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Lake District felltop assessors continue despite Storm Desmond 'ripping apart' office
The Lake District’s two felltop assessors have vowed their work will carry on despite their base being ‘ripped apart’ by flood water.
Storm Desmond: mountain rescue team spends 45 hours helping flooded Border towns
A mountain rescue team has given an insight into two days’ events when nature threatened residents of southern Scotland and north-west England.
Snowdonia national park gains international dark sky reserve accolade
Visitors to a national park will find themselves in the dark after it gained a rare international accolade.
John Muir Trust celebrates judicial review victory in fight against Stronelairg windfarm
A leading conservation charity has won a legal battle against Scottish Ministers approval of a controversial windfarm proposal.
Upcoming Swiss band 77 Bombay Street will play at 20 YHA venues
A group of Swiss musicians is hoping to use a series of performances at youth hostels as a stepping stone to success.
Report reveals record number of people heading for the outdoors in England
More people than ever are heading for the great outdoors in England. Figures revealed today by the Government’s official advisers Natural England...
Check the reports before heading for the hills, Lake District experts plead
National park bosses are urging walkers and mountaineers to check a dedicated weather service before heading for the hills.
Walker dies after being found unconscious near Ambleside
A walker has died after being found unconscious on a Lake District hillside. Rescuers were unable to revive the elderly man, who was walking alone,...
Mountaineering body backs restrictions on Everest climbers
The International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation has backed moves to restrict attempts on climbing the world’s highest mountain.
Storm turns Malham Cove into 260ft waterfall for first time in memory
The Yorkshire Dales gained a new natural attraction at the weekend, thanks to Storm Desmond. Malham Cove was transformed into an 80m high waterfall...
Brontë Falls walker airlifted from moors after breaking leg
A walker was airlifted from a Yorkshire beauty spot after he suffered a suspected broken leg. Calder Valley Search and Rescue Team was called out a...
Mountain rescuers converge on Cumbria as Storm Desmond prompts red alert
Mountain rescue teams from across the North of England and beyond have converged on Cumbria to help in the response to some of the worst flooding seen for a decade.
Rescuers warn walkers heading to Lakeland hills as floods and 100mph winds loom
Rescuers have warned walkers to think carefully before heading for the Lake District hills this weekend.
Do you know Peter, Good Samaritan who helped Fiona Rattle's mum from Scafell Pike?
A woman is trying to find a Good Samaritan who helped her injured mother from England’s highest mountain.
National Trust and Ramblers welcome Rory Stewart's Coast Path 2020 pledge
Two major charities have welcomed the news that England’s coastal path is on course for completion in five years’ time.
Winter's here; time to up your gear, says mountaineering expert
What’s in your rucksack? That’s the question mountain experts are asking hillgoers in Scotland with the onset of the main winter season. The Mo...
Minister Rory Stewart pledges England Coast Path cash is safe
A Westminster environment minister has pledged that cash for the England Coast Path is safe. Rory Stewart, parliamentary under-secretary at the Dep...
Volunteers will star on TV as Bothy Life celebrates charity's 50 years
Volunteers who look after remote mountain shelters in Scotland will feature in a new BBC programme. Bothy Life will be broadcast on BBC Two in Scot...
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