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Rescuers searching for missing man find body on Ben Loyal
Rescuers searching a mountain in northern Scotland have found a man’s body. Members of Assynt Mountain Rescue Team made the discovery on Ben Loya...
Northumberland rescuers called out twice to aid injured mountain bikers
Rescuers in Northumberland were called out twice in four days to aid injured mountain bikers. Volunteers from Northumberland National Park and Nort...
Dartmoor bosses ban camping at Bellever after anti-social groups descend on site
National park bosses in Dartmoor are using emergency powers to ban camping at a beauty spot close to internationally important prehistoric sites.
Family rescued after getting lost on Coast to Coast Walk
A family group of walkers attempting part of the Coast to Coast walk was rescued after getting lost in a section in the Lake District.
Police plea for sightings of missing Highland walkers Stuart Campbell and Paul Cairney
Police in the Highlands have issued a new photograph of a man who has gone missing. The picture shows Stuart Campbell wearing the hooded, grey Berg...
Police appeal to walkers after Stuart Campbell goes missing in Ben Loyal area
Police are appealing for help in finding a man who has gone missing in the far North of Scotland. Officers believe Stuart Campbell may have gone wa...
Passing paramedic aids Whernside walker who suffered head injury in fall
An off-duty paramedic went to the aid of a walker who fell and injured herself on Yorkshire’s highest peak.
Rise in number of staycation walkers brings 'tidal wave' of Lakeland rescue team callouts
Volunteer rescuers in the Lake District say they are facing ‘a tidal wave’ of avoidable callouts as inexperienced walkers take to the fells.
Walker Cameron Steel dies after fall on Glen Coe mountain
A man has died after falling while walking on the Glen Coe mountains. Cameron Steel, 35, of Glasgow, was one of two men on a route on Bidean nam Bi...
Lost walkers treated for hypothermia after being rescued from Lakeland fell
Two walkers were treated for hypothermia after being rescued from a Lake District fell. The pair got lost between Stony Cove Pike and High Street o...
Missing mountain biking group sparks major search on Lakeland fells
An ill prepared family group sparked a major search after going missing while mountain biking in foul weather on the Lake District fells.
Dragon's Back Race extension will make toughest race tougher next year
An endurance event that claims to be the world’s toughest mountain race is set to get tougher. The Dragon’s Back Race will be extended next yea...
Rescuers battle heavy Lake District traffic to reach injured gill scrambler
Rescuers had to negotiate their way through heavy traffic to reach a woman who had injured her ankle while gill scrambling in the Lake District.
Two Sca Fell walkers rescued after getting stuck on Broad Stand
Two walkers were rescued after getting stuck on steep ground at a Lake District accident black spot. The pair became cragfast on Broad Stand on Sca...
Cash grant kick-starts appeal to re-open access to viaduct in Westmorland Dales
A new scheme has provided cash to help a charity restore public access to a viaduct in the Yorkshire Dales national park.
Wainwright Society republishes out-of-print Outlying Fells guidebook
An out-of-print guidebook the author of which said he would never write has been republished by the Wainwright Society.
Scafell Pike walkers rescued after sheltering in Sty Head stretcher box
Three teenagers were rescued after getting into difficulties attempting the ascent of Scafell Pike in poor weather.
Police investigate killing of white-tailed sea eagle poisoned in Strathdon
A rare bird of prey whose body was found in the Cairngorms national park was poisoned, police said. The dead white-tailed sea eagle was found in St...