1,000 BMC volunteer conservation days reached!

The BMC Access and Conservation Trust marks their 25th anniversary with a warning that investment in Britain’s mountains must keep up with growing outdoor participation.

This January the BMC Access and Conservation Trust started funding a two-year apprenticeship role for the National Trust Cymru path repair team in Eryri (Snowdonia), which is already having an incredible impact on this beautiful mountain landscape.

Following a record-breaking summer of wildfires, the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) is calling for long-term investment, dedicated wildfire wardens and a coordinated national approach to protect the landscapes we love.

Seventeen BMC volunteers built steps, swept scree and cleared drainage ditches in the Lake District and Isle of Skye on the final two Get Stuck In path repair events this autumn, funded by the BMC Access & Conservation Trust.

This month, BMC-funded Wildfire Engagement Officer, Damian, went to no.10 to represent the entire ranger and volunteer team who have worked tirelessly to protect the Peak District from wildfire this summer.

Thirteen Get Stuck In volunteers re-built and maintained drainage ditches and high mountain paths below Tryfan and Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) in North Wales.

Sixteen Get Stuck In volunteers maintained high mountain paths near Tryfan in Eryri (Snowdonia), then tended to native tree saplings ready for planting.

A dozen BMC volunteers have repaired 145m of eroded path on Whiteless Pike in the Lake District with Fix the Fells rangers this summer.

Wildfires are destroying landscapes up and down the UK. Here's what the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) is doing to prevent wildfires in the Peak District and beyond.

The Festival of Walking is all about bringing walkers from across the UK together to enjoy our landscapes and make new connections.

Anima from Adventures with Amina and Beck from Beck Goes Solo joined 13 other volunteers to build and maintain 600m of footpath south of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) this June.

The BMC Access & Conservation Trust sponsored Wildfire Walk fundraisers raised an incredible £11,146 to protect and restore the Sheffield Moors area from wildfire.

This 1-7 June is Volunteers' Week and we'd like to say a colossal THANK YOU to all of our incredible BMC volunteers for making the organisation run smoothly and effectively - your impact cannot be underestimated!

Meet Bruce Petty, owner of Invenio Training, who donates £1 per client to the BMC Access & Conservation Trust.

A prize bundle of £895 worth of outdoor gear and courses awaits the person who raises the most for the BMC Access & Conservation Trust wildfire appeal by the end of 2026.

Meet Stuart Cox, aka Peak District Viking, a YouTuber and social media influencer raising money for the BMC Access & Conservation Trust by getting sponsored for our Wildfire Walk.

Fifteen BMC volunteers built 30 metres and maintained 4km of footpath south of Yr Wyddfa with the new BMC Access & Conservation Trust-funded apprentice ranger, Arwyn Jones.

Wildfires are devastating for our beautiful UK landscapes, here's what you can do to help protect them at high risk times - warm, dry spells.

BMC volunteers were thrilled to be part of Clare's BBC Radio 4 programme, Ramblings, during the latest Get Stuck In path repair event in Eryri.

Meet Alex Ekins, a director of Beyond the Edge, one of the UK's leading outdoor training providers, that donates annually to the BMC Access & Conservation Trust.

Thirteen BMC volunteers repaired footpaths in the Lake District with rangers from Fix the Fells, and gifted the organisation 100 pairs of work gloves.

Find out more about Damian, the new Wildfire Engagement Officer for the Peak District's Sheffield Moors area, funded by the BMC Access & Conservation Trust.

Meet Emily Taylor, the BMC member who has chosen the BMC Access & Conservation Trust's Mend Our Mountains campaign for her trig point challenge this year.

Meet Clive Allen, a long-time BMC member who since 2005 has been donating to the BMC Access & Conservation Trust through his 1% for the Planet commitment.

The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) has appointed three new Patrons to help champion its Route to Adventure strategy and inspire more people to enjoy climbing, hill walking and mountaineering.

Meet Gregory Perdon, the BMC member who chose the BMC Access & Conservation Trust for his annual mountaineering fundraising challenge and raised almost £7,200!

As part of The Climate Project from the BMC Access & Conservation Trust, £15,000 has been granted to the Seagrass Ocean Rescue to extend the role of Living Seas Project Officer, Rhys Bowen, by over a year.

