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Lakeland fell route closed to off-roaders after court bid
A Lake District route has been closed to motor vehicles – just two months after being declared open to off-roaders.
Pothole club opens Gaping Gill's wonders to walkers
The wonders of the deep are available to walkers this week as Yorkshire’s largest underground cavern is opened up to non-cavers.
Hypothermic paddlers treated after three hours in water
Two paddlers were rescued from a Scottish sea loch today after spending three hours in the water. The women were taken to hospital with mild hypoth...
Bonington tickets are prize for mountain council winner
Members of the Mountaineering Council of Scotland have the chance to win free tickets to hear a lecture by one of the elder statesmen of British climbing.
Police name walker found dead on Blencathra
Police have named the walker whose body was found this morning on a Lake District fell. Robert Keetley, 51, of West Bridgford, Nottingham, was repo...
Lakeland rescuers find man's body
The body of a man has been found by rescuers searching for a missing man on a Lake District fell. The discovery was made at 9.36am by teams involve...
Highlands gold company finds another source after park refusal
The Australian company which has been refused permission to reopen a gold mine in the Scottish Highlands said it may have found another source of the precious metal nearby.
Uncle guides rescuers to injured boy by sound of helicopter
Rescuers were guided by flares and the sound of a helicopter to an injured boy on a remote Orkney cliff.
Honister zip-wire hearing put back
The date to consider proposals for the building of a zip-wire on a Lake District mountain has been put back.
Steall bridge reopens to walkers
A vital link for walkers and mountain rescuers heading for Highland munros has been reopened. The wire bridge at Steall, Glen Nevis, has been out o...
Warning to Highland walkers after car break-ins
Walkers and climbers heading for the hills in the Highlands are being warned by police not to leave valuables on view in their vehicles.
Boy survives fall from Swirral Edge
A boy survived a 30m (100ft) fall from England’s third highest mountain today. The 11-year-old from Northampton fell from Swirral Edge on Helvell...
Walkers' views sought on trail extension
Walkers’ views are being sought on plans to extend a long-distance route on Dartmoor. The Dartmoor Way is currently made up of two routes, one fo...
Novice cyclists can get Peak experience
Nervous cyclists and those new to two wheels are being offered the chance to get out and about in a national park with a range of free events.
Search continues for Lakes hillwalker missing overnight
A major search is underway for a walker missing on a Lake District fell. Three mountain rescue teams have been joined by an RAF Sea King helicopter...
Body found by river-search rescuers
A man’s body has been found by rescuers searching the River Spey after an angler was reported to have been swept away this morning.
Public tells Treasury: make walkers pay for rescue
The coalition Government’s first major exercise in crowdsourcing has produced a plethora of calls to make mountaineers, climbers and hillwalkers pay for rescue.
Major search for man missing in Highland river
Mountain rescue team members have joined a search on the River Spey for a man missing after being swept away.
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