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…

Return of the eagles

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS MONTH

CAUGHT OUR EYE

WALKING on prescription • Meet Sir Muir Gray: one of the most authoritative voices in British medicine, who wants to use walking to revolutionise the nation’s health.

Turn your walks into WOODLAND • Ever wondered if your walks could make an even bigger difference? Meet the creators of an app that aims to do just that – with trees.

KILLIN • Situated at the head of a great loch, and with everything from waterside wanders to Munro mayhem on its doorstep, this scenic village is a magnet for walkers of all kinds.

What ONE thing has walking made you better at? • Walking 1000 miles doesn’t just make you better at walking – it unleashes the best version of you, often revealing a brilliance, a mindset and a steely resolve you never knew you had.

'Sticking with it is worth every stride' • Richard Renshaw is using Walk 1000 Miles to help him lose weight. It’s working… and he’s got the bags of sugar to prove it.

Join the quest for a golden badger! • Add some zing to your summertime miles with one of these mini-challenges and you could win a money-can’t-buy badger* – as these walkers just have!

5 new ways to win treasure! • Tackle one of these quests, post your photos and stories in the Walk 1000 Miles Facebook group and our favourite four for each one will win a coveted golden badger. You have until 26 June for this lot!

Your View

Go your own way

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?

Hit the high street

Stuart Maconie • Wellies… plimsolls… carpet slippers… I’ve seen them all in our hills. But I wouldn’t tackle our bogs and crags in anything other than walking boots.

The Lake District HIGH… …AND LOW • If you want to climb a mountain, it’ll be tough, right? And there’s no point staying low in the valleys if you’re after a big adventure, right? Actually, wrong on both counts. CW sets out to show that at both high level and low, the Lake District has the power to surprise.

Skiddaw is my spirit animal

This way madness lies • After the easiest mountain, meet the exact opposite. Bring mint cake and ankle support. You’ll need both.

Easy highs, tough lows • Because Skiddaw and Wast Water aren’t the only walks that defy conventional wisdom in the Lakes…

Blue sky thinking • Meet the little brown bird with a superlative song that’s been inspiring creative minds for centuries.

'The missing piece of the jigsaw.' • Rural Britain looks peacefully idyllic, but dig deeper and you’ll find a dark and complex history. Corinne Fowler takes a country walk in Hampshire and into the nation’s colonial past.

Say it with flowers • Fortune-teller, storm-protector, flea-repellent: discover the complicated life of the simple daisy.

WILD CAMPING… but not as you know it • Ever wanted to camp somewhere wild with acres of space, solitude and beauty… AND without the threat of eviction? Here’s...