One man’s playground

Twenty-five years ago, the government decided to open up three million acres of England and Wales to the public – a decision that has transformed our walking landscape.

Patrick Galbraith reckons the public’s sympathy for farmers has its limits

Who belongs in the mountains and how should they enjoy them? For Alec Finlay , these questions are at the root of how we perceive wild nature and how we care for it

Drive on country roads at the moment and you’ll see a lot of signs saying ‘no!’. “NO to the Family Farm Tax!” “NO Farmers, NO Food!” There’s anger in the shires at the Labour Government, who swept to

From dilapidated cottages to the site of a notorious nuclear disaster, what is behind the longing to seek out abandoned places, asks Katie Scott

AT the Groundswell Festival in Suffolk earlier this ...