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The BMC has recently conducted an access survey in which we posed a series of questions about the types of recreational activities members are currently undertaking outdoors and what the future of access legislation might look like.

Only 20% of Wales is considered open access land. The BMC has been campaigning for increased access to nature in Wales for many years and is now calling for new legislation – a Right to Roam Bill.

Each year there are reports of people who have been attacked, or even trampled to death, by cows whilst out walking or approaching crags. BMC member Simon Coldrick was badly injured after a cow attacked him as he led a fell race on the edge of Sheffield.

In the week that sees the Dartmoor wild camping case return to the Court of Appeal, the BMC clearly sets out its position on wild camping.

The BMC have partnered with YHA (England and Wales) to support the Festival of Walking as it returns this autumn.

The BMC and Kendal Mountain Festival are calling for all adventurers and filmmakers to switch their cameras on and get ready to enter the Women in Adventure Film Competition 2023.

The BMC have confirmed two sponsors as part of our new and wider commercial partner programme.

It’s true that the outdoors is free, but is it equal? New BMC-commissioned research has shown that a range of barriers can prevent those who need it most getting outside.

Thousands more people embrace hill and mountain walking, according to new Sport England figures.

Health officials have confirmed that ticks infected with tick borne encephalitis have been found in a small number of areas in England.

Halving emissions by the end of the decade and cutting greenhouse gas emissions to as close to zero as possible by 2040 are the ambitious goals set out by the National Governing Body in order to ‘lead by example and play its part in tackling the climate crisis’.

The Cwm Idwal Winter Monitoring system is now back live and with new equipment and software. Ready for you to head up the hills in the best wintery conditions.

The BMC has once again set aside £10,000 per year fund to support volunteer led environmental initiatives and work days to improve crags and upland areas across England and Wales.

Dartmoor National Park Authority met today (27 January) to agreed key decisions on backpack camping.

Help the preserve the upland environment by joining a team of BMC volunteers in Snowdonia and the Lake District.

A new agreement has been made to protect nature in a "historic" deal between nations at COP 15 UN Biodiversity Summit in Montreal.

The BMC is proud to support the crowdfunding drive by CPRE Peak District and South Yorkshire in opposition to further road building on the edge of the Peak District. The following is an urgent message from lead campaigner Anne Robinson:

Following a petition that received over 5000 signatures, the National Park in Eryri was spurred to take action to use the Welsh names of Eryri (Snowdonia) and Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) as the primary names in both English and Welsh context. 

Wildlife and Countryside Link (of which the BMC is a member) is calling on the Prime Minister to send a clear message that the UK will be a global leader in implementing 30x30 ahead of talks at COP15 in Montreal in December.