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Pennine welcome awaits walkers

Walkers are in for a warm welcome in a Pennine town next month, as it stages a weekend in celebration of its pioneering status.

Hill sleuths plan munro announcement

Fresh from their television appearance with walking pin-up Julia Bradbury, the country’s three amateur hill sleuths will be stepping into the limelight again with an announcement on Scotland’s munros.

Friends together: walkers urged to put something back into Three Peaks

Standing proud in the south-western corner of the Yorkshire Dales national park are three fells that, for centuries, have been the centre of mankind’s curiosity.

Police seek driver who churned up rare rodent site

Police are appealing for information after an off-road vehicle damaged a rare habitat near one of the Peak District’s most popular climbing crags.

High-level thrills lead to the top of Pillar

Some Lakeland mountains draw you to them. They evoke a distant history and attendant mystery and whisper ‘climb me’: Helvellyn, Blencathra, Skidda...

Body find sparks Peak District stir

The discovery of a body close to a controversial quarry has caused a stir in the Peak District. But police won’t be looking into the find – the...

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.

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.

William joins Lakeland rescuers in Helvellyn ascent

Walkers setting out today to climb England’s third highest mountain could have been forgiven for thinking a major incident was underway on the fells.

Waymarking would be'dumbing down the mountain'

The head of Scotland’s mountaineering body has taken to the airwaves to defend the nation’s objection to waymarking the hills north of the border.

Rescues prompt police warning as walkers trapped

Police have issued a warning to walkers after torrential rain led to 11 people having to be rescued as rivers became impassable.

Scots Ramblers edge towards breakaway

Ramblers in Scotland may follow their own path after their staffing was savagely cut on the orders of its London board.

New bridge closes lake-walk gap

Lake District walkers can again complete a round-Derwent walk following the £78,000 replacement of a well known bridge.

Highland walkers urged to check for deerstalking

Walkers in the Highlands are being warned to check whether deerstalking is taking place before setting off for the hills.

Climbers must tell Coastguard before starting Devon routes

Climbers are being warned to contact the Coastguard before tackling routes on a popular Devon sea cliff.

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...

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.

Keep walkers on the verge, says society

Britain is on the verge of losing some of its most important walkers’ resources, according to a campaign group.

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