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Runners urged to help rescuers in quest for funds
A Peak District mountain rescue team is appealing to fit runners to help it buy new Land Rovers. The Hayfield-based Kinder Mountain Rescue Team is ...
Mixed views on Government's grand view for the outdoors
The coalition Government’s plans for the outdoors provoked a mixed response when they were published today.
Rescuers help injured walkers on Cumbrian fells
Mountain rescuers were airlifted on to a Lakeland fell to help a walker who had fallen and injured herself.
Police appeal for information on 'disgraceful' shooting of falcon
Police are appealing for help to find the person who shot a protected bird of prey in the Highlands. The peregrine falcon had to be put down by a v...
Police name French walker who died on Nevis
Police have named the walker who died after being airlifted from Ben Nevis on Sunday. Arnaud Alexandre Romain Albagnac, 22, from Aveyron in souther...
Walker's phone picture helps rescuers find injured man
Mountain rescuers used technology to put them in the picture during a search for an injured walker on the Lake District fells.
Walkers tackling Lakeland fells 'without skills to get back down'
Mountain rescuers say walkers are taking to the Lakeland hills without the skills to find their way safely off the fells.
Louise steps down as outdoors trade body chief
The chief executive of an outdoors trade group has stepped down from her post to take on a communication role with the body.
Walker treated after Lakeland slip
A walker was rescued after suffering a suspected broken leg on a Lakeland path today. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team went to the man’s aid afte...
Dales 'great wall' will aid Coast to Coast walkers
Walkers on Wainwright’s Coast to Coast route will benefit from work carried out by volunteers on a footpath through the Yorkshire Dales.
Night rescue for Peak District mountain biker
A mountain biker was rescued after getting lost on one of the Peak District’s highest fells. Three mountain rescue teams were involved in the sea...
Rescued mountain pair in trainers were 'totally ill prepared'
Two students who were rescued after getting stuck on a Snowdonia mountain were totally ill prepared, rescuers said.
Motor ban on eroded national park route is 'last resort'
National park bosses have agreed to ban off-roaders from a centuries-old public highway as a ‘last resort’ to stop further damage.
Cave wedding for Jude follows underground hen party
Two outdoor enthusiasts will tie the knot deep below the Yorkshire Dales, and the bride will wear special ‘weddington boots’.
Lake District pass closed to motors as 300-year dispute ends
Motor traffic will be banned from a Lake District route after a Government inspector settled an argument going back almost 300 years.
Skye climber killed in accident was 'fearless explorer'
The climber who died in an accident on Skye on Tuesday was a fearless explorer who lived life to the full, her family said.
Rivers, coasts and wetlands worth £1.3bn, scientists say
Scientists have put a price on Britain’s nature following groundbreaking research. Living with a view of green space is worth up to £300 a year,...
Police name woman killed in Skye climbing accident
Police have named the woman who died yesterday after she was hit by falling boulders while climbing on the Cuillin on Skye.