Rescue for 'poorly equipped' Snowdon walkers

A party of three was rescued from Snowdon after taking an evening walk up the mountain to visit the café – which was pulled down last year.The two men and a woman, described by mountain rescuers as ‘poorly equipped’ were found by an RAF helicopter using a thermal-imaging camera after they phoned emergency services around 10pm.The walkers were trapped on the Pyg Track and were said to be wearing jeans and sweatshirts.

Memories of Kinder mark anniversary

Did you get out today? Did you get the chance to stroll across the moors or take in a fell or a crag.If you did, spare a thought for the five young me...

Miliband courts Left at Kinder event

While the political world debated a young Labour politician’s decision to vote for a certain candidate in his party’s leadership elections, outdoor enthusiasts were mulling over his pronouncements made in a packed little hall in a small Derbyshire town.David Miliband in cheerful mood at New MillsDavid Miliband’s profile hit a peak this weekend with his stated support for Gordon Brown as next leader and therefore Prime Minister, but devotees of the mountains, fells and moors of Britain were dissecting his thoughts, made public before an audience of walkers, climbers, politicians and an odd comedian – we’ll let you decide which best fits the label – at the celebrations marking a piece of civil insurrection by a young Manchester Communist.Clearly, Miliband was out to court the traditional Left with much of what he said at the Kinder Scout mass trespass 75th anniversary event.

Broadcaster's will benefits outdoor groups

Outdoor groups will benefit from a share of more than £½m left by broadcaster Tom Weir, who died last year.Most of his £586,273 was left to his widow Rhona Dickson, but the John Muir Trust will benefit to the tune of £5,000 and the Friends of Loch Lomond will receive £2,000.The woolly-hatted mountaineer who, in 1952, was one of the first mountaineers to explore the previously closed regions of Nepal, was best known for his long-running Weir’s Way on STV.

Kinder anniversary events

The Derbyshire town of New Mills is the setting for most of the events to mark the 75th anniversary of the Kinder Scout mass trespass.The plaque in Bowden Bridge quarry, Hayfield, which commemorates the Kinder mass trespass of 1932Environment Secretary David Miliband, who recently gave his blessing to the idea of a coastal access corridor, will be among speakers at the celebrations on Saturday, 21 April, in the town hall.The event is free, but organisers say only 300 people can attend the event, so they are advising those wanting to take part to get there early.

Campaigners battle Pennine wind farm

Campaigners are urging two local authorities to reject a plan for a wind farm in the Pennines.London-based Coronation Power wants to build up to 12 wind turbines on Crook Hill, north of Littleborough on the Yorkshire-Greater Manchester border. The Open Spaces Society (OSS) says the land is common land and any development on the moor will need not just planning permission, but the Environment Secretary’s go-ahead too.

Warnings as moorlands blaze across England

Firefighters were today still tackling a moorland blaze in Yorkshire that began on Sunday.In a worrying echo of last year’s fires which led to the closing of large areas of access land, separate moor fires have broken out in North Yorkshire, Northumberland, West Yorkshire and Derbyshire.Above: firefighters tackle a moor fire on the Yorkshire-Lancashire border last year Authorities are now warning visitors to upland areas not to start any fires and to exercise caution when on the moors.

Dales peregrines on view again

It’s open house for two of the Yorkshire Dales’ most popular inhabitants from Monday.The famous peregrine falcons which nest on Malham Cove can be seen from 2 April when the falcon watch station is set up again.One of the Malham falcons, right.

More evidence presented in Gloag access case

The Ramblers’ Association has submitted further written evidence in the case in which Stagecoach tycoon Ann Gloag is seeking to exclude the public from access land.Solicitors acting for the association claim she is asserting her rights but forgetting those of walkers who use access land.