Should britain’s access islands be unlocked?

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.

Among the great expanses of land opened up by the CRoW Act there are these notable gems…

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

Much forestry riding is now free – but some woods are now not allowing horseboxes to park as they did before

Documentary photographer Richard Cross rises above the shortbread tin romanticism that colours so much of our outdoor heritage, with the perspective provided by drone photography applied to land use issues of our day

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