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Supreme Court confirms rights of campers on Dartmoor commons
Supreme Court judges have unanimously backed Dartmoor National Park Authority in its case to allow backpacking camping on commons in the area.
Pair face long jail terms after coviction for felling Sycamore Gap tree
Two men were warned they face lengthy prison sentences after being convicted of felling the celebrated tree at Sycamore Gap on Hadrian’s Wall.
Happy 60th birthday to the Pennine Way
England's oldest long-distance footpath celebrates its 60th birthday on Thursday. The Pennine Way was officially full opened at a ceremony on Malha...

Passers-by help stuck walker to safety from Swirral Edge
A walker was helped by two other walkers after she became stuck on Swirral Edge on Helvellyn. The 22-year-old called police about 5.30pm on Friday ...
Man arrested on suspicion of murdering 'Lady of the Hills', found near Pennine Way
Police have arrested a man in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found by walkers near the Pennine Way in 2004.
Caver dies in fall in Diccan Pot in Yorkshire Dales
A caver has died after falling in Diccan Pot in the Yorkshire Dales. The Cave Rescue Organisation was alerted shortly before 12.30pm on Sunday to t...

Kim Collison wins Montane Winter Spine Race with third fastest time
Kim Collison has won the Montane Winter Spine Race. The Cumbria-based athlete led the race from its early stages on Sunday, and arrived at the fini...
Exhausted walker airlifted from Lakeland fell after being found by passers-by
A walker was airlifted from a Lake District fell after becoming exhausted in snowy conditions. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by polic...
Man dies in 70m fall from Sharp Edge on Blencathra
A man has died after falling more than 200ft from Sharp Edge on Blencathra. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 12.25pm on Thursday. ...
New West Yorkshire national nature reserve will include Brontë moorland
A new national nature reserve is being created on the moorlands near the home of the literary Brontë sisters in West Yorkshire.

Alex Staniforth will attempt continuous round of 446 mountains in charity challenge
Mental-health champion and adventurer Alex Staniforth will celebrate turning 30 by embarking on a mammoth quest to summit all of England and Wales’s mountains.
Tom Hollins sets new record for self-supported winter round of Wainwright fells
Endurance runner Tom Hollins has set a new record for a self-supported round of the Wainwright fells.
Would-be Helvellyn camper rescued in high winds and driving rain
A would-be wild camper was rescued after getting into difficulties in rain and strong winds on a Lake District fell.

Heading for the winter hills: should you pack your crampons or micro-spikes?
It’s winter, and you want to stay safe on the hills as snow and ice blanket the uplands. So should you pack your crampons, or will micro-spikes d...
Runner Clëo Bishop-Bolt puts Spine Race podium bid on hold to rescue lost dog
A mountain rescuer put her bid for a podium finish in a gruelling endurance race on hold to go to the aid of a lost dog.
Montane Spine Race hots up as thaw sets in on Pennine Way
The battle for the lead of the Montane Spine Race is hotting up as the icy conditions slowly thaw. Kim Collison currently heads the men’s race, ...

Rescuers called out after Scafell Pike walkers reported 'close to hypothermic'
Rescuers were called out after a group of walkers reported themselves approaching hypothermia near the Scafell Pike range.
Ex-Bowland rescue team leader Kevin Camplin awarded MBE
The former team leader of a Lancashire volunteer rescue team has been recognised in the New Year Honours.