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Heritage landscape at heart of walking and riding festival

It’s the landscape that inspired the Brontë sisters and the late poet laureate Ted Hughes and, though not as well known as the national parks that sandwich it, it offers landscapes and villages steeped in history.

25 August 2010

Live broadcast for MacLeod and Emmett Harris climb

Television viewers in Scotland will be able to watch a live attempt on a Hebridean crag by two of Britain’s top climbers.

24 August 2010

Lakeland fell route closed to off-roaders after court bid

A Lake District route has been closed to motor vehicles – just two months after being declared open to off-roaders.

24 August 2010

Pothole club opens Gaping Gill's wonders to walkers

The wonders of the deep are available to walkers this week as Yorkshire’s largest underground cavern is opened up to non-cavers.

23 August 2010

Hypothermic paddlers treated after three hours in water

Two paddlers were rescued from a Scottish sea loch today after spending three hours in the water. The women were taken to hospital with mild hypoth...

21 August 2010

Bonington tickets are prize for mountain council winner

Members of the Mountaineering Council of Scotland have the chance to win free tickets to hear a lecture by one of the elder statesmen of British climbing.

20 August 2010

Police name walker found dead on Blencathra

Police have named the walker whose body was found this morning on a Lake District fell. Robert Keetley, 51, of West Bridgford, Nottingham, was repo...

19 August 2010

Lakeland rescuers find man's body

The body of a man has been found by rescuers searching for a missing man on a Lake District fell. The discovery was made at 9.36am by teams involve...

19 August 2010

Highlands gold company finds another source after park refusal

The Australian company which has been refused permission to reopen a gold mine in the Scottish Highlands said it may have found another source of the precious metal nearby.

18 August 2010

Duke's Award girl airlifted from mountain

A teenager was airlifted from a Snowdonia mountain after being taken ill. The 17-year-old girl was rescued from the Dulyn area of the Carneddau, ne...

25 August 2010

Hinkes will tackle tops to help his avalanche rescuers

One of Britain’s best known climbers faces a new challenge this week to raise funds for mountain rescuers.

24 August 2010

Steall bridge reopens to walkers

A vital link for walkers and mountain rescuers heading for Highland munros has been reopened. The wire bridge at Steall, Glen Nevis, has been out o...

24 August 2010

Warning to Highland walkers after car break-ins

Walkers and climbers heading for the hills in the Highlands are being warned by police not to leave valuables on view in their vehicles.

22 August 2010

Boy survives fall from Swirral Edge

A boy survived a 30m (100ft) fall from England’s third highest mountain today. The 11-year-old from Northampton fell from Swirral Edge on Helvell...

21 August 2010

Walkers' views sought on trail extension

Walkers’ views are being sought on plans to extend a long-distance route on Dartmoor. The Dartmoor Way is currently made up of two routes, one fo...

20 August 2010

Novice cyclists can get Peak experience

Nervous cyclists and those new to two wheels are being offered the chance to get out and about in a national park with a range of free events.

19 August 2010

Search continues for Lakes hillwalker missing overnight

A major search is underway for a walker missing on a Lake District fell. Three mountain rescue teams have been joined by an RAF Sea King helicopter...

19 August 2010

Body found by river-search rescuers

A man’s body has been found by rescuers searching the River Spey after an angler was reported to have been swept away this morning.

18 August 2010

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