We're in Westminster today with partners from the outdoor sector, making the case that EVERYONE should have the chance to get out & enjoy the great outdoors Walking & time outdoors is essential to our health & wellbeing but #AccessToNature is unequal & progress on improving access has stalled 🧵

Sunday is a pretty big anniversary* in the fight for the public’s right to enjoy the countryside... Which has got us thinking about how previous Labour governments have consistently improved the public’s access to nature... 🧵

Interesting BBC News report this week on Historic Environment Scotland's closure of Edinburgh's historic Radical Road path 🥾⛔ After 7 years of delays & broken promises, HES bosses must now stop kicking the can down the road - and publish plans for its reopening. Get the story: bbc.in/48e4HiW

Call this a coast path? 🤔 Great to see the BBC cover the dangerous proposed route for the King Charles III #EnglandCoastPath Rather than follow the historic beach at English Heritage's Osborne estate, the coast path will go miles inland along a busy A-road 🧵 www.bbc.com/news/article...

We've found Britain's Favourite Path 2025 - and it's a BEAUTY! 😍 Clifftop drama. Sea air. Pure headspace. This path has it all 🥾🌊✨ Find out why it stole the nation’s heart 👇🏽 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🥁🥁🥁 Introducing YOUR winner of #BritainsFavouritePath2025 👇🏽 🏆 The Hartland Peninsula stretch between Bude & Westward Ho! #SouthWestCoastPath 🌊 Congrats to Jonathan for capturing this "magical place" to win £200 from Cotswold Outdoor! 👏 A HUGE thank you to everyone who got involved this summer! 😍

⏰ With just ONE week of the vote to go, and 4,000 votes already in...we can reveal that the voting is *extremely* tight! 📢 VOTE @ ramblers.org.uk/britainsfavouritepath #BritainsFavouritePath

🎉 The shortlist is in - & it's time to crown #BritainsFavouritePath 2025! A HUGE thank you to everyone who entered - we received just under 1K entries & the standard blew us away Our judges have been hard at work &, after much deliberation, they've whittled the entries down to 8 of the best ...🧵

Phew, what a scorcher! 🥵 (Please share! 🙏) Stay safe when rambling in the heat with our Walking Experience Team’s top tips + essential kit for summer walks 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 www.ramblers.org.uk/node/350028 #heatwaveuk #HeatwaveTips #heatwave

"I’ve never found walking easier or more fun" Have you heard of 'Japanese walking'? A Japanese walking method is picking up pace - it’s all about short, speedy bursts of walking that can boost your heart health without breaking a sweat. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/japane...

⏰ The clock's ticking for you to enter our #BritainsFavouritePath competition! Simply submit a photo of your top trail & tell us why you love it, by 11pm TONIGHT for your chance to win! 👇🏾 www.ramblers.org.uk/britainsfavouritepath

“Putting yourself amongst a beautiful space almost lifts the weight off your shoulders and sometimes just holds it for you while you’re interacting with that space” TV Presenter Jeff Brazier, on the power of nature & walking with others for our mental health 💚 www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...

The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the right of the public to wild camp on #Dartmoor commons 🙌 Bringing an end to this long-running legal fight, today's ruling has shown the power of the access community when people work together & challenge threats to our #AccessToNature ✊🌳

Join us for our next Talking Walking event on Wednesday! 🥾🌍♻️ The panel will be discussing all things innovations and sustainability in walking gear. What's new? And what's next? 📅Weds 21 May at 6pm, Online Grab your free ticket! 👇🏾 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talking-wa...

This is fantastic news 😍 HOWEVER...👇🏾 The UK Govt plans MUST include a significant improvement in access to green space for the people of Bradford ...which is currently one of the most nature-deprived cities in England 🌳🚫 1/2 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The search is BACK on! 🔍 Know a path worthy of this year's #BritainsFavouritePath crown? 👑 👇 HOW TO ENTER 👇 1. Send us a photo of your favourite path 2. Tell us why you love it. 3. Get your pals to vote when the public vote opens! www.ramblers.org.uk/britainsfavo... #NationalWalkingMonth

New research from #ThisGirlCan shows that ONE IN SIX WOMEN have felt so unwelcome in a physical activity setting, they never returned to that type of activity. That’s why everyone’s guaranteed a warm welcome at our free Ramblers Wellbeing Walks. 🥾💚

📢 Londoners - this one’s for you! The FREE London Walking Conference is next Fri 2 May! With a stellar speaker line-up (including our very own Jack Cornish) it's set to be a day full of fresh ideas, insights & bold visions for more walkable cities! Spots limited 👇 footways.london/blog/free-lo...

