'Savour the squelch' and stick to paths to protect beauty spots, walkers urged

Trails’ tribulations prompt plea to plough through puddles and pass in single file

The pandemic has led to a surge in people venturing out into the great outdoors, and the need for social distancing means walkers give each other a wide berth. But as a result, mountain paths are being badly eroded, cliffside tracks are crumbling and winding trails through woods and heathland are turning into wide, sticky morasses.

Rangers at one spot on the edge of Bristol have reported that paths 2 metres wide have been transformed into 12-metre muddy highways.

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