Public's view sought on first stretch of English coast path

A public consultation opens today on the first section of the all-England coastal path. Natural England, the Government’s advisory body on the na...

Activists will meet at threatened Peak District hall

Volunteer activists from Britain’s oldest conservation body will gather this weekend at a national park centre threatened with closure.

'National trust for waterways' planned in quango shake-up

The organisation in control of more than 2,000 miles of canals and towpaths is to be turned into a ‘national trust’ for waterways.

Injured walker airlifted after Lakeland fall

A walker was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a fall. The 65-year-old woman fell while walking this afternoon near Black B...

Body found on Snowdonia hillside

The body of a man was found by workers on a Snowdonia hillside. The grim discovery was made near the Sarn Helen Roman road between Moel Siabod and ...

Rescuers in lake swim to raise cash for new vehicle

Mountain rescuers staged their own version of a cancelled outdoor swim to raise cash for their team. Three members of the Coniston Mountain Rescue ...

Bothy group takes on another hut as it looks to future

The organisation that cares for open shelters in Britain’s uplands has added a new bothy to its list.

Search team finds body in Kintail

Rescuers have found the body of a man in the area where hillwalker Stewart Sutherland was believed to have gone missing.

Two walkers injured in separate Lakeland slips

Two walkers were treated by mountain rescuers after injuring themselves in separate falls today. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team members were alert...