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Estate raids follow golden eagle discovery
Police are seeking the help of walkers after a golden eagle was found poisoned on a Scottish estate. A number of addresses have been searched after...
Huw will launch new walkers’ guide to Dartmoor military areas
Minister Huw Irranca-Davies is a busy man. Today he was in Yorkshire launching the Mosaic scheme; tomorrow he hotfoots it to Dartmoor to put walkers i...
Outdoor-course student rescued after fall
Two mountain rescuers were winched on to a fell to help an injured student yesterday. The 16-year-old slipped and broke a rib while with a party at...
Scotland's mountains: 'tell walkers where to go'
Scotland stands accused of ‘mountain nihilism’ in its continuing opposition to adopting the practice of waymarking footpaths on its high ground.
Major search finds walkers on wrong mountain
Two walkers were found safe and well today after a massive search involving more than 50 rescuers. The two reported they were lost on Scafell Pike ...
Woman injured after Lakeland scramble
A woman was taken to hospital earlier today after a fall on a Lakeland peak. Members of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to help the 31-...
Rescuers find walker safe after night on Scots mountain
A walker has been found safe after spending the night on a Scottish mountain. The 22-year-old was reported overdue late last night in the Slioch ar...
Search continues for man missing in Snowdonia
Police today renewed their appeal to walkers who may have seen a man who has been missing since Monday.
MacLeod masterclass lined up for Scots mountain meet
One of the country’s top climbers will run a masterclass at the annual gathering of Scotland’s mountaineers.
Dame Kelly enjoys Christmas Curry on Welsh crag
Double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes’s career in rockclimbing took a few steps upwards with a new personal best.
Flood-damaged national trail section remains closed
A stretch of England’s longest national trail remains closed, almost a week after storms caused damage along the route.
Fogle helps launch ethnic minority national park scheme
Antarctic adventurer Ben Fogle will today help launch a scheme to open up England’s national parks to ethnic minorities.
Runners will take to the fells for 100-miler
More than 200 super-fit athletes will tackle one of the country’s toughest mountain races this weekend.
Climber stable after being crushed by falling boulders
A climber is stable in hospital after a five-hour operation to free him from boulders that fell and crushed him yesterday.
Missing Lakes horserider sparks mountain search
A woman on horseback turned up safe as a Lake District mountain rescue team prepared to hoof it on to the fells to begin a search for her.
Three airlifted from Snowdon in separate incidents
Aircrews and rescuers were kept busy yesterday in thee separate incidents on Wales’s highest mountain.
Anne takes over national park campaign group
A pressure group for national parks in England and Wales has a new head, Anne Robinson has been elected as chair of the Campaign for National Parks after Kate Ashbrook stood down from the post she held since 2003.
Keep walkers on the verge, says society
Britain is on the verge of losing some of its most important walkers’ resources, according to a campaign group.