Sheriff urges shake-up of safety rules that 'failed' tragic Laura

Safety rules covering outdoor education centres face a major shake-up in the wake of an inquiry into the death of a 15-year-old girl in an incident in Scotland.

Ullswater kayak teenager was 'always up for a challenge'

The family of the 18-year-old paddler who died in Ullswater at the weekend say they are devastated at the death of a son who was ‘frightened of nothing’.

Trust calls for rethink to protect Britain's wild lands

Campaigners are calling for a complete rethink on Britain’s wildernesses in a bid to protect them from further development.

Canoe search police find body

Police searching for a kayaker who went missing yesterday have found a body. Cumbria Constabulary’s underwater search rescue team discovered the ...

Government warned of 'devastating' effects of outdoors cuts

Slashing spending on Britain’s great outdoors will have a devastating effect, a campaign group has warned.

Police name man found by fellwalker

Police in Cumbria have released the identity of the man whose body was found on a fell earlier this week.

It's official: trio reveal Tryfan's true height

Thousands of boots have tramped its rocky inclines and the bravest mountaineers have made the leap from Adam to Eve, the twin columns of rock that adorn its summit.

Old clothes and banana skins greet Nevis volunteers

Abandoned clothes were among items found on Ben Nevis recently – despite the mountain’s summit being covered in more than a metre of snow.

Rambling and the full English are among favoured pastimes

A love of rambling is one of the top traits of the English. That’s the verdict of a survey of what activities are the most typically English. ...