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Free 60 day Strava and FATMAP subscription for BMC members worth £18.99

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28/02/2024

We've been working with our friends at Strava and FATMAP to add this benefit to your BMC membership. We are gifting members six months subscription worth £18.99.
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Access round-up: January 2024

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25/01/2024

BMC Access and Conservation Officer (England), Jon Fullwood, gives us the low down on all things access this January.
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BMC and Mountain Training launch OutdoorHer to support women and girls outdoors

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16/01/2024

BMC and Mountain Training have collaboratively launched OutdoorHer, a dedicated hub aimed at providing advice and guidance for everyone who is looking to learn more about managing periods and menopause in the outdoors, from participants to leaders and allies..
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Outdoors For All: A manifesto for the outdoor sector

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12/12/2023

Thirty six leading national governing bodies and environmental organisations have joined together to support an Outdoors For All manifesto, seeking to extend responsible access to more green and blue landscapes.
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State Of Our Trails | Summit Event Report

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20/09/2023

Last Friday, BMC Access Officer Tom Carrick attended the State of Our Trails Summit, hosted by Trash Free Trails at Plas Y Brenin. This is the third year in a row that this summit has run and nearly 100 participants joined the summit representing a huge host of organisations across the UK.
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Extending the right to roam backed by survey results

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11/09/2023

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.
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Understanding the impact of Climate Change on Sea Bird Populations

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09/08/2023

With the nesting season coming to an end, many climbing areas have been opened early either due to birds fledging early or no birds at all. For those wishing for a few more weeks on their climbing projects this may come as welcome news but the stark reality of this is the impact of a changing climate on the ocean and our sea bird populations is having a drastic affect.
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LATEST WALKING VIDEOS

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One dog and his man

22/05/2013

While dogs might make us think about waggy tails and man’s best friend, some pooches can wreak havoc in the countryside both for natural inhabitants and other climbers. Let this film remind you of the need to make sure your dog is behaving himself. Good boy!
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ACCESS & CONSERVATION

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The Roaches Estate - what does the future hold?

14/12/2011

A short video capturing the thoughts of local BMC Access reps Andi Turner, Adam Long & Henry Folkard on the recent decision for the furute management of the Roaches Estate.
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Groups in gorges - reconciling conservation and recreation

24/10/2011

With more and more people enjoying the outdoors, some of the beautiful wooded ravines and gorges of Wales have become popular venues for activities such as gorge walking, canyoning and kayaking. These sites often have special European conservation status, which we have an international and legal obligation to protect. This film highlights how groups can operate in such a way to help conserve the plants living in these areas.
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ACCESS & CONSERVATION PEOPLE

Rob Dyer

BMC staff
Access & Conservation Officer (England)
Elfyn Jones

BMC staff

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