A grand total of 42 volunteers braved the cold, wind and rain to plant thousands of trees and sphagnum moss plugs to restore the Peak District moorland this winter.

Thanks to your generous donations, the BMC Access & Conservation Trust are funding a two-year apprenticeship role within the National Trust path repair team in Eryri, part of the 2026 Mend Our Mountains campaign.

The BMC Access & Conservation Trust are delighted to fund a new Wildfire Engagement Officer for the Peak District's Sheffield Moors area.

The BMC Access & Conservation Trust have donated four heavy duty cargo nets to Fix the Fells to help them move large stones during path repair work.

The BMC Access & Conservation Trust are helping to fund the repair of badly eroded paths on Roseberry Topping in North Yorkshire as part of our ongoing Mend Our Mountains campaign. Here's the latest update.

The BMC's Get Stuck In path repair and upland conservation events are going from strength to strength, with eight new path repair dates now available this year in Cumbria and North Wales.

Volunteers are the beating heart of the BMC so it's tremendous to celebrate almost 200 of our fantastic members coming together to repair paths, restore the landscape and carry out conservation work in 2025. Here are the latest stats.

In addition to welcoming four new trustees, the BMC Access & Conservation Trust has been busy in 2025, securing grants and creating fundraisers to support crag and mountain path repair, moorland restoration and landscape conservation in hill walking and climbing areas. Here are this year's highlights.

The BMC had a strong presence at Kendal Mountain Festival this year, with the BMC Access & Conservation Trust charity stand, Women In Adventure film competition and workshop, a local hike, talks by staff members and one BMC volunteer winning a prestigious award.

The BMC's Access & Conservation Trust has donated £15,000 to the Seagrass Ocean Rescue programme in the popular climbing and hiking location of North Wales as part of The Climate Project.

This October, BMC and Mountain Training Association volunteers joined forces with the National Trust to cut down faster-growing, competitor trees to protect native oak trees in the Upper Derwent Valley of the Peak District.

Storms and heavy rain couldn't dampen the spirits of the eleven volunteers who tackled the clogged drainage ditches below the famous Cuillin Ridge in a collaborative project with Mountaineering Scotland and the Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland (OATS).

At the end of this summer, the BMC's Access & Conservation Trust donated 10 pairs of safety boots to Fix the Fells which will be free to borrow by volunteer path workers.

The BMC's Access & Conservation Trust is thrilled to confirm a hugely generous £30,000 donation to our Eryri Apprentice Ranger fund from Athletic Brewing Company's Two for the Trails grant programme.

At the end of September, twelve members of staff from the Lancashire Group volunteered on a Get Stuck In event in Eryri (Snowdonia) arranged by the BMC's Access & Conservation Trust as part of the Mend Our Mountains campaign, hosted and instructed by rangers from National Trust Cymru.

This September, a team of 12 BMC volunteers laid stepping stones through boggy ground, planted acorns and collected hawthorn berries in Eryri (Snowdonia) as part of the BMC Access & Conservation Trust's Get Stuck In programme.

This August, eight Get Stuck In volunteers, funded by the BMC's Access & Conservation Trust, cleared invasive rhododendrons on the edge of Kinder Scout with the National Trust.

This August, a team of 12 BMC volunteers helped to protect the mountains of the Glyderau, Eryri (Snowdonia) as part of the BMC Access & Conservation Trust's Get Stuck In programme.

Access improvements, funded by the BMC's Access & Conservation Trust mean the new owners can reignite the popular MassonFest, a 'weekend of dry tooling fun' scheduled for 17-19 October 2025.

This August, 12 BMC volunteers spent two days on Scafell Pike, Lake District, making a 20m 'megabund' in the latest Get Stuck In event, funded by the Mend Our Mountains campaign from the BMC's Access & Conservation Trust.

The British Mountaineering Council and Peak District National Park Authority – working through Moors for the Future Partnership – have received a prestigious award for our work to conserve the moorlands of the Peak District and South Pennines.

This July, eight Get Stuck In volunteers, funded by the BMC's Access & Conservation Trust, removed 400m of barbed wire fence at Dalehead, near Edale, as part of the National Trust's Dalehead Nature Recovery Project.