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Houlding will reopen adventure booking centre
Climbing star Leo Houlding will officially reopen a historic Lake District building at the centre of fellrunning challenge.
Helicopter drop for 'critical moss' in moorland trial
A helicopter was used to drop vital moorland moss by national park staff in an effort to reverse decades of erosion.
Jeremy Clarkson loses fight to keep walkers off land
Petrolhead television presenter Jeremy Clarkson has been told he must allow walkers across land at his holiday home on the Isle of Man.
Body found after Skye search
Rescuers have found the body of a walker who went missing on Skye. Skye Mountain Rescue team were joined in a search by the Stornoway Coastguard he...
Ramblers welcome new MPs' walking pledge
Britain’s biggest walking charity has welcomed the election of more than 100 MPs who signed up to put walking on the map.
Police find man's body in Cumbrian lake
Police have recovered a body from a Cumbrian lake, a week after a man went overboard from a pleasure boat.
Rescuers head to four corners in push for new base cash
Mountain rescuers in need of a new headquarters will be heading north, and south, east and west, in a quest to raise cash for the new building.
Ramblers will help mark double anniversary along canal
Ramblers will take part in relay walk celebrating a double anniversary. The 140km (87-mile) route along the Kennet & Avon Canal will mark both ...
Ramblers' boss forced to stop walking
The head of Britain’s largest walkers’ charity has given up walking. But the move is only temporary, as Ramblers’ chief executive Tom Frankli...
Series of wildlife poisonings prompts RSPB reward offer
Police have warned walkers after a series of wildlife poisonings near a national park. Derbyshire Constabulary issued the warning after two dead fo...
Police investigate deaths of three golden eagles
Police are investigating the deaths of three golden eagles after their bodies were found with other dead birds of prey.
Royal visit will start cave rescuers' celebrations
A member of the royal family will visit the world’s oldest operational cave rescue team. The Duke of Kent will tomorrow meet members of the Cave ...
Man dies after 70m scrambling fall
A man has died after falling 70m (230ft) while scrambling in north Wales. The incident happened about 3pm yesterday, Saturday, on the Glyderau in t...
Call for women to brush up GPS skills
Women wanting to brush up their high-tech navigation skills can take advantage of courses being run in the Scottish Highlands.
New Ramblers' deal will see members quids in
Bargain-hunting walkers can snap up a cut-price offer this month for membership of the country’s biggest walking organisation.
Silence will mark Fellsman start in memory of Tracy
A minute’s silence will precede the start of one of England’s toughest long-distance races in memory of a regular competitor who was killed earlier this year.
Outdoor bodies analyse parties' election pledges
Returning officers the length of the UK are dusting down their ballot boxes ready for Thursday’s vote, and pollsters are phoning fickle voters to try to pin down their intentions in what has turned out to be one of the least predictable elections for some time.
Soap drama as rescuers free climber in a jam
A mountain rescue team found itself at the centre of a soap drama after a climber became wedged following a fall.