Trespasser remembered

Originally posted on CampaignerKate:
Today, 24 April, is a special anniversary: the 87th of the Kinder Trespass, and the 54th of the opening of the Pennine Way—and of my first visit to Dartmoor which resulted in my campaigning career. It is poignant and sad that yesterday George Haigh, probably the last of the Kinder trespassers,…

Dartmoor Bogs

Think of Dartmoor and you think of bogs? Well, I don’t, but some folk do – and that’s a bit unfair as Dartmoor has many other delights. And what’s wrong with bogs anyway? They help store carbon and are a homeland for a great deal of fauna and flora. Okay, you might get stugged –

A Touch of Scandale

It’s rather pleasant to retrace the footsteps of years ago, seeing if your memories measure the lie of the land – and even better to do so when you use an ancient track, and a very picturesque one at that. On a bright but rather blowy day, we set out from Ambleside to walk up

Saving Our Lost Paths

  Thank you to the thousands of you who have been downloading and using our Don’t Lose Your Way guide. We’re excited to have been inundated with details of lost paths you’ve found across the country. Have you found any lost paths? Let us know today > One such historic route was uncovered just outside