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MIDDLEHAM and its wonderful castle is the base for a mid-length walk taking in great views of Wensleydale, a short section along the River Cover and…

Published: 8:11 AM May 14, 2021    North Somerset Council has spent hundreds of pounds repairing fences and gates which have been pulled down to use for fires. - Credit: North Somerset Council Parks and open spaces across North Somerset have been subjected to a huge increase in littering, vandalism and damage from fires over the past year.  An increasing number of people have been flocking to beauty spots during the lockdowns, but this has led to a large number of antisocial behaviour i...

Have your say on Humber stretches of England Coast Path Natural England is calling for the public to have their say on proposals to improve public access along a 120-mile stretch of coast around the Humber estuary- From: A section of the Humber coast path at Paull Holme Strays The proposals recommend significant improvements to coastal footpaths enabling a continuous walking route around the estuary from Maplethorpe to the Humber Bridge on the south side, and Humber Bridge to Easing...

WALKERS are being warned in Herefordshire to follow a simple rule to reduce the risk of causing a serious accident. People walking around the countryside in Herefordshires Golden Valley have been told to make sure they are closing all gates behind them. Ewyas Harold Village Page on Facebook, which carries message from the parish council, said anyone exploring footpaths need to make sure they do this because recently some have been left open. It means livestock has been left loose as a r...

Jonathan Smith runs Where2walk, a walking company in the Yorkshire Dales. Jonathan has written his own book, the Dales 30 which details the highest mountains in the Dales. He also runs one-day navigation courses for beginners and intermediates. Join his Learn a Skill, Climb a Hill weekends in the Dales. To find out more details on any of the above visit his website, where2walk.co.uk PEN-Y-GHENT is an excellent mountain. This walk takes in the classic (and easy to follow) climb but then leaves...

Jonathan Smith runs Where2walk, a walking company in the Yorkshire Dales. Jonathan has written his own book, the Dales 30 which details the highest mountains in the Dales. He also runs one-day navigation courses for beginners and intermediates. Join his Learn a Skill, Climb a Hill weekends in the Dales. To find out more details on any of the above visit his website, where2walk.co.uk PEN-Y-GHENT is an excellent mountain. This walk takes in the classic (and easy to follow) climb but then leaves...

Submitting... Access right over a dyke and under a bridge, has been removed Today’s walk began as a five and half mile amble through the fields and lanes near Fenwick but ended up as seven miles due to a major impasse at GR SE590171 but more of that shortly. The route combined field edges with wide grassy byways and some (enforced) quiet country roads. From the junction of Shaw Lane and Fenwick Lane head through the farm yard taking care not to miss the stile on the left after 100m. Continue ...

Siobhan Baillie The Stroud MPs weekly column. The Environment Secretary George Eustice paid a visit to the Stroud constituency last week to join me for a meeting with local farmers to discuss rural issues. We went to the fantastic Godsells Farm in Leonard Stanley, which is run by Liz Godsell, for the meeting with them, another farmer David Barton and the local NFU. It was really important such a senior government minister came to Stroud to listen to how farmers are doing and to hear the...

The Hidden Valleys of Wharfedale Littondale and Langstrothdale are not names that immediately spring to mind when a conversation turns to the best walking in the Dales. However they should. They are two side dales to the well-known Upper Wharfedale and offer some lovely walking in quiet countryside. It is also a real taste of ‘working Dales’ without some of the lesser attractive features of tourism. I like to start the walk in the small village of Litton, partly because it is an attra...

Abbie Silivistris, 30, of Marske-by-the-Sea, with a bag of litter and a litter picker A NORTH-EAST woman has launched a campaign to encourage campervans to clean up where they go. Abbie Silivistris, of Marske-by-the-Sea, is determined to give campervans a good name through her Motorhomes and Campervans Against Litter group, where members are encouraged to leave spots they visit cleaner than when they arrived. The 30-year-old midwife had the idea during the pandemic when she saw motorhomes...