Common ground

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

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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.

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Mountain ecosystems across the world are under threat – but the people who love them are fighting back. Hanna Lindon meets the hillwalking heroes using their outdoor skills for positive change

The coconut scent of bright-yellow gorse flowers wafts around me as the gravel path crunches beneath my feet. Darting in and out of my peripheral vision, damselflies and dragonflies dance and dive, ba