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More walkers hit England's second-oldest national trail

England’s second oldest national trail is getting more popular, with figures released today showing an increase of 26 per cent stomping across its route.

14 September 2009

Pennine town is a 'pioneer' says campaigner

A leading campaigner is this evening lauding a Pennine town for its pioneer spirit in the outdoors. Hebden Bridge, in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, w...

12 September 2009

Diary offer for Nevis walkers

Walkers heading for Britain’s highest mountain can blag a free diary if they take up the offer to join the charity that owns the peak.

09 September 2009

Bothy group's record spend on upkeep

Doune Bothy on the West Highland WayThe charity that looks after Scotland’s bothies spent a record £45,000 on renovating and maintaining more than half the buildings in its care.

08 September 2009

Family thanks Lakes rescuers who recovered body

More details have been released about the incident in which a man died while walking in the Lake District on Friday.

07 September 2009

MacLeod will coach mountain instructors

Mountaineering instructors will be able to improve their technique with a masterclass by two experts at their annual meeting.

06 September 2009

Walker's heroine turns dragon-slayer in green battle

She was described this week as a walker’s heroine; now she’s taken to slaying dragons. Kate Ashbrook, general secretary of campaign group the O...

04 September 2009

Kate joins Sir Ran in magazine's list of country greats

The woman once described as the ‘high priestess of the countryside’ is again listed among strange bedfellows in the latest rollcall of leading figures in Britain’s countryside.

03 September 2009

Trust chair Shonaig confirms she will step down

The head of one of Scotland’s biggest conservation charities, which owns many popular mountain areas, has confirmed she will step down.

01 September 2009

Failed Lakes eco-village site on market for £¾m

The company that planned to build a controversial holiday village in one of Cumbria’s most unspoilt valleys has put the site on the market after failing to get planning permission.

12 September 2009

Mountain loses munro status after pair's survey

So, it’s official: Scotland has one fewer munro. There are now only 283 of the 3,000-footers to bag, and those walkers who slogged up Sgurr nan Cean...

10 September 2009

Heather gives expert view on mountain blackspots

The woman in charge of promoting safety on Scotland’s mountains has been taking a close look at the blackspots, where walkers, climbers and mountaineers are most likely to come to grief.

08 September 2009

Woman dies after Peak District climbing fall

A woman has died following a fall on one of the Peak District’s most popular crags. The 32-year-old fell while leading on the Zig Zag crack route...

08 September 2009

Walker airlifted after night on Highland mountains

A walker was found unharmed after a major search in the Scottish Highlands. The man rang police at Fort William about 7.30pm yesterday, Sunday, to ...

07 September 2009

Rescue team recovers body from Lakes fell

A Lakeland mountain rescue team has recovered a body from a fell in the west of the area. Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was called to Burnbank F...

05 September 2009

Munro search called off as man turns up safe

A search for a walker lost in the Highlands was called off yesterday evening when the man turned up unharmed.

04 September 2009

Lomond bosses move to ban troublesome wild-campers

Wild camping will be banned in parts of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs national park in a move to tackle anti-social behaviour.

01 September 2009

Owner claims Snowdon rings

The owner of two rings found by a walker on Snowdon has contacted police to claim them. The woman will travel from Buckinghamshire to collect the j...

01 September 2009

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