⏳ We're so close!! With just 3 days left, only £3,000 is needed to reach our goal! 😍 Our amazing community has already raised £6,000, and thanks to our friends at Big Give, that's been DOUBLED to £12,000 🙌🏾 This will have a huge impact on our work protecting and improving Britain’s paths.

Path Lovers Assemble! 🚨 For one week only, every donation you make to the Ramblers gets DOUBLED to help save Britain's paths! 🙌🏽🥾🛠️ 🎯 Our target is to raise £8,000 by the 29th April. Each donation over £1 will be MATCHED, thanks to our friends at Big Give...😍

"By the time the sun emerges, I have surrendered to the power of the trail, where everything is as simple as putting one foot in front of the other" ‘The Salt Path gave us back our life’: walking back to happiness on Cornwall’s South West Coast Path 👇🥾 www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

Did you get out walking this weekend? Let's forget it's Monday and live vicariously through your weekend snaps in the comments 🙏 😍 👇 📸: Roulla M took this lovely shot on a walk with Norwich Ramblers 🥾: 12 mile walk from Walcott through Happisburgh and surroundings

What does climate change mean for walkers and the volunteers who maintain our routes? 🥾🌍🛠️ This #WorldMeteorologicalDay we delve into the impact our changing climate is having on Britain's paths, countryside & coastlines ➡️ www.ramblers.org.uk/navigating-climate-crisis #ClimateCrisis #WalkMagazine

At last - it’s officially the first day of spring! 🌷 Happy #SpringEquinox one and all! Here are 6 spring walks to make the most of the season 👇🏽 www.ramblers.org.uk/go-walking-h...

WE WON! 🥾✊🌳 The Ramblers has won a long-running legal battle against landowner Roxlena Ltd, bringing much-loved paths in Hayton Woods a step closer to being protected for future generations! Today, the High Court judge ruled in our favour in this landmark case that could have punished locals...🧵

Did you get out walking this weekend? Share your favourite snaps in the comments 📸 👇 😍 📍"Tarn at Leaves”, Borrowdale 📸 Danny C

'Every walk you take is a step toward a sharper mind in more ways than one. 🚶 🧠 A growing body of research shows that regular walking can boost memory, sharpen focus, and even slow cognitive decline—including reducing risk of developing dementia.' www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/fitness/a...

A planetary parade that won’t occur again until 2040? Now that's our kind of Friday night out 😎 Best seen just after sunset! The to-do list can wait, these skies aren't going to gaze themselves!🤩 Here are our top stargazing walk tips: www.ramblers.org.uk/feature/6-top-tips-planning-stargazing-walk

The spring edition of Walk magazine is landing on members’ doormats this week! Have you got your copy yet? 🥾🌷 Looks like our newest member, Barney is already keen to check out 'The joys of family rambles' 😅🐶😍 📸: Fleur P (IG: mywalkingboots)

We're heading to the High Court to protect our public access rights ✊🥾 If the public walks a path for decades, could a brief gap due to a public health crisis remove our right to access it forever? Tomorrow's critical case could set a bleak precedent 👇🏼 www.ramblers.org.uk/news/rambler...

Calling all aspiring walk leaders! 📢 We're pleased to share an exciting opportunity to join the Walk Together Pathway, a fully-funded programme for people from the Global Majority to access walk leadership training. ➡️ Walk Together Pathway info: bit.ly/4jtK6Lr ➡️ Apply by Mon 10 Feb: bit.ly/3Ec4dO1

England Coast Path, named after the king, should go through the king's great-great-great grandmother's Osborne estate, next to the sea campaignerkate.wordpress.com/2025/01/18/c... @ramblers.org.uk @openspacessociety.bsky.social @naturalengland.bsky.social @englishheritage.bsky.social

🍩 Doughnuts on Doughnot Hill for Cumbernauld & Kilsyth Ramblers! 🍩 If anyone knows how this scenic wee West Dunbartonshire summit got its funny name, please say... As we doughnut know. (🥁🥁) #Scotland #NatureWalks #AfternoonWalk @ramblers.org.uk

Yesterday, we joined Bikeability Trust, @britishcycling.org.uk, @sustrans.bsky.social & @ramblers.org.uk to meet @ruthcadbury.bsky.social, Chair of Transport Select Committee. We discussed boosting walking, wheeling & cycling through the CSR. It's great to have such a strong #activetravel advocate!

