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Ice-axe advice issued for Euro-bound mountaineers

The Mountaineering Council of Scotland has issued guidance for mountaineers wishing to take ice axes on Eurostar trains.

30 March 2010

Mountain rescuers treat capsized Lakes canoeist

Mountain rescuers today went to the aid of a paddler who had capsized in a Cumbrian lake. The 42-year-old, from Cleveleys, Lancashire, was pulled f...

28 March 2010

Climbers powerless as thieves steal Steall generator

A remote Highland bothy lived up to its name when it was at the centre of a bizarre theft this week. Thieves removed a 50kg gas-powered generator f...

27 March 2010

Dales parking changes will help adventurous walkers

Adventurous Dales walkers will be able to stride out on longer journeys while leaving their cars in the national park.

26 March 2010

Lakeland death-fall walker named

The walker who fell to his death on a Lake District fell at the weekend has been named. Paul Robert Newing, 35, of Dukinfield, Tameside, Greater Ma...

25 March 2010

Paths 'face extinction' unless Government adopts plan

Campaigning outdoor bodies are urging the Government to adopt groundbreaking proposals to protect England's ‘lost footpaths’.

24 March 2010

Boss's concern for Ordnance Survey in mapping shake-up

The head of a company dealing in geographic information said today that the Government had ignored the views of industry in its move towards providing Ordnance Survey data free of charge.

23 March 2010

Lakeland activities are champion for community leaders

Leaders from ethnic minorities throughout England gathered in the Lake District at the weekend to celebrate their efforts promoting national parks to their communities.

22 March 2010

Man dies after 650ft Lakeland fall

A man has died after falling from a crag in the Lake District. The walker was with two work colleagues when he fell 200m (650ft) from Great End in ...

22 March 2010

Man dies after being trapped by boulder on Highland mountain

A man has died after becoming trapped by a boulder on a Highland munro. Mountain rescuers joined firefighters in the operation to free the 62-year-...

30 March 2010

Cash boost for moorland watershed landscape

The wild landscape that inspired the Bronte sisters, poet Ted Hughes and sculptor Henry Moore has received a £1.9m boost towards helping access, restoration and heritage projects.

28 March 2010

Coastal access: Ramblers urge action as election looms

Campaigners are pressing for urgency in the setting up of the coastal path round England. The plea came as Natural England, the Government’s offi...

27 March 2010

Lomond campaign will continue fight against anti-social louts

Police and park rangers will mount a six-month campaign to clamp down on anti-social behaviour in a national park.

26 March 2010

No Cairngorms ban on wild camping

Scotland’s biggest national park will not introduce bylaws to tackle problems caused by wild camping.

25 March 2010

Access campaigners win battle with hospital trust

Campaigners fighting for access to an Oxford open space have won a battle against a health trust. A High Court judge rejected an application for ju...

24 March 2010

Dales welcome for Balkan visitors

The Yorkshire Dales this week played host to visitors from three Balkan states during a fact-finding tour of the national park.

23 March 2010

Gordon Brown pledges April date for free OS mapping

Ordnance Survey mapping will be free from 1 April. It’s not an April Fool’s joke, but the first indication from the Prime Minister that the Gov...

22 March 2010

Quids in for walkers and climbers on Snowdonia buses

Walkers and climbers in Snowdonia will be quids in with a scheme offering bus trips into the heart of the mountains for just a pound.

21 March 2010

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