to attract walkers on to their paths. The Thames Path and the Ridgeway are hosting a series of almost 50 guided walks and events to encourage walkers to try the trails. Most of the walks are free of charge, and led by ...

Cannock Chase is 50 - how about you?

Anonymous, 19 February 2008 09:09

We're always pleased to see an imaginative idea for promoting the outdoors here at LFTO, and this one is a fine example. Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is 50 in September and its custodians are looking for 50 50-year-olds to help them make the most of the event. The milestone will be officially marked on September 16, with an event called The ...

Report South Downs problems online

LFTO Gear Team, 07 January 2008 14:49

You can now report access issues, vandalism or blight problems affecting the South Downs Way using an online form.The National Trails office has launched the form to enable walkers to report problems like damaged stiles, unlawful fences or illegal off-roading. The form, on the National Trail office's South Downs website, includes mapping options to help you identify where the problem is.A spokesman for ...

Help fix a fell for Christmas!

LFTO News Team, 21 December 2007 15:30

Struggling to think of a last-minute gift for the walker who has it all? Rather than buying another pair of socks, this year you can help restore a Lake District path in their name. Fix the Fells is a lottery-funded organisation that has carried out repairs to 102 paths in the Lakes since 2006. With so many holidaymakers visiting the ...

New update for Pembrokeshire Coast Path guide

LFTO News Team, 21 December 2007 11:00

A new an updated version of Trailblazer's Pembrokeshire Coast Path Guide has gone on sale.The guide includes information on walking routes, trail highlights and public transport services, as well as revised accommodation and dining options. Theer's also a nice big section on the flora and fauna you'll come across on the 186-mile route.The Pembrokeshire Coast Path was Wales' first long-distance path ...

New boardwalks open up Welsh wildlife paradise

LFTO News Team, 20 December 2007 11:34

Two of Wales' most flourishing nature reserves have been opened up to walkers, thanks to the addition of 2000 metres of new boardwalk.The new walkways provide easy access to the large wetland reserves of Cors Erddreiniog and Cors Bodeilio, both on Anglesey. The two reserves form part of the Corsydd Mon Special Area of Conservation.Medicinal leechesWil Sandison, Regional Reserve Manager for the ...

County pledges tough action to defend rights of way

Anonymous, 18 December 2007 09:00

Kent County Council is cracking down on farmers and landowners who fail to keep public rights of way open and accessible.As part of an ongoing scheme to ensure open access to rights of way, the council is increasing its inspections of footpaths and acting upon information gathered in the previous phases of the operation. The council's cabinet member for the ...

Talk to me walkers, says new trails officer

Anonymous, 10 December 2007 15:00

The new National Trail Officer for the Offa’s Dyke Path says he’s on a mission to speak to as many walkers as possible to find out what they love about the route.Rob Dingle will be in charge of the condition, waymarking and access issues of the 177-mile trail along the Welsh border, which was originally created to separate the ancient ...