Country Walking

Country Walking Magazine shows you the best of British walks: the biggest views, the hidden gems, the sea cliffs and the mountain summits. All our features come complete with superb writing, inspiring photography and step-by-step instructions so you can follow every footpath yourself. In every issue, you’ll find: - In-depth stories of amazing walks - A booklet of 25 pull-out walks every issue - with OS maps! - Information about hotels, pubs, cafes, tearooms. - Clear, jargon-free tests of walking kit And... every issue our readers tell their walking stories, help us devise new walks and shape the places we go to. If you love walking, this is the magazine for you.

Welcome

IN THIS ISSUE …

Find a great walk near you! • Highlights from the 27 fantastic walks in this issue…

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The View

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS MONTH

‘The message is urgent. But let’s go for a walk to tell it, and have a laugh along the way.’ • Sophie Pavelle’s new book tracks down ten UK species that tell the story of climate change. But it’s not like any nature book you’ve seen before…

I can’t wait to…

BROCKENHURST • Sidestep the summer tailbacks with a traffic-free trip to the New Forest. All aboard for a truly green walking getaway.

What was your turning point? • Be inspired by challengers who reached a moment when they said ‘enough is enough’ – before discovering the power of walking to augment their inner strength and turn their lives around.

TREAT YOURSELF

Your View

Where’s Kes? • Every month our favourite spaniel Kes goes walkies somewhere in the issue, and we want him back! Can you help find Kes?

OUTDOOR PHOTO OF THE YEAR 2022 • Fantastic photographic prizes await the winners of our competition to find the best Landscape, Nature and Edited outdoor images of the year.

Stuart Maconie • Sand dunes, bog, boulders shingle: what is the least nice surface to walk on?

Ticket to STRIDE • Travelling by public transport isn’t just a greener way to access walks away from home; it’s more relaxing and scenic too, as we discovered on a car-free Exmoor odyssey.

More walk & ride ideas • You can access much of the best walking in Britain in a greener, serener and more inventive way by bus & train. So forget the car – let’s share a chauffeur.

INTO EUROPE

‘It’s the leap of JOY on a May or June morning when the landscape is THRUMMING and PULSING with life. You feel like you’re part of the picture. WHERE YOU BELONG.’ • The Knepp Wildland is the largest rewilding project ever attempted in southern England. Come for a safari walk and discover the incredible story behind it.

Five favourites

The walkers’ REPAIR SHOP • Pay your best-loved gear the ultimate compliment, and be an even better friend to the planet: make it last. From reviving to restoring, here’s how.

The living laboratory • Walk the shore of Scotland’s Findhorn Bay to discover a community that’s been learning how to shrink footprints for 60 years.

Why one of the WORLD’S GREATEST WALKS is right outside your door • If I asked you not to read this feature for the good of my career, could I trust you not to?

From black to green • A tiny seed of an idea planted 25 years ago has grown, transforming a swathe of Midlands landscape to a green-print for a better way of life.

In their footsteps • Walk the places some of our most influential eco heroes were inspired to change the world one step at a time.

The green team • Deep in the Cotswolds, take a walk to the world’s greenest football club (no VAR check required)…

Greener Gear • Being part of the textile industry, walking gear has an impact. Meet the brands and products trying...