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Trust launches fight to protect country's wilderness
Scotland’s leading wilderness campaign group today launched a fightback against encroachment on the UK’s remaining wild areas.
Thin ice warning for Lakeland walkers
A national park authority has warned walkers not to venture on to frozen lakes and tarns, as a slow thaw has made many of them dangerous to walk on.
Deadline looms for wild writers
A conservation charity has issued a final call for entries to a writers’ contest. The deadline for submissions to the John Muir Trust’s Wild Wr...
Snowdonia car park cleared after mountain body's plea
The national park authority has cleared snow from the car park at one of Snowdonia’s busiest starting points for walkers and climbers.
Missing walker turns up safe and well
A Cumbrian fellwalker who went missing in the Lake District has turned up safe and well. Police appealed for fellow walkers to keep an eye out for ...
Mountain rescuers and Coastguard aid ambulance staff in freeze
Two rescue teams in the North-East have been helping ambulance staff hit by the arctic weather. Members of the Northumberland National Park Mountai...
Water problems force Skye climbers' hut closure
The Glen Brittle climbing hut, a favourite with Cuillin conquerors, has had to be closed. Problems with the hut’s water supply in the western Sky...
Climber airlifted after 100m fall in Snowdonia
A climber was airlifted to hospital yesterday after falling 100m (328ft) in Snowdonia. The man was leading an ice climb on Ysgolion Duon on the nor...
Outdoor groups condemn power-line's 'massive assault' on Highlands
The decision by the Scottish Government to give the go-ahead for a controversial electricity power line through some of the Highlands’ most spectacular mountain terrain has drawn swift condemnation by outdoor groups.
BMC membership at an all-time high
The British Mountaineering Council’s membership has climbed to record levels. The council, which represents hillwalkers, mountaineers and climber...
Walkers' views sought on eagle protection zones
Scotland’s official nature advisory body is seeking the views of walkers and climbers over plans to extend areas of protection for golden eagles.
Mountain teams rescue second couple on Lakeland pass
A Lake District mountain rescue team has been called to a mountain pass for the second time in less than a week to rescue stranded motorists.
Wales bothy misuse risks ban for future walkers
The Mountain Bothies Association has warned that misuse of a north Wales shelter may put its further availability at risk.
Rescuers battle waist-high snow to save stranded walkers
A mountain rescue team had to walk through waist-deep snow for an hour yesterday evening to rescue a group of walkers stranded in the North York Moors national park.
Snowdonia ice-climb fall was 'unfortunate accident'
Rescuers say an incident on Thursday that led to a climber being airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain was just ‘an unfortunate accident’.
Police appeal for sightings of missing hillwalker
Police in the Lake District are appealing for help in finding a keen hillwalker who has been reported missing.
Survey finds Lakes paths largely undamaged after floods
Volunteers who have walked the length of 120km (75 miles) of upland footpaths in the Lake District say the network is in good shape, despite the November floods.
Arctic conditions greet Lakes new man at the top
The man appointed to the Lake District’s top job has been thrown in at the deep end, with snowdrifts of up to a metre greeting him as he started his new job.