I was not discussing the entire country, which by the apparence of the majorities waste line, walking or leaving ones vehicle at home, is becoming a rarity.
Read any of the current articles on the Snowdonia National Park and Gwynedd Council websites, and see the type of topics under discussion.
In last weeks Western Mail, they had an article on the distinct possibility of organised charity events who want to use Snowdon, being charged, due to the significant increase in visitor numbers.
I cannot comment on the situation in Cumbria and the Lakes, as i do not visit the area, but i very much doubt if visitor numbers are poor.
Travelling to and from Deganwy on the coast, from Dyffryn every week, the foreign visitor numbers are certainly on the increase, with mostly German and Dutch visitors making up the number plates.
Anyone who is a regular walker and denies that visitor numbers to our National Parks are not on the increase are in denial.
I am sure the average person, or those who do not take regular exercise, be it walking , are certainly on the increase, the obesity crisis is there for all to see.
As a walker, trying to find a parking place in the popular hotspots, is now becoming a real headache.
Many years ago, it was very easy to park at the Storey Arms carpark mid week, you just turned up, and off you went on your walk.
Yesterday morning, it was very busy, with only a few parking places up for grabs.
Thirty years ago, that would never have happened.
Nationally i am sure fewer people walk to the shops, and school kids are taxied to school when they could walk.
For us walkers or hikers, who regularly head out into the hills, the story makes little or no sense, because we can clearly see walking numbers in Snowdonia especially, are far busier than even a decade ago.