Broadcaster is rescue team's new figurehead

A fellwalking broadcaster has been appointed patron of a Lake District rescue team. Stuart Maconie, who completed a round of the 214 wainwrights la...

Experts deny village green laws thwart cheap housing

A national gathering looking at the future of village greens rejected the idea that preserving open spaces is preventing the building of affordable rural housing.

Accident verdicts on two Snowdonia walkers

Verdicts of accidental death were recorded on two walkers who fell to their deaths in separate incidents in Snowdonia.

New online service on deerstalking planned for walkers

The Scottish Hillphone service kicks off on Thursday, with the official opening of the deerstalking season.

Sheriff urges shake-up of safety rules that 'failed' tragic Laura

Safety rules covering outdoor education centres face a major shake-up in the wake of an inquiry into the death of a 15-year-old girl in an incident in Scotland.

Ullswater kayak teenager was 'always up for a challenge'

The family of the 18-year-old paddler who died in Ullswater at the weekend say they are devastated at the death of a son who was ‘frightened of nothing’.

Trust calls for rethink to protect Britain's wild lands

Campaigners are calling for a complete rethink on Britain’s wildernesses in a bid to protect them from further development.

Canoe search police find body

Police searching for a kayaker who went missing yesterday have found a body. Cumbria Constabulary’s underwater search rescue team discovered the ...

Government warned of 'devastating' effects of outdoors cuts

Slashing spending on Britain’s great outdoors will have a devastating effect, a campaign group has warned.