Cuts put Big Society at risk in the great outdoors

The great outdoors is already a thriving example of the Government’s lauded ‘Big Society’, but cuts to professional staff put at risk the ability of volunteers to help maintain the countryside.

Mountain rescuers welcome hoax call verdict

Mountain rescuers have welcomed a court’s verdict on a journalist who made hoax calls at the height of last year’s Cumbrian floods.

Park bosses may use order to force trail through estate

A compulsory path order may be used for the first time to drive through an extension to a Highland trail against the landowner’s wishes.

Water grant will aid moorland bog habitats

The moorland environment in the South West will benefit from a £4.1m grant from a water company. South West Water has provided the cash, which wil...

Mountain teams face extra costs for gear damaged in flood rescues

The Lake District’s mountain rescue teams, praised by Prince Charles last Friday for their response during the unprecedented Cumbrian floods, face major costs to replace gear and vehicles damaged while rescuing victims of the deluge.

Cumbria police: stay off fells and give rescuers a rest

Police in Cumbria today renewed their appeals for walkers to stay off the fells. The plea came as the Lake District’s 12 mountain rescue teams co...

Further warnings to Lakeland walkers are more rain due

Lake District national park chiefs are urging walkers to avoid the area’s fells and low-level routes until flood water has subsided.

Do outdoor activities prompt 'egotistical posturing'?

Hands up if you’ve ever heard of the John Muir Award (put it down if you’re a member of the John Muir Trust – that’s cheating).

Mountain rescuers say thanks to marathon donors

Mountain rescuers today thanked competitors and supporters from the Original Mountain Marathon for swelling teams’ coffers by more than £6,000 Richard Warren, chairman of the umbrella organisation for the Lake District’s 12 mountain rescue teams, also thanked donors for comments accompanying their gifts.