MPs say: 'Give walkers more information on right-to-roam'

Walkers are being put off using access land because information on right-to-roam areas is hard to come by.That’s the verdict of a committee of MPs looking into how the countryside of England and Wales was opened up following the passing of access laws.

Show washout puts damper on rescue team's new building

A rescue team in Yorkshire has had to ditch plans for a new building after torrential rain washed out one of its main fund-raising events.The Cave Rescue Organisation (CRO), based at Clapham, aids both potholers and fellwalkers in the West of the Yorkshire Dales and parts of Cumbria.

Rescue for Lakes walker after fall

Rescuers went to the aid of a teenager who fell in the Lake District yesterday evening.The 17-year-old girl was with a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award team when she suffered a suspected broken ankle while making her way down to Wasdale Head on the Sprinkling Tarn route.Her team members used their tent for shelter and called for help.

Search teams rescue lost Beacons walker

Rescue teams in south Wales found a man who was suffering from the cold after losing his way.Brecon Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) and their neighbours Central Beacons MRT were involved in a four-and-a-half-hour search for the man, who was described as having learning difficulties.

Dales website bosses want your views

Authorities in the Yorkshire Dales want to know what you think of their website.The national park authority says its site is important for keeping visitors up to date, but it wants your views on how useful it is, how easy to use you find it and whether its information is useful.

Thousands expected at weekend outdoor event

Organisers of a Sheffield outdoor festival say they are expecting 30,000 visitors this weekend.Cliffhanger, a new venture, will include the British Bouldering Championships, a caving obstacle course, a chance to try scuba diving, bushcraft demonstrations and an alpine beer festival.

Survey will quiz Dales Way walkers

How much is the Dales Way worth? That’s the question being posed by authorities who are surveying walkers on the route which runs from Ilkley in...

Snowdonia goat killings rouse opposition

Campaigners have called for a halt to the slaughter of goats in Snowdonia.Several hundred names have been added to a petition calling on the National Trust to stop killing the goats which, the trust says, cause a nuisance in the Llanberis area.The National Trust (NT) says a ‘limited cull’ of the goats is necessary because they cause a hazard on roads in the area and are eating farm crops.

Thousands hit the hill in penance on Sunday

Walkers seeking peace and solitude on one of Ireland’s best known mountains this weekend should forget the idea.Around 20,000 people will make their way this Sunday to the summit of the 764m (2,510ft) Croagh Patrick, the shapely cone of quartzite-covered rock near Westport in County Mayo.