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Giant Snowdonia art display reflects epic adventure landscape

Visitors to Snowdonia will be able to reflect on an epic new addition to the mountain scenery. Four giant letters have been erected in the shadow o...

21 July 2016

White Cliffs of Dover latest stretch of shore to be added to England Coast Path

One of the country’s best known stretches of shoreline has been added to the England Coast Path. The White Cliffs of Dover are among 66 miles of ...

20 July 2016

Two Lake District walkers rescued in separate incidents after succumbing to heat

Two walkers were rescued from Lake District fells after getting into difficulties in the extremely hot weather.

20 July 2016

South Pennines walker suffers back injury after falling in river at Hardcastle Crags

A walker was rescued after he injured himself when he fell into a river at a South Pennines beauty spot.

19 July 2016

Climber injured in 16ft fall at National Stone Centre

A climber was rescued after falling 16ft while abseiling. The man injured his leg in the incident in Derbyshire on Saturday. A Derby Mountain Re...

17 July 2016

Lomond team called to rescue group trapped in Devil's Pulpit gorge

Rescuers were called out after a group was unable to escape a Highland gorge. Lomond Mountain Rescue Team was alerted by police on Saturday afterno...

16 July 2016

Man plucked from Glyder Fach after getting stuck on scramble route

A man was plucked from a Snowdonia mountain after getting stuck while scrambling. The Caernarfon Coastguard helicopter was scrambled after the man ...

16 July 2016

Buttermere walker rescued after injuring back in 10ft fall

A walker was rescued after injuring her back when she fell 10ft on a lakeside path. The 65-year-old from Leeds in West Yorkshire was walking on the...

15 July 2016

Teen rescued after falling from climbing route in Heptonstall Quarry

A climber was rescued from a West Yorkshire quarry after falling and injuring his head. The 17-year-old was on a route at Heptonstall Quarry near H...

14 July 2016

Angela Merkel receives walking guides from Prime Minister Theresa May

Walkers exploring the hills of northern England or the peaks of Snowdonia shouldn’t be too surprised if they come across a familiar-looking German woman.

21 July 2016

Duke of Edinburgh's team rescued after getting caught in thunderstorm above Coniston

A group of young people had to be rescued after getting caught out in a thunderstorm on a Lake District fell.

20 July 2016

Mountain film-maker Terry Abraham prepares to start shooting Alan Hinkes biopic

A film-maker who chronicled two Lake District mountains is turning his lens on a mountaineer for his next project.

20 July 2016

Mountain expert urges caution for Highland Pokémon hunters

A mountain expert has warned gamers to beware if they go hunting virtual creatures in the Scottish Highlands.

19 July 2016

Forest sell-off fan Thérèse Coffey replaces Rory Stewart as environment minister

A proponent of selling off England’s public forests has been appointed a junior minister in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

17 July 2016

Walker spends night in bothy after injuring himself on Hay Stacks

A walker spent the night in a Lake District bothy after injuring himself on a mountain. His companions then walked off the fell and called for help...

16 July 2016

Rescuers call in helicopter to airlift 'well above average' injured walker from Lakeland fell

Mountain rescuers called for airborne help after struggling to stretcher an injured walker from a Lake District fell.

15 July 2016

Missing Kintail walker Roger Fletcher's family informed after body found

Police searching for a walker who has been missing for more than five weeks said a man’s body has been found.

15 July 2016

Lakeland walker seriously injured in 100ft fall on Dove Crag

A walker was seriously injured when he fell 100ft from a Lake District mountain. The 48-year-old was walking on Dove Crag on Wednesday evening when...

14 July 2016