It’s time to take a walk on wild side

AS walking becomes an increasingly popular past-time, opening up the countryside been a key issue for lovers of the outdoors.

Some landowners have been objecting to people getting onto their property. But there are ways of resolving such problems, as is being proved by a scheme in Kerry and west Cork, in which landowners play an active role.

Before we go into that, however, it’s as well to mention National Trails Day, next Sunday. About 100 events are taking place all over the country, including 13 free events around Cork alone, with water trails for canoeists and kayakers included for the first time.