Traditionally done as a 24-hour challenge, the Lyke Wake is one of the grittiest walks of Northern England, but one that may have fallen out of fashion. Chris Scaife takes on this infamous 64km traverse of the North York Moors, and revels in the wide open spaces of a neglected classic.
The Irish Government today announced the creation of a new National Park, the country's eighth. Located on the Dingle Peninsula, Páírc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí includes the rugged Conor Pass, the unique island of Sceilg Mhichíl, and Mount Brandon, one of...