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Euro-cash means green light for moors restoration
A massive project to regenerate some of the country’s most important moorland will go ahead after the European Union pledged £5½m to safeguard stretches of upland in the Peak District and South Pennines.
More walkers hit England's second-oldest national trail
England’s second oldest national trail is getting more popular, with figures released today showing an increase of 26 per cent stomping across its route.
Pennine town is a 'pioneer' says campaigner
A leading campaigner is this evening lauding a Pennine town for its pioneer spirit in the outdoors. Hebden Bridge, in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, w...
Diary offer for Nevis walkers
Walkers heading for Britain’s highest mountain can blag a free diary if they take up the offer to join the charity that owns the peak.
Bothy group's record spend on upkeep
Doune Bothy on the West Highland WayThe charity that looks after Scotland’s bothies spent a record £45,000 on renovating and maintaining more than half the buildings in its care.
Family thanks Lakes rescuers who recovered body
More details have been released about the incident in which a man died while walking in the Lake District on Friday.
MacLeod will coach mountain instructors
Mountaineering instructors will be able to improve their technique with a masterclass by two experts at their annual meeting.
Walker's heroine turns dragon-slayer in green battle
She was described this week as a walker’s heroine; now she’s taken to slaying dragons. Kate Ashbrook, general secretary of campaign group the O...
Kate joins Sir Ran in magazine's list of country greats
The woman once described as the ‘high priestess of the countryside’ is again listed among strange bedfellows in the latest rollcall of leading figures in Britain’s countryside.
TV feature will examine munro obsession
Mountain-loving television viewers, who have faced a dearth of content over the summer, can again set their recorders this weekend.
Failed Lakes eco-village site on market for £¾m
The company that planned to build a controversial holiday village in one of Cumbria’s most unspoilt valleys has put the site on the market after failing to get planning permission.
Mountain loses munro status after pair's survey
So, it’s official: Scotland has one fewer munro. There are now only 283 of the 3,000-footers to bag, and those walkers who slogged up Sgurr nan Cean...
Heather gives expert view on mountain blackspots
The woman in charge of promoting safety on Scotland’s mountains has been taking a close look at the blackspots, where walkers, climbers and mountaineers are most likely to come to grief.
Woman dies after Peak District climbing fall
A woman has died following a fall on one of the Peak District’s most popular crags. The 32-year-old fell while leading on the Zig Zag crack route...
Walker airlifted after night on Highland mountains
A walker was found unharmed after a major search in the Scottish Highlands. The man rang police at Fort William about 7.30pm yesterday, Sunday, to ...
Rescue team recovers body from Lakes fell
A Lakeland mountain rescue team has recovered a body from a fell in the west of the area. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was called to Burnbank F...
Munro search called off as man turns up safe
A search for a walker lost in the Highlands was called off yesterday evening when the man turned up unharmed.
Lomond bosses move to ban troublesome wild-campers
Wild camping will be banned in parts of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs national park in a move to tackle anti-social behaviour.