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Doubts remain over future of English coast path

The Government body responsible for setting up coastal access around England has denied the project has been shelved as a result of coalition cuts.

Girl airlifted to hospital after chain-walk fall

An 11-year-old girl was airlifted to hospital today after falling on a recently reopened section of the Fife Coastal Path.

Helicopter lift after floods leave walkers stranded

A helicopter airlifted a stranded walker trapped by flood water at the foot of Northern Ireland’s highest peak.

Missing walker found safe after overnight search

A walker was found safe and well after going missing overnight on the isle of Harris. Three Coastguard teams joined officers from the Northern Cons...

Common-ground report urges greens peace

A campaign group has produced a guide to finding common ground when protecting the nation’s green spaces.

Canoe search police find body

Police searching for a kayaker who went missing yesterday have found a body. Cumbria Constabulary’s underwater search rescue team discovered the ...

Walker airlifted after Skye fall

A man was airlifted from a Skye mountain after injuring himself. Members of the Skye Mountain Rescue Team were alerted about 11.30am after the walk...

Queen honours outdoors stalwarts

A mountain rescue stalwart has been appointed an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Roger Jones, who for many years was leader of the Ogwen Val...

Man injured in fall from Skye's top peak

A walker was airlifted to hospital after falling from a peak in the Cuillin on Skye. The 57-year-old, from the West Midlands, suffered a suspected ...

Is the English coastal path for the chop?

With friends like this, do ramblers and walkers really need enemies? An unnamed former Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs minister ...

Wainwright calendar cash will go to mountain rescue

Mountain rescuers will benefit from this year’s sales of a Calendar produced by fans of the late Alfred Wainwright.

Award for mountain-rescue helicopter engineers

Royal Navy rescue helicopter engineers have received an award for their achievements by aviation manufacturers Rolls-Royce.

Ranger Matt nails Coast to Coast in 61 hours

A park ranger lost two toenails but gained pounds by running Wainwright’s Coast to Coast route. Matt Neale covered the 309km (192-mile) course in...

Police name drowned Ullswater paddler

Police have named the man whose body was recovered from Ullswater early this morning. Chad Edward Salisbury, 18, from the Leyland, Lancashire, area...

Major search for canoeist after lake capsize

A major search of a Cumbrian lake is taking place after a canoeist failed to resurface after his boat overturned.

Rescue helicopter plans shelved in £7bn Government cut

Plans for the part-privatisation of Britain’s search and rescue helicopters have been shelved by the Government.

New guidebook follows in Wainwright's solitary footsteps

There are, according to the Long Distance Walkers Association, more than 1,000 long-distance paths criss-crossing Britain.

Tom's memory sparks new coast-to-coast challenge

A friend of an inspirational young cancer patient who walked Wainwright’s Coast to Coast route while in the final months of his life aims to complete his own coast-to-coast journey.

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