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Second walker drops in on rescuers at Lakes blackspot
A walker who fell at a Lake District accident blackspot found himself dropping in on rescuers who were already tending to a man who had fallen at the same place minutes earlier.
Dartmoor walks celebrate parks anniversary
Walkers will converge on a Dartmoor beauty spot this weekend to celebrate the diamond anniversary of the setting up of Britain’s national parks.
Ramblers: make English coast path 'envy of world'
England’s new coastal path should be the envy of the world, urged the Ramblers’ chief. More than a third of the country’s coastline has no of...
Dame Kelly enjoys Christmas Curry on Welsh crag
Double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes’s career in rockclimbing took a few steps upwards with a new personal best.
Flood-damaged national trail section remains closed
A stretch of England’s longest national trail remains closed, almost a week after storms caused damage along the route.
Fogle helps launch ethnic minority national park scheme
Antarctic adventurer Ben Fogle will today help launch a scheme to open up England’s national parks to ethnic minorities.
Runners will take to the fells for 100-miler
More than 200 super-fit athletes will tackle one of the country’s toughest mountain races this weekend.
Climber stable after being crushed by falling boulders
A climber is stable in hospital after a five-hour operation to free him from boulders that fell and crushed him yesterday.
Missing Lakes horserider sparks mountain search
A woman on horseback turned up safe as a Lake District mountain rescue team prepared to hoof it on to the fells to begin a search for her.
Woman taken to hospital after Lakeland slip
A woman was taken to hospital today after falling on a Lake District path. Members of the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to help the 5...
Benn urged to buy out quarry rights to save beauty spot
Campaigners are urging the Government to buy up quarrying rights to save a national park beauty spot at the centre of a six-year planning battle.
Estate raids follow golden eagle discovery
Police are seeking the help of walkers after a golden eagle was found poisoned on a Scottish estate. A number of addresses have been searched after...
Huw will launch new walkers’ guide to Dartmoor military areas
Minister Huw Irranca-Davies is a busy man. Today he was in Yorkshire launching the Mosaic scheme; tomorrow he hotfoots it to Dartmoor to put walkers i...
Outdoor-course student rescued after fall
Two mountain rescuers were winched on to a fell to help an injured student yesterday. The 16-year-old slipped and broke a rib while with a party at...
Scotland's mountains: 'tell walkers where to go'
Scotland stands accused of ‘mountain nihilism’ in its continuing opposition to adopting the practice of waymarking footpaths on its high ground.
Major search finds walkers on wrong mountain
Two walkers were found safe and well today after a massive search involving more than 50 rescuers. The two reported they were lost on Scafell Pike ...
Woman injured after Lakeland scramble
A woman was taken to hospital earlier today after a fall on a Lakeland peak. Members of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team were called to help the 31-...
Rescuers find walker safe after night on Scots mountain
A walker has been found safe after spending the night on a Scottish mountain. The 22-year-old was reported overdue late last night in the Slioch ar...