Long grassy ridges; quiet, empty glens winding into the hills; and some bleak, heathery moorland along the top of it all. For a combination of nobody else about, with a huge amount of hillwalking, it's hard to beat the Cheviots. Ronald Turnbull lifts the lid on this overlooked frontier range.
A group of conservationists hope to buy Bridestones Moor, and have launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise the money. The 144-acre moorland near Todmorden includes the popular bouldering area, and the aim of the buyout is to create a...