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Old Lancashire station flagstones keep Yorkshire Dales walkers on track
Flagstones that once lined the platform at a Lancashire railway station are helping walkers keep on track in the Yorkshire Dales.
BMC's Mend Our Mountains crowdfunding appeal launches with £150,000 target
The British Mountaineering Council has launched a major crowdfunding appeal to help boost its campaign to improve upland paths in Britain’s national parks.
Dales cavers rescued after 24 hours underground in Dowber Gill Passage
Two cavers were rescued from a system in the Yorkshire Dales after spending 24 hours underground. Members of Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Associati...
Timothy Murray, 16, dies after falling while walking on Stac Pollaidh
A teenager has died after falling from a mountain in the north-west Highlands. Timothy Murray from West Yorkshire was reported overdue from a walk ...
Pavel Paloncý abandons Pennine Way record attempt for second year running
Czech ultrarunner Pavel Paloncý has abandoned his attempt to break the record for completing the Pennine Way.
Runner Pavel Paloncý takes second shot at beating Pennine Way record
Ultrarunner Pavel Paloncý is attempting to break a 29-year-old record for the fastest completion of the Pennine Way.
Moorland group joins Emily Brontë bicentenary celebrations with Bogtastic visit
A conservation group will join celebrations to mark the bicentenary of an author whose work inspires thousands of visits to the moors around her former home.
Police launch probe after dead red kite found at Yorkshire Dales beauty spot
Police are investigating after a dead red kite was found in the Yorkshire Dales. North Yorkshire and the Yorkshire Dales are a blackspot for raptor...
Police launch international social media campaign to solve Pennine Way body mystery
Police are turning to the international social media community to try to solve a mystery death in the Yorkshire Dales.
On test: Hoka One One Torrent shoe reviewed
The brand with the big soles' new shoe is aimed squarely at trailrunners needing a more responsive model.
Work begins on unearthing secrets of mysterious Yorkshire Dales 'stack stands'
A team of archaeologists is trying to get to the bottom of a series of mysterious earthworks in the Yorkshire Dales.
Yorkshire Dales gamekeeper Timothy Cowin pleads guilty to shooting two owls
A gamekeeper who shot two protected owls on a Cumbrian grouse moor has been convicted and ordered to pay more than £1,200 in fines and other costs.
Yorkshire Dales mock castle may have to be torn down after planning appeal fails
The owners of a mock mediaeval castle in the Yorkshire Dales face having to demolish the edifice after a planning inspector dismissed their appeal against enforcement action.
Yorkshire Dales bosses' joy as hen harrier chicks fledge in persecution blackspot
National park bosses are reporting a success for a rare bird of prey in an area that has become a blackspot for raptor persecution.
MPs say English national parks could be used for burying nuclear waste
England’s national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty could be used to bury nuclear waste.
Record-breaking climber Alan Hinkes will give series of autumn lectures
Record-breaking mountaineer Alan Hinkes is to embark on a lecture tour in the autumn. Yorkshire adventurer Hinkes is the only Briton to have summit...
Mend Our Mountains on track as appeal reaches a third of £1m target
The British Mountaineering Council said its appeal to raise a million pounds for path improvements on British hills is on track to meet its target.
Climber tops 'lucky-to-be-alive charts' after Thurlstone quarry collapse
A climber is lucky to be alive after a large section of quarry disappeared from beneath his feet as he was preparing to abseil down the rockface.