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Bus provides scenic railway link for Dales walk festival
Organisers of a Dales walking festival will run a shuttle bus service to the nearest railway station to encourage visitors to use public transport.
Ramblers' boss will join Government forest panel
The Ramblers’ boss is among 12 people appointed today by the Government to a panel of experts that will look at how England’s forestry is used in the future.
Two injured climbers airlifted after Nevis avalanche
Two climbers were airlifted to hospital after being caught in an avalanche on Britain’s highest mountain.
Columbia gear on offer to retailers joining trade group
Independent outdoor retailers are being given the chance to recoup the value of their intial membership fee of a trade association.
Service marks aircrew deaths and birth of nature reserve
The deaths of eight RAF crew members on a remote mountainside were commemorated in a ceremony that also marked the birth of a new approach to rescues.
Underground, overground, and not a Womble in sight
A festival celebrating the outdoor world’s ups and downs will take place in the Yorkshire Dales. Ingleton’s Overground Underground will feature...
Last chance for youngsters to join in Dales outdoor activities
Youngsters living in and around a national park have the chance to take part in the final session of an outdoor activities scheme that is closing in the face of budget cuts.
Everest climb record set – in Windsor
Two men have booked a place in the record books by racing each other the height of the world’s tallest mountain.
Walkers' trail opened through historic ancient kingdom
Scotland’s tourism boss launched a new heritage trail linking some of the country’s most historic sites.
Hundreds benefit from winter safety lectures
More than 900 people are better informed about mountain safety after attending one of a series of free lectures.
Call for walkers to carry Model T to Nevis summit
Experienced hillwalkers are needed to hike to the top of Britain’s highest mountain – while carrying a vintage car.
Simple tools help volunteers win award for cairns project
A project to record and repair Bronze Age cairns on Dartmoor has won an award. Volunteers from the Cairns Project worked at their own expense on th...
Julia says: 'get on your feet' as walking day doubles in size
Walking celebrity Julia Bradbury is heading a move to get the nation on to its feet and walking. The Ramblers president, who recently announced she...
Protests continue as campaigners warn forests still at risk
Outdoor enthusiasts are being urged to head into the woods as campaigners warned the battle to save the nation’s forests is not over.
Mark Weir's final words before helicopter crash: 'I love you'
The partner of the Cumbrian businessman who died in a helicopter crash on a Lake District fell revealed today his final words to her were: ‘I love you’.
Campaigners to fight renewed bid for windfarm on Bowland fells
A power company has submitted plans for a scaled-down windfarm after planners refused its original application.
Walking festival will follow whisky trail and drovers' roads
Walkers in a national park festival will be able to follow in the footsteps of illegal whisky distillers and cross-border cattle drovers.
England's uplands at tourism forefront in Government review
England’s hills and mountains will be at the centre of a push to support rural tourism, the Government said.