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13th January 2023

“Fighting is our only option”: outdoor enthusiasts react to Dartmoor ruling

Devastation, anger - and a determination to resist. Six outdoor enthusiasts reflect on their connections to Dartmoor and react to today's high court decision overturning the right to wild camp there.

by Carey Davies
13th January 2023

Campaigners plan to fight back against loss of England’s last wild camping rights

Access and environmental organisations have announced their intentions to fight back after the high court ruled in favour of a wealthy landowner and revoked wild camping rights on Dartmoor.

by Carey Davies
10th January 2023

Concerns raised over crowdsourced maps used by popular hiking apps

'Dangerous' routes which led to two rescues in the Lake District are visible on many popular navigation apps, leading outdoor experts to call for apps to make more careful use of digital mapping data.

by Carey Davies
9th January 2023

Creator of the Month: Trig bagging with Emily Taylor

Hill and Moorland Leader Emily Taylor is inspiring others to walk the UK one trig at a time with her Peak District trig bagging exploits.

by Francesca Donovan
22nd December 2022

Live your best outdoor life in 2023 with our February issue

Learn how to live for the mountains, according to those actually doing it, and much more in our latest issue.

by Francesca Donovan
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16th December 2022

Winners of The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2022 announced!

The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2022 are the UK’s democratic celebration of the best of outdoor culture. Here we announce the winners.

by The Great Outdoors
7th December 2022

The 12 best Christmas walks in the UK

'Tis the season to go on a ramble. Here, The Great Outdoors share our top picks for the best Christmas-themed walks happening near you this yule.

by Francesca Donovan
5th December 2022

Creator of the Month: The pin-feather paintings of Colin Woolf

Our January 2023 Creator of the Month, Colin Woolf paints the minute intricacies of our natural world in his pin-feather paintings.

by Francesca Donovan
5th December 2022

The ‘perfect winter’ is increasingly rare. So why do we still dream of it?

As the climate warms, snow in the hills is an increasingly hard thing to predict. Mary-Ann Ochota asks: is it time to stop dreaming of a white mountain Christmas?

by Mary-Ann Ochota
2nd December 2022

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Happy holidays from The Great Outdoors! Sign up to our newsletter and get a free digital issue of the magazine, right to your device.

by Francesca Donovan
24th November 2022

Go where the wild things are with our January issue

Go where the wild things are in January's issue of The Great Outdoors, in which we explore the mountains' natural wonders, bothy hiking and discover a 7000-mile journey across Europe.

by Francesca Donovan
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