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Outdoor activities galore as Cliffhanger opens
One of England’s biggest outdoor festivals kicks off tomorrow as the two-day Cliffhanger event brings together a plethora of activities for lovers of the outdoors.
Court award for walker trampled by cattle
A court has ordered a farmer to pay £¼ million compensation to a walker who was left severely injured when cows trampled her on his land.
How's that? Felling opens view of old Lakes battleground
A conservation group has funded a project to provide a better view of a reservoir whose creation was fought by the group’s founding fathers more than a hundred years ago.
Police name Skye death-fall man
Police have named the man who died following a fall on Am Basteir in the Skye Cuillin on Friday. William Bellis, of Leicester, was taken to Broadfo...
Welsh campaigner dies on walk despite helicopter airlift
A prominent countryside campaigner and environmentalist died at the weekend while walking in Snowdonia.
Rescuers' warning to walkers as heatwave approaches
A mountain rescue team has urged walkers to be on their guard against heat exhaustion as Britain goes on to heatwave alert.
Dales cyclists get new service from park authority
Cyclists and mountain bikers now have their own dedicated websites to guide them through the Yorkshire Dales.
Police name American walker who died after fall
Police have named a woman who died following a fall while walking in Sutherland. Laura Woodberry Jessiman, 51, of Darien, Connecticut, was airlifte...
Pilot's four-mile carry-out after beach stunt mishap
A microlight plane pilot had to resort to muscle power to retrieve his aircraft after it crash landed on one of Britain’s remotest and most environmentally sensitive beaches at the weekend.
Jamming will affect Weald walkers' signals
Gadget-lovers will have to revert to map and compass for a while as the Ministry of Defence conducts a jamming exercise near the High Weald later this year.
Solicitor Jackie is first woman head of conservation group
Britain’s oldest national conservation body has elected its first woman chairman. Jackie Warr, a solicitor, will head the Open Spaces Society –...
Women sleep on as rescuers sweep fells in search
A woman and her daugher slept on the Cumbrian fells as a massive search operation went on around them last night.
Scots mountain council in good shape, as numbers rise
Membership of the body that represents mountaineers north of the border broke the 10,000 mark this year, according to its annual report, released today.
Sheep, walkers and bikers keep Dales rescuers busy
A hat-trick of Three Peaks walkers, two mountain bikers, an elusive walker and a sheep provided a busy weekend for rescuers in the Yorkshire Dales.
Man dies after Skye fall
A man has died after a fall on the Cuillin on Skye. Police were alerted to the incident at 2.50pm yesterday, Friday. Skye Mountain Rescue Team went...
Gordon says no to mountain rescue tax-break
Gordon Brown has turned down a plea to help Britain’s mountain rescue teams by exempting them from value added tax.
Lords throw out Peak quarry owner's legal bid
Law Lords have turned down a quarry operator’s bid to appeal against a landmark ruling in the Peak District.
Injured walker dies after hospital airlift
A walker has died after being found seriously injured by rescuers. The 51-year-old woman from America was reported overdue from a walk in the Durne...