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Wales closes to visitors as much of UK faces stricter lockdown measures
Wales will be out of bounds to visiting outdoor enthusiasts from Friday, and other parts of the UK will be subject to increased restrictions due to the coronavirus crisis.
Prepare to end your walk in darkness, warn experts, as UK prepares to put clocks back
Hillgoers need to prepare to end their day’s activities in darkness, as the end of British summer time looms.
Stuck charity walkers on Cadair Idris place burden on charity rescue team
A team that went to the aid of charity walkers in Snowdonia pointed out that callouts place an extra burden on rescuers who are themselves a charity.
Three Lakeland walkers rescued from Clough Head after losing path in low cloud
Three walkers were rescued from a Lake District fell after getting into difficulties in low cloud. The group summited Clough Head and intended to d...
Cake still on offer for charity fell care day's socially distanced volunteers
Conservation charity the Friends of the Lake District is seeking volunteers for a special socially distanced fell care day.
Ogwen team uses specialist app after What3words places stuck pair four miles away
Rescuers used a specialised smartphone system to locate two walkers stuck in a Snowdonia gully after the What3words system placed them in a quarry four miles away.
Rescuer Geraint Thomas among outdoors award recipients in Birthday Honours
A mountain rescuer is among outdoors luminaries recognised for their service in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Yorkshire Dales bosses give green light to 'green' hotel at derelict wartime camp site
A derelict Second World War camp could be turned into an upmarket ‘green’ hotel under plans approved by Yorkshire Dales bosses.
Walkers rescued from Helvellyn after getting lost in mist
Three walkers were brought to safety after getting lost in bad visibility on England’s third-highest mountain.
Blencathra walker seriously injured in fall from Sharp Edge
A man was seriously injured when he fell from Sharp Edge on Blencathra. He was ascending the ridge on Wednesday with his son on Wednesday when he s...
Badly parked vehicles hamper rescuers after Finnich Glen visitor injures arm in fall
Rescuers were hampered in their efforts to reach an injured person at a Stirlingshire beauty spot by inconsiderately parked vehicles.
Keswick rescuers called out three times in one day to injured walkers and cyclist
Lake District rescuers were called out three times on Saturday to aid injured walkers and a mountain biker.
Wales bans high-risk UK residents from travelling to low-coronavirus countryside
Much of Wales’s countryside is now out of bounds to large numbers of visitors from the rest of the UK.
Ramblers receive £185,000 boost for Walking for Health scheme
Campaigning charity the Ramblers has received a cash boost to help it encourage walking. Sport England has given the organisation £185,000 of Nati...
Lost Cadair Idris walkers' descent 'could have become serious incident'
A group of walkers lost on Cadair Idris in Snowdonia risked a more serious incident when they followed a gully on their descent.
Coniston rescuers celebrate as prize draw leaves them tyred
A Lake District rescue team is celebrating a win that has left it tyred. One of Coniston Mountain Rescue Team’s Land Rovers is sporting a complet...
'Flagging' Yorkshire Three Peaks walker helped by group who then took wrong path
A walker who got into difficulties attempting the Yorkshire Three Peaks was helped by another group undertaking the challenge – who subsequently got lost.
British Mountaineering Council faces further turmoil after board resignations
The organisation that represents climbers, mountaineers and hillwalkers in England and Wales faces further turmoil after the resignation of its board chairman.
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