An army marches on its stomach, so the saying goes & the same is surely true for hikers From hearty breakfasts to scrumptious snacks, we serve up a smorgasbord of inspo for delicious & nutritious goodies before during & after a hike! walk.ramblers.org.uk/masterclass-nutrition-and-recipes/index.html

Hopefully it barely needs said, but… Today is a day for curling up indoors with maps, guidebooks and brews while planning some excellent future walks, rather than stepping out the front door! 🗺️📚☕ weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and... #StormÉowyn #StormEowyn @metoffice.bsky.social

"If things are getting heavy, there are thoughts bogging me down, endless to-do lists... I find as soon as I put my hiking boots on & go to Oughtonhead Common, I just have that sense of peace...my soul is restored, I feel liberated" - Hannah, Ramblers member www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Our CEO Xavier Brice came together yesterday with @cyclinguk.bsky.social @livingstreets.bsky.social, @bikeabilityuk.bsky.social‬, Bicycle Association @ramblers.org.uk to meet MP @simonlightwood.org.uk for an excellent meeting to discuss what is needed to help more people walk, wheel and cycle 🙌

Say cheese! 😁 Last call for the Walk Magazine photo comp!⏰👇 The theme for this season’s ‘Your shots’ photo competition is ‘Miles of smiles’ Send us your happiest walking photos to win a luxury break with Classic Lodges! Hurry - closes tomorrow! ➡️ walk.ramblers.org.uk/your-shots/#:~:text=enter

It was a frosty one! 🥾❄️ Did you get out on a walk this weekend? Let's see your latest walking snaps in the comments! 📸 👇 😍

We’re still walking down memory lane as we mark our 90th birthday 🥾🥾 Take a look at these wonderful vintage rambling photos sent in by our members. 👇🏾❤️ Do you have any more to share? Drop them in the comments! walk.ramblers.org.uk/your-shots/index.html

Look up! From meteor showers to the #AuroraBorealis, 2025's sky show has started with a bang 💫 If you’re a confident walker & prepared to brave the dark -here are our tips for planning a stargazing walk 🥾✨ www.ramblers.org.uk/feature/6-top-tips-planning-stargazing-walk ⚠️❄️ Check the weather alerts

Here's to 90 years of rambling 🥾🌳✊ The Ramblers was formed 90 years ago on New Years Day! 🎂🥳 Over the past nine decades, we’ve transformed lives and landscapes, changed the law and redrawn the map. Discover our incredible journey 👇🏽 walk.ramblers.org.uk/90-years-of-...

Wishing all our followers a very happy Christmas! 🎅 Whether you're looking to burn off the Christmas pud, catch up with the family (or escape it all for some nature-induced peace & quiet 🌲🌲) we recommend gifting yourself a walk at some point over the next few days!

Now with @ramblers.org.uk celebrating 75th Anniversary of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act. But still lots to do for #RightToNature and #RighttoRoam

Fab to be @ramblers.org.uk parliamentary event to celebrate 75th anniv of #NationalParks & Access to the Countryside Act 1949 with my friends Owen Plunkett (on his 90th birthday, shared with the Act) & Maxwell Ayamba

I joined @ramblers.org.uk in the @houseoflords.parliament.uk to celebrate 75 years of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act – a landmark moment for opening up the outdoors. We’ve come a long way, but there’s still more to do to ensure everyone can access and enjoy nature.

Getting up early in order to explore our wonderful footpath network is always a joy on low winter light. Today's challenge is to get home this evening before the storm hits us. #landscapephotography #huaweip30 #monmouthshire

New fingerpost at the Source of the River Thames, and the start or finish of the Thames Path National Trail, installed yesterday by our wonderful volunteers under watchful eye of @johnmtippetts.bsky.social 🙏 #fingerpostfriday @ramblers.org.uk @andysin33.bsky.social @brendythefrenzy.bsky.social

Mittens at the ready! ✨❄️ #HelloWinter Who else is excited about crisp winter walks this season? 😍 📍Haws End Jetty, Derwentwater 📸 Sue Middleton