Do not disturb, pleads bird charity as freeze continues

Conservation bodies are appealing to walkers to keep bird disturbance to a minimum as temperatures plummet.

Walker dies as mountain rescue teams deal with busy New Year

Police have named a man who died while walking in the Grey Corries, Lochaber. He was Anthony Smith, 35, a fitness instructor, from London. He was r...

2008: take a trip with us through the highs and lows of the year

In the slovenly hiatus between Santa’s return north and the alcoholic debauchery of the New Year, journalists traditionally have a problem: how to fill the space on their various publications when, well, not much happens..

Cancer man Tom completes his £50,000 walk

Coast-to-Coast walker Tom Buckley has completed his trip. The 23-year-old, who has terminal cancer, walked into the North Yorkshire village of Ro...

Groups come together to oppose holiday plan for Borrowdale

Another pressure group has thrown its weight behind the campaign to stop a development of luxury holiday homes on the eastern edge of the Lake District.

Thumbs-up as Queen signals move to open England’s coastline

The right to walk and climb along the whole length of England’s coast came a step closer today with the announcement in the Queen’s Speech that the Marine Bill will be introduced in this parliamentary session.

Solitude beckons on the Howgills' velvet slopes

Quite unlike their near cousins the Yorkshire Dales and the Cumbrian Fells, the velvety bumps of the Howgill Fells have a character all of their own.

Julia: drowning in the beauty and enjoying the leg burn

She’s become the pin-up of walkers across the country yet she’s been blamed for increasing the workload of mountain rescue teams across the Lake District.

Walker safe as rescuers battle winter Highland conditions

A missing walker is safe and well after being found by rescuers in the Highlands. The 17-year-old was found on Sgorr Ruadh by members of the Torrid...