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Wainwright walks challenge looks to new horizons

Aficionados of Alfred Wainwright are casting their net wider for their annual walking challenge. Previously, Wainwright Society members have set th...

Plans would see Cumbrian fells added to Yorkshire Dales

More bits of Cumbria could find themselves in the Yorkshire Dales under a planned expansion of two northern English national parks.

GPS dogs help sniff out mountain wildlife

A ranger working in the Scottish Highlands is combining animal instinct and the latest technology to help preserve wildlife.

Benn urged to buy out quarry rights to save beauty spot

Campaigners are urging the Government to buy up quarrying rights to save a national park beauty spot at the centre of a six-year planning battle.

Battle royal as crag boxes drive climbers bats

A battle royal is brewing in a Scottish quarry, involving cragrats, bats and an descendant of Robert the Bruce.

England's second-oldest national trail celebrates 40 years

Forty years ago, the great and the good gathered in the ruins of a north Yorkshire castle to celebrate the culmination of a successful campaign going back decades..

Malham falcons will provide public spectacle again

A long running family saga in the Yorkshire Dales is due to be seen by its 100,000th viewer. The peregrine falcons of Malham Cove will again provid...

Mountain rescuers hope for rubbish results

A mountain rescue team will undertake a special mission this weekend – with what they hope will be rubbish results.

Pothole club offers novices chance to Try Caving

A caving group is repeating its popular weekend for anyone who wants to give potholing a try. The Yorkshire Subterranean Society is inviting would ...

Tragedy and triumph: the outdoor world in 2009

As the decade which seems to have become known as the noughties packed its bags and prepared for the trip into history, its final days had a familiar ring: winter catching out climbers and walkers, with tragic consequences..

Muggles' chance to see Dales in latest Potter blockbuster

One of the most successful characters in film history will swap his Philosopher’s Stone for limestone in the latest release.

Friends together: walkers urged to put something back into Three Peaks

Standing proud in the south-western corner of the Yorkshire Dales national park are three fells that, for centuries, have been the centre of mankind’s curiosity.

Lords throw out Peak quarry owner's legal bid

Law Lords have turned down a quarry operator’s bid to appeal against a landmark ruling in the Peak District.

Underground world opened up for Dales walkers

If the thought of a summery bank-holiday weekend in the Yorkshire Dales seems too much to bear after a couple of weeks of rain and gloom, how about sheltering from the relentless sunshine more than 100m underground.

Dales paths take walkers off the roads

Walkers on the Pennine Way will have to contend with a little less road walking after a national park created a new section of footpath.

Welcome for judges' decision against Backdale limestone quarrying

A national park authority has welcomed an Appeal Court judgement in a long running quarry dispute. Three judges ruled in favour of the Peak Distric...