Chris Townsend
Outdoor writer & photographer, passionate about wild places, long distance walking, & rewilding. https://www.christownsendoutdoors.com
A Quiet First Camp Of The Year
Late January and stormy weather followed a thaw of the deep snow that fell in the first half of the month. High up the snow continued but in...christownsendoutdoors.comPatagonia Worn Wear Snow Tour arrives in the Scottish Highlands – FionaOutdoors
The mantra is: If it’s broke, fix it. This winter, Patagonia’s Worn Wear repair vehicles […]fionaoutdoors.co.ukNo more get-out clauses, no way back. It’s surely the end for Peter Mandelson, finally | John Crace
The only question now is how it took this long for Labour’s greedy, reckless Prince of Darkness to meet his reckoningtheguardian.com- CRoW at 25: access reform kicked into the long grass | TGO Magazine www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/opinion/crow...
CRoW at 25: access reform kicked into the long grass
It's 25 years since the previous Labour government sanctioned the CRoW Act. Where are we now on the fight for Right to Roam and access reform?thegreatoutdoorsmag.com The continued failure of Diversification Activities on Cairn Gorm - parkswatchscotland
The CairnGorm Mountain [Scotland] Ltd [CMSL] accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025 were published in November 2025 (see here). They showed that the business recorded an operating loss of £2,833,2...parkswatchscotland.co.ukRecent research, Scots Pine and the montane woodland planting in Coire na Ciste at Cairn Gorm - parkswatchscotland
The BBC Scotland Outdoors radio programme broadcast from Cairn Gorm on 17th January (see here) included a piece on the montane planting project in Coire na Ciste. You would not know from listening to it on BBC sounds (here between 48-54 minutes) that there had been any controversy about the project, both because the Caledonian...parkswatchscotland.co.ukStatement from North Yorkshire Police on conviction of gamekeeper Racster Dingwall
Further to today’s news that gamekeeper Racster Dingwall has pleaded guilty to conspiring to kill a Hen Harrier on the Conistone & Grassington Estate in the Yorkshire Dales National Park,…raptorpersecutionuk.org
