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Climber rescued after falling from Simonside crag in Northumberland
A climber was rescued after falling more than 30ft and hitting the ground at a Northumberland crag. Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Te...
Health and exercise cited as reason for increase in visits to England's outdoors
More people are spending time in England’s great outdoors, a survey found. A desire to exercise and look after their health was behind many peopl...
Work begins on unearthing secrets of mysterious Yorkshire Dales 'stack stands'
A team of archaeologists is trying to get to the bottom of a series of mysterious earthworks in the Yorkshire Dales.
Pennine Way walker stretchered from Bleaklow after injuring ankle
A man was rescued after injuring his leg while walking on the Pennine Way. The 55-year-old from Gloucestershire was making his way from Edale to To...
Avalanche victim Matt Myerscough and Michael Murray summit 190 Welsh peaks
A man who survived being avalanched on Wales’s highest mountain has completed a marathon walk up the ‘Dragon’s Back’ to raise funds for the two teams that rescued him.
Campaigners prepare to battle Ministry of Defence over Cumbrian commons
Campaigners are preparing to go into battle against military bosses over large tracts of common land in the north Pennines.
Five Scafell walkers rescued from Broad Stand 24 hours after man's fatal fall at site
A group of walkers was rescued from a Lake District accident blackspot just 24 hours after a man had fallen to his death at the same site.
Yorkshire Dales gamekeeper Timothy Cowin pleads guilty to shooting two owls
A gamekeeper who shot two protected owls on a Cumbrian grouse moor has been convicted and ordered to pay more than £1,200 in fines and other costs.
Police appeal after thieves target Lochaber Commando Memorial
Police are appealing for information after a collection box at a Highland monument was damaged in an attempted theft.
BMC's Mend Our Mountains crowdfunding appeal launches with £150,000 target
The British Mountaineering Council has launched a major crowdfunding appeal to help boost its campaign to improve upland paths in Britain’s national parks.
Discovery of 'Bear' on Helvellyn sparks hunt for owners on Striding Edge
The discovery of a mystery dog on England’s third highest mountain sparked a search for the animal’s owner.
North Wales team's unusual tree rescue of paraglider will feature in BBC broadcast
An unusual rescue of a man left dangling in a tree will feature in a television programme on Friday. A member of North East Wales Search and Rescue...
Ramblers: post-Brexit farming subsidies should depend on keeping paths clear
Farmers should only receive post-Brexit subsidies if they fulfil their responsibilities for maintaining footpaths across their land, the Ramblers said.
Old foghorn, gunpowder works, disused mineral works? Walkers, take your pick
What do an old fog horn, gunpowder works and the Lake District’s last mineral mine have in common? They’re all destinations on offer for walker...
Dales cavers rescued after 24 hours underground in Dowber Gill Passage
Two cavers were rescued from a system in the Yorkshire Dales after spending 24 hours underground. Members of Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Associati...
Scafell walker dies after fall on Broad Stand
A walker has died after falling on England’s second-highest mountain. Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Wednesday afternoon after th...
Mystery surrounds disappearance of Blencathra triangulation circle
Mystery surrounds the disappearance of an Ordnance Survey ring on a Lake District mountain. Several social media posts over the past few days have ...
Sprinkling Tarn camper rescued after breaking leg in night trip
A man was rescued from a Lake District fell after breaking his leg while wild camping. The 55-year-old was with his two sons at Sprinkling Tarn in ...