Moors plea to control dogs in nesting season

A national park authority is taking the lead in protecting birds.The North York Moors national park is asking dog owners to keep their dogs on a leash during the nesting season.

Yorkshire rescuers help in Highland search

A fell rescue team from Yorkshire was in action today – in the Scottish Highlands.The team, which was training in the area, have joined forces from Tayside Police and a helicopter crew from RAF Lossiemouth searching for a missing 83-year-old man in Perthshire.George Borthwick was last seen in his back garden in Pitlochry at 7.45 this morning.

Gay climbers' group joins BMC fold

A lesbian and gay climbing club was among nine new organisations affiliated to the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) at its national council meeting yesterday.The London-based Not So Trad – Southern Lesbian and Gay Climbers’ Club was ratified as an affiliate, along with the Metropolitan Police Mountaineering Club and the Taunton Trailblazers.

Canavan leads Ramblers' protest walk

The Ramblers’ Association’s Scottish president has been hitting the trails this weekend.Dennis Canavan, a former MP and MSP, led a walk today to the Sauchieburn estate, where millionaire owner Bill Roddie is trying to keep out walkers, despite the right to roam granted by the Land Reform (Scotland) Act.And yesterday, he led a party of walkers on a brief, 30-minute stroll to demonstrate the health benefits of walking.

Rescue teams find body in Grizedale Forest

Rescuers searching for a missing man have found a body in Grizedale Forest.Coniston Mountain Rescue Team was joined in the search on Saturday night by RAF MRT members who were in the area on a training exercise.

Ten Tors youngsters airlfted to safety

Foul weather led to the evacuation of 18 people who were practising for the annual Ten Tors challenge event.The youngsters were airlifted from Dartmoor and taken back to the event’s base at Okehampton.

Walkers safe after night in snow shelter

Two Highland walkers are safe after spending the night on the hills.A search was launched for the man and woman in their 40s, from Strathclyde, who were missing in the Inchnadamph area in Sutherland after going for a walk on Sunday.

Lakes boatman's legal challenge fails

A boating enthusiast has failed in a legal bid to muddy the waters in a case involving a Lake District speed limit.Kevan Furber had argued that a bylaw introduced to slow down boats on Windermere was unclear – it was vague as to whether it was measured in miles per hour or nautical miles per hour.But a judge has ruled that the law is perfectly clear and Mr Furber will now face prosecution for exceeding the limit, while towing a 74-year-old blind water skier.

Wainwright-liveried bus links Lakes towns

Lovers of Alfred Wainwright’s Lakeland tomes have a new route they can tackle.A bus linking the tourist honeypots of Windermere and Keswick has been adorned with artwork depicting the Grumpy Old Fellwalker.