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Yorkshire Dales corporate walkers help fund tree-planting scheme
Corporate visitors to the Yorkshire Dales are helping put something back during their team-building exercises in the national park.
Fuel-gauge worry grounds almost half Britain's air ambulances
Almost half the UK’s air ambulances were grounded after a fault was found on one of the aircraft. The move left Scotland without air ambulance co...
Despite the thaw, Scottish avalanche service starts tomorrow
It may not feel like it at the moment, with unseasonably mild weather and mountain-tops unfrozen, but it’s winter.
Champion award for Open Spaces Caerphilly campaigner Maggie Thomas
A keen walker and access campaigner has won an award for her work defending paths and open spaces. Maggie Thomas, Caerphilly local correspondent fo...
Team uses biscuits in rescue of dog stuck for a week on Snowdonia crag
A dog was plucked from a crag by rescuers after spending a week stuck on a Snowdonia mountainside. Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue Team was called out ...
Chris Townsend steps up to mountaineering council's ambassador post
An expert on Britain’s hills has been appointed an ‘ambassador’ to inspire existing and new walkers to pull on their boots and head for the high ground.
Outdoor fans urged to support Scots wild land map as public views sought
A leading conservation charity has defended the production of a map which defines wild land in Scotland.
Ogwen Valley rescuers aid injured walker and cragfast scrambler
A busy weekend for a Snowdonia mountain rescue team was capped by two rescues, of an injured walker and a man stuck on a scrambling route.
Chamu Kuppuswamy named top UK volunteer for Peak District work
A university law lecturer has been named volunteer of the year for her work championing the Peak District to ethnic minorities.
North York Moors footpath work eases walkers' access to Hole of Horcum
Walkers accessing one of Yorkshire’s natural wonders will find the going a little easier after work by the North York Moors National Park Authority.
Paraglider seriously injured in crash on Old Man of Coniston
A paraglider was airlifted from a Lake District fell after suffering serious injuries in a crash on the mountainside.
Stanage climber airlifted after breaking leg in 3ft bouldering fall
A climber bouldering at a popular Peak District site had to be airlifted to hospital after breaking his leg in a fall over just three feet.
Great Dodd walker in night-time rescue after torch fails
A walker was rescued from a Lakeland fell after her headtorch failed in the dark. The 52-year-old was walking on Great Dodd at the northern end of ...
Cumbrian mountain rescuers in 800-mile flood callout to Essex
A group of volunteer mountain rescuers made an 800-mile round trip to help victims of flooding during this week’s exceptional winter storm.
Amber weather warning as Britain's hills set for hurricane-force winds
Weather forecasters have issued amber warnings of storm-force winds on hills across northern Britain on Thursday.
Winter's onset means it's time for Helvellyn felltop assessors to start work
Two men are preparing to begin the unusual job of climbing England’s third highest mountain every day to help keep members of the public safe.
Callouts put paid to Ogwen Valley rescuers' plans for Leo Houlding talk
Mountain rescuers had to abandon their plans to listen to a talk by top climber Leo Houlding after lost walkers called for help.
Severe winter coming? Not necessarily, says Met Office
Britain’s official weather forecasters today poured cold water on media reports that the country was heading for one of the severest winters in years.
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4 New West Yorkshire national nature reserve will include Brontë moorland (4)
5 Rebuild of Culra Bothy will be charity's most expensive project to date (3)
6 Happy 60th birthday to the Pennine Way (2)
7 The Angry Corrie founder Dave Hewitt dies, aged 64 (2)
8 Work on 'dreaded' stretch of Coast to Coast Walk paves way for National Trail opening (2)
9 'Helpful locals' go to aid of walker caught out by darkness on High Street range (1)
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