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 rescuers and Coastguard aid ambulance staff in freeze

Two rescue teams in the North-East have been helping ambulance staff hit by the arctic weather. Members of the Northumberland National Park Mountai...

No IPCC probe into police Ten Tors investigation

There will be no independent investigation into the police’s conduct following the death of Charlotte Shaw during training for the Ten Tors challenge.

Tragedy and triumph: the outdoor world in 2009

As the decade which seems to have become known as the noughties packed its bags and prepared for the trip into history, its final days had a familiar ring: winter catching out climbers and walkers, with tragic consequences..

Turbines would be blot on Bowland landscape say opponents

Campaigners are urging planners to throw out an application to build wind turbines on common land in an area of outstanding natural beauty.

iROC races will test runners and mountain bikers again

Entries for an innovative adventure race which combines running, orienteering and mountain biking have opened, with organisers promising an even better event than the inaugural competition this year.

What's that Skip? Struth, a moorland marsupial!

Moorland walkers may get a surprise after separate sightings of a rare example of wildlife. Wallabies have been spotted in both the South Pennines ...

Power lines go underground to enhance Dales landscape

A remote Yorkshire dale will have a more natural look with the removal of electric power lines. More than 5km (3 miles) of overhead cabling will be...

Euro-cash means green light for moors restoration

A massive project to regenerate some of the country’s most important moorland will go ahead after the European Union pledged £5½m to safeguard stretches of upland in the Peak District and South Pennines.