Peak District

Stick a Stanage sticker in your climber's stocking for a warm festive glow

Stuck for a stocking filler for your favourite cragrat? How about a Stick up for Stanage sticker that will give them a year’s free parking at one...

14 December 2015

Pennine walkers urged to help log lifesaving sphagnum moss bogs

Scientists are asking outdoor enthusiasts to help them log an important lifesaving moorland plant. Sphagnum moss helped save lives during both Worl...

22 October 2015

Peak District exercise will test firefighters' and rangers' wildfire response

Firefighters and national park staff will take part in a major practice exercise in the Peak District.

23 September 2015

Berghaus and Lake District top BBC Countryfile Magazine's readers' poll

Readers of BBC Countryfile Magazine have named Berghaus as the top outdoor brand. And the Lake District topped the awards for UK’s national parks...

08 March 2015

Opinion: Derbyshire council and those Rushup Edge bridleway works

When grough covered the recent furore over work carried out by Derbyshire County Council on bridleways and routes in the Peak District, we were taken to task over what some saw as giving a slanted view of the situation.

16 November 2014

Climber Andy Cave leads Peak celebrations to mark 10 years of access

Top climber Andy Cave led a walk on open access land to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the implementation of the ‘right to roam’.

23 September 2014

Yorkshire Dales bosses urge Tour de France visitors to take extra care

National park bosses are urging visitors to keep their dogs under control as extra crowds converge on the area for the Tour de France.

01 July 2014

Highland raptor poisoning reward now £14,000 as separate deaths probed

A reward of almost £14,000 is now on offer to try to catch the killer of 16 birds of prey in the Highlands.

08 April 2014

Fellrunners rescued from Peak District moor in wind and driving rain

A group of fellrunners was rescued after getting into difficulties on a windswept Peak District moor.

16 February 2014

Pennine peat project saves CO2 equivalent to 7-million-mile car trip

Work on conserving peat moorlands in the Pennines have saved as much carbon dioxide as a 7-million-mile car journey would produce.

23 November 2015

Climber breaks leg in fall at Stanage Edge

A climber was rescued after falling from a popular Peak District crag. The woman fell and suffered a suspected broken leg when she came off the roc...

26 September 2015

Free audio files will guide walkers in Peak District and South Pennines

Walkers heading out to the Peak District and South Pennines can now take their own personal guide. Four audio trails can be downloaded to provide a...

13 August 2015

Council agrees to look at protestors' views after Rushup Edge meeting

Outdoor enthusiasts have won a battle to have their views heard over the controversial resurfacing of a Peak District bridleway.

12 December 2014

Peak District virtual trails go online with Google Street View images

A national park has become the first in Britain to offer users a virtual off-road tour of its routes using Google Street View.

06 November 2014

Rescuers thank climbers who helped after pair badly injured in Stanage fall

Mountain rescuers have publicly thanked climbers who helped when two people were seriously injured in a fall from a Peak District crag.

23 September 2014

Peak District teams rescue rugby helicopter trio after moorland touchdown

Three occupants of a helicopter had to be rescued from the Peak District moors after they made an unexpected touchdown on their way to a rugby match.

30 May 2014

Police award for Peak District mountain rescue teams 'paid in fish and chips'

Volunteer rescuers in the Peak District have been honoured by Derbyshire’s top policeman for 50 years’ of service to the community.

13 March 2014

MP Dan Jarvis joins 200 runners in 23-mile Peak race for mountain rescuers

A Member of Parliament was among 200 runners who took to the Peak District hills to support a mountain rescue team.

14 January 2014

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