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West Highland Way body identity confirmed

Police today confirmed that the body found near the West Highland Way last month is that of missing walker Adrian Park.

01 April 2009

Joy as Benn gives green light to new national park

Campaign groups are celebrating today’s announcement by Environment Secretary Hilary Benn of the go-ahead for a new national park.

31 March 2009

Dales walkers' views invited over a cup of tea

Walkers and mountain bikers are being invited to an innovative meeting to discuss rights of way in a national park.

31 March 2009

Met Office launches Peak District mountain forecasts

Walkers in the Peak District now have weather information to help keep them safer, with the introduction of a Met Office site detailing the area’s forecasts and hazards.

30 March 2009

Chess, Jethro and the Hafod: all in the latest Corrie

The strange connection between hillwalking and chess finds itself cheek-by-jowl with a discussion on the merits of Snowdon’s new cafe in the latest edition of the ‘hillzine’ The Angry Corrie.

29 March 2009

Path repairs planned for Helvellyn route

Repairs will begin next month on one of the Lake District’s highest paths. Work on the route from Striding Edge to Helvellyn’s 950m (3,117ft) s...

28 March 2009

Fiennes honours Wainwright walker Tom, six

The six-year-old boy who conquered all the Lake District’s Wainwright summits was honoured today by explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes.

27 March 2009

Recycled trail aids walkers' smooth Peak passage

A popular section of a national-park trail has been resurfaced with recycled materials. Walkers, cyclists and horse riders can expect a smoother pa...

26 March 2009

Ramblers' festival aims to get Britons active

Britain’s couch potatoes are being urged to pull on their boots and get on their feet for a weekend of walking.

25 March 2009

Sixty years on, will new national park become a reality?

Sixty years ago, the post-war Labour Government passed an Act of Parliament that would have a profound effect on the British countryside.

30 March 2009

Bonington backs campaign against 'eco-lodges'

Britain’s best known mountaineer has thrown his weight behind a campaign against a holiday village in a Cumbrian valley.

31 March 2009

Park rangers signed up to police force

Rangers in a national park will be a force to be reckoned with after four of them were sworn in as Special Constables.

31 March 2009

Puzzle for rescuers as cavers go down wrong pot

Rescuers in the Yorkshire Dales were involved in two major searches at the weekend – one above ground and one below.

30 March 2009

Rescue for Duke of Edinburgh's Award walker after injury

A man taking part in a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition had to be rescued from the Lakeland fells after injuring his ankle following a slip.

29 March 2009

Summertime starts, but it's still winter on the hills, warn police

British Summer Time may start tomorrow morning, but police in Scotland are warning walkers that it’s still winter on the nation’s mountains.

28 March 2009

Warning issued after students airlifted from Helvellyn

Rescuers urged fellwalkers to carry the right equipment after two novice walkers were plucked from Helvellyn after getting cragfast in snowy conditions.

27 March 2009

Walker safe after nine hours on the Ben

A man was led unharmed from the summit of Ben Nevis early this morning after spending almost nine hours on the mountain.

26 March 2009

Come to the Lakes, Gordon, say tourism chiefs

If you’re strolling across the Lakeland fells this summer, you may spot a familiar figure – if tourism bosses have their way.

24 March 2